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On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the denial of Stephen Thaler’s application to register A…
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In a decision of 20 February 2025 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) denied copyright protection as a work of applied art for two sandal designs. The ruling…
The commercial teaching kit use the artist’s works in their entirety and encouraged the students to create their own art based on them.
An art center that sold “art kits” for use by children made a…
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Welcome back for the second part of the C-590/23 Pelham II hearing commentary. In part one (here), we covered the interpretation of pastiche. However, a very…
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On 14 January 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) heard oral arguments in the much-anticipated case C-590/23 Pelham II, where the German…
The government will have to pay the software developer only $150,000 for its infringement.
The U.S. Navy will be required to pay just over $150,000 in damages for its installation of virtual reality…
Claims arise out of publication of textbooks in electronic format.
Several textbook authors, purporting to represent a class, have stated a claim for breach of contract arising out of publisher…
As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2025 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. Last year…
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There is news from Germany on the EU liability concept for indirect infringers. The German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) has ruled on the liability of…
