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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. In this sector, intellectual property (IP) regulations are essential for defending the rights of inventors, artists, and producers.

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Free Mickey? (Don’t Be Goofy)

LexBlog IP

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. But not so fast.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (November 8-November 15)

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Call for Papers: NALSAR’s Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) Vol. The Defendant was served with a copy of summons and it did appear in one of the hearings, but later stopped, thus causing the matter to proceed ex-parte. Call for Papers/ Submissions . 13 [Submissions by December 30, 2022]. Image from here.

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The football game as a copyright work (Part II)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It has been copied many times, and recognising any exclusivity in such a move would undoubtedly impede the “technical progress” of the game. I would put it on a level with a great piece of music or a great piece of cinema. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition.