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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. Pictures of the artwork by Lindelokse from lindelokse.deviantart.com. RAI contested all the claims as groundless. Picture of the cat courtesy by Arianna Antonelli.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• Introduction. Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continue to be popular.

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Canadian Perspectives on Artist Resale Rights

IPilogue

In an address to a parliamentary committee in 2016 , Rankin Inlet-based artist Theresie Tungilik noted that “[the] artist’s resale right will have a positive financial impact as 10% of Canada’s export is Inuit art.”. Exercising control of downstream purchaser actions for traditional or non-digital artistic mediums is more complicated.

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No Free Use in the Purple Rain – U.S. Supreme Court Finds License of Andy Warhol’s “Orange Prince” Infringes Photographer’s Copyright

LexBlog IP

” Although Warhol created the Prince Series nearly forty years ago and three years prior to Warhol’s death, it was not until 2016 when Condé Nast featured the “Orange Prince,” one of Warhol’s silkscreen prints, as part of its tribute to Prince’s passing that Goldsmith learned of the additional reproductions.

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2016, Condé Nast acquired a license from the Warhol Foundation to use the Prince Series as illustrations for a new magazine. In this case, the author of the original work retains ownership of the original, while the author of the derivative work holds rights to the creative additions they have made. Yale Law Review, v.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

IP and Legal Filings

NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos. In 2016, the USPTO rejected Bitcoin’s trademark application. In the NFT space, a buyer is granted ownership over a copy of a digital artifact. Several individuals have been held for falsifying copyright ownership over a work that exists in the public domain.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

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. Peters , 488 F.3d 3d 277 (4th Cir.