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France: Le Monde’s font is original (but has not been copied by Google)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It is not the first time that the French courts have ruled that fonts may be protected by copyright (e.g. Recently, a draft bill to change the burden of proof of originality was presented to the French Senate to try to deal with the problem created by the lower courts. But the court ruled that the font had not been copied Article L.122-4

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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

The IPKat

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. Another developer was working on an alternative version written in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). It was the WPF version that PQ decided to pursue.

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Copyright Copycat?

BYU Copyright Blog

Boyages) filed a Complaint against the University of Vermont and the State Agricultural College (Defendants or the University) alleging copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. Boyages presenting the art design to the working group, the University started using the logo in its products and advertised it as one of its brands.

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Tattoo Trouble for Video Game Creators

IPilogue

In the verdict form the jury stated that Defendants had not proven fair use, the Plaintiff (Alexander) should receive $3,750 USD for actual losses from the Defendant’s use of the tattoo designs, and did not answer as to profits can be attributed to the Plaintiff for use of the tattoos. Citing Muhammad-Ali v. Final Call, Inc.,

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Hacking Fashion Week: IP Guide to Survival

LexBlog IP

Copycats: unregistered designs, unfair competition and copyright Better register first than be sorry later. In general it is a good idea to register fashion products which have a reasonable expectation of commercial success as designs or, where possible, as shape-trademarks before they appear on the catwalk.

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The Intersection of Copyright Law and Online Education

IP and Legal Filings

Another lesser-known problem of the authors of the schools providing educational services through the Internet is the question of the control of the distribution of copies of copyrighted works. Moreover, these kinds of works, in most cases, have inadequate rights protection based on the existing laws of copyright. v Napster Inc.

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Nintendo’s Yuzu Lawsuit Aims to Pour Banana Peels Over All Emulators

TorrentFreak

In all cases, whether on physical cartridges or supplied as digital downloads, Switch games contain security measures designed to prevent copying or being run on unauthorized devices. “Only because Yuzu decrypts a Nintendo Switch game file dynamically during operation can the game be played in Yuzu. .

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