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[Guest Post] Long walk to copyright reform #9: The Copyright Amendment Bill ensures fair remuneration for South African creators and performers

The IPKat

This led to the establishment of bodies such as the Music Industry Task Team (MITT) in 2000 (p26) and the Copyright Review Commission (CRC) in 2010. Indeed, the CAB lives up to its core objectives as set out in its long title.

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

The IPKat

Seabrook’s 2010 obituary says that-- …as a marketing / promotion effort, he personally obtained the registered trade-mark for the word “Ogopogo” and an artistic rendering of the famed lake monster. So, what was the work registered under Copyright #102327 on June 9, 1953.? We may never know.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

In 2009, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) mass-produced sweaters as part of their official merchandise for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. It is likely that tattoos would fall under the Copyright Act under section 5(1), which delineates artistic works as expressions through visual medium. Current State of the Law on Tattoo Designs.

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Navigating the Global Intellectual Property Landscape: Key Treaties and Agreements

IIPRD

3] Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 1887 ‘The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works’, formed on September 9, 1886, is the earliest international treaty on copyrights. [4] 14] “Nayoga Protocol, 2010, UN Doc. Geneva, WIPO, 1984.” [3] 3] Kumar, Nagesh.

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Copyright and Artificial Intelligence in Music Creation

IP and Legal Filings

For a work to be copyrightable, it must be “original ” and fixed in “ tangible form”, such as a sound “recording recorded on a CD” or a “literary work printed on paper ”. [2] 2] A musical work is the composition itself and does not include the lyrics or any sounds. “It Danske Dagbaldes Forening, [2010] F.S.R.

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Protecting Product and Packaging Designs in China Part II – Copyright

LexBlog IP

If the author is a foreign natural person or legal entity, the product design or 3D packaging may be protected as a foreign work of applied art under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (“Berne Convention”) for 25 years in China. For comparison, U.S. Like in the U.S.,

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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

IP and Legal Filings

It usually entails review, commentary, satire, comedy, criticism over the original work. Even though Section 52 of the Copyright Act classifies any artistic work under fair use, it is imperative to note that it does not safeguard total imitation of a work. Baby Gift House, 2010 SCC OnLine Del 4790. [6] Rajagopal v.