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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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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

David Vaver is the Acting Director of IP Osgoode and a Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The following is a preview of a paper to be published in the Intellectual Property Journal. . Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. Section 34.1(1)

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Powering the Future: Insights on Energy Innovation from a Semester at Alectra (IP Intensive Reflection)

IPilogue

Egin Kongoli is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. When I was first assigned a utility provider as my placement for the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive, I thought, “What does providing electricity have to do with intellectual property?”

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Shielding Innovation: Understanding Copyright Protection for App Developers and Their Software

Intepat

However, this flourishing industry brings forth a multitude of legal challenges, encompassing privacy concerns and intellectual property protection. It thus becomes crucial for them to safeguard their creations through effective intellectual property laws. What is copyright protection?

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Innovating the Term ‘Inventor’: AI and Patent Law

IPilogue

Interestingly, the court also distinguished between ownership and inventorship , emphasizing that only humans can be capable of ownership, but inventorship only requires the capacity to invent, which AI arguably possesses. Patent Law in Canada.

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Kat Von D, Think Before You Ink

IPilogue

More generally, the case raises an interesting consideration towards balancing the rights of copyright owners and the right of tattoo owners’ to privacy and bodily autonomy. . Further Reading. For more information on The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc.

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Safeguarding Personal Names

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Many companies exploit renowned person identities without obtaining proper consent, leading intellectual property experts to advocate for the safeguarding of image rights through registration under Intellectual Property laws.