Dr Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool)
Mr. Marabout is a painter known for his works that blend visual art with the “strip art” movement, where the artist incorporates comic strip cultural references to …
Dr Jennifer Young (University of Groningen)
Meta still seems to be having issues with humorous content, satire in particular. The Oversight Board (the Board) – which oversees Meta’s moderation decisions about content posted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads – has …
Dr Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool)
In just a few days, a new parody exception in Danish copyright law will come into effect (Section 24 b). This change follows significant developments in the Little …
Prof. Laura E. Little and Hailey McHugh Gilles (Temple University School of Law)
Continuing its string of decisions focusing on trademark parodies, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down last week its decision in Vidal v. Elster, once again reminding …
The Forum for Humor and the Law has joined Cartooning for Peace, Cartoonists Rights and other organizations in calling for the immediate release of Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani, who was sentenced to a total of six years in prison for …
Dr Sabine Jacques (University of Liverpool), 8 May 2024
Whether one can use a trade mark for humorous purpose is a contentious issue. In a recent decision by the Paris Tribunal of First Instance, the …
The annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies (ISHS) will take place online on April 19th-21st. Please click here for the full schedule, including details on the double panel ‘LOLz and the Law: Online Humor in …
On April 16th-17th, in Rotterdam, the European Commission’s Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) will hold a face-to-face meeting with approximately 20 experts, focusing on how practitioners can deal with borderline content (such as disparaging memes) spread by extremists as a way …
In the 4th Annual Research Webinar of the Australasian Humor Studies Network (AHSN), ForHum member Dr Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández (Queensland University of Technology) will delve into the intricate interplay between digital platforms, memes, and racial …
On May 22nd (12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST), Andrew Bricker and Alberto Godioli will moderate a Zoom session on the special issues on humor and the law they co-edited for Law, Culture and the Humanities (Laughter as Critique/The …