The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2024

According to the explanatory memorandum to the CAB (p37), a key rationale for the Bill was to ensure that South African creators and performers “do not die as paupers due to ineffective protection” especially in view of the historical “power imbalance, vulnerabilities and abuse taking place in the music industry” in South Africa.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sony Music Entertainment, P.3d 18, 2022) Not bound by Article III, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling despite the parties’ settlement. Serova bought Michael , “an album of music billed as Michael Jackson’s first posthumous release,” which promised “9 previously unreleased vocal tracks performed by” Jackson.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

On September 8, 2022, the parties filed a notice of settlement. January 2022: Rapper Lil Yachty (real name: Miles Parks McCollum) sues NFT seller Opulous for trademark infringement based on Opulous using his name and likeness as part of a “Lil Yachty NFT Collection” advertising access to his new music. Miramax, LLC v.

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IP Non-Fungible Tokens Artwork Intellectual Property 52

SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The Court also took note of the defendant’s applications for identical trademark and artistic work, despite the plaintiff’s prior registrations for lack of bona fides. X wins copyright infringement case against 17 music publishers. Dr Reddy S Laboratories Limited vs Neutec Healthcare Pvt.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They filed a suit alleging copyright and trademark infringement against the defendant after discovering that they were selling household products under the name, ‘SUFIYAMA’, using a similar trade dress and artistic work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , Thus, exploitation of a derivative work ordinarily requires the permission of both the owner of the copyright in the underlying work and the owner of the copyright in the derivative work. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , 569 (1994).

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Question: is a political newsletter really artistic? One of the issues running underneath the disputes over Rogers is what courts means when they say there’s a special test for ‘expressive’ or ‘artistic’ works. Of course, there are lots of expressive works that are purely commercial, like standard advertising.

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