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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

Plagiarism Today

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . The payment beyond excessive. Copyright Office. Finding a Use.

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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. The etymology of the word may make sense, but can the same image be copied over and over without intellectual property repercussions? Artistic Work. Shayna Jan is a 3L J.D.

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Amicus of copyright law professors in Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith

43(B)log

Summary of argument: If the meaning of artistic works were objective, an art appreciation class would be like a standard math class: It would have only right and wrong answers. 1183 (2021), that an inquiry into whether a work is a fair use requires evaluation of whether a second work has a different message, meaning, or purpose.

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Understanding the Relevance of IPR in the Fashion Industry

IP and Legal Filings

Fashion, in 2021, has evolved to become a form of art that acts as a vehicle for cultural commentary and is not just merely restricted to the process of manufacturing apparel. Fashion designers and artists showcase their creative genius through conceptual fashion shows and apparel collections. The intersection of fashion and IPR.

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Many ways to skin a cat (Pt 2): South Africa’s Constitutional Court upholds the declaration on the unconstitutionality of parts of the Copyright Act

The IPKat

As IPKat readers may recall, the BlindSA ’s pursuit of other legal means to achieve its aim of using copyright exceptions to legitimise unlicensed access to copyright-protected works for visually impaired persons was successful at the High Court.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

However, since it is not compulsory to register a copyright, there are likely more unregistered works out there, based on the Ogopogo, that are subject to copyright protection. Unfortunately, while CIPO’s database records registration, it has no copy of what was registered. And the database only goes back to 1991.

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Oh Dear, Piglet, They Kept My Shirt!

IPilogue

While many were observing the new year, intellectual property scholars and the artistic community were celebrating Public Domain Day. The previously copyrighted works enter the public domain, free to use and copy. until the end of 2021. where the work was still protected by copyright. In 2022, A. public domain.