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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

VIP Products LLC on the trademark side (on which the plaintiff is now seeking certiorari from the Supreme Court), and Sketchworks Industrial Strength Comedy, Inc., Humor is also central to trademark infringement claims through notions of parody, and as part of copyright claims through satire. Falwell did years ago.