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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. Section 13(1) provides that the author of a work is its first copyright owner. 2 of the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c.

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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

SpicyIP

This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. The US copyright law of 1976 explicitly excludes the mechanical or utilitarian aspects of applied art from the definition of artistic craftmanship.

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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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A.I. Paintings: Registrable Copyright? Lessons from Ankit Sahni

IPilogue

assisted works could be given protection and whether I could get an image I had made with an A.I. as an artistic work in Canada on December 1 st , 2021, for “ Suryast ” with CIPO (Registration no. As Raghav contributed its own creativity, it fulfilled the definition of joint authorship under section 2.

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Copyright and Artificial Intelligence in Music Creation

IP and Legal Filings

Legally, when we talk about “music under copyright,” we’re referring to the ownership of the composition or recording itself. This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties. When it comes to songs, copyright gets pretty interesting.

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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).