IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law.

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Intellectual Property Cease and Desist Copyright Law Music 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Remuneration of authors under French copyright law before the 2021 Order. There are two possible forms of remuneration under French copyright law: royalties based on the revenues deriving from the exploitation of the work, and, as an exception to this rule, fixed royalties in the form of a lump sum.

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Contracts Intellectual Property Cinema Copying 96

SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2024

This landmark decision recognizes the rights of the authors, which were long overdue and often neglected, despite being enshrined under the Copyright Act via the 2012 amendment. It is now absolutely clear that authors are now entitled to royalties for the commercial use of sound recordings, except when screened in cinema halls.

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Music Licensing Copyright Moral Rights 59

Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

While the Copyright Act gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute a digital file containing a copyrighted work, there’s no such thing as the “exclusive right to mint an NFT” as far as copyright law is concerned. This is, after all, supposed to be a copyright case.

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Copying Non-Fungible Tokens Contracts Copyright 125

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. On March 13, the Delhi High Court granted an ex parte interim injunction in Markets and Markets Research Pvt. Meticulous Market Research Pvt.

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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 113

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

As previously reported , that has caused huge issues for the cinema industry and beyond. Plea to Foreign Publishers, Fears Over Piracy Controlling around 30% of the Russian market, Eksmo-AST is Russia’s largest publisher. Eksmo told TASS that permission from copyright holders is not required for retelling. Plagiarism?

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Publishing Cinema Copying Artistic Work 94

IPilogue

JUNE 30, 2022

The iconic film “Sholay” was released in India in 1975 and became the biggest record-breaking film in the history of Indian cinema. Regarding confusion, the court held that the internet has created an additional market for “Sholay”. As stated above, Canadian copyright law also does not protect titles of works.

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Cinema Artwork Trademark IP 105

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2023

The law specifies computer programs and audiovisual works, including movies, music, and TV shows. The document states that film distribution, cinema organizations, and broadcasters are covered by the law, suggesting that first-run movies and live TV channels will also be affected.

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Music Intellectual Property Cinema Intellectual Property Law 145