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Uffizi museum sues Jean Paul Gaultier over unauthorized reproduction of Botticelli’s Venus on fashion garments

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As the name indicates, Le Musée intends to celebrate art. It features reproductions of paintings by classic masters, including Botticelli’s. The Florence museum, where Venus is held, was nonetheless unimpressed with this homage.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase. For instance, CrypToadz is a prominent CC0 NFT project wherein the artwork related to the NFT is in the public domain.

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

However, under German copyright law, photographs that do not meet the originality requirement under Section 2(1) of the UrhG can still be protected as Lichtbilder (photographs) by means of a specific related right under Section 72 of the UrhG. By contrast, the author of a simple photograph is not granted any moral right.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

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COPYRIGHT Katfriend Moritz Sutterer posted on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority recently tried out against Google in relation to press publishers' neighbouring right.

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The need for the protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions.

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

For an art form to qualify as a Traditional Cultural Expression, it must satisfy the following conditions: Must be handed down intergenerationally, either by imitation or orally. The legal doctrines involved are closely related to copyrights and related rights systems. Why is their protection important? Conclusion.

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Sunday Surprises

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and Copyright in Graffiti and Street Art). Its massive use brings legal consequences for classic IP rights and offers real challenges in particular to trade marks, copyright and related rights and patents. closing dinner), IP Lunches (incl. Diversity and Inclusion Today, Would you like some IP with your Wine?,

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[Guest post] SIAE vs Meta: no more Italian music available on Facebook and Instagram?

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Other Italian and foreign copyright and related rights collecting societies have also claimed that their music catalogues were taken down illegitimately and have requested Meta to restore their music on the relevant services. It could test the applicability of Art. 5 (3) Barnier Directive; Art. 17 (4), a). 17 (4), b).

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