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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Come with this Kat for a stroll around this week’s posts from IP blogs. Copyright A Kat walking and enjoying its freedom. moral rights. Supreme Court will hear an ongoing case involving the alleged infringement of a geometric clothing pattern by a fast fashion store. Is the Spanish implementation of Art.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale. vii] Deidrè A.

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Never too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

A Kat waiting for the next IP case. Copyright This Kat reflected on a judgment issued by the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris on 31 March 2023 which concerned a claim of copyright infringement in a typeface. The Court held that a musical box infringed of an author’s moral rights.

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The Five Essential Copyright-Related Terms You Need to Know

Kashishipr

Intellectual Property & Intellectual Property Rights. Intellectual Property (IP) and copyright are related; however, they are not the same. In simple terms, IP is a category of property that includes the intangible (i.e., In simple terms, IP is a category of property that includes the intangible (i.e.,

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Non-fungible Tokens: Commercializing Exclusive Digital Art- A Companion Piece

IPilogue

In this piece, I will recapitulate Strickland- Murphy’s exploration of IP ownership of Non-fungible Tokens and expand on recent developments since May. Therefore, the purchaser of an NFT will only receive the underlying copyright when the smart contract accompanying the NFT expresses this. What about copyright infringement?

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

The IPKat

and virtual worlds, including in respect of IP rights. The strategy includes 10 actions – the most relevant of which for IP rightsholders is Action 6, which includes developing a “toolbox to fight counterfeiting” by Q3 2023. However, blockchain may be useful tool for evidentiary purposes in copyright infringement cases”.

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Sunday Surprises

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Topics will include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers' rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling as it appears in court and out-of-court litigation. For more information and to register, click here. More information and submission guidelines can be found here.