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Record Nr.

UNISA996344247703316

Autore

Niedersüss Carl Dominik J.

Titolo

I don't even recognize you anymore : the limits of the protection of alteration and modernisation of fictitious characters / / Carl Dominik J. Niedersüss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baden-Baden, [Germany] : , : Nomos, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

3-8452-5714-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

MIPLC Studies ; ; Volume 24

Disciplina

341.10192348

Soggetti

Trademarks - Law and legislation - Germany

Trademarks - Law and legislation - United States

Copyright - Characters - Germany

Copyright - Characters - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover;  I. Introduction;  II. General considerations;  A. Character advertisement;  1. Definition of the notion "character";  2. Reasons for character marketing;  3. The need to adapt;  B. Legal considerations on character advertisement;  C. Economic considerations on character advertisement;  III. Germany and the European Union;  A. Trade mark protection;  1. Protection in the national German framework;  2. Protection in the Community Trade Mark framework;  B. Copyright;  Germany;  C. Unfair Competition Law;  Germany;  D. Other forms of protection;  Protection via personality rights?

IV. United States of America A. The federal trade mark system;  1. Protection of characters;  2. Adaptation of trade marks;  B. Copyright;  D. Other forms of protection;  V. Synthesis, conclusion and policy recommendations;  List of works cited;  I. National Statutes;  1. United States of America;  2. European Union;  a) Community Statutes;  b) Austria;  c) Germany;  II. Court Rulings and other decisions;  1. United States of America;  2. European Union;  3. Great Britain;  4. Germany;  5. Austria;  6. International law;  III. Journal Articles/Reports;  1. United States of America



2. European Union 3. International;  IV. Treatises;  1. United States of America;  2. European Union;  3. Germany;  4. International