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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

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As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. In Canada, copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work that is fixed. Artistic Work. It’s no secret that memes have taken the internet by storm. According to s.3(1)

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

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It is likely that tattoos would fall under the Copyright Act under section 5(1), which delineates artistic works as expressions through visual medium. the Federal Court ruled that legal protection of works is not restricted based on the medium in which it is presented. Current State of the Law on Tattoo Designs.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19)

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Here are our summaries of the blog posts published last week along with the summaries of some interesting orders from different courts. vs Acko General Insurance on 10 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The dispute pertains to the use of the plaintiff’s artistic work “Humanity” by the defendant in one of its advertisement hoardings.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

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From an in-depth discussion on the terms of copyright and translations in India to the recent UK Supreme Court’s order regarding the patentability of inventions by an AI, we had some engaging posts on this blog this week. To read these, along with a round up of IP developments around the country, and world, read on below.