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Unclear student guide not enough to constitute authorisation to use short film still

The IPKat

In March 2019, Mr T noticed that a still from his short film had been extracted and modified for use on all ECAR CAMPUS's media. In these circumstances, on 5 June 2019, Mr T brought a claim against ECAR CAMPUS for copyright infringement before the Tribunal judiciaire of Lyon (TJ). 131-2 and L. 131-3 of the CPI.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

However, the conversation being considered as a contract between them was unclear regarding the IP rights. The creator was vague in terms of rights that they will keep in terms of moral rights or was it an implied license as terms were not clearly stated though there was a transaction. 6] Stuart D. 2d 119 (2d Cir.

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The Future of Copyright. In memory of Luigi Carlo Ubertazzi (Report 2/2)

The IPKat

Ricolfi sees the need to revise the classical paradigm of intellectual property not only by calling for the intervention of the legislator, but rather by rediscovering the classical elements of civil and private law: · role of the contract; · civil tort; · collective actions, recalling the importance of Directive 2020/1828.

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AIPPI Congress (Report 1): Is IP the "bogeyman" in access to Covid-19 vaccines?

The IPKat

This is the first in-person Congress since London hosted in 2019, so it was only apt that the first panel session was on the topic of IP and Covid-19. Under US law, there is a distinction made between R&D contracts and a procurement contract (explained neatly in the Airbus/Boeing 353 WTO panel report under Bayh-Dole regime).

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In order to bring readers up to date on earlier developments, over the next few days we will be republishing in four parts an article (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law from 2015 to 2019 organised by topic. This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights.

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Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors

SpicyIP

Secondly , in a contract of service, under Section 17(c), the authors surrender their rights to the employer for valuable consideration, including the right to collect royalty. Thirdly, 2012 Amendment does not change the law with regard to independent copyright in sound recordings.

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