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AG Spielmann advises CJEU to rule that a derivative work may be original and protection could also stem from efforts to reconstruct missing parts in someone else’s work By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, June 26, 2025 AG Spielmann CJEU copyright derivative works Eleonora Rosati Institutul G. Călinescu C-649/23 originality work +
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