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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

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This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. Another significant divergence lies in the recognition of moral rights.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Technically, from a copyright perspective, the NFTs were derivative works of the Paintings (underlying works), since the former included major copyrightable elements of the (previously created) latter. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted.

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WIPIP: In Memoriam and Fair Use

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Fair uses tend to divide into buckets: justified by new work; justified by project. New work: Derivative work or embedding work: Cambpell v. Use is justified by context of being placed in new work. Not suggesting that “work” and “project” are exhaustive categories. Prince is work plus embodiment.

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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

The IPKat

That is the great contribution of modern copyright law, recognizing as it does the legal status of a derivative work and thereby opening unlimited commercial possibilities for the work of art." [ Merpel notes that, of course, while the Larivière painting is not protected by copyright, it is the principle that concerns us.

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Copyright implications of Augmented Reality for cultural goods – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

As a result, AR may be attractive not only to potential users of the cultural heritage-related services, but also for market operators with commercial interests. However, as mentioned, AR can also be developed by third parties, and in particular by market operators that have no initial connection with bodies managing cultural heritage.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

It is somehow different from the right to make transformative derivative works (where the word “transformed” is used in Section 101 ) such as film adaptations of books, which clearly require copyright owner consent. is being used as code. I look forward to the creativity that will be on display. Case 2- Anderson, et al.