IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

Recently, there have been instances of disputes between film producers and scriptwriters or musical composers over rights such as remakes, dubbing rights, etc. [3] 7] They argued that since they paid for these elements to be used in their movie, they had legitimate ownership of the final product.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Globally, these rights are codified in statutes like the Lanham Act in the US, but, in India, they mainly arise from the constitutional right to privacy under Article 21, and as extensions to the moral rights of performers enshrined under Sections 38, 38A and 38B of the Copyright Act. Entertainment Pvt.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

The protection of moral rights, including the rights of publication, authorship, alteration, and integrity, is perpetual. However, a copyright registration certificate serves as evidence of ownership, which is required for enforcement actions by administrative authorities. Like in the U.S.,

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

We have already traversed through Junes , Julys , Augusts , Septembers , Octobers , Novembers , Decembers , and shared some stories like Rahul Cherian’s Legacy, 2010’s International Efforts on Pandemics, Corruption in IP Offices, Law Making via Leaked Documents, etc. It’s the 8th post of this monthly series.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

RoBlaBlog – Thoughts on dual licensing and contrib agreements (Posted on 2010-02-27 by robla) While dual licensing has its detractors , there’s no denying its effectiveness in reconciling the differing needs of various parties involved.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

RoBlaBlog – Thoughts on dual licensing and contrib agreements (Posted on 2010-02-27 by robla) While dual licensing has its detractors , there’s no denying its effectiveness in reconciling the differing needs of various parties involved.

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