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Dispute on Copyright and Creativity

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Lawsuits have already been filed against AI developers, demanding transparency on data sources and compensation for artists whose works are used to train AI. Copyright Act, original works of authorship, including sound recordings, are protected. How will this impact human artists? Under the U.S. Is AI training fair use?

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Comprehending Broadcasting Contracts and Intellectual Property Law at Crossroads

IIPRD

Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting. Hence, commercialization occurs by distributing contracts among the authors and directors/publishers to distribute their works. 2023 SCC OnLine Del 3046.

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Let’s put the cards on the table: Are games copyrightable?

Garrigues Blog

Firstly, it seems clear that any element that is included in a board game and meets the originality criterion, constitutes a literary or artistic work, depending on its nature. Drawings, designs, figures or characters can be classified as artistic works. The most authoritative doctrine appears to hold this position.

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On repatriation: Questions of copyright ownership and management of repatriated cultural heritage materials

The IPKat

In July 2022, the Governments of Nigeria and Germany executed a Joint Declaration regarding the repatriation to Nigeria of ancient Benin bronzes looted during the colonial era. His work alludes to important questions about the propriety of embodying ownership and control of cultural heritage materials in a federal government agency (i.e.,

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The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in India’s Startup Ecosystem: A Pathway to Innovation and Growth.

IIPRD

Intellectual Property Rights occur as the dynamic instrument to discourse these tasks if the legal protection and development of a situation is beneficial to development and novelty. The steps taken by the Government of India are as follows: Startup India Initiative.

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Protection of Copyrights in Singapore

IP and Legal Filings

Originality simply means that there is a degree of independent effort in the creation of the work. It is not a question of whether the work has creative merit. The Copyright Act is the primary intellectual property law governing copyright protection in Singapore.

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A Year Since Hermès Verdict: The Tussle Between Trade Mark Rights and Artistic Freedom Continues

IP and Legal Filings

Though the verdict throws much light on the limits of artistic freedom and can provide more guidance for the brand owners and artists on the line between commercial goods and artistic works, I concisely put out three important considerations that could have been given much more deliberation.