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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Jeff Koons’ fair use argument ( section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 ) based on parody ( Rogers v. Moulinsart, the Belgian company that holds the rights to Tintin, and the heir of the author, Hergé, holder of the moral rights, brought a copyright infringement case against Marabout.

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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. ” Many of these issues on the trademark side could be addressed in the Jack Daniels matter if the US Supreme Court grants cert. Eleonora Rosati, “Just a laughing matter?