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The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement

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SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? It has been established that lex loci protectionis is the rule that is applied to all the IPR infringement cases, barring a few exceptions. Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

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Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. The district court granted the Warhol Foundation’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the Prince Series was fair use, and dismissed Goldsmith’s counterclaim for copyright infringement. [9] fall within the scope of fair use.’” Id. 5 (quoting Google , 141 S.

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

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The word “originality” is frequently used in conjunction with the creativity of writers, thinkers, and artists. The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.” 4] 499 U.S.