1 April 2019Copyright

Mercedes hits back at street art infringement claims

German carmaker Mercedes Benz has filed a series of civil actions seeking declaratory judgment that it did not infringe graffiti artists’ copyright in a marketing campaign for its G 500 Series truck.

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