Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Thus, the digital context of copyright exploitation contracts leads to questions of applicable law. Business-to-business contracting parties enjoy significant freedom in determining the law applicable to their contractual relationship. The online exploitation of content protected by copyright inherently entails cross-border aspects.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 2, 2025

Background As recounted by Lyall (2024) , Finnish artist Sirpa Alalkkl and her husband Paul Palmer, who married in 1997 and separated some 20 years later, disputed the ownership of copyright in artworks she created during the course of their relationship. Because economic rights can be assigned, copyright has a value realisable in money.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The embedding of “smart contracts” in NFT sales allows for the automatic distribution of royalties – roughly 10% – anytime a change of ownership is requested on the blockchain. Exercising control of downstream purchaser actions for traditional or non-digital artistic mediums is more complicated.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This authorization may be grounded on property, contracts, cultural heritage rules or on copyright. For instance, moral rights may be at stake, as well as alternative forms of protection that may limit the availability of works, such as cultural heritage-related rules or contractual provisions.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. Parties : Consider the parties involved in the arrangement and ensure that the appropriate parties are reflected in any formal contracts.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. Parties : Consider the parties involved in the arrangement and ensure that the appropriate parties are reflected in any formal contracts.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

The producers of the movie in question disputed the system, claiming that they were the true creators of the work and that the music and lyrics used in the film were not protected by copyright or public performance rights. [7] Agi Music, the court made two rulings that severely restricted the rights of songwriters. 106A [3] Marley C.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 15, 2023

Dua Lipa and Warner Music are being sued by talk box inventor and singer, Bosko Kante, for breach of contract and copyright infringement in hit song 'Levitating'. It it is, therefore, likely that the copyright infringement claim would effectively follow the breach of contract claim.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

After all, while we are pondering the weighty issue of future ownership, we are not focusing on the fundamental issue of wholesale copying of works to train AI in a wide variety of situations. If Case 2 were brought in a jurisdiction that recognized more traditional moral rights , that would provide another basis for a claim.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

5] Such a ‘personality’ entails a right to sue or be sued by another entity which an AI lacks. A person can have the moral right may not have the legal right in the invention. 6] They might sell their ownership interest as per the contract, but they shall have the right to retain their ‘moral right’.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

Intellectual property right The World Intellectual Property Organization coordinates the policies and national initiatives around intellectual property rights and has defined intellectual property as referring to the “unique value creation of the human intellect that results from human ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness”.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Unlike the guarantees made under Chapter 4, copyright cannot arise as constitutional rights by reason of its mentions under Chapter 2, Section 251 or Item 13 under the Constitution. If the right to something depends on a contract, or a statute explicitly creating it (e.g., copyright), can one call such a constitutional right?

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

GET IN TOUCH Speak With An Open Source Attorney Contact us Choosing the Right Open Source License For Your Project Choosing the suitable licensing model at the inception of an open-source project is not just a legal formality; it’s a strategic imperative.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

GET IN TOUCH Speak With An Open Source Attorney Contact us Choosing the Right Open Source License For Your Project Choosing the suitable licensing model at the inception of an open-source project is not just a legal formality; it’s a strategic imperative.

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