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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright And Copyright Law Copyright is one of the crucial parts of Intellectual Property Rights which helps the owner of any creative work to have a legal right over the possession of such work or art. Such work may include any literary or artistic work such as books, articles, films, databases, computer programs etc.

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Rogers v Grimaldi doesn't apply to alcohol, but Peaky Blinders still can't get injunction

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If we got rid of the bizarre idea that Rogers was about artistic works and correctly labeled it as being about commercial speech, courts would do much better. It submitted 14 social media posts “which it contends shows consumers and retailers attributed a particular source to Defendants’ liquor and Plaintiff’s television show.”

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Copyright Infringement Case Concerning Photos of Jennifer Lopez Gets Dismissed: An Overview of the August Image LLC v AirG Inc Decision

IPilogue

August asserts that the Defendant, AirG Inc, a Canadian social media brand, committed copyright infringement by reproducing six of Pugliese’s Jennifer Lopez photos on their website without permission. In 2020, AirG was involved in a similar copyright infringement action, Lickerish, Ltd. They sought $22,412.45 v AirG Inc.

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Oh Dear, Piglet, They Kept My Shirt!

IPilogue

Already, versions of the beloved teddy bear are making rounds on social media , with celebrity Ryan Reynolds even introducing his own “Winnie-the-Screwed” book in an ad for Mint Mobile. where the work was still protected by copyright. public domain. or other jurisdictions such as the U.K.

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Yearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In the wake of the 2020 Lukis v. For example, if a third-party poster copies a newspaper article and posts it to their social media page, the court implies that the social media service can never assert Section 230 protection for that article–even if the third-party poster isn’t infringing copyright because of, say, fair use.

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

Additionally, when it comes to videos, we live in a time of social media where the platforms are made up of recreations and iterations of works. Art that is based on the artist’s interpretation and the motivation behind the creation is called abstract art. Appropriating such work would be illegal.

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Removing songs from Spotify could breach label’s duty to exploit: Four Tet v Domino

The IPKat

Artist Four Tet took to social media to announce that its record label, Domino, had requested his music be removed from streaming platforms, amidst a legal dispute over royalties. In the latest hearing between the parties, Four Tet applied to amend the particulars of the dispute to include Domino’s recent behaviour.