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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Copyrightable elements film. The written word and the visual image aren’t the only copyrightable elements in film. Most productions use music to bolster the audience experience. Copyrightable elements film. Music Unless the music is in the …
Film Production Intellectual Property Challenges. The entertainment industry’s core product is intellectual property – mainly copyright. If you want your film to see the light of day without you being named a defendant, you need to …
Motion pictures copyright protection: rapidly developing technologies threaten to undermine the efficacy of copyright protection for motion pictures In our present “age of information” the new technology of digitalization has upset the delicate balance created and …
Idea expression dichotomy. Idea expression dichotomy and copyright theories in action Rihanna Victorious in Lawsuit Claiming She Copied “Rockstar 101” Video. The court held in favour of Rihanna and dismissed Clar’s 2014 claim for copyright infringement …
Internet file sharing deterrence techniques. The “deterrence” techniques used by right holders to dissuade or control file sharing on the Internet. While Courts try to stop downloads of copyrighted works in Internet through unusually interpretations …
Movie Piracy Debate. The illegal download of music and films The Internet has become an easy tool to connect people and share information. It is a fundamental medium that has become necessary not only to …
Sexually provocative Films. Audience, BBFC and perceptions of sexual violence in Straw Dogs (1971) Films have certainly become more explicitly violent since the early sixties and their presentation of violence has changed significantly. This is …
Sexual violence perception films: Audience, BBFC and perceptions of sexual violence in Irreversible (2002). In 2002 a French film, Irreversible, was passed uncut, in spite of a protracted rape scene. The film was assessed by …
Entertainment Contracts – From book to screen Film rights are the rights under copyright law to make a derivative work, in this case a film, derived from an item of intellectual property [1], in the …
Perceptions sexual violence films. How audience’s perception of sexual violence in films can influence BBFC’s valuation and vice versa Abstract The audience’s perspective and the BBFC’s position in regard to Straw Dogs (1971) and Irreversible …