The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022. Katpost on that here.

Copyright 92

Copyright IP Social Media Copyright Infringement 92

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Case Study 3 – Sourav Ganguly (7) The Court granted in a case for Sourav Ganguly relief by holding that his popularity constituted intellectual property in the form of a licensed innovation and, therefore, the sale of tea using his name without his consent amounted to a violation even though he was an employee of the defendant.

Intellectual Property 95

Intellectual Property Privacy Branding Brands 95

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria.

Ownership 91

Ownership Artistic Work Contracts Copyright 91

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In 2004, the Ninth Circuit eviscerated it (in the Rossi case) by requiring plaintiffs to show that senders subjectively believed their takedown notices were abusive. Diebold from 2004, which led to a $125k damages award. The second comer/licensee assigned the exclusive license to a successor licensee, the defendant in this case.

Registration 111

Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 111

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Provided data privacy is regulated on a state-by-state level, businesses need to know which jurisdictions they offer or advertise their services and products to, or collect and utilize consumer data from. Ensure data privacy measures are included in contracts. How Do State-specific data privacy regulations affect businesses?

Privacy 52

Privacy Government Intellectual Property Business 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. In another decision , from 2016, the BGH found that remuneration claims under Section 32 UrhG arise when the agreed remuneration at the time of the respective contract being concluded is not appropriate when viewed from the perspective of the time of conclusion of the contract (ex-ante view).

Contracts 98

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. She contends that the ‘fair’ and ‘honest’ use thresholds under Section 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Trade Marks Act should come to the rescue of such advertisements. Other Posts.

Advertising 105

Advertising Advertising Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property 105