As Ruth’s case shows, fighting for free speech is not only about legal victories; it is about reclaiming the right to express personal beliefs without fear of professional or social retribution. For ...

But business deals and diplomatic negotiations are not the same. Business deals involve dollars and cents. Diplomatic negotiations involve countries and citizens. Business deals are often one-off ...

The Oscars 2025 broadcast was a relatively staid affair, with little of the political tub-thumping that has characterised previous editions. While in past years host Jimmy Kimmel has taken shots at ...

The shoe company argued its sandals "are copyright-protected works of applied art" that may not be imitated - in an effort to try and stop copy-cat sellers. The Birkenstock sandal is recognisable ...

The Birkenstock’s “pure craftsmanship using formal design elements,” he found, is not enough. The shoes’ aesthetics are secondary to their orthopedic functions, so they aren’t art.

Germany’s Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that German shoe maker Birkenstock’s world-famous sandals can’t be considered “works of art” that enjoy copyright protection. By claiming copyright, ...

Trumpworld is a simplistic place. The leader of the free world thinks the whole world, free or not, exists simply to bend to his will. And so far it has. Colombia wouldn’t let military planes full of ...

Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify as works of art, a German court has ruled. The company had claimed its footwear could be classified as art and so was ...

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