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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. Relying expressly on a combined reading of Articles L. Relying on article L. 112-1 and L.

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Fresco removal might amount to moral rights infringement

The IPKat

Exposing the tangible support of a work to the vagaries of the climate or destroying it outright, might however raise copyright issues, in particular regarding moral rights. Relying explicitly on a combined reading of articles L. Moral rights infringement The Court recalled that, under article L.

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Permissibility Of A Waiver Of Moral Rights Of An Author Under The Copyright Regime

IP and Legal Filings

Section 57 of the Copyright Act of 1957 covers authors’ special rights particularly, highlighting the importance of expanding such rights beyond solely economic grounds. These laws are based on Berne Convention Article 6bis, to which India is a signatory. Waiver of moral right of the author permissible?

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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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When is an artist entitled to refuse attribution of an artwork? Italian Supreme Court provides (final) guidance in long-running dispute over Jeff Koons’s The Serpents

The IPKat

Of all the grounds of appeal to the Supreme Court, the most intriguing one is that concerning the application of relevant provisions in the Italian Copyright Act concerning moral rights. Moral rights under Italian law and the issue before the Supreme Court Moral rights are not harmonized at the EU level.

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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

The IPKat

This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. Another significant divergence lies in the recognition of moral rights.

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My Concerns with the ‘Can’t Be Evil’ NFT Licenses

Plagiarism Today

The reason for that, as I pointed out in my article on the subject , was that NFTs were never about copyright and, instead, were about creating scarcity of digital goods. However, one gaping hole in the CBE license structure is the lack of handling of moral rights. However, the CBE licenses don’t mention moral rights at all.

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