2012 Contracts Moral Rights 
IP and Legal Filings
MARCH 14, 2022
Section 57 of the Copyright Act of 1957 covers authors’ special rights particularly, highlighting the importance of expanding such rights beyond solely economic grounds. As a result, the lifetime of these rights varies greatly between countries. Waiver of moral right of the author permissible?
SpicyIP
MARCH 8, 2025
Further, the MoU also underscores the requirement of separate contracts of music directors and lyricists with producers whereby both will have the right to negotiate independently. Before the 2012 amendment, the right to a royalty of these composers and lyricists barely existed.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 18, 2021
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP, hereinafter the “Treaty”) came into force on 28 April 2020 in the first thirty contracting parties (the minimum number required). It was a historic milestone in the area of rights related to copyright. Key aspects of the Beijing treaty.
Velocity of Content
DECEMBER 4, 2024
1 Another key right is the creation of derivative works, which includes adaptations or translations. 3 This action would violate the right to translate, which is a specific aspect of the broader right to create derivative works. Annemarie Bridy, Coding Creativity: Copyright and the Artificially Intelligent Author , 2012 Stan.
IP and Legal Filings
JANUARY 23, 2023
Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law. NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability. Blockchain technology allows smart contracts to operate, ensuring the integrity of all sent and received data. [iv]
SpicyIP
MAY 23, 2024
Image from here Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors By Surabhi Katare In a major development, Calcutta High Court’s passed a landmark judgement on May 17, 2024, in safeguarding the copyrights of authors of music and literary work used in sound recordings.
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] 8] These provisions recognized the rights of directors. Agi Music, the court made two rulings that severely restricted the rights of songwriters.
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