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Just another Checkmate on copyright & layouts
Erica VaccarelloNot for the first time recently, have we seen the granting of copyright protection on a project of interior furnishing. Following the Court of Milan’s ruling which recognised copyright...
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Top 10 posts on the Kluwer Copyright Blog in 2018
Kluwer Copyright BloggerAs we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2019 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over...
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Copyright case: Levola v Smilde, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Patricia MariscalThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on a series of questions referred by the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Appeals Court (Netherlands), relating to the possible copyright...
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Finnish court rules on copyright in the film ‘Iron Sky’
Petteri GuntherThe Finnish market court (Markkinaoikeus) has sided with the producers of the sci-fi feature film ‘Iron Sky‘ in a copyright case (MAO:302/18) concerning rights in that movie. The market...
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Member States can no longer require a higher level of originality for works...
Estelle DerclayeCopyright and design – too many layers of protection for G-Star Raw jeans and other functional creations? On 2 May 2019, Advocate General Szpunar delivered his opinion in Case C-683/17,...
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Using copyright to stop copycats – Islestarr Holdings Ltd v Aldi Stores Ltd
Jeremy Blum and Marc LinsnerIn a recent UK High Court decision Charlotte Tilbury was able to claim artistic copyright in two designs subsisting in its Starlight Palette make-up palette and successfully...
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CJEU decides that the originality level is the same for all copyright works,...
Estelle DerclayeOn 12 September 2019, the CJEU held that according to article 2(a) of Directive 2001/29 (the InfoSoc Directive), Member States’ copyright laws can no longer protect models (in other...
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‘Shape of You’ – has Ed Sheeran got form for copyright infringement?
Hugo CoxEd Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ was a giant hit of the last decade, a runaway success story – well almost. There is a fly in the ointment. Sami Chokri (a.k.a. Sami Switch) is claiming Sheeran and...
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Fabrics can be works of artistic craftsmanship in the UK: Response Clothing...
Jeremy Blum and Marc LinsnerIn Response Clothing Ltd v The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Ltd [2020] EWHC 148, His Honour Judge Hacon (“HHJ Hacon”) found that copyright subsisted in a fabric design as a work...
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Spanish Supreme Court rules on Student’s Copyright Infringement claim
The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled in a case concerning the infringement of copyright of a student whose professor reproduced, without the former’s consent, certain sections of the student’s research...
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The CJEU decision in Brompton Bicycle – A welcome double rejection of the...
This case concerned the famous Brompton bicycle which can be folded to carry away after use (Case C‑833/18, SI, Brompton Bicycle Ltd. v. Chedech / Get2Get); the author commented on the Advocate...
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‘All he has done is to play the game’: eSports players and copyright
Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash Interest in eSports (‘electronic sports’ or competitive video gaming) has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. With many traditional face-to-face sports...
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AI and IP – to legislate or not? UKIPO’s public consultation seeks evidence
Photo by Rock’n Roll Monkey on Unsplash On 29 October 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office launched a public consultation looking at how the copyright and patent regimes should deal with...
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The Jungle Bird, El Diablo, and the Zombie or Machine Learning Models,...
Image by Dorothée QUENNESSON from Pixabay European and international policymakers have raised how artificial intelligence (AI) interacts with intellectual property (IP) law on several occasions....
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Copyright law and football matches: impossible to match? (Part I)
This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” in Natalie Helberger, Joost Poort, Martin Senftleben, Mireille van Eechoud, Stef...
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Copyright law and football matches: impossible to match? (Part II)
This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” in Natalie Helberger, Joost Poort, Martin Senftleben, Mireille van Eechoud,...
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The football game as a copyright work (Part I)
Image by Keith Johnston via Pixabay This post is based on the chapter “The Football Game as a Copyright Work” in Natalie Helberger, Joost Poort, Martin Senftleben, Mireille van Eechoud, Stef van Gompel...
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The football game as a copyright work (Part II)
Image by Keith Johnston via Pixabay This post is based on the chapter “The Football Game as a Copyright Work” in Natalie Helberger, Joost Poort, Martin Senftleben, Mireille van Eechoud, Stef van Gompel...
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Copyright originality in fashion: industry-induced bias against small...
Image by freestocks-photos from Pixabay Fashion is an industry largely led by seasonal trends. Status-conferring new designs are being launched bi-annually, during the Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer...
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Robojournalism – A Copyright Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in...
Photo by AbsolutVision on Unsplash The buzz around AI-generated outputs seems to never stop. While the field is rich on exaggerated claims, there are certain domains that have seen a genuine revolution...
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