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Digitalization And Copyright Law

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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. and Ors.

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Parody under the Copyright Law

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This issue was cleared in Civic Chandran case wherein the Court held that ‘the purpose of reproduction of artistic work i.e., counter drama was not misappropriation, to produce a play similar to the original. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post Parody under the Copyright Law first appeared on IPLF.

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Emerging Trends In Digital Copyright Law

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

People have become less dependent on print media and more likely to use a digital medium such as computerized documents of soft copies. Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works.

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Amicus of copyright law professors in Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith

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Summary of argument: If the meaning of artistic works were objective, an art appreciation class would be like a standard math class: It would have only right and wrong answers. The solution is not to reject one reasonable view in favor of another—that would be the very aesthetic discrimination the law has long rejected.

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The Doctrine of Fair Use in Copyright Law

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Justice Story observed in his judgement, when the courts of law decide on cases like this, they must look to the nature and objects of the selection mode, the quantity and value of material used. The courts need to understand the degree to which such usage may harm the work or decrease the profits for the owner of the copyright.

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The WaterRower: A Work of Art “Oar” Not?

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Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A decision dated August 5, 2022 from the United Kingdom’s High Court of Justice has the potential to expand the definition of “artistic works of craftmanship” under UK copyright law. Liking”), to strike out Water Rower (UK) Ltd.’s

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

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They must not be used by anyone other than the artist himself. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. Copying designs as well as creating replicas of any sort which closely resemble the general composition or the original blueprint infringes the right of the creator. What Is Copyright?

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