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

The IPKat

The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) provides some moral rights: non-economic rights personal to the author of a work. VARA was passed in compliance with the Berne Convention, the international copyright treaty that requires countries to provide the basic rights of attribution and integrity to authors.

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. AI calculations gain from the information sources gave to them by developers. Thus, most would agree that AI-created work does not have the component of originality.

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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

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The cover provides the requisite information—title, author, and publisher. We are also informed that photograph itself is by RMN Photo—Arnaudet. Indeed, it is Benjamin's notion of the aura, where each work of art has its own unique setting, which underscores just how derivative its use is when applied to a book cover.

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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

With the Beijing Treaty, any performance of literary or artistic works or expression of folklore is covered by intellectual property, independently from its nature or medium, including both fixed and unfixed works (live performances), acknowledging the creative activity of these performers in the same way as with regard to musicians and authors.

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PROTECTING ARCHITECTURAL WORKS IN THE INDIAN IP REGIME

Intepat

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS Under the Copyright Act, 1957, architectural works are protected by Section 2(b) which defines a work of architecture to be any building or structure having an artistic character or design, or a model of such building or structure.

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[Guest post] Universal Copyright Convention – RIP

The IPKat

The IPKat has received the following comment from Katfriend Jørgen Blomqvist (Centre for Information and Innovation Law, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen) on the recent announcement relating to the accession of Cambodia to the Berne Convention. This is, of course, very important for the creative communities of Cambodia.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

COPYRIGHTS: Term copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights provided to the creator/owner of original works of authorship, which includes literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, cinematographic films, and sound recordings. Broad classification of ‘works’ which are protected by copyright are-. Article 39.2