Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Typically, in the case of scholarly publications, authors are publicly funded through payment under a standing contract with a university or research institute, or through project funding, including EU funding. Copyright in a work made for hire resides in the author of the work, unless the commission contract provides otherwise.

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Publishing Contracts Art Copyright 126

IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. According to the law, a scriptwriter who is engaged by a producer to write a good script has no ownership rights to the work he produces. [2] Aditya Pandey [2016] SCC Online SC 967. [8] 1] [link]. [2]

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Cinema Ownership Music 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The analogous non-digital conduct would be to take a photograph of a crowd inside La Baguette with the caption “La Baguette, Christmas party 2016,” erase “La Baguette,” write-in “Tito & Tita,” and keep the photograph on the wall where customers can see it. Further, Maryland courts allow departing employees to take preparatory actions.

Social Media 98

Social Media Contracts Ownership Business 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Starting from those technical definitions, the notion of portability made its way into the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In relation to objects subject to ownership, like tangible items, such an entitlement to revindicate ( rei vindicatio ) is commonly guaranteed as one of the prerogatives of the owner.

IP 93

IP Contracts Social Media Copying 93

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The social contract of copyright, which main purpose is to realize a broader collective concern, the access of citizens to science and culture ( Geiger, 2013 ), lies in the approximation of the interests of rightholders and users. More radically, the right to control the public lending of certain works could be eliminated ( IFLA, 2016 ).

Copyright 118

Copyright Art Licensing Contracts 118

The IPKat

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Joint ownership of IP rights is one of the areas that, in practice, may generate some of the biggest headaches, in particular when it comes to determining what each and every joint owner can do independently of the other owner(s). It is also an area in which historically different legal systems have had different rules in place.

Ownership 52

Ownership Law Contracts IP 52

Trading Secrets

JUNE 14, 2023

Existing law mandates that physician non-competes entered into, amended, extended or renewed on or after July 1, 2016 must be separately and individually signed and may not last longer than one year after cessation of employment or extend beyond a 15 mile radius from the physician’s primary site of practice.

Ownership 59

Ownership Contracts Law Business 59

The TTABlog

APRIL 6, 2022

Illyrian began distributing the products in 2016 and established a first use date of July 31, 2016. As in Moreno , the agreement the written agreement between Illyrian and GKS did not give Illyrian any ownership interest in the marks, but only a license permitting it to use the marks as the distributor of the brandy.

Ownership 52

Ownership Registration Trademark Contracts 52

LexBlog IP

JUNE 14, 2023

Existing law mandates that physician non-competes entered into, amended, extended or renewed on or after July 1, 2016 must be separately and individually signed and may not last longer than one year after cessation of employment or extend beyond a 15 mile radius from the physician’s primary site of practice.

Ownership 52

Ownership Contracts Law Business 52

SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

The Proviso added to Section 17 prescribes that the rights of an author of original literary, dramatic, and musical work will be unaffected by the Producer’s ownership of the copyright in a cinematographic film and ownership of the employer on the work made under a contract of employment. Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd.

Music 98

Music Copyright Ownership Licensing 98

Intepat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

To expedite market entry and avoid delays in formalizing an assignment or license agreement, parties sometimes rely on verbal agreements, which are considered valid under Indian Contract Law. A similar position was taken in In re CTP Innovations, LLC (2016). Ohio Willow Wood Co.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Trademark Intellectual Property Law IP 52

Intepat

JUNE 13, 2024

The infringer must pay up to INR 25,000 for each instance of piracy, recoverable as a contract debt. Blockchain Technology can be utilized by businesses or individuals to create an immutable digital ledger that records the details of each design, including its creation date, creator’s identity, and ownership.

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Design Designs Branding Brands 52

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

In 1963, Disney expressed skepticism about monopoly aspects of extended term and “expressed doubt that Congress would approve a longer ownership period.” Before 2016, appeared to be that these multipliers were impermissible punitive damages. In 2016, Leonard v. Could attend to contracts of adhesion in that way.

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Copyright Copying Music Fair Use 45

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).

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

” Although Warhol created the Prince Series nearly forty years ago and three years prior to Warhol’s death, it was not until 2016 when Condé Nast featured the “Orange Prince,” one of Warhol’s silkscreen prints, as part of its tribute to Prince’s passing that Goldsmith learned of the additional reproductions.

Licensing 52

Licensing Fair Use Copyright Derivative Work 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. 2016; resubmitted May 2018). September 23, 2016. August 30, 2016. April 5, 2016.

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Litigation Settlement Marketing Marketing 52

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The termination of this seven-year partnership, most famously known for its development of the Yeezy sneakers, raises important questions about IP ownership when business collaborations collapse. This includes at least eight US design patents filed by Adidas in 2016 that claim the ornamental design of the Yeezy sneakers.

Business 131

Business Contracts Branding Brands 131

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In 2016, the USPTO rejected Bitcoin’s trademark application. Smart contracts are contracts that are used to regulate NFT transactions. The copyrights that subsist on an NFT are also governed with the help of a smart contract. In the NFT space, a buyer is granted ownership over a copy of a digital artifact.

Intellectual Property 89

Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Copyfraud Contracts 89

IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In an address to a parliamentary committee in 2016 , Rankin Inlet-based artist Theresie Tungilik noted that “[the] artist’s resale right will have a positive financial impact as 10% of Canada’s export is Inuit art.”.

Art 105

Art Moral Rights Artwork Editing 105

43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

2016 survey says 59% of Americans would be willing to buy a smart gun, including 56% of political conservatives and 4 of 14 gun owners. Regulating terms of trade also permitted, including © ownership/exclusivity/restricting investment in local productions. 1 of 6 police officers shot are shot by an officer’s own gun.

Copyright 52

Copyright Fair Use Marketing Marketing 52

JIPL Online

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

1] It’s not uncommon to hear artists complain about record label contracts once they see the impact their deals have on the control of their own music. [2]. Artists’ Frustrations with Transfer of Ownership in Record Agreements. BACKGROUND. 9] Kanye West also recently went public about his fight to regain the rights to his masters. [10]

Music 98

Music Ownership Contracts Copyright Law 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The lawsuit involves sound recordings of 19 interviews that then-President Trump voluntarily gave to Woodward between December 2019 and August 2020, plus one interview from 2016 (when Trump was still a candidate). Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. Issue 3: Is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C.

Copyright 131

Copyright Blogging Publishing Fair Use 131

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Contracts aren’t enough to specify what each person is to do and what percent of the profits they get. Disempowers those who participate in TM but not in the ownership of the company. In 2016, b/c of issues from 2012 and McCain, the ASCAP/BMI blanket license added an opt out for political campaigns. There is no one truth.

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Branding Brands Branding Registration 45