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A musical box infringes author’s moral rights, says the French Cassation Court

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Charles Trenet (1913-2001) was a renown French singer, composer and lyricist. During his lifetime, Trenet assigned his economic rights to these songs to his music publisher, Editions Raoul Breton. After Trenet’s death, all his patrimony (including the moral rights to the songs) were inherited by his friend, Georges El Assidi.

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Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

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[Image Sources : Shutterstock] As per the intellectual property regime in India, this right to monetary gains is not exhausted upon the selling of the artwork by the artist; rather, he/she is entitled to a certain amount or royalties upon every resale of the artwork. Artists Rights Directive. Filer, Randall K. “A

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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

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In 2001, the professor published a critical edition of Demetrii principis Cantemirii. In 2017, the Regional Court of Bucharest held that the defendants had infringed the professor’s moral right of attribution. Background Professor Dan Slușanschi was a Romanian classicist and specialist in Indo-European linguistics.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

In India, protection under copyrights is provided into two forms, which includes, economic rights and the moral rights of the author. Economic rights are enumerated under section 14 of the Act and section 57 deals with the moral rights of the copyright holder. Devices like- Computers, TVs, Watches etc.

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

Many film titles or names like Dhoom (ID: 1319835), Padman (ID: 3749859), 3 Idiots (ID: 1940729), and Singham (ID: 3672533), have been registered as a service mark under class 41, of the fourth schedule of the Trademark Rule, 2001. ” A similar view was reiterated in “ Kanungo Media (P) Ltd.

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IPSC Breakout 5 Comparative Approaches

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Roots as old as 2001 Directive ordering methods developed, as well as 512(j)(1) allowing site-blocking injunctions in the US which has never really been tested in court. Authors’ rights are designed to protect that intellectual and emotional bond. Strong emphasis on moral rights in continental Europe.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

According to article 1(1): intellectual creators, by creating the work, acquire intellectual property over it, which includes, as exclusive and absolute rights, the right to exploit the work (property right) and the right to protect the personal link to it (moral right). Emphasis added.)