Kluwer Copyright Blog
APRIL 17, 2024
Against that background, this blog post provides some tentative musings on the impact of text-to-image generators on human artistic creativity by analysing recent US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works. In contrast, the CIPO has arguably adopted a more liberal attitude to computer-generated works.
IIPRD
APRIL 3, 2024
It is here that the distinction between ‘design’ in the Designs Act and ‘artistic work’ in the Copyright Act becomes relevant. This is evidenced as an artistic work enjoys protection throughout the life of the author plus sixty years; whereas a design only enjoys protection for 10 years from registration.
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The IPKat
APRIL 4, 2024
The MITT’s work led to amendment of the Copyright Act and Performers Protection Act 11 of 1967 in 2002 , which reintroduced an imperfect and weak needletime royalty system into the South African copyright regime. Indeed, the CAB lives up to its core objectives as set out in its long title.
IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 8, 2023
It states that the following classes of works are copyrightable- Original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works; Cinematograph films, and Sound recording The term ‘artistic work’ is defined under Section 2(c) of the Act. Modak [2] (2002).
SpicyIP
JULY 29, 2021
This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. The phrase has been placed as a residuary clause to cover works that otherwise fulfil the eligibility of artistic work.
43(B)log
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The district court granted summary judgment on the resulting trademark claims, reasoning that plaintiffs’ likelihood of confusion showing was “not strong enough to meet the standard that applies to artistic works. Occasionally been used in the title to artistic works” is a red herring. This part is not persuasive.
The IPKat
MAY 2, 2023
Copyright The Court also established that Lidl’s mark was protected by copyright as an original artistic work under Section 4 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Passing off The Court considered that Tesco’s use of the Clubcard mark gave rise to an actionable passing off, since consumers made a link between the two marks.
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