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Copyright, Upcycling, and the Human Right to Environmental Protection

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, copyright protection may unexpectedly clash with this sustainable practice, as certain upcycled items could include copyrighted prints, ornaments, or design patterns from the original materials, such as new clothing items made out of old bed sheets, curtains, or tablecloths , or jewellery made from broken porcelain.

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Design Piracy Unveiled: Insights into Registered Design Theft

Intepat

Introduction Design piracy, particularly in the context of registered designs, poses significant challenges in today’s industrial landscape. According to the Indian Design Act of 2000, only those designs that are functional or used as artistic or property marks are not eligible for protection.

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How to use a takedown notice

CopyrightsWorld

While even individuals face this challenge, digital creators like photographers, writers, publishers, poets, visual artists, logo designers, illustrators, music & video creators and lyricists are being affected tremendously and left wondering what to do to protect their rights? When should you send a DMCA takedown notice? Conclusion.

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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

The IPKat

The UK proceedings meanwhile were commenced in September 2019 alleging that Mr Aughton copied or otherwise made use of the PQ software ProSPC when he wrote InSPC v1 and v2 (either by use of automatic translation software, or manually, or a combination of the two). If the code is dictated by technical function (i.e. 296-297).

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Checking the Constitutionality of the Notification Regarding the Appointment of Nodal Officers to Combat Film Piracy

SpicyIP

However, historically, the Act had no provisions to put in place any mechanism of sorts to deal with infringing copies of film being exhibited or distributed. 7(1B)(ii) empowered the ‘appropriate government’ to take ‘suitable action against any intermediary’ found exhibiting or distributing an infringing copy or abetting the said activity.

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

Cooper case, a work does not have to be entirely unique in order to be protected by copyright; rather, there needs to be some effort put into it and it cannot be a carbon copy of another person’s work. The issue of copyrightable material for modern art that is object-based or based on a design still exists, though.

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Attorneys Adam Shartzer and Josh Carrigan Author Law360 Expert Analysis “Patent Fee-Shifting Often Leaves Prevailing Parties Unpaid”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

PDF copy available. Indeed, the Max Sound saga discussed above is a prime example of the muddy waters that surround patent ownership and financial interests. Decoding Patent Plaintiffs Since 2000 with the Stanford NPE Litigation Dataset, 21 Stan. Read the full article at Law360. At least one judge, Chief U.S. NEC America Inc.

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