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The US and Italy set precedents in copyright and art

Olartemoure Blog

The Italian magazine GQ Italia finds itself embroiled in a legal dispute stemming from the publication of an edited image of the renowned David sculpture. This incident has ignited a broader debate concerning the utilization of public domain artworks for commercial purposes.

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Guest Book Review: The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity

The IPKat

Katfriend Dr Sabine Jacques , Associate Professor in IP, IT & Media law at the University of East Anglia and author of The Parody Exception in Copyright Law (OUP 2019), provides the follow review of The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity – by Martin Senftleben.

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

Such a license would enable using the resources held by owners of the CC Licenses to the extent of editing, remixing, copying, and distributing the work without circumventing the copyright law. Blogging and Fair Use. It can be used freely by anyone. Trademarking a Blog.

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The Much-Adapted “Peter Pan” (1904 – Forever )

Velocity of Content

All copyrights, except one, expire.*. Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about.

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Internet Archive Loses Lending Lawsuit: What Happened, and What’s Next?

Copyright Lately

The future of “controlled digital lending” is in doubt after a court rules that the Internet Archive’s online library is not protected by fair use. IA’s Open Library project includes millions of public domain books that users can download and read without restriction. It also includes 3.6

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Canada’s Changing AI-Copyright Policy Discourse: A Play in Three Parts?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Act I When the Committee charged with conducting Canada’s 2019 Copyright Act Review turned its mind to AI, its primary concern was with “help[ing] Canada’s promising future in artificial intelligence become reality” ( Report 2019 ). This uncertainty can limit the data that is used by AI innovators to train the AI system. data —reside).

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Time for the 12 O'Clock Boyz to go: court shuts down (c)/TM lawsuit against documentary & feature film about Baltimore bikers

43(B)log

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. What about fragmented literal similarity based on use of clips from the 2001 Documentary (no clips from the 2003 Documentary were allegedly used)?