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It offers the judiciary a series of contextual factors that are to be weighed in assessing the use of copyrighted works. In contrast to the approaches of many other countries which have legislated exhaustive lists of exceptions to copyright, fair use provides an open normative framework.
In light of the US “fair use” doctrine, HBO’s position on this issue stands on questionable legal foundations.įair use is a doctrine unique to the United States that permits uses of copyrighted material without prior permission. But beyond this discussion, HBO’s comments raise questions about the extent to which their intellectual property is implicated by the President’s use of Game of Thrones imagery. In today’s political climate – fuelled by duelling comments and criticisms on social media – many viewed the US network’s comments as a form of validation for their distaste of the President’s policies and governing style. Representatives from HBO commented: “Though we can understand the enthusiasm for Game of Thrones now that the final season has arrived, we still prefer our intellectual property not be used for political purposes”. Interesting for those following intellectual property issues, however, are the comments that HBO made in response to the President’s reference to the series. As a reference to the President’s view that he has been exculpated from all wrongdoing, the use of the Game of Thrones imagery is timely given the recent release of HBO’s 8 th and final season of the series. President Donald Trump has again made reference to Game of Thrones in a Tweet. Following the conclusion and publication of Robert Mueller’s investigation and report, the President posted an image on social media with similar imagery and font to Game of Thrones titles, reading “Game Over”.
Article by Anthony Rosborough, LLM Candidate in the Intellectual Property & The Digital Economy Programme at the University of Glasgow