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WaterRower: Has the UK’s approach to ‘artistic works’ in copyright changed?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Even though it’s only an interim decision, it is interesting and well worth a read for any copyright lawyer because Deputy High Court Judge David Stone provides an in-depth analysis of the UK copyright position on artistic works. A work of artistic craftsmanship is a sub-category of an artistic work.

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Bad Day For Artists! Updates To The Hermès v Rothschild Dispute

IPilogue

Rothschild engages novel issues of trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and cybersquatting (MetaBirkin.com domain name in this case) by artists in the metaverse. The key issue was whether the “MetaBirkin” was artistic expression under First Amendment protection, or a commercial product that causes consumer confusion.

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Copyright Protection in Food Plating

IP and Legal Filings

Most chefs use their creativity to come up with multiple ways to beautifully present or plate their dishes. Plating is in itself an art and in this article, we will discuss whether the Indian copyright law protects how a dish is presented by a chef. The concept of “Scène à faire” would be appropriate in such cases.

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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

However, even then, the degree of novelty required in work was not so low as to allow everyone to get copyright protection for their artistic work. In this paradigm-shifting judgment, the Court introduced the principle of “ minimum requirement of creativity ” in order to acquire copyright protection over an artistic work.

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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts. Making a copy of a video or audio recording.

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Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. DXC Technology Private Limited – Analysis I

SpicyIP

However, when it comes to the “business” i.e., a commercial enterprise of issuing licenses, the law, as it presently stands, requires it to be routed only through a copyright society registered under Section 33(3) of the Act.”. Secondly , the Court distinguished first and second provisos to Section 33(1) as follows: “29….To

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SpicyIP Tidbit: Putting An End To The Delhi Curfew, 18th G20 Meeting Releases its Aspirational Declaration!

SpicyIP

Presently these are merely aims agreed and written down which is nice to see as aspirational goals. Leveraging digital technologies for the promotion and protection of culture.