Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Image via Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Gemäldegalerie / Christoph Schmidt Public Domain Mark 1.0 In this context of international and EU legal obligations to protect cultural rights, the EU has set a legal imperative to protect the public domain.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Left is my original artwork from my video. Graphic design is credited to award-winning graphic designer Jeremy Samples, so it's disappointing they would copy instead of producing original artwork. It was created by Seven Bucks Productions and The Nacelle Company. And this one. In the end, this is a relatively minor mistake.

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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. Supreme Court in Star Athletica v.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

AI-generated art represents a fusion of human ingenuity in crafting algorithms and the machine’s ability to produce artworks autonomously. While the case did not definitively resolve the issue of whether non-human animals can own copyright, it prompted discussions about the intersection of copyright law, animal rights, and technology.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Restellini allgedly “offer[ed] his opinions as to whether or not artworks should be included in the planned catalogue raisonné” in “oral consultation” with WI employees, based on the information and materials “researched, collected, synthesized, analyzed and expressed by” the employees.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. Such inventions may be protectable under federal patent laws.

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