Mozart Bears His All; To A Greater Extent Than Copyright Reports

Paddington Bear, the IPKat's other one-half (Jeremy) feels obliged to describe the attending of this blog's readers to the perils of those who are non exploited bears simply who are exploited by bears. He refers specifically to the late, lamented Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who, 250 years later his nascency as well as 214 years later his earthly remains were consigned to a pauper's grave, is directly existence resurrected every bit ... a bear, according to an article inward Ananova.

The bear, made past times High German toymakers Hermann, is the latest inward a long trace of bizarre Mozart merchandise on offering this year, from yoghurt as well as sausages to a musical Mozart bra. The allegedly collectable toy volition article of apparel catamenia costume as well as a white wig as well as play Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. 500 of the hand-made Mozart teddies volition hold out produced, nearly 150 of which volition hold out on sale inward direct shops inward the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland for £165 each.

Left: The King of Bears - maybe nosotros should telephone band him Bud ...

Below, right: a British Exmoor Mozart Bear

observes that Mozart has been registered every bit a merchandise grade past times diverse people for dissimilar classes of goods - simply the dead composer scarcely serves every bit an indication of rootage inward most cases. He's effectively purpose of the production itself, giving it its (novelty) value inward the eyes of consumers. Merpel adds, it's miserable to mean value how many people bring made coin out of Mozart's music, his refer as well as his picture when he never had the jeopardy to exploit whatever intellectual holding rights of his own.

Listen to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik as well as hold out educated here
Hermann send makers here
Self-advocacy for teddies here


Latest ECDR

The Jan 2006 number of Sweet & Maxwell's European Copyright as well as Design Reports has directly been published. This number contains 3 English linguistic communication translations of foreign-language cases:

* Dreamnex v Kaligona (Cour d'appel de Paris, France) - copyright infringement as well as unfair contest activity next the unauthorised copying of information from a website;

* Ryszard J v Stanislaw due south (Court of Appeal, Katowice, Poland) - blueprint infringement as well as merchandise secrecy adjust next the alleged misappropriation of the shape of toy jumping frogs as well as mice;

* Mayan v STF 1 (Cour d'appel de Paris, France) - whether the procedure of selecting participants inward a TV demo was protectable past times copyright.

There are too a yoke of other useful decisions for the copyright connoisseur:

* GMG Radio Holdings v Tokyo Project (High Court, England as well as Wales) - the appropriation of a "style" of CD embrace is non the infringement of copyright;

* EMI Records as well as others v Eirecom (High Court, Dublin, Ireland) - the courtroom orders an meshing service provider to give details of subscribers which it couldn't otherwise break on trace concern human relationship of its obligations of confidentiality.

If you lot bring whatever intelligence of interesting as well as exciting European copyright cases that you'd similar to come across reported inward full, delight electronic mail the IPKat here with details.