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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Reforms in IP policy, legislation and administration

The IPKat

IPR Recordation was introduced through the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2018 under Section 34B of the Anti-Counterfeit Act which requires all intellectual property rights relating to goods imported into Kenya to be recorded with the ACA. Each license remains valid for one year from the date of issue.

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How artificial intelligence works in relation to copyright

The IPKat

The model does not contain any copies of works. Of course, this does not affect some restrictions on using someone's programs, but it is just a matter of choosing the proper license (e.g., In the interim, at least, related rights, trade secrets, or protection against unfair competition, might provide some helpful alternatives. [A

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[Guest Post] WIPO’s African Group hits the ground running with a Work Program on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions

The IPKat

WIPO is gearing up for the 42nd session of its Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights and the Africa Group at WIPO has submitted a proposal for a Work Program on Limitations and Exceptions (L&Es). This is made worse by the difficulty in accessing funds to purchase licenses for online resources from publishers.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

10 of 2021, dated May 21, 2021. These classifications are then used, among other things, to establish what business licensing is necessary for a given industry. Under the Indonesian regulatory regime, ESPs are subject to various requirements and obligations related to, among other things, the. MOCI Regulation No.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

The transformed state of music now also includes remixes which on a substantial purview might engage in conflict with the foundational legal rights of the music produced by the musician. Right to communicate the work to the public. According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party.

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2021, OpenAI’s Dall·E was able to create images in response to text prompts, including those combining unrelated concepts (such as “a snail made of harp”), but the results were merely competent in artistic terms. Generative AI Computer-generated art reached a tipping point in 2022.

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