No joy for Joyce scholar
Stanford professor Carol Shloss is suing the estate of James Joyce in the US under copyright laws, according to the Contra Costa Times. Shloss, a Joyce scholar, wishes to use copyright material on her Joyce-related website and argues that the Joyce estate has abused copyright in order to prevent her from providing scholarly comment on Joyce and his work. She is also arguing that the trustees of the Joyce estate have destroyed materials in their care.
While the IPKat thinks that it’s highly unfortunate if Joycean papers have been destroyed, he can’t see what copyright law could do to stop this. The copyright defences allow defendants to escape infringement actions, they do not give a positive right to access physical materials which are protected by copyright.
Coming up in the Registry
The IPKat has spotted hearings involving oppositions to the registration of the follow
ing marks in the UK Trade Marks Registry:
* Have a Break
* Hotelsrus
* Wheels ‘R’ Us
* Small Claims R Us
* Budweiser
Full hearings diary here
En Chile solicitan registro de Denominación de Origen del producto gourmet "Dulces de la Ligua"
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Ante la presencia de autoridades, el INAPI de Chile recibió la primera
solicitud de registro de Denominación de Origen para un producto nacional
gourmet:...
1 comment:
"The copyright defences allow defendants to escape infringement actions, they do not give a positive right to access physical materials which are protected by copyright."
Ah yes - but in the UK compare s.296ZE CDPA 88 which provides that where an ETM prevent permitted acts, you can obtain a remedy by issuing a notice of complaint to the Secretary of State who can direct the owner of the copyright work to make it available.
A weapon (after a fashion) against the digital lockup. Can't wait for someone to have a go under this section!!!
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