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1: EU Parliament Votes to Take Down Illegal Sports Streaming

First off today, The Associated Press reports that the EU Parliament has passed a proposal that would amend the bloc’s legislation on intellectual property rights to include live sporting events and demand their removal within 30 minutes following a notification.

The move comes after a study was published last year that claimed some 7.6 million subscriptions were made to illegal broadcasting platforms in 2019 across the bloc and that effective blocking could increase broadcaster revenue by as much as 3.4 billion euros ($4.1 billion each year).

The adopted report does not pass or draft any legislation, something the EU Parliament can’t do, but it urges the EU Commission, the body’s executive branch, to propose such legislation to them. The resolution passed with 479 votes in favor and 171 against with 40 abstentions.

2: Romanian Politician Gears Up to Sue Brancusi’s Heir Over Longstanding Copyright Battle

Next up today, Kabir Jhala at The Art Newspaper reports that the fight over whether Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi’s work is under copyright or not is likely to head to court as a local politician has backed the campaign to have his work declared public domain.

The biggest dispute is over the work Endless Column, which Brancusi created in 1938 in the city of Targu Jiu in Romania. Designed to pay homage to those that died in the first world war, it is widely seen as one of the greatest works of sculpture. However, Brancusi’s heirs have placed strict copyright rules on what the town can do with the work, including preventing the manufacturing of souvenirs and limiting its use in promotional material.

Local officials argue that, at the time of Brancusi’s death, the copyright term in Romania lasted only 15 years past that point, meaning the work would have lapsed in 1973. However, Brancusi renounced his Romanian citizenship shortly before his death and his heirs argue he died a French citizen. However, now local politician Iulian Popescu announced his plans to take this matter to court within the next few months, meaning local councils may finally get an answer to the issue.

3: Twitter Suspends Jamaica Gleaner Over ‘Copyright Infringement’

Finally today, Narissa Fraser at the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday reports that the Twitter account for the Jamaican newspaper the Gleaner has been suspended over alleged copyright violations.

The account, which had over 310,000 followers at the time of closure, and the notice says that it is was suspended for violations of Twitter’s rules. In a press release, the Gleaner clarified that the suspension was due to a copyright and that they are aware of it.

However, they added that they are not aware of the exact alleged infringement and are trying to work with Twitter to get the issue resolved. In the meantime, they encouraged people follow them on Facebook, Instagram and their website.

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