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Revisiting Bananas, Duct Tape, Walls, & Copyright–Morford v. Cattelan

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This case involves Morford’s 2001 artwork named “Banana and Orange.” Cattelan created artwork named “Comedian” in 2019. The court displayed the respective artworks: Morford sued Cattelan for copyright infringement. Copying-in-Fact. ” Independently (?), VINDICATED!!!

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This doctrine has a significant effect on the economic vitality of the NFT industry, especially when it comes to ‘online exhaustion’ and the prospect of a secondary market in digital content. Firstly, in conformity with the CJEU’s 2012 UsedSoft case, the exhaustion doctrine applies to first sales of computer software copies.

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Roblox ‘Weight Lifting Sim’ Dev Gains Muscle From DMCA Counter-Notice

TorrentFreak

The complaint states that Boomer is the author of the massively popular Roblox games Weight Lifting Simulator (released in 2017/18) and a game with a similar theme called Muscles Legends (2019). The same gameplay mechanics also appear in Get Muscles Simulator but the complaint alleges that copying goes well beyond that.

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Dragons' Den IP Blog - Series 21 Episode 14

Dragons' Den

Their artwork for outdoor spaces is UV, waterproof and weatherproof resistant and easy to install. Their artwork helps transform a boring fence, wall or courtyard into a place which is more inviting. Once your copyright has expired, anyone can use or copy your work. As a result, marketing has been done but on a limited budget.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Nepal

IP and Legal Filings

Early in 2019, the Nepali government proposed a comprehensive IT Bill to replace the current Electronic Transaction Act. However, as artwork typically cannot be duplicated exactly and cannot be swapped with another without losing or gaining value, it is non-fungible. Conclusion.

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Court Slips Up in Duct-Taped Banana Copyright Case

Copyright Lately

Plaintiff Joe Morford claims that the copyright in his artwork (L) has been infringed by defendant Maurizio Cattelan. Cattelan called his exhibit Comedian, which he displayed in late 2019 at Art Basel in Miami Beach. But some dude steals my junk and pimps it for 120k+ in 2019. ” Add a few zeros, Lucille. Plagiarism much?”

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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

.” [5] When the original and the copy share a similar purpose, there is a concern that the copy will substitute for the original. AWF argued that the Prince Series is sufficiently transformative of Goldsmith’s original photograph because the artworks convey a different meaning or message than her photograph.