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

The IPKat

Beyond the obvious attempt to draw a connection between the artwork and the book based a shared sense of the "classical", the artwork also seeks to evoke a more specific connection with the contents of the book. The cover provides the requisite information—title, author, and publisher. You can't judge a book from its cover".

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Is Generative AI Fair Use of Copyright Works? NYT v. OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The lawsuits brought by the owners of such works, including artworks in the case of image-generators and journalism in the NYT case, claim that this should not be allowed. There is no general right of attribution under United States copyright law , which only recognizes a right of attribution for artists. Fair Use Precedent?

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Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors

Sander Law

When hiring an independent contractor to design your logos, artwork and take photographs, it is important to think about who actually owns the copyright in the resulting work. Moral Rights. Although the initial creator of the work can assign their copyright to another entity, they cannot assign the associated Moral Rights.

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Copyright Registration in India Online

IP and Legal Filings

manuscript, artwork, software code). The office may request additional information or clarification. Step 6: Renewal (if applicable) Copyright is a lifelong right, but it is important to note that the moral rights (like the right to attribution) last only for 60 years from the creator’s death.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. In today’s digital world, a lot of data and information have been shared online and are susceptible to corruption and copying. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence Art

LexBlog IP

The growing popularity of art generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a question of whether it is morally right to replace human artists. How can this be considered an original artwork and who is the author?