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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

113-2 paragraph 2 of the French Intellectual Property Code (“IPC”) defines a ‘composite work’ as ‘a new work in which a pre-existing work is incorporated without the collaboration of the author of the latter work’. Derivative works under French copyright law. music synchronised in an advertisement) and adaptations (e.g. Koons , 960 F.2d

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Just Humor Them: Jests, Jokes, Satire, and Parody In Infringement and Defamation Cases

LexBlog IP

(ii) For Laughs : Real Infringement Cases Impacted, In The US and Elsewhere, By Claims To Humor To Show Fair Use Or Non-Confusion. As one law review put it (at 509) , “several jokers have even found themselves in intellectual property battles.” ”)(italics in Rosati). Some Final Thoughts.