Artistic Work Artwork Definition 
The IPKat
APRIL 6, 2025
Visuals works were narrowly limited to singular/limited series editions of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, and photographs produced for exhibition purposes. Usually, artists seek to remove their name to maintain their reputation. For now, the world waits to see how Studio Ghiblis legal team will respond.
SpicyIP
APRIL 18, 2025
Inox sued for copyright infringement of these technical drawings, essentially arguing that its design of the tanker and internal parts was protected as an artistic work under copyright. As highlighted by Prashant Reddy T. As highlighted by Prashant Reddy T. I also dissect the two-prong test laid down by the apex court.
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SpicyIP
APRIL 18, 2025
The court (Justice Gautam Patel) reasoned that Section 15(2) only talks about designs, not artistic works and the Designs Act explicitly excludes artistic works from the definition of design. In that scenario, Section 15(2) wouldnt kick in because it only strips copyright from works that qualify as designs.
IP Whiteboard
AUGUST 30, 2020
In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. In looking at this question, you first need to consider what work is being used as a tattoo.
IP and Legal Filings
MAY 24, 2024
Though the verdict throws much light on the limits of artistic freedom and can provide more guidance for the brand owners and artists on the line between commercial goods and artistic works, I concisely put out three important considerations that could have been given much more deliberation.
IP and Legal Filings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For a work to be copyrightable, it must be “original ” and fixed in “ tangible form”, such as a sound “recording recorded on a CD” or a “literary work printed on paper ”. [2] 2] A musical work is the composition itself and does not include the lyrics or any sounds. “It When it comes to songs, copyright gets pretty interesting.
Copyright Lately
APRIL 23, 2021
The Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) is asking the Second Circuit to reconsider its recent fair use ruling over Warhol’s “Prince Series,” arguing that the decision “threatens to render unlawful many of the most historically significant artistic works of the last half-century.”.
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