Communications Law
Sonal Kaura
Fashion Passing Off Denied
After our lectures on passing off, I found a case that involved two fashion companies. In Original Beauty v G4K, the High Court did not find that passing off had been established. In its claim, Original Beauty, House of CB, argued that G4K, Oh Polly, copied its “get up” and misrepresented to the public that Oh […]
Banksy: “Copyright is for Losers”
In his 2005 book, Wall and Piece, Banksy famously wrote that “copyright is for losers,” underpinning his anti-establishment stance. However, despite this claim regarding copyright, Banksy may need to use copyright infringement if he wants to prevent Guess from further using his work without his permission. Recently, Banksy has claimed that Guess has used his designs […]