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Cropping photograph and omitting author's name may infringe moral rights

The IPKat

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 infringement Quite logically, the Court of Appeal restricted its analysis to photographs qualified as original.

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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

SpicyIP

In addition to copyright infringement, the plaintiff also claimed violation of moral rights and infringement of posthumous celebrity rights. In this post, I will explore the different considerations that the court might look into in reaching its decision about the above rights. The Right to Integrity.

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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. Lastly, I will discuss the argument of moral rights of the author in contending the ‘fair use exemption’ of their work. As a corollary, it also asserted ‘moral rights’ over the mural under Sec. 2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec.

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Advertising injury policy's IP exclusion means ROP claims aren't covered

43(B)log

30, 2023) This is fallout from one of the many right of publicity etc. lawsuits against clubs for advertising them with images of models without those models’ consent. The relevant policy provides coverage for bodily injury, property injury, and advertising injury, subject to certain conditions and exclusions.

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Uffizi museum sues Jean Paul Gaultier over unauthorized reproduction of Botticelli’s Venus on fashion garments

The IPKat

Besides the case of unofficial tickets, in the past the Italian state has relied on the CHC to prevent commercial advertisements of rifles in which Michelangelo’s David was portrayed in full armour.

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The Rise of Influencer Marketing – Contractual Considerations

IP Tech Blog

Clear Disclosure : In the UK, the Advertising Standards Authority (the ASA) and the Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) regulate influencer marketing by requiring compliance with the CAP Code and consumer protection law. A brand should also obtain waiver of moral rights from the influencer.

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Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo

IP Whiteboard

What about moral rights? What about moral rights? Another topic which has leads a rabbit hole is the question of moral rights. Moral rights include the right of attribution of authorship, a right not to have authorship falsely attributed and a right of integrity of authorship.