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EU 'Pastiche' Ruling Offers New Tool For Copyright Defense

By Alex Baldwin ( April 20, 2026, 4:34 PM BST) -- The European Union's top court has in principle opened the door for creatives to skirt copyright protections if the use of another's work is considered pastiche, and lawyers expect to see the previously obscure copyright exception become a popular defense....

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