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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

The IPKat

Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse? 5/08, paragraph 56; C?435/12,

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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

The IPKat

In 2001, the professor published a critical edition of Demetrii principis Cantemirii. Călinescu , it will be required to tackle the question of what makes a derivative work protectable and what ‘freedom’ and ‘creativity, both cumulative requirements under the EU originality test, mean in this context.

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Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

IIPRD

Drawing upon the same, the ‘Artists Rights Directive’ was implemented by the European Union in 2001, which thereby declared Re-sale rights to be “unassailable and inalienable, enjoyed by the author of an original work of graphic or plastic art.” Berne convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, 1886 3.

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Going (copyright) bananas: Maurizio Cattelan prevails in copyright infringement lawsuit over Comedian

The IPKat

“ Perhaps I’ll be remembered in history as the banana imbecile ”, summed up provocative and uber-creative artist Maurizio Cattelan in a recent interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Of course, that is not all: Comedian has in fact also sparked litigation in the USA.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 26 – August 1)

SpicyIP

India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts. India formally acceded to the Locarno Agreement on June 7, 2019, and subsequently, the Design Rules, 2001 were amended in January 2021. Fonts and Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable?

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Protecting Fashion or Stifling Innovation

IIPRD

It is here that the distinction between ‘design’ in the Designs Act and ‘artistic work’ in the Copyright Act becomes relevant. This is evidenced as an artistic work enjoys protection throughout the life of the author plus sixty years; whereas a design only enjoys protection for 10 years from registration.

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Removing songs from Spotify could breach label’s duty to exploit: Four Tet v Domino

The IPKat

He further pleaded an implied obligation on Domino "to act in good faith in relation to the exploitation of the Masters under the 2001 Agreement." Mr Hebden, however, submitted that these cases related to very different agreements and factual circumstances (e.g.