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The Narrative of One’s Life: A Sneak Peek Into the “Who is the Bad Art Friend?” Controversy

IPilogue

A literary controversy surrounding a copyright claim has taken over the North American online writing community, and it involves a kidney donation, a private Facebook group, and a short story.? . On June 24, 2015, Ms. Dorland to prevent publication of The Kindest at a book festival, and an onslaught of plagiarism allegations.

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Copyright Goes Bananas: District Court Rejects Maurizio Cattelan’s Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claim Against His Taped Banana

LexBlog IP

Cattelan moved to dismiss Morford’s infringement and plagiarism claims on three grounds: [7]. Morford cannot claim ownership over a natural element (a fruit) and a functional component (duct tape). Cattelan’s Motion to Dismiss. ” [21]. citing Newman , 959 F.3d 3d at 1302; BUC Int’l Corp. , 3d at 1147-48). [23]

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Legal Implications of IPR Protection ‘In The Cloud’: an Indian Analysis

IIPRD

Although cloud offerings are often global and multi-jurisdictional, the IP laws governing services generally remain territorial and national. Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What constitutes copyright infringement in one country may not be in another. Thus, in Tiffany(NJ) Inc.