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The EU imperative to a free public domain: The case of Italian cultural heritage

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

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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Copyright Challenges with Non-Fungible Tokens

Intepat

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.