The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. VMNL) or both that person and their licensee (i.e.

Ownership 91

Ownership Artistic Work Contracts Copyright 91

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

Broadly described, those are: (1) lawsuits against the government; (2) a lawsuit brought by the government “to protect an imminent threat to public health or safety”; (3) claims against someone who is “primarily engaged in the business of selling or leasing goods” if the cause of action relates to their advertising; (4) lawsuits brought by victims (..)

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Law Litigation Government Advertising 144

SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

M S Infoconnect Web Technologies India Pvt Ltd vs M/S Siliconreview Technologies India Pvt Ltd on 5 March, 2025 (Bangalore District Court) The plaintiff, a magazine for IT professionals, sued for passing off its trademarks Silicon India, www.siliconindia.com, and CIO Review. Chotiwala Food And Hotels Private vs Chotiwala & Ors.

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Trademark Patent Copyright Patent Application 59

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The lack of organisation and ambiguity make the protection problematic even if the work is copyrighted. According to section 13 (1)(a) of Copyright Act of 1957 copyright subsists in original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. However, the Courts claimed that since Koons had seen the image in Allure Magazine.

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Art Copyright Artistic Work Public Domain 52

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Following Prince’s sudden and untimely death in 2016, the Warhol Foundation, successor to the copyright in the Prince Series, licensed to Condé Nast one of the Prince Series images for use in a commemorative magazine titled The Genius of Prince , which featured on its cover the image from the Prince Series. 5 (quoting Google , 141 S.

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Fair Use Derivative Work Art Licensing 97

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

” This appeal presents a conflict between Rogers’ right to protect her celebrated name and the right of others to express themselves freely in their own artistic work. Campari, the well-known spirits company that has had connections to a previous important Supreme Court first amendment case ( see Hustler Magazine, Inc.

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