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A Message from Deputy Secretary Don Graves

U.S. Department of Commerce

We firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are not just morally right but also strategically smart. Businesses that prioritize diversity within their leadership ranks are better positioned to adapt to rapidly changing markets, leverage a wider range of perspectives, and capitalize on new opportunities. customer base. [6]

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Canadian Perspectives on Artist Resale Rights

IPilogue

In its October 2015 policy proposition , CARFAC also highlighted the reality that many artists living in isolated northern communities live in impoverished conditions, while their work dramatically appreciates in value. The study also found that the market continued to grow after the implementation of the resale right in 2006.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. The plaintiff claimed that he alone decided the composition of these products and that this was known to the third defendant. Emphasis added.)

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

x] In fact, on the contrary, memes can operate as a source of marketing and a way to garner interest in creative works in a funny, generationally relevant way. xi] There are countless articles and marketing studies directing corporations on how to market via memes to reach the maximum level of engagement. 8, 2015), [link].

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. In 2015, the BGH ruled that managing directors have limited liability in copyright matters.

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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Moulinsart, the Belgian company that holds the rights to Tintin, and the heir of the author, Hergé, holder of the moral rights, brought a copyright infringement case against Marabout. Since the 2015 judgment, the freedom of expression defence has been used in many copyright cases. The parody defence.

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Just Humor Them: Jests, Jokes, Satire, and Parody In Infringement and Defamation Cases

LexBlog IP

Why the CJEU decision in Deckmyn is broader than parody”(2015) 52(2) Common Market Review 511, 518 (2015)]. ” Although the CJEU never mentioned the phrase ‘moral rights’ in its ruling, paragraph 31 might be read as referring to them.”). Eleonora Rosati, “Just a laughing matter?