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Parody under the Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

In view of the law laid down, it is clearly inferred that in order to avail the defence of fair dealing the parodist must show that there was no intention, to compete with the copyright holder of the work and to derive profits from such competition and also, the motive of the alleged infringer in dealing with the work must not be improper.

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[Guest post] Conference report: Design & Copyright Law – siblings or rivals?

The IPKat

A few weeks ago, the UNION-IP Designs Commission in association with the UNION-IP Netherlands national group – “Design & Copyright Law: siblings or rival?” held another roundtable session ( Thursday Thingies ), the topic of which related to the overlaps between copyright and design law (details of the event to be found here ).

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3 Count: Extra Element

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Thomas Claburn at The Register reports that the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has won a key victory over Vizio as a judge has ruled that the open source GPL and LGPL licenses are not just copyright licenses, but contain an extra element covered by contract law rather than copyright law.

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3 Count: Post-Post Malone

Plagiarism Today

2: Morocco Pledges to Strengthen Copyright Law Under New Bill. Copyright Office, is primarily tasked with advising creators and helping them manage their rights. 3: Omi in a Hellcat Sued Again, This Time Over Pirate IPTV Brand ‘Reloaded’. However, his latest legal trouble involves alleged trademark infringement.

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Copyright Law for Influencers and Brands: How Content Creators and Companies Hiring Them Can Navigate Copyright Law for a Successful Partnership

JD Supra Law

Likewise, influencers create certain content to secure brand deals and attract advertisers. Companies often partner with influencers to market their products, hoping to tap into the influencer’s devoted audience. By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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Court Orders Cloudflare to Block and Identify ‘Pirate Site’ Customer

TorrentFreak

Court Deems Cloudflare Liable After reviewing the evidence, the Court of Rome agreed that the targeted website infringes Italian copyright law and that Cloudflare can be held liable due to its failure to respond to complaints. is a responsible intermediary pursuant to Article 156 of the Italian Copyright Law,” the decision reads.