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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. In Canada, copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work that is fixed. Artistic Work.

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

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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Media Laws, Rights & Privacy Of Celebrities

IP and Legal Filings

Licensing It denotes that the film is based on a previously published novel, book, or artistic work. After reviewing similar relevant cases and precedents, the court dismissed the suit, ruling that celebrity rights cannot be granted or recognized without regard for the actual concept of The Right to Privacy.

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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

A third reflection emerges: undoubtedly, Warhol’s work was created based on Goldsmith’s. However, it is important to recognize that all artistic works are influenced by those that came before them. [1] Brazilian Law Review of Civil Law – RBDCivil, v. The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law.