Monday, 31 July 2017

So farewell then Section 73 CDPA...

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Section 73 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) is repealed with effect from today, 31 July, as a result of the coming ...
Tuesday, 25 July 2017

THE COPYKAT - A copyright infringement oriented week!

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This CopyKat by Lolita S. Let’s start with a videogame , shall we? Many of you have already heard about League of Legends , a MOBA (Multi...

Key Ingredient in Ethiopian Cookbook Copyright Infringement Claim Found Missing by Federal Judge

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District Judge Brian M. Cogan from the Eastern District of New York granted on July 19 the motion to dismiss of the author of an Ethiopi...
Sunday, 23 July 2017

What can the possible implications of the CJEU Pirate Bay decision be? A new paper

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[Apologies for the cross-posting to those readers who also subscribe to The IPKat, where this post was originally published on 22 July 20...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Donald Graham’s Copyright Infringement Suit against Richard Prince Allowed to Go Forward

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People interested in the U.S. fair use doctrine owe appropriation artist Richard Prince gratitude for providing several interesting fair...

THE COPYKAT

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Two influential committees in the European Parliament have now voted on their respective responses to the draft European Copyright Directive...
Tuesday, 11 July 2017

New York State Fails to Extend the Scope of its Right of Publicity Statute

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New York State has a statutory right to publicity, New York Civil Rights Law §§ 50 and 51. It protects the right of publicity of a “ perso...
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Wednesday, 5 July 2017

The CopyKat. Friday the 13th without Jason Voorhees, sounds like a nightmare!

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The Flamingos June was certainly an interesting month in the world of copyright, and below you will find a selection of stories that hav...