Two weeks into the new year and our Kats have already discussed a number of different topics.
Neil Wilkof took us
back to the medieval ages, and looked at the work of Moses Maimonides’ “The
Guide of the Perplexed”. Neil discussed how this medieval philosopher was
concerned lest third-parties misused his famous treatise, and ruminated on
whether Maimonides was exercising a medieval form of moral rights.
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Parody under copyright and trade mark law: key guidance from Zorro .. and the Italian Supreme Court
Eleonora Rosati
reported on a seminal Italian Supreme Court decision setting out the
requirements and limits of parody under both copyright and trade mark law–concerning
no less than a bottled water ad featuring the character Zorro!
Marcus Pemsel took us
through a recent German Supreme Court decision setting out the standards one
must meet to obtain a blocking order against websites that host infringing
content, arguing that perhaps,
these requirements are set too high.
IPKat book of the year awards - voting extended!
Hayleigh Bosher
reminded us that we have until FRIDAY this week to vote for the IPKat Book of
the Year Awards!
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