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In one of the many iconic scenes of Ridley Scott’s movie Blade Runner (1982), an artificial “replicant” called Rachel plays piano for the...

In one of the many iconic scenes of Ridley Scott’s movie Blade Runner (1982), an artificial “replicant” called Rachel plays piano for the...

The Spanish Supreme Court has established a clear distinction between the copyright of artworks and the copyright of characters featured...

On 31 May 2023, the UK Intellectual Property office (UK IPO) published the “UK Industry Agreement on Music Streaming Metadata”. The...

The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is causing concern among various music industry stakeholders. In the...

In a legal dispute that has been ongoing for more than 10 years between Sony and the manufacturers and distributors of the “Action...

UK government announces that UKIPO proposals to introduce TDM exception will not be proceeding. On 1 February 2023, George Freeman MP the...

To what extent is it permissible to parody a copyright protected fictional character for advertising purposes? A recent judgment by the...

The Supreme Court declares that the use of the deceased artist's image to advertise a music festival was an infringement of their image...

Will we slip into avatars to see new movie releases in the metaverse in future? Film events have already made their way into today's...

The English Court has handed down its first decision finding that copyright may exist in a literary character per se. In this case the...

In the judgment delivered on 26 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the action of the Republic of Poland to...

Following an 11-day trial in London, featuring Ed Sheeran briefly singing from the witness stand, the High Court on Wednesday handed down...

The UK IPO has published its five year strategy for protecting IP with the aim of ensuring that IP rights in the UK are some of the best...

The Commission Guidance on Article 17 of the “Directive 2019 (790/EC on Copyright in the Digital Single Market”) provides much-sought...

In order to comply with the transposition obligation – yet with 5 months of delay and with a result that seems to be (at least)...