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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

1] However, this growth also brought an onslaught of new Intellectual Property (IP) issues. In the recent instance of Projekt Melody and DigitrevX, [4] the VTuber Melody lost her account for a day and her twitch partnership after a DMCA takedown after DigitrevX accused her of IP infringement. [5]

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Localisation Vs Globalisation in Gi Tags

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Intellectual Property (IP) is a fascinating domain of human creativity and innovation. It means the products created by the use of the human mind as well as some resultant inventions, literary works, original designs, and the identities of various trademarks or logos that serve as brands in the market.

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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

David Vaver is the Acting Director of IP Osgoode and a Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School. Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. 2 of the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c. The relevant part of s. 5 reads: .