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Watch Tower vs. McFree: Nonprofit Defends Critic’s Fair Use & Anonymity Rights

TorrentFreak

After reviewing McFree’s videos, last month a New York judge denied the Watch Tower application declaring that McFree’s use of Watch Tower clips was permitted under fair use. The nonprofit group has now stepped in to defend not only fair use but McFree’s right to remain anonymous.

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Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture by Professor David Vaver – “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond”

IPilogue

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. In Théberge v Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain Inc.

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Understanding the Indian Biological Diversity law, and its implications for Patent Applications involving Biological Resources

Selvam & Selvam Blog

India’s commitment to conserving its rich biodiversity is reflected in the Biological Diversity Act (BDA) of 2002. This legislation governs the use of biological resources and ensures that benefits arising from their use are shared fairly and equitably.

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Chain Reaction: Did the Beastie Boys Sue the Wrong Restaurant?

Copyright Lately

In November 2002, Novak—who famously starred in an episode of The Office set at a Chili’s restaurant —approached Chili’s about a collaboration with Chain. Still, whichever restaurant ends up defending this action will likely assert that using 24 seconds of the song was a parody or otherwise fair use.

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Exploring the Various Facets of Copyrights in Digital Spaces

IP and Legal Filings

Secondly, several have contended that DMCA jeopardizes fair use. This implies that DMCA’s ban on all methods of circumvention, as well as technological tools that can be used for circumvention, may result in providing copyright owners the right to unilaterally jeopardize the general public’s fair use rights.

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[Guest Post] Long walk to copyright reform #9: The Copyright Amendment Bill ensures fair remuneration for South African creators and performers

The IPKat

The MITT’s work led to amendment of the Copyright Act and Performers Protection Act 11 of 1967 in 2002 , which reintroduced an imperfect and weak needletime royalty system into the South African copyright regime.

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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

SpicyIP

The question of copyrightability of fonts first came up for judicial consideration in 2002, before the Copyright Board in Re Anand Expanded Italics wherein the Board held that fonts are not copyrightable. Some of the reasons put forth by the Board in support of this decision has found support outside of this order as well.

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