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

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“ 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.

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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

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In 2001, the professor published a critical edition of Demetrii principis Cantemirii. As a result, his estate launched proceedings for copyright infringement. In 2017, the Regional Court of Bucharest held that the defendants had infringed the professor’s moral right of attribution. The decision was upheld on appeal.

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

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Permission was also sought to add an alternative claim relating to alleged restraint of trade and copyright infringement. 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."

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 26 – August 1)

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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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Swedish court requests CJEU to clarify notion of ‘author’s own intellectual creation’ when assessing EU originality standard

The IPKat

The claim to copyright infringement prevailed and that court prohibited the Respondent from further manufacturing, marketing, and selling its dining table.

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

1] The Copyright Act protects certain types of works, which are included in Section 13. 13 (1) states that original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works as well as cinematograph films and sound recordings are protected by copyright.

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EU copyright takes it all … including Article 2(7) of the Berne Convention: AG Szpunar advises CJEU to rule that EU Member States can no longer rely on reciprocity clause for works of applied art

The IPKat

Works protected in the country of origin solely as designs and models shall be entitled in another country of the Union only to such special protection as is granted in that country to designs and models; however, if no such special protection is granted in that country, such works shall be protected as artistic works.

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