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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era. Copyright And Copyright Law Copyright is one of the crucial parts of Intellectual Property Rights which helps the owner of any creative work to have a legal right over the possession of such work or art.

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Fair Use for Documentaries in US Copyright Law: Brown v Netflix

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2020 the District Court agreed with the defendants that the use of the song in the documentary was fair use and hence granted the motion to dismiss. The evolution in the case law of the Second Circuit may constitute a game changer for documentary makers. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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Could this music law help Spotify dodge future copyright infringement battles?

IPilogue

However, with the convenience of streaming music through these digital platforms, the music industry has also had to deal with a wide range of copyright issues, including online copyright infringement. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers.

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The Impact of REULA on Copyright Law: Navigating the Post-Brexit Landscape

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Although the lower courts are still bound by the decisions of the higher courts and their precedents set in light of EU law, they may refer the points of law to certain higher courts under section 6A. REULA’s influence on copyright law Although EU law had a strong influence on the UK copyright law, the two were never properly aligned.

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Going (copyright) bananas: Maurizio Cattelan prevails in copyright infringement lawsuit over Comedian

The IPKat

“ Perhaps I’ll be remembered in history as the banana imbecile ”, summed up provocative and uber-creative artist Maurizio Cattelan in a recent interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

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AI art and Indian copyright registration

SpicyIP

Such works qualify as ‘computer generated works’ under the Indian Copyright Act. Computer-generated works were included as a category of works in 1995, presumably at a time when AI was not making art. For such works, copyright law confers authorship to the “person who causes the work to be created”.

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COPYRIGHT AND TATTOOS

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

In other words, it gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to make copies of the work, and to exercise the ancillary rights that come with that monopolistic power, such as licensing rights, et cetera. So what kind of works, provided they meet the requirement, qualify for copyright protection? In Alexander v.