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Oh Dear, Piglet, They Kept My Shirt!

IPilogue

While many were observing the new year, intellectual property scholars and the artistic community were celebrating Public Domain Day. The previously copyrighted works enter the public domain, free to use and copy. public domain. where the work was still protected by copyright.

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When Doors Close, A Market Grows: Museums, COVID-19, and Cultural Digitisation

IPilogue

In 2020, visitor figures for the world’s top 100 art museums dropped by 77%. Many museums have made high-resolution images of their collections available online, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, whose online portal hit a record-high level of audience engagement in 2020. and the U.S. New York art attorney Amelia K.

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Copyright Protection of Modern Art

IP and Legal Filings

The lack of organisation and ambiguity make the protection problematic even if the work is copyrighted. According to section 13 (1)(a) of Copyright Act of 1957 copyright subsists in original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. The picture was released in Public Domain without permission, which is the issue with this.

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Therefore, AI may not equipped for generating an original work. The subordinate work created by the creator should have a few recognizable highlights and flavour.”

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Intellectual Property Rights And Darwinism In E-Commerce

IP and Legal Filings

The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1883 and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works in 1886 both acknowledged the significance of the intellectual property. The World Intellectual Property Organization administers both accords (WIPO).”. Image Source: gettyimage].

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“No one can own the law” – United States confirms copyright protection does not extend to works of legislators or judges

IP Whiteboard

On 27 April 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ( Supreme Court ) handed down its decision in Georgia Et Al v Public Resource Org, Inc. The Supreme Court held that works authored by legislators in their legislative capacity were ineligible for copyright protection. What did the Supreme Court find?

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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. Tales from the Public Domain , “documentaries are records of our culture. As pointed out by Keith Aoki, James Boyle and Jennifer Jenkins in Bound by Law?

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