The Olympic Logo, The Pope and Miley Cyrus – Yes, it’s all legal, it’s Today’s Interesting IP!

Ahoyhoy There’s some remarkable (pun intended) stories doing the rounds over the last few days, here’s a pick of some of my favourites!

• Japan 2020 – Olypmic Logo Scrapped Amid Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism claims – http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34115750
• A house has to be partially taken down because its design breached copyright – http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201508/25/copycat_building_is_copyright_infringement_says_court.page?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original
• Photographer sues…..a lot – http://www.ipbrief.net/2015/08/31/pinterest-free-advertising-or-copyright-infringement-the-fight-of-a-photographer-to-protect-the-rights-of-his-industry/
• The Pope at the centre of Copyright Infringement claim (well, kinda) – https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150828/23303532100/official-portrait-popes-us-visit-being-investigated-copyright-infringement.shtml
• The Dallas Buyers Club – http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/423614/Copyright/Dallas+Buyers+Club+The+downloaders+strike+back
• Are your website cookies up to the new requirements? – https://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/2015/08/31/website-cookies-google-consent-policy-tech-law
• The MTV VMAs – Fashion, Miley Cyrus and Copying Styles – http://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleleinbachreyhle/2015/08/30/the-threat-of-fashion-and-lawsuits-at-the-mtv-video-music-awards/ and http://www.buzzfeed.com/robstott/an-aussie-fashion-chain-claims-miley-cyrus-ripped-off-its-lo?utm_term=4ldqpia#.gmAWD1Dx
• BMW Spare Parts – http://www.marques.org/class46/default.asp?D_A=20150828

More tomorrow afternoon, feel free to comment or share and get the discussion going Brian