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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

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In 2000, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered an appeal from the case of Comedy III Productions, Inc. Related Services Intellectual Property | Copyrights About the Authors: Paul Bain is a Partner in Dickinson Wright’s Toronto office, focusing his practice on intellectual property and art law.

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Apples and Oranges: District Court Grants Maurizio Cattelan’s Summary Judgment Motion in Copyright Claim Against His Art Basel Banana

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1] ; The claim, which the Hughes Hubbard Art Law blog first reported on in December 2022, [2] arose from an art installation Cattelan created for Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019 that consisted of a banana duct-taped onto a white wall. [3] 10] On March 6, 2023, both artists filed motions for summary judgment. [11]

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