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  • Litigation update: Photographer Jingna Zhang loses plagiarism case against Luxembourg student artist who ripped off her work

    Litigation update: Photographer Jingna Zhang loses plagiarism case against Luxembourg student artist who ripped off her work

    Singaporean photographer Jingna Zhang’s lawsuit against a Luxembourg-based art student Jeff Dieschburg accusing him of copying her work has been rejected by the district court in Luxembourg.
    According to Luxembourg media outlet Delano, the court determined that Zhang's photograph did not meet the requirements to be covered by Luxembourg or European copyright law, asserting that “there was insuf

  • How AI-generated artwork may jeopardize original artists’ creations

    How AI-generated artwork may jeopardize original artists’ creations

    The discussion surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) art is developing quickly. In recent months, an AI-generated image took first prize at a fine art competition, an exhibition of DALL-E 2-produced artwork opened in a museum, and an artist registered a work she created using an AI generator with the US Copyright Office.
    In September, New York-based artist Kris Kashtanova became the first pe

  • GUESS called out by graffiti artist Banksy for using his designs without permission

    GUESS called out by graffiti artist Banksy for using his designs without permission

    Renowned graffiti artist Banksy has accused fashion retailer GUESS of allegedly stealing his artwork and exploiting it for promotional purposes without giving proper credit or taking permission. GUESS has since clarified its position.
    A GUESS store window on Regent Street displayed Banksy's most famous artwork, The Flower Thrower, Flower Bomber, Rage, or Love is in the Air.
    It showed an imag

  • Frequent rip-off of Mexican designers and why the government has stepped in to protect them

    Frequent rip-off of Mexican designers and why the government has stepped in to protect them

    Mexico’s independent designers are facing a slew of design rip-offs by larger brands, and the indigenous designs are also not being spared. However, the Mexican government has now stepped up its efforts to protect the country’s independent and indigenous creations.
    Designer Georgina Chávez is the latest victim of a rip-off. She alleged that her designs have been copied and sold on China’s onlin

  • Disney sued by musician Daniel Grigson over a song from 'Frozen II' soundtrack

    Disney sued by musician Daniel Grigson over a song from 'Frozen II' soundtrack

    The song Some Things Never Change from the Frozen II animated movie is the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co. and songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
    Musician Daniel Grigson accused the songwriters of stealing key melodic elements, chord progressions, and even portions of the words from his song That Girl which he wrote almost two decades ag

  • The Late Late Show’s James Corden accused of copying Ricky Gervais’ joke

    The Late Late Show’s James Corden accused of copying Ricky Gervais’ joke

    In response to accusations of copying a joke of comedian Ricky Gervais, James Corden has accepted that he said it but didn’t know it came from Gervais.
    The anchor of The Late Late Show delivered a talk about Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter and included a joke that fans noticed was strikingly similar to one from Gervais's 2018 stand-up performance Humanity.
    In the joke, Corden said: “When you

  • Coachella accuses ‘Coachillin’ Business Park of trademark infringement

    Coachella accuses ‘Coachillin’ Business Park of trademark infringement

    The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival's organizers have accused a cannabis business park in California of trademark infringement for adopting and using the term "Coachillin".
    Coachillin Holdings and several associated entities have been accused of taking advantage of a common hashtag and expression associated with the music festival.
    In the lawsuit, AEG’s Goldenvoice, the owner of the

  • South Indian blockbuster Kantara accused of ripping off music band Thaikkudam Bridge’s song

    South Indian blockbuster Kantara accused of ripping off music band Thaikkudam Bridge’s song

    Hit Indian movie Kantara has been accused of plagiarism by popular music band Thaikkudam Bridge, which has alleged that the song Varaha Roopam from the film is a copy of its song Navarasam with its identical melody and chords.
    The band took to social media to express their frustration.
    It shared the album cover of their music alongside the poster of Varaha Roopam on Instagram to inform thei

  • NFTs are distinguishable, hence can be deemed property - Singapore High Court rules

    NFTs are distinguishable, hence can be deemed property - Singapore High Court rules

    A new decision from the Singapore court highlights the nature of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the applicability of existing laws to such relatively novel technologies.

    The High Court of the Republic of Singapore has ultimately determined that NFTs may be considered property and thus "be the subject of a proprietary injunction”.
    The order is in reference to an injunction from May

  • Marvel's “Werewolf by Night” called out for plagiarizing poster graphics

    Marvel's “Werewolf by Night” called out for plagiarizing poster graphics

    While Marvel's show Werewolf by Night has gained a lot of popularity amongst its viewers, it has been accused of copying its poster image of a werewolf with red eyes from a graphic designer.
    Estonia-based Midiankai has accused Marvel of stealing his design that he had created six years ago as a T-shirt image for hardcore Dutch band Born from Pain.
    Midiankai tweeted a photo of his design alon

  • H&M Home accused of copying bowl designs from an independent designer

    H&M Home accused of copying bowl designs from an independent designer

    H&M Home has been accused of plagiarism in their new line of homeware products.
    Independent Swedish designer Mimmi Blomqvist blamed the company for copying her bowl designs and robbing her of only livelihood.
    As soon as the launch event took place, Blomqvist’s fans sent her messages and pictures of products from the event that looked identical to her products.
    On Instagram, Blomqvist

  • Why PitchMark is calling all IP lawyers to join the Global Legal Network to help innovators

    Why PitchMark is calling all IP lawyers to join the Global Legal Network to help innovators

    Innovators spend most of their time and energy in creating, and often miss out on protecting their ideas, or learning about different ways to deter third parties, with whom they might share their ideas, from copying them without due credit or compensation.
    Nobody expects creators to become legal experts and that's precisely why PitchMark is building a Global Legal Network of law firms and lawye

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