Artistic Work Contracts Government Ownership 
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. VMNL) or both that person and their licensee (i.e.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 2, 2022
For almost as long as the blockchain has existed, supporters and advocates of it have claimed it would revolutionize the way we consume art, handle copyright disputes and earn revenue from artistic works. To put it mildly, those promises have not come to fruition. It’s a simple idea, but one that hasn’t taken off yet.
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IP and Legal Filings
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Once a work is created, in most cases, the creator will automatically enjoy copyright protection in all 164 member countries of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works including all European Union countries and China. Copyright arises on the date the original work is created. Conclusion.
LexBlog IP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Nor is it clear whether—or how—NFTs might trigger liability under the 76-year-old federal Lanham Act , which governs trademark infringement and unfair competition. NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items.
IP Whiteboard
JULY 19, 2020
The Supreme Court held that works authored by legislators in their legislative capacity were ineligible for copyright protection. The decision extends the United States “government edicts doctrine” which embodies the principle that “no one can own the law”. What was copyrighted? What brought about the dispute?
IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Any issue of the NFT will be governed by this law, unless such Digital Assets fall under an exemption. Literary, dramatic, and artistic works are recognized as protected works under Thailand’s Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994).
43(B)log
OCTOBER 4, 2021
At a more theoretical level, these algorithmically optimized registrations help show why applications have spiked so much—other important institutions, like Amazon and the Chinese government, are using the PTO for their own purposes. Question: is a political newsletter really artistic? Example from recent case: Abrahams v.
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