The IPKat

JUNE 30, 2024

This Kat has found a recent ruling issued by the Paris Court of Appeal concerning a copyright infringement dispute involving photographs. This judgment provides an opportunity to examine the concept of originality as applied to photographs, and also to understand what may constitute an infringement of moral rights.

Moral Rights 135

Moral Rights Copyright Infringement Copyright Advertising 135

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale. 139 (2016). [ix]

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Travel costs which a journalist incurs in the course of their research do not fall within the scope of application of Section 32 UrhG, but merely remuneration for the use of rights. Claims under copyright law. In 2015, the BGH ruled that managing directors have limited liability in copyright matters.

Contracts 98

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes. More information about this event here.

Intellectual Property 69

Intellectual Property Moral Rights Registration Editing 69

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

7] , the plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and requested the issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the defendant’s film “Mohenjo Daro” from being released. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatta, (2016) 2 SCC 521 [3] Sholay Media and Entertainment v Parag M. Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt.

Cinema 98

Cinema Copyright Blogging Registration 98

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Digital Rights Management emerged as a result of ubiquitous copyright infringement related to digital content. DRM work mechanism to protect the digital copyright work is to put barriers in places to prevent the stealing of the digital content. Rameshwari Photocopy Services & Anr, 2016).

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

Personality Rights 59

Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59