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[Guest post] ‘Ghiblification’ and the Moral Wrongs of U.S. Copyright Law

The IPKat

Here's what Angela writes: Ghiblification and the Moral Wrongs of U.S. Copyright Law by Angela Chung Do everything by hand, even when using the computer. The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) provides some moral rights: non-economic rights personal to the author of a work.

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

SpicyIP

Acko General Insurance , the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’ under Sec. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 2(c)(i), and, thus, copyrightable under sec.

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[Guest post] Universal Copyright Convention – RIP

The IPKat

Here's what Jørgen writes: Universal Copyright Convention – RIP by Jørgen Blomqvist On December 9, 2021, WIPO announced that the Kingdom of Cambodia has joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, with effect from March 9, 2022.

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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

The IPKat

The book that is going to change copyright law? After the referrals in Mio [IPKat here and here ] and USM Haller [IPKat here ] , another referral asking about the meaning of originality in EU copyright law has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): it is the referral from Romania in Institutul G.

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Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo

IP Whiteboard

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Left: Chris Black’s Jarrangini (buffalo), 2018 © Chris Black/Copyright Agency, 2020.

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Non-fungible Tokens: Commercializing Exclusive Digital Art- A Companion Piece

IPilogue

If an image is attached to an NFT, does that mean I own the copyright for that image? Where an NFT buyer has purchased an image, they do not necessarily receive the copyright associated with that image. Similarly, if you purchase a painting, you do not assume the copyright over that painting once you have purchased it.

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PROTECTING ARCHITECTURAL WORKS IN THE INDIAN IP REGIME

Intepat

In India, the protection of architectural designs falls under three main categories of the Indian IP regime, namely copyrights, designs and trademarks. Each legal framework addresses a different facet of protection of the work, but their concurrent operation presents several legal complexities.

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