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The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Since copyright in whatever form (even first ownership) is subject to the territoriality principle, many argue that lex loci protectionis is the appropriate course of action. [10] Person A makes a copy of the movie on his phone and shares it with his friends. Which law to choose then?

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

An example would be an artist copying a previous painting and merely altering the colors to pass it off as a new creation. Such cases are prohibited by law and can result in civil and criminal penalties. The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law. Yale Law Review, v. 01, out/2002, p.