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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

Copyrighting a Meme. In Canada, copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work that is fixed. Artistic Work. Memes that contain both artistic and literary components may comprise both an artistic and literary work: originality may exist in their combination.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

Afterward, the second world war did pose an interruption in the steady growth but in turn, it scaled the manga market to a whole new different level in 1947. This makes it difficult for the creator to control the dissemination of their works. For content piracy, Takeshobo Inc.,

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

Unless with his/her consent, the right to control the commercial use of his/her own identity should be exclusively theirs. Image Sources : Shutterstock] Protection Under Copyright Act, Licensing & Contractual Issues for the Celebrities A celebrity is a well-known person.

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. Firstly, both Brazilian and American legislation stipulate that the creator of a work holds copyright over it. A third reflection emerges: undoubtedly, Warhol’s work was created based on Goldsmith’s.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

SpicyIP

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. the larger public interest in assuring early access to the work.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 13- November 19)

SpicyIP

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. The defendant argued that since the plaintiff’s work was exhibited in public its reproduction will fall under the ambit of fair use.