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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-inexorable-rise-of-streaming-and.html How should we view the decline of the movie theatre industry? This is hardly a new question—The Economist reported that America has 1,600 fewer cinemas than it did at the beginning of this century. Then, the average movie goer went to the cinema about five times a year; now,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/conversations-with-frands-top-courts-in.html Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends tells a thoroughly enjoyable tale of friendship, love and envy. As Frances, the novel’s protagonist, comes of age her ties to the other three main characters become more difficult to navigate. Having learned that there are no easy solutions or black and white situations,... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/doh-may-be-female-deer-and-re-drop-of.html For Kat readers who may have not studied musicology at university (and even if you did), Kat friend, Dr. Aleksandra Sewerynik, provides an enlightening discussion of how harmony should be understood in the context of copyright infringement. Let’s start from the basics. Copyright infringement of a piece of music... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-ipkat-and-merpel-stand-against.html Intellectual property law is all about encouraging innovation and creativity. About making new things and pushing the boundaries to benefit and enrich society. We share visions of the promise of what can be changed and what can be improved. We pride ourselves in challenging outdated thinking, in dismantling the orthodoxy.... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/single-unit-of-publication.html In order to enforce copyright protection, US copyright law imposes a registration requirement for US works; in some cases, several works can be grouped together in a single registration to reduce the costs imposed upon the registrant. What happens when the works in such a registration were not published... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/sunday-surprises.html It might not be your birthday, but the events below will make you feel just as spoiled! Conferences Surely feels like my birthday! The European Intellectual Property Forum is hosting a conference on “25 Years of Cooperation: Major Achievements, a Promising Future” in Paris on 15 and 16 October 2020. Making... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/never-too-late-if-you-missed-ipkat-last.html The IPKat team has been very active last week! Be sure not to miss a thing. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall Trade marks Spotted: GuestKat Riana Harvey reports on the failure of Global Brand Holding to register ‘XOXO’ as a European Union trade mark. In T-503/19, the General Court... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/academy-logo-featuring-oscar-statue.html What happens when the work that you wish to register is a derivative of your own earlier work? This is the slightly unusual quandary that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (‘the Academy’) found itself in when it tried to register its logo (the ‘Work’) – which prominently features... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/around-ip-blogs.html This Kat is pondering patent pools In another busy week for IP, there’s been lively discussion in all corners of the IP blogosphere.CopyrightThe Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (JIPLP) discussed the Hungarian position on the InfoSoc directive’s parody exception, with the Municipal Court of Appeals having confirmed that... Continue reading
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http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/06/book-review-conflict-of-laws-on-internet.html In a world largely of national laws with territorial jurisdiction and enforcement, the internet is a complicating factor. Online activities have the potential for instantaneous, global effects, implicating a variety of national legal regimes. Thus, as the internet becomes increasingly integral to much of our daily lives, conflict of... Continue reading
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