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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too. It is also pointed out that the lack of respect for authorship rights can be explained by the difficulty for publishers to identify and contact the artists and photographers of the works.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. For example, when uploading artwork to Artrepreneur, the artist also gives the company a limited right to copy, display, and distribute digital copies of the artwork as needed to provide the services of the website.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. For example, when uploading artwork to Artrepreneur, the artist also gives the company a limited right to copy, display, and distribute digital copies of the artwork as needed to provide the services of the website.

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

LexBlog IP

Following the announcement, Roc-A-Fella’s attorneys sent cease-and-desist letters to SuperFarm and Dash. 27] The defendants also claimed that the creation of the NFTs fell within Tarantino’s Reserved Rights, namely the right to publish his Pulp Fiction screenplay. [28]. As a result, SuperFarm cancelled the auction. [5]

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. million USD sale of his “Warrior” painting, which became the most expensive Western artwork sold in Asia. The IP owner may wish to send cease and desist correspondence to both the NFT’s creator and the marketplace on which the NFT is listed.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (December 18- December 24)

SpicyIP

Anish Jain Trading as M/s Navkar Cosmo on December 20, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The Plaintiff contended that the Defendants had adopted identical packaging of its products, including eyeliner, kajal and mascara, and had only replaced the Plaintiff’s ‘GET BOLD’ mark with ‘NEW BOLD’, keeping the writing style and artwork identical.