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Can a photographer own a copyright on a scene in the news and history?
Duane Morris LLP - USA -
January 16 2013
Can a photograph that becomes linked with history or news be protected from imitation? The First Circuit Appeals says that the answer is "no". The…
A short story about a red bus on a monochrome background
- Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- April 26 2012
A recent decision of the English Patents Court involved a claim for copyright infringement relating to photographs used by the parties on the packaging of their respective products.
UK Patents County Court finds copyright subsists in digitally manipulated photograph
- McDermott Will & Emery
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- United Kingdom
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- February 29 2012
In Temple Island Collections Ltd v New English Teas Ltd 2012 EWPCC 1 (12 January 2012), Judge Birss QC found that an image belonging to New English Teas infringed the copyright subsisting in a digitally manipulated photograph of a London scene created by Temple Island Collections.
Question and answer: do I need permission to use a photograph of public domain art?
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- June 23 2011
Let's imagine someone wants to use a photograph of a very old painting in their movie or television show (or, what the heck, in a book) - under Canadian law, do they need permission from the photographer or other owner of the photograph?.
Author! Author! Can monkeys own copyrights in self-portraits?
- Foley Hoag LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- August 2 2011
No, monkeys can’t own copyrights.
Snaps: Temple Island Collections Ltd v New English Teas 2012 EWPCC 1
- Winston & Strawn LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- April 3 2012
A case causing somewhat of a stir in the world of copyright law at the moment is the recent Temple Islands case about photographs of a bright red routemaster bus.
Portrait photographs and copyright
- Wragge & Co LLP
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- European Union
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- December 15 2011
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has considered the breadth of copyright protection for portrait photographs including an assessment of the limitations to be applied in relation to criticism and review and public security.
Canada's new photography copyright regime: clearance challenges
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- December 3 2012
With the coming into force of many of the provisions of the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-11) on November 7, 2012, Canadian copyright law boasts a new regime with respect to photographs.
CJEU rules on copyright protection of photographic portraits
- McDermott Will & Emery
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- European Union
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- February 29 2012
In Case C-14510 Eva-Maria Painer v Standard Verlags GmbH 1 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that portrait photographs enjoy the same copyright protection as any other work.
Bill C-32 the Copyright Modernization Act
- McMillan LLP
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- Canada
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- June 4 2010
After failed attempts in 2006 and 2008, the government tabled the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32) in the House of Commons on June 2nd, 2010.
Canada’s copyright reform
- McMillan LLP
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- Canada
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- September 20 2010
After failed attempts in 2006 and 2008, the government tabled the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32) in the House of Commons in June of this year.
The Federal Court warns publishers not to hide behind authors in obtaining permission to publish copyright material
- Holding Redlich
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- Australia
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- May 15 2013
A recent case in the Federal Court of Australia has cast light upon the importance of publishers obtaining proper permission prior to the publication
The Daily Copyright - business costs issue
- Wragge & Co LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- June 12 2012
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PIPEDA and filmingphotographing individuals for film and TV projects
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- February 15 2011
This article explores the interface between Canada's primary federal privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"), and the activity of filming or photographing an individual where the resulting film or photograph is used in a motion picture or television project.
Bratz and Baby Buddies - clarifying the ideaexpression dichotomy
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- August 10 2010
The ideaexpression dichotomy is fundamental to copyright law, and can be stated with relative ease.