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[Guest Post] Long walk to copyright reform #9: The Copyright Amendment Bill ensures fair remuneration for South African creators and performers

The IPKat

It was eventually passed on 29 February 2024 after a very tumultuous process (Okorie tells the story here ). The CAB contains stipulations that will ensure equitable remuneration and fair share in royalties for creators of literary, musical and artistic works as well as performers of audio-visual works (clauses 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the CAB).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

Case Summaries Therelek Machines Private Limited vs Therelek Engineers Private Limited on 28 February, 2024 (Karnataka High Court) The petitioner challenged the rejection of its interim application under Section 124 of the Trade Marks Act, seeking a stay in a suit for trademark infringement.

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The Impact of REULA on Copyright Law: Navigating the Post-Brexit Landscape

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Rocco Dipoppa on Unsplash The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REULA) came into force on 1 January 2024 and has some significant implications for IP law. When considering whether this case could have been decided differently if it was brought in 2024, Arnold LJ did not indicate that he would have ruled otherwise.

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The Future of Copyright. In memory of Luigi Carlo Ubertazzi (Report 1/2)

The IPKat

Roberto Pardolesi gave a talk that focused on the antithesis between the two possible visions of copyright, one more inclined to see the works of art as a tradeable good, the other that mainly sees the protection of authorship as the main purpose of copyright.

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Oh Dear, Piglet, They Kept My Shirt!

IPilogue

Photo from Cooper Hewitt , Smithsonian Design Museum, 1926. While many were observing the new year, intellectual property scholars and the artistic community were celebrating Public Domain Day. where the work was still protected by copyright. or other jurisdictions such as the U.K.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. The term of copyright depends on timing of creation and publication in the US, as well as the type of work in Canada.

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Supermarket Showdown (Lidl v Tesco) – Lidl’s rights (trade marks and copyright) in the Lidl logo are infringed by Tesco’s “Clubcard Price” signs

Kluwer Copyright Blog

On copyright subsistence, the judge held that the Mark with Text is an artistic work, failing within the sub-category of “graphic works”. These are currently expected to be heard by September / October of 2024. In September 2023, the Court of Appeal allowed appeals, apparently from both parties.