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Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

IIPRD

Since an artist is responsible for the very conception of his painting, drawing, sculpting or a literary work, he is entitled to monetary compensation upon the artwork’s sale. This right emanates from the personhood theory of copyright law which forms the basis of moral rights and has been accepted throughout the world.

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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

The IPKat

Last week the media reported (see here ) that the Commercial Court Number 9 of Barcelona has issued a decision on the precautionary measures filed by VEGAP, the sole copyright collecting society which in Spain represents authors of artworks against the well-known Spanish fashion brand. 5/08, paragraph 56; C?435/12,

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Revisiting Bananas, Duct Tape, Walls, & Copyright–Morford v. Cattelan

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Among all of the fruits, bananas play an especially important role in copyright jurisprudence. For example, we must resolve when duct-taping a banana to a wall infringes copyright. This case involves Morford’s 2001 artwork named “Banana and Orange.” The short answer should be “never.”

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State Farm’s Nod to Nostalgia Sparks Copyright Clash With Atari

Copyright Lately

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this part II we discuss two additional aspects, with a focus on UK copyright law and the EU copyright acquis. The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law.

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Rights in Titles: Delhi High Court Affirms Rights in the Title of Iconic Bollywood Film

IPilogue

The lawsuit was filed in 2001 when the defendants were found to have registered the domain name ‘www.sholay.com’ for its website. are not eligible for copyright protection. As stated above, Canadian copyright law also does not protect titles of works. based company, as well as its Indian affiliates and founders.

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Copyright Goes Bananas: District Court Rejects Maurizio Cattelan’s Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claim Against His Taped Banana

LexBlog IP

Within hours, his work, Comedian , sold for $120,000, went viral, and became that year’s perhaps most discussed artwork. [2] copyright law does not protect “elements of expression that nature displays for all observers,” [8] which, according to Cattelan, excludes the main components of Morford’s artwork.