After 5 heatwaves we have finally arrived at the end of August and some much needed rain. Although, there are rumours of another heatwave as well as the understanding that this was only the start of El Nino and we can enjoy some more heat and extreme weather coming our way next year. (sarcasm)

End of August is also the time when Copycat takes a well deserved break and is off into the mountains to relax.

So without further ado, here are this month’s copyright reads:

Copyright and geo-blocking: What the CJEU’s Anne Frank ruling means for cross-border publications

Can Louis Vuitton’s Archives Defeat Checkerboard Copyright Claims?

Can copyrighted works be used to train AI? Public feedback sought

The three-step test in international copyright—a global framework for generative AI training

Webinar – Navigating the Korean IP System: A Practical Introduction for EU Users

Strengthening Europe through public libraries: How sustained investment in public libraries and their multiple roles delivers social, cultural and democratic returns

Copyright for Knowledge and Cultural Institutions

The EUIPO’s Metadata Mapping Study: Towards a European Copyright Infrastructure

Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union [Book]

Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement negotiations conclude: implications for Australian and EU geographical indications

Trends in IP counterfeiting — Confusion about confusion

Shein loses UK copyright lawsuit against rival Temu in key e-commerce ruling

Boy, four, taken to hospital after Shein fake squishy toy explodes in his face

OSF is changing: What’s changing, what’s continuing, and where to find guidance 

Play-based teaching approaches [Book]

Environmental impact of animal leather 70% higher than previously believed

Inside the Strange Copyright Fight Over America’s Most Famous Home Movie

The concept of lawful access and its implications for user freedoms in the EU copyright acquis: Opinion of the European Copyright Society

South Korea to allow AI-assisted songs to be registered for copyright

Artificial intelligence—a call to recalibrate copyright law? [Subscription required]

GEMA v Suno: Another landmark AI copyright case from Germany

Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers [Book]

European Research Executive Agency Upcoming Events

Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show

Transylvania beyond the spooky castles: a family adventure in Romania’s mountains

If you are also going off on an adventure, don’t forget to pack your essentials!

We wish all our readers a happy long Bank Holiday weekend!

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