At first glance, art-marketplace websites like Redbubble and Society6—which print original designs uploaded by users on various consumer products—seem like ideal platforms for an artist to make some extra cash.…
Category: Image
Legal Battle Over Monkey’s Selfie Leads to Settlement
Recently British photographer David Slater came to a settlement with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to a selfie taken…
in Contracts, Copyright, Fair Dealing, Image, Internet, IP, MediaLaws, Movies, Social Media, Supreme Court of Canada, Technology, Telecommunications2by Editor
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The Academy Awards Selfie Rights Debate
Copyright ownership in Ellen Degeneres’ famous Oscar Twitter Selfie, which holds the record for most retweets, might be unclear, but for the average citizen sharing the picture, it doesn’t matter much. Canada’s fair dealing…
"CANDY" Trade-mark Proves Too Bitter for King
Video game developer King made headlines and the IPilogue last month when they applied for a trade-mark for the word CANDY in the United States. The move generated extensive commentary and negative backlash…
in Canada, Commercialization, Competition, Design, Development, Image, Infringement, Innovation, IP, Jurisdiction, Patentability, Patents, Technology, Telecommunications, US, US-Canada Relations0by Editor
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Would a Keyboard by Any Other Name Feel as Sweet? BlackBerry Sues Ryan Seacrest’s Typo
BlackBerry is suing Ryan Seacrest’s iPhone keyboard case company Typo for patent infringement. The suit – which also alleges trade dress infringement, dilution, unfair business practices and unjust enrichment –…
in Canada, Contracts, Copyright, Copyright Reform, Fair Dealing, Human Rights, Human Rights Issues, Identity Theft, Image, Internet, Personality Rights, Privacy, Regulatory Policy, Reputation Management, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology, UK, US0by Editor
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Dating Sites Scrape Internet for Women’s Photos, Including Those of Deceased
Dubious and likely illegal image scraping is alive and well. And outside of particularly public, harmful cases like Rehtaeh Parsons’ photo ending up on a dating site, few organizations or…