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Jean Paul Gaultier, Birth Your Own Venus

IPilogue

The Italian Code , which came into effect in 2004 and was updated in 2016, operates independently from copyright law. The prevalent use of Uffizi’s artworks despite Italian law led to Uffizi using software to police whether artworks are used to sell products, especially on social media.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3]

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

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.

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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

43(B)log

4th 135 (2004); cf. Sony had an incentive to secure any necessary licenses and warranties, and it allegedly claimed to have “overwhelming objective evidence” of authenticity, “a message at least in tension with its present claim that verifiability was unattainable.” citing Rezec v. Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., 116 Cal.App.4th

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Unroll the Scroll Painting: Inside the Chinese Art Market and Its Regulatory Landscape

LexBlog IP

When Christie’s Auction House first entered the secondary art market of mainland China in 2005, it licensed its brand to a local auction house and received a total of RMB 97,000,000 (roughly $12,100,000) for its inaugural sale. [1] 5] A business filing and an auction license are required to establish an auction house in mainland China.

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