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Inclusion of a lamp in a photograph: French court sheds light on incidental inclusion

The IPKat

Copyright infringement cases often provide an opportunity to explore exceptions and limitations to copyright. This time this Kat encountered a recent French case involving incidental inclusion, an optional exception/limitation to copyright under EU copyright law [ IPKat on incidental inclusion here ]. 112-1 and L.112-2-10

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

The IPKat

Here they are in case you missed them: TRADE MARKS Katfriend Marijus Dingilevskis posted on a recent decision of the Lithuanian Supreme Court, which states that even if a trade mark has been registered in the international register for 40 years, this is no guarantee that a subsequent national designation will be also registered.

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[Guest post] European Commission strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds

The IPKat

Intellectual Property The EC’s comments on each of the IP rights in virtual worlds are primarily found in the Staff Working Document. The communication further states that “it is not clear whether minting or storing NFTs on the blockchain is an exploitation of a copyrighted work.

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

Kashishipr

Such creations may include literary and artistic works, designs, names, inventions, etc. Copyright’s relationship to IP is that it is just another form of IP, like trademarks, patents, and industrial designs. Or is it the copyright symbol with the small ‘C’ inside you think about instantly?

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Simple homage to pre-existing work doesn't qualify as parody under French law

The IPKat

One of the alleged parodic busts The comic strip "The adventures of Tintin" and its characters, created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, have been the source of numerous copyright infringement disputes in recent years [ here ]. It should be noted that the alleged infringer did not attempt to question the originality of Tintin.

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Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo

IP Whiteboard

This leads to a number of questions: Is it copyright infringement to copy a work and use it as a tattoo? Does copyright exist in tattoos? What about moral rights? Is it copyright infringement to copy a work and use it as a tattoo? . What about moral rights? 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3]

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Adding a glass canopy to a mosque infringes architect’s copyright and the canopy must be removed, says Cologne Regional Court

The IPKat

The plaintiff’s suggested design was approved by the defendant as well as by the local authorities of the city where the mosque was to be constructed. Statutory copyright protection remains unaffected. […] § 13. Under § 14, the author has the right to prohibit the distortion or any other derogatory treatment of their work (i.e.,