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Jean Paul Gaultier, Birth Your Own Venus

IPilogue

The Code of the Cultural and Landscape Heritage’s legal force is separate from copyright laws and remains in effect when copyright protection does not. Photo Credits: The Fashion Law ; Jean Paul Gaultier ). Uffizi took issue with Pornhub’s online guide to erotic art which used the artwork.

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Digital art protectable under copyright? Yes, says the Italian Supreme Court

The IPKat

The Supreme Court recalled the conditions of protectability of an artwork in a case involving a work created using software. Here below the artwork by Lindelokse. The Court of Genoa held that the architect was the author of the work and that RAI had infringed her copyright. Creativity under Article 1 of Law No.

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The US and Italy set precedents in copyright and art

Olartemoure Blog

This incident has ignited a broader debate concerning the utilization of public domain artworks for commercial purposes. In a separate but parallel development, the United States Supreme Court recently settled a protracted legal battle originating in 2016 between photographer Lynn Goldsmith and the Andy Warhol Foundation.

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Appropriation Art vs. Copyright Law: A Recent Setback for the Promotion of the Arts

JIPEL Copyright Blog

The Second and Ninth Circuits have consistently led the way in establishing the scope of American copyright law. In the past few years, the Second Circuit in particular has had the difficult task of reconciling copyright law with appropriation art, an artistic style predicated on the intentional use of preexisting images and objects.

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Infographic | Copyright legal dispute

Olartemoure Blog

He used a cropped photo based on one of Goldsmith’s images to create his artwork. The photographer became aware of the use of her photograph in 2016 when Prince died, and the Andy Warhol Foundation licensed the use of Warhol’s “Prince Series” to use in a magazine commemorating his life.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.•

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Art or Infringement: The Copyright Battle Over Images of Prince

Above the Fold

On Monday, March 28, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a copyright case about Andy Warhol’s artwork that will evaluate the scope of the fair use defense, which permits a party to use a copyrighted work without the owner’s permission. The Supreme Court will now determine whether Warhol violated copyright law.

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