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Pro shutterbug’s guide to IP

Likelihood of Confusion

Here’s a good excerpt from a new book by copyright doyenne Nancy Wolff called The Professional Photographer’s Legal Handbook. It’s on a favorite topic of mine, namely intellectual property rights (supposed ones, that is) in buildings: A three dimensional building will rarely serve as a trademark.

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Can I Publish Interior Photo of Museum Without Permission?

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The topic of our publication is the museum. Getting permission from the photographer would eliminate any risk resulting from your publication. Assuming the photograph is basically a documentation of the entrance, this second factor may weighs in your favor as well. The authors found the image on the web. on the web.

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When is it Fair Use to Use a Photo to “Illustrate” an Article?

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Pub Ocean : McGucken is an accomplished photographer. He photographed a lake that materialized at Death Valley. The article contained several of plaintiff’s photographs. This case involved a photographer who focuses on “dangerous stunts,” “exotic animals,” “sideshow eccentricities,” and “people who have overcome obstacles.”

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Insights from the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings

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I attended the Global Online Thesis Topic Meetings (“GOTTMs”) hosted by Leiden University on April 5, 2022. My favourite example is the virtual artist CJ Hendry who created a realistic painting from an iconic Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat photograph. She discussed this topic in greater detail in her aforementioned paper.

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The IPKat’s 20th Birthday Conference Reports – Part 1

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Well, yesterday was no exception, as the official photographs of the day also attest (the photographer is Neil Graveney). Lord Justice Arnold also focused on the topic of diversity in the IP profession, specifically the judiciary, He noted how the full-time IP judiciary in England and Wales still lacks in diversity.

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Announcing the Winners of the 2nd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law!

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A photograph of Prof. (Dr.) Like last year, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. Like last year, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP.

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How Prince and Warhol Got to the Supreme Court

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The facts of the case span decades but, in short, involve Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph of the famous musician and actor Prince. Goldsmith took the black and white photograph, using her artistic expression to try to capture a certain imagery. What is “transformative” has been a hotly debated topic for years.