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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

Kashishipr

SSPL was incorporated in 2004. Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright.

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Copyright Infringement and Remedies in Nigeria

IPilogue

Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Section 15 (1) (a)-(g) of the Copyright Act, C28, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“LFN”), 2004 , provides several acts that amount to copyright infringement in Nigeria. CONCLUSION.

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Authorship of photographs and ownership of image rights in Nigeria: Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd

The IPKat

is it the actual user of the photograph under a licence arrangement or the licensor or both); the author of a photograph as an artistic work; whether passing off applies to images/photographs; and what to establish to succeed in a claim for passing off relating to image rights. VMNL) or both that person and their licensee (i.e.

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Interaction Between Ai And Copyright : Who Has The Copyright In Ai?

IP and Legal Filings

Image Sources : Shutterstock] Copyrightability In Indian Context Copyright is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. In India, section 14 of the Copyright Act [2] defines copyright in terms of the exclusive rights granted to the owner of the copyright. [3]

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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

43(B)log

Not all marketing of artistic works is noncommercial speech. Citing Dastar and Rogers ; noting in a footnote that Dastar suggested that Lanham Act false advertising claims might sometimes govern statements about artistic provenance without raising any First Amendment concern.] 4th 135 (2004); cf. citing Hustler v.

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The Much-Adapted “Peter Pan” (1904 – Forever )

Velocity of Content

Peter and the Starcatchers (2004 novel, the first in a series). A field in the copyright record for this book at the Copyright Office reads “Authorship on Application: “Novelization: TriStar Pictures, Inc., employer for hire.” (As As I mentioned, this stuff can get complicated.). This — prequel? spiritual successor?

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The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Author: Nandini Biswas, in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing [1] Duijnstee v Goderbauer; ECJ 15 Nov 1983 [2] Mariano Municoy, ‘Allocation of Jurisdiction on Patent Disputes in the Models Developed bythe Hague Conference in Private International Law: Asymmetric Countries and (..)