LexBlog IP
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy. It is no surprise that the legalities of the public domain are more complicated than the headlines suggest. But not so fast. But this does not mean use without restriction.
The IPKat
AUGUST 29, 2022
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ranging from art and literature to fashion and cinema, remain among the hottest legal topics in the world of intangible rights, despite the lack of clear legal regulation. Thus, on June 21, 2022, the Istanbul Third Civil Intellectual Property Court (“IP Court”) issued a preliminary injunction regarding NFTs.
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The IPKat
APRIL 8, 2022
But for IP types, perhaps their most notable accomplishment was the revenge that they took upon the copyright system. The movie had entered cinema oblivion. With the book in the public domain, these discoveries enabled circulation of the movie, leading to a spate of other Dracula-based productions, taking their lead from Nosferatu.
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 31, 2023
Walt Disney Company: The ‘Pirates’ Lawsuit The case is centred around ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, a household name in the world of cinema. Unprotectable elements such as ideas, concepts and elements in the public domain are filtered out of this test. The defendants were provided with a copy of the screenplay.
SpicyIP
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
We’ve had a busy week at SpicyIP with lots of IP developments on and off the blog. Writing on two recent IP developments, we highlighted the Delhi High Court’s order clarifying the position on matters pertaining to revocation petitions and appeals under Section 117A, after the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021. Highlights of the Week.
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