Just when it appeared that the UK's political situation was beyond parody, The Economist have come along and proved that it is not, as illustrated by this image on their latest cover. We're grateful for the opportunity that august publication has provided us to update our 'introduction to IP law' seminar on the use of the parody defence. A no-deal, hard Brexit does seem like quite a high price for that opportunity, but every cloud and all that....

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