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Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema

IIPRD

Copy right and Indian cinema. A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. According to the law, a scriptwriter who is engaged by a producer to write a good script has no ownership rights to the work he produces. [2] Who Owns What and Why.

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Tarantino: Pulp Fiction NFT Sale Lawsuit is “Offensively Meritless”, Won’t Succeed

TorrentFreak

In his answer to the complaint filed with the court Thursday, the film legend’s lawyers begin by emphasizing not only his contribution to cinema, but also to the success of Miramax. As expected, Tarantino isn’t backing down. movie, of course, was Pulp Fiction,” they write. ” Addressing the Allegations.

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Disney Pulls TV Channels From Vietnam, Govt. “Concerned” Piracy Will Run Riot

TorrentFreak

Other channels under the same ownership including Fox Movies, Fox Sports, Disney Channel and Disney Junior, were previously withdrawn, the paper reported. There are significant problems in Vietnam regarding the country’s Cinema Law (report, page 10 ( pdf )) but the piracy problem never gets any better.

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Startup Uses Blockchain and Pirate Sites to Pay Filmmakers Directly

TorrentFreak

“When users search for these films they are redirected to the film on the official streaming platform or to the cinema to buy a ticket. White Rabbit’s content recognition combined with ownership verification and blockchain transactions turns this opportunity into reality.”

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Alfred v. Walt Disney Company: Decoding the concept of Substantial Similarity with respect to the Pirates of the Caribbean lawsuit

IP and Legal Filings

Walt Disney Company: The ‘Pirates’ Lawsuit The case is centred around ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, a household name in the world of cinema. Once ownership is proved, he is required to furnish evidence regarding the defendant’s access to that work. The defendants were provided with a copy of the screenplay.

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. Buy a piece of cinema history: [link] pic.twitter.com/4tqPgl3HDu — Tarantino NFTs (@TarantinoNFTs) November 18, 2021. Don’t get me wrong—a permanent chain of title record to a one-of-kind asset certainly has the potential to be valuable.

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

IP and Legal Filings

Producers may claim exclusive ownership of an album or song in court owing to copyright protections. These regulations define 13 commercial public venues and uses that are subject to royalty payments for playing songs or music under copyright, such as karaoke, conferences, cinemas, etc.

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