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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 …
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. …
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 …
Yoko Ono sues John Lemon Yoko Ono pressured a Polish beverage company into changing the name of its new drink, “John Lemon,” with the singer-artist’s legal team alleging that the product infringed upon her late husband, John …
Prince Copyright Image The estate of pop art icon Andy Warhol is suing a photographer to protect his legacy from her claim that he copied her photo of Prince, according to a lawsuit filed Friday …
Unicorn Frappuccino infringed trademark for ‘Unicorn Latte’ A New York City café, The End Brooklyn, has taken on multinational coffee company Starbucks in a war over unicorns. Filed at the US District Court for the …
Eagles File Trademark Suit Against Mexican Hotel California The Eagles are suing the owners of a Mexican hotel named Hotel California, claiming it’s capitalizing off the band’s hit song of the same name. The band …
Moral right in the European Union We are considering doing a survey on moral rights in the European Union. Thus, we would be glad if you could take some time to answer the following questions. …
Taking advantage of the reputation of the earlier trade mark PEAR/ APPLE BITE R 0860/2016-5 (Cl. 9, 35, 42) – EUTM applied for Earlier trade mark (EU) RESULT Decision confirmed KEYWORDS: Conceptual similarity, Distinctive element, Due …
Media literacy refers to all the technical, cognitive, social, civic and creative capacities that allow us to access and have a critical understanding of and interact with media. These capacities allow us to exercise critical …
European Convention Cinematographic Co-Production Twenty-five years after its creation by the Council of Europe, the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production will become more international. On January 30, during Rotterdam International Film Festival a revised Convention …
Copyright Ownership Film chain of title documentation Broadly, there are two legal approaches to understanding copyright, one from the common law perspective or the other from a civil law perspective. The distinction between the two …
Film coproductions Germany and Italy – Everything you need to know! Despite the strength of the theatrical market in both countries and the geographical proximity, there are still only a few bilateral film coproductions between …
European co-productions in Berlin and Copyright: Achtung! Berlin / Rome, November 21, 2016 – The law firm Dandi announces the opening of an antenna in Berlin. In line with the growth trend of our firm and with …
Copyright infringement claim: Hilary Clinton Bobbleheads. Hillary Clinton is at the center of a legal battle between two companies that each sold a bobblehead featuring the former presidential candidate in a black-and-white prison jumpsuit and …
Copyright Law Fanfiction: Legal Issues with Fanfiction (By Heather Sapp) Do the words “fic” or “fannish” mean anything to you? If they do there are pretty good chances you are familiar with fanfiction. Maybe you are …