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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

Plagiarism Today

Along the way, we discussed why a knockoff Beetlejuice costume is titled “Juice Demon”, the ways that intellectual property laws govern Halloween costumes and the ways one could find themselves in trouble. It’s an interesting look at how a public domain source and a modern interpretation can clash.

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Rethinking copyright flexibilities conference – call for papers –  Nicosia, 31 October – 1 November 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Day 2 will feature three panels and one PhD workshop, devoted to the discussion of work-in-progress papers or recently published articles. copyright and the public domain. balancing of copyright law with competition law and consumer law. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. by Christopher Heath. €

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IPKat event announcement: (Re-)discovering the copyright basics – Originality after THJ v Sheridan

The IPKat

Ruling on whether copyright would subsist in certain graphic user interfaces (GUIs), Lord Justice Arnold pointed out that section 1(1)(a) of the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act must be interpreted in accordance with Article 2(a) of the EU InfoSoc Directive.

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Government of Canada Has Officially Extended Copyright Terms

IPilogue

On the other hand, the proposed amendments also garnered significant pushback, particularly from user-oriented groups, as the extended term would mean further restriction on public access. An overview of the differing views from the perspective of the educational publishing industry in particular can be found in this IPilogue article.

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Practice what you preach, especially if you’re an IP Lawyer

Selvam & Selvam Blog

The first was that both the logos had made use of the font ITC Edwardian Script which is a font openly made available in the public domain. This article has been authored by Adlin Mini , Selvam & Selvam. The defendant raised two important contentions.

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Role Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Era Of Quantum Technology

IIPRD

Are they currently capable of addressing risks in a proportionality manner, while utilising the benefits of the cutting-edge technology for the larger public interest? QUANTUM COMPUTING AND THE FUNCTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS. The reason is that the latter is a part of public domain and will be open-sourced.

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Copyright Protection of Photographs: a Comparative Analysis Between France, Germany and Italy

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. More from our authors: Practical Guide to Successful Intellectual Property Valuation and Transactions.