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“What’s Mine Is Not Yours To Give Me”—Nor To Take Without Just Compensation: A New Jersey’s Reaction To Sovereign Immunity, Intellectual Property, & Takings

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994 (2020) , a decision holding that the sovereign immunity of individual states prevented a copyright holder from recovering damages for infringement, I was a bit disheartened. 2d 588 (1985) (“Section 106 of the Copyright Act confers a bundle of exclusive rights to the owner of the copyright.”); 1073 (2019).

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

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.” [6] If a designer is able to successfully improve infringement they may recover not only their own lost profits but also any profits accrued by the infringer from the infringed work. [7]. Fashion companies should be aware that they may need to obtain a license to, or ownership of, the copyright from the photographer.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

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In the event that infringement occurs, a designer must show that the infringer copied the designers copyrighted work. [5] 6] If a designer is able to successfully improve infringement they may recover not only their own lost profits but also any profits accrued by the infringer from the infringed work. [7].