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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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Copyright Marcel Pemsel addressed the question related to whether a photographer can waive the exercise of their moral rights, including the right of attribution, in the general terms and conditions of a microstock portal under German Law.

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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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Monday Miscellany

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In the meantime, check out the upcoming IP events. Contextualized in a sectorial approach - including areas such as health, fashion, environmental, artificial intelligence, automotive, and food industry - expert panels will consider the challenges and developments in IP case law and legislation that lie ahead.

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Australian Judge Rules Inventions Developed by Artificial Intelligence Can Qualify for Patent Protection

The IP Law Blog

In other words, there is no specific aspect of patent law, unlike copyright law involving the requirement for a human author or the existence of moral rights, that would drive a construction of the Act as excluding non-human inventors.

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“Sentiti Libera”: from street art in Genoa to the Manifesto Dress at Sanremo Music Festival 2023

The IPKat

During the first night of the Sanremo Music Festival, Ferragni wore four Dior dresses custom-made by Maria Grazia Chiuri for the event, while at the same time she wanted to share the message of freeing oneself from the roles imposed on them by society. What happened on and off the stage of Sanremo?

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The Wonder That is Berne

SpicyIP

By voting to limit the period of copyright, the House of Lords created the Public Domain. The decisive events in London from 1710 to 1774 determined the course of modern Anglo-American copyright. The influenced the American Copyright Statute of 1790.

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works. For instance, copyright protection has been denied to photographs taken by paparazzi and photographs of sport events.