Fact-Checkers For Europe
Across the European Union, fact-checkers, media literacy experts, and academic researchers are collaborating to fight online disinformation.
New York Enacts New Post Mortem Right of Publicity
New York has long resisted enacting a post-mortem right of publicity in large part in the name of freedom of the press and general First Amendment rights.
CASE Act Provisions Are Now Law
In about a year, the new procedures following the CASE Act will be accessible by qualified rightsholders who believe others have made infringing use of their materials.
IFRRO Addresses the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
The Privacy Shield had been the four-year-old mechanism under the protection of which EU companies have been sending personal information about EU citizens to the United States for processing.
EU Court Shreds Banksy’s Claim of Trademark
A couple of years ago, a certain street artist made it into the headlines when he used a mechanical shredder to destroy one of his images immediately after it had sold at auction for $1.4 million. He goes by the pseudonym “Banksy,” and he is in the news again.
An Open Letter to UNESCO on “A Draft Text of a Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence”
While issues of global competition and economic and cultural hegemony are certainly issues that must be considered in the development and deployment of AI, they are far from the only issues presented by AI in relation to culture.
Blackbeard’s Ghost Still Sails the Seas of Copyright!
A relatively obscure section of copyright law comes up for a constitutional test at the Supreme Court.
South Africa: A Story of Fair Use & Unfair Dealing
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, issued his long awaited decision about the Copyright Law amendments sitting on his desk, and wisely sent the bill back to the Parliament based on the perceived constitutional infirmities as to both substance and process.
IFRRO Members are Responding to the Challenges Posed by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Many IFRRO members are developing and adapting licences to provide access for students, teachers and others working from home or unable to access resources because of library and business closures during the pandemic.
A Question of Morals: Plagiarism, ‘Moral Rights’, and Copyright Infringement
A deep dive into the copyright laws surrounding the Nora Roberts infringement case.