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Parody under the Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

It may be expressed in any artistic medium, and may not necessarily critique the work in itself – sometimes, it may also be used to criticize or highlight the theme, author, doctrine, philosophy, ideals, or even a particular subject. Parody is often taken as a defence in trademark infringement suits. In the case of Pepsi Co v.

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Originality in copyright works is the sine qua non of all the copyright regimes of the world. Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. Yet the Act does not define what “original” clearly means.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws. Of note, in DRG Inc.

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The Impact of REULA on Copyright Law: Navigating the Post-Brexit Landscape

Kluwer Copyright Blog

REULA’s influence on copyright law Although EU law had a strong influence on the UK copyright law, the two were never properly aligned. Judges of the higher courts may revert to pre-CDPA “ skill and labour ” test when determining originality of works protected by copyright.

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Protecting Fashion or Stifling Innovation

IIPRD

Protection of Fashion: IPR Indian fashion houses have begun to toe the line of Western fashion houses by registering their designs and fashion works as IPR. [4] These are the Copyright Act, 1957; Designs Act, 2000; The Geographical Indication Act of Goods Act, 1999; and the Trademark Act, 1999. Tahiliani Design Pvt.

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National IPR Policy : An Analysis

IP and Legal Filings

[i] The very first accords to recognise why IPRs are important were the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (1886). The Copyright Act is not effectively enforced, and copyrighted materials are frequently pirated.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

This makes it difficult for the creator to control the dissemination of their works. However, the US Court has held Napster [2] , which was a file-sharing platform as well, guilty of infringing copyrighted materials and was denied the defence of fair use. For content piracy, Takeshobo Inc.,

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