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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. 13(1) of being ‘original artistic work’.

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

The IPKat

That is the great contribution of modern copyright law, recognizing as it does the legal status of a derivative work and thereby opening unlimited commercial possibilities for the work of art." [ Merpel notes that, of course, while the Larivière painting is not protected by copyright, it is the principle that concerns us.

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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. What about moral rights? a work of ‘artistic craftsmanship’.

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Protection of Copyrights in Singapore

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright protects works like literary, computer programs, plays, music and paintings. It is not ideas but their expression that are protected by copyright law. Generally, the author of a copyright work has the right to reproduce, publish, perform, communicate and adapt his work.

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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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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. In this way, when an AI is perceived as a creator of the work, AI will most likely be unable to find out any demonstration has impacted the owner of the work.

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Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

IIPRD

Since an artist is responsible for the very conception of his painting, drawing, sculpting or a literary work, he is entitled to monetary compensation upon the artwork’s sale. This right emanates from the personhood theory of copyright law which forms the basis of moral rights and has been accepted throughout the world.

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