26 August 2015Copyright

Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ may avoid Disney IP claims, say lawyers

Banksy’s “Dismaland” exhibition may avoid infringing Disney’s intellectual property rights thanks to UK copyright provisions that legalise some parodies, but a trademark application may yet prove troublesome, lawyers have claimed.

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