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What principles should guide African governments in realising the right to research in Africa?

The IPKat

Copyright law, with its protection of materials ranging from literary, musical and artistic works to cinematograph films and computer programs, etc. Access, within the field of copyright law, is a question of ownership, authorisation or exception. organises access to some or even most of these resources.

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Prompt Authorship and Ownership: Clarifying Rights and Responsibilities

Intepat

The notices underscored key aspects of Section 2(d)(iii) and 2(d)(vi) of the Copyright Act of 1957, which stipulate that an ‘author’ should be an artist or an individual involved in facilitating the creation of artistic work. In such cases, it amounts to licensing of copyrightable works.

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Copyright Infringement Case Concerning Photos of Jennifer Lopez Gets Dismissed: An Overview of the August Image LLC v AirG Inc Decision

IPilogue

C-42 , the following conditions must be met for a copyright to be conferred to an author of an artistic work:(1) the work must be original; (2) the person must be the author of the work; and (3) they must, at the date of its creation, be either a Canadian citizen or a citizen of a signatory country on the Berne Convention (para 26).

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Interaction Between Ai And Copyright : Who Has The Copyright In Ai?

IP and Legal Filings

Even though no legal definition has been ascribed to the term as of yet, but broadly it is perceived as the ability of the machines to perform work which require human intelligence. [1] Hence, the trainer also has strong claims for ownership of AI. [10] The term artificial intelligence was coined by McCarthy in the year 1956.

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Geographical Indications and the Versailles Peace Treaty of 1919: Then and Now

The IPKat

Those Allied and Associated Powers, which were parties to the Paris Convention on Industrial Property or the Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Works, also suspended their obligations vis-à-vis Germany under these conventions. The Treaty of Versailles meant to restore pre-war IP ownership to Germany by two principal means.

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Exploring Copyright in Graphical User Interface

Intepat

For example, in an application with a GUI, the software code that enables a button to function when clicked is protected as a literary work, covering the specific way it was written and organised. The visual design of the button itself, such as its colour, shape, and placement, is covered as an artistic work.

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Centering Artists’ Voices Within IP Discourse

IPilogue

I would tell other small businesses that if you are serious about your brand and business, definitely look into protecting what’s yours. ” Kaitlin (K): “My advice would be to not undervalue your work, no matter its scale or the size of your platform. It definitely got my accounts where they are today.