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1.PATENT US435748, “MUSTACHE GUARD” The above patent is titled “Mustache Guard.”This invention essentially holds up a mustache to keep it out of drinks and food. Other inventions include a “Mustache Shield” and a “Mustache Cup …
Artificial intelligence meaning Artificial intelligence, also called AI, studies whether and how computer systems can be made that can simulate human thinking. AI learns from the experiences it encounters. It can adapt itself to new …
It is news these days that the heirs of the English writer Roald Dahl, in agreement with his longtime publisher Puffin (part of the giant Penguin Books), have agreed to modify the books of the …
Entertainment Law jobs. Are you lost in navigating the legal maze of IP? You don’t how to navigate the copyright maze and protect your intellectual property rights? Entertainment Law jobs. Do You Need an Entertainment Lawyer? The …
Author moral rights: different approaches in civil and common law How a society treats its artists reveals many of the values of that culture. Some cultures integrate creative efforts into the fabric daily life; others …
Most of the big Film Festivals won’t accept a submission if all content within the film isn’t cleared for use. For example, the Sundance Film Festival has the following regulation: “It is the sole responsibility of …
Privacy rights: Release of right to privacy of photographs for use in a film The laws on privacy prevent the inclusion of certain photographs in films where the permission of the person in the photograph …
The introduction of the blockchain technology is a great asset to the art industry. Although many companies offering services to implement the blockchain into art are yet at the beginning of a new era, it’s …
Is it possible to copyright a sequence of movements such as yoga poses, dance steps or pilates movements? International courts, scholars and copyright offices tried to give an answer to this question for some time. …
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Trade Secrets in Italy: DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/943 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE EU COUNCIL of June 8th 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, …
Trade Secrets: the implementation in Italy of the EU Directive n. 2016/943 DIRECTIVE (EU) 2016/943 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE EU COUNCIL of June 8th 2016, on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business …
New Ancillary Right: my point of view on Copyright Reform (di Angela Patalano) One of most controversial issues of the European Commission’s Proposal for a Directive on Copyright is the article 11, entitled “Protection of press …
Brand identity, corporate identity and brand image: differences It is important to distinguish between corporate identity, brand identity, and brand image. Corporate identity is concerned with the visual aspects of a company’s presence. When companies …
Preventing Image Theft (by Andrea Feustel at Copytrack) Here are the simplest to the most complex methods for image protection. Name the copyright owner The attribution can be placed either on your own website or …
Album Cover and right of publicity (By Nathan Solis) SANTA ANA, Calif. (CN) – A father of two sued rapper Cardi B in federal court Thursday, claiming she used his likeness without his permission on …
The Seven-Second Rule (by David Kluft) If you are a television news producer or documentary filmmaker, you have almost certainly faced this issue. You are putting together a story about a past event, and you want to …
