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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

The IPKat

Works of art, in the form of the reproduction of a painting, frequently adorns the cover of a reissued edition of a renowned novel. For Benjamin, the aura of a work of art in its primal sense was integrated within the practice of ritual, such as a fresco on the wall of a medieval church.

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Birkenstock’s sandals are not sufficiently artistic to enjoy copyright protection

The IPKat

Registered Community Designs were declared invalid because of prior art (e.g. 4,(2) German Copyright Act , artistic works, including works of architecture and applied art, are protected by copyright, provided they are the authors own intellectual creation. Birkenstock appealed to the German Supreme Court.

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Copyright for AI-generated works: a task for the internal market?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In many computational creativity projects in the fields of art , journalism and music , the heavy reliance on AI stretches the causation bond between the human author and the final creative output to breaking point. Consequently, it is not clear whether copyright protection would still subsist in many of these newly emerged works.

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German Federal Supreme Court reject copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by wowbee from Pixabay In a decision of 20 February 2025 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) denied copyright protection as a work of applied art for two sandal designs. The ruling clarifies the scope of protection under German and EU law for works of applied art.

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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

Plagiarism Today

The mainstream reputation of NFTs was hopelessly trashed and, as the regular crypto market began to falter, the NFT market was especially hard hit. The issue got so bad that Cent, one of the largest marketplaces for NFTs, shut down nearly all NFT sales over “rampant” issues with copyright infringement and plagiarism.

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German Federal Supreme Court rejects copyright protection for Birkenstock sandals.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by wowbee from Pixabay In a decision of 20 February 2025 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) denied copyright protection as a work of applied art for two sandal designs. The ruling clarifies the scope of protection under German and EU law for works of applied art.

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[Guest Post] The wisdom of Dune and copyright litigation

The IPKat

The author argues that copyright holders would do well to heed this wisdom before entering into litigation, as exemplified by a recent decision from the Swedish Patent and Market Court in case PMT 2401-21. Rather than that as little as eleven words may in certain cases enjoy protection.