Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

Yossman at Variety reports that Kanye West’s 2010 song Power has drawn a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over a sample the song contains of the King Crimson’s song 21st Century Schizoid Man. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

In 2009, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) mass-produced sweaters as part of their official merchandise for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Collective Ownership Over Cultural Artwork. Canadian courts have not yet grappled with the issue of collective ownership of Indigenous artwork. Their application was granted in 1997.

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Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 103

IPilogue

APRIL 11, 2022

He explained that an NFT typically includes only information about the artwork’s location. The actual artwork is not stored within the NFT because storing large amounts of data on a blockchain is fairly expensive. She received a cease-and-desist notice from the photographer Michael Halsband, directing her to destroy the artwork.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Cease and Desist Intellectual Property Artwork 106

Copyright Lately

MAY 22, 2023

In a 7-2 decision , the Court ruled that the commercial licensing of Andy Warhol’s “Orange Prince” to Condé Nast to illustrate a story about the late musician shared “substantially the same purpose” as the original Lynn Goldsmith photo from which Warhol’s silkscreen was derived, and therefore weighed against fair use.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. 2010) (citing Lee v.

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 52

Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer. 2010) (citing Lee v. 2d 1214, 1217 (S.D.

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 40

SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s use of “Café Social” for its restaurant in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh infringes its trademark as it copied the “Social” word mark and the plaintiff’s distinctive artwork representing its trademark. Third, the evidence of the plaintiff’s use of the mark from 1989 are fabricated.

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