moral rights
Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo
31 August 2020
In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo.
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“Your word is your bond”: Is Trump’s plagiarism of Obama copyright infringement?
10 August 2016
As the US presidential election continues, with it comes more copyright controversies.
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Bieber Fever running high, “is it too late now to say I’m SORRY?” – allegations of copyright infringement against The Biebs (aka Justin Bieber)
15 June 2016
Indie artist, Casey Dienel, who goes by the name of “White Hinterland”, is suing Justin Bieber and producer, Skrillex (as well as the other songwriters) for alleged copyright infringement in relation to Bieber’s hit and annoyingly catchy song “Sorry” (you know the song where The Biebs is singing about Selena Gomez – you can listen to it here).
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Copyright and the US primaries: From Adele to Neil Young, why do artists keep getting Berned by politicians?
7 March 2016
From Trump to Clinton to Cruz, there is no presidential campaign that doesn’t involve the candidate strutting onto the stage to an ‘inspirational’ song.
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(Street) Art Buff: More avenues for the protection of graffiti works
2 October 2015
In a previous post (here), IP Whiteboard discussed the potential avenues that a street artist may have in protecting their work from defacement or removal by recourse to intellectual property rights.
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Self(ie) made: Artist makes a Princely sum selling other people’s photos
4 June 2015
That selfie stick might actually be a wise investment – after all, your next Instagram post could be worth thousands.
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The Moral Rights of Graffiti Artists
6 February 2015
Preservation of the art is clearly a major issue for the graffiti community. Are these artists able to have recourse to intellectual property rights to preserve their work?
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