Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Introducing Article 14 of the Copyright in Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) , the EU legislator made it mandatory across the 27 Member States to ensure that faithful reproductions of visual artworks belonging to the public domain remain free to circulate and be used across the Union.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Collective Ownership Over Cultural Artwork. Canadian courts have not yet grappled with the issue of collective ownership of Indigenous artwork. The court ruled that the tattoo artist did in fact own the copyright in his tattoo design; however, he was limited by the personality rights of the person he tattooed.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

An example would be an artist copying a previous painting and merely altering the colors to pass it off as a new creation. Thus, Warhol possessed rights over the creative contributions he made, but so did Goldsmith, as her creation served as the foundation for the final artwork.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

These assets can be anything from digital artwork and trading cards to in-game items, all of which are bought and sold using cryptocurrencies. The issue involved in the case was whether the use of names and images of sportspersons to create digital player cards is a violation of their privacy and publicity rights.

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