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The Copyright Society Debate: Should Actors Get Royalty?

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Copyright, much like other IPs, have aimed at not only protecting someone’s right, but also enabling them to garner maximum commercial exploitation from such an exclusive right over their unique creations. Royalties are shared equally with the author(s) and assignee of copyright, eg.

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Unclear student guide not enough to constitute authorisation to use short film still

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To celebrate the start of this event, this Kat has found a recent judgment issued by the Tribunal judiciaire (TJ) of Lyon [ the birthplace of cinema ] concerning a case of copyright infringement relating to the still of a short film. Every year in May, the Cannes Film Festival takes place. 131-3 regarding authorisations for use.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

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Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. INTRODUCTION.

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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

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Introduction The year 2023 was a high for Indian cinema- with the love of the country for the big screen soaring high with box office numbers. The appreciation and experimentation of OTT content have shown that India Cinema is back again. 1] The Copyright Act protects certain types of works, which are included in Section 13.

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Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors

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Image from here Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors By Surabhi Katare In a major development, Calcutta High Court’s passed a landmark judgement on May 17, 2024, in safeguarding the copyrights of authors of music and literary work used in sound recordings.

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Movies and IP: Who has the last word on an audiovisual work?

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of the Copyright Law ( LPI ) provides that it is the director — as co-author of the audiovisual work ex article 87 LPI—, and the producer, who have the final say on an audiovisual work, all in accordance with the agreement reached between both parties. At times even the leading actors have this prerogative. Article 92.1

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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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. While delineating the rights of the parties, the Court held that R.D Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film.

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