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Striking the Right Chord: How the New MoU and Proposed Standard Agreement Aim to Give Screenwriters, Lyricists, and Composers Their Due Credit

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A Unified Approach for More Bargaining Power The MoU is signed between the SWA and MCAI and concerns the rights of music composers and lyricists. Additionally, SWA is also taking forward the quest to have a standardised agreement for screenwriters, which is presently being negotiated with film and television production houses.

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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

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The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP, hereinafter the “Treaty”) came into force on 28 April 2020 in the first thirty contracting parties (the minimum number required). It was a historic milestone in the area of rights related to copyright. Key aspects of the Beijing treaty.

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Copyright Liability for LLM Outputs

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1 Another key right is the creation of derivative works, which includes adaptations or translations. 3 This action would violate the right to translate, which is a specific aspect of the broader right to create derivative works. Lone Ranger Television, Inc. ↩︎ See Jane C. Int’l Comm. obligation under Art. ↩︎ 17 U.S.C.

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

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The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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