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The IPKat
JANUARY 5, 2023
legal battle over the character of Zorro, the Supreme Court has provided important guidance on the requirements and limits of parody under both copyright [see also here for a recent French case] and trade mark law. Background Back in 2007, US company Zorro Productions sued CO.GE.DI. Let’s see what happened.
Copyright Lately
JANUARY 31, 2023
Is Rick Astley’s right of publicity claim against Yung Gravy for vocal impersonation on a collision course with the federal Copyright Act? British singer Rick Astley is best known for “ Never Gonna Give You Up ,” a song people voluntarily listened to in 1987 and were tricked into listening to in 2007. This is because, under U.S.
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Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again! Skully Curly.
LexBlog IP
JULY 21, 2021
That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” context to see how various other countries have responded to such challenges as well, not only in copyright but in trademark and patent too.
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