Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

According to the study, only one in 25 even attempts to transfer copyright ownership with the purchase of the NFT and even that may be ineffective. The “vast majority” of NFT projects did not attempt to convey any ownership of intellectual property rights. The answer is, quite simply, not much.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

A recent article by Paul Sullivan in the New York Times reported on an interesting change occurring in the music industry due to the pandemic. Investors have taken a renewed interest in looking at music royalties as an asset type. An NFT acts as a certificate of ownership for whatever the creator puts up for sale.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Issues of ownership, counterfeit goods, and infringements are rising concerns, threatening the sustainability of creativity in the metaverse. Copyright and Ownership in the Metaverse In the metaverse, copyright applies to digital creations such as virtual art, music, designs, and even entire virtual worlds.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2022

YouTube’s Content ID is an advanced piracy recognition system that aims to flag videos or music on users’ channels uploaded without permission. Between 2017 and April 30, 2021, Fernandez and Teran began monetizing music on YouTube for a vast library of more than 50,000 songs, none of which they owned the rights to.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Producers of cinematographic films use musical works to invoke a range of feelings which improves the overall experience of the audience. Viewers may or may not realize how much music adds to the cinematic experience, sometimes becoming as important as the visual scenes themselves. What is a musical work?

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. Image of camera: Unsplash.

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

Image from here [Long post ahead] In a momentous development, the Bombay High Court made a bunch of important interpretations concerning the rights of the authors of underlying literary and musical works in light of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012. Music Broadcast Ltd. ( Music Broadcast Ltd. ( Rajasthan Patrika Pvt.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

On December 17, 2021, in a big win for electronic dance music (EDM) artists, the Dutch Supreme Court held that DJs own phonographic rights (neighbouring rights) in their home-produced recordings – not the record labels that commercially release them. Garrix had entered into a record production contract with the label at a very young age.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Also in February , the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) facilitated the emergence of a royalty collection framework between the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and Disco Jockeys Association of Nigeria (DJAN). The NRR allows copyright holders to register and view/download copyright certificates digitally.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On one hand, unauthorized mass copying and distribution of movies, TV shows, and music is widely recognized as copyright infringement. Based on the assertion that the assignment agreements relied upon by the publishers do not confer ownership of copyrights relating to the allegedly infringed works, Elbakyan declared them void.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

This drawn-out procedure grants rights to several people carrying out various tasks, such as scriptwriting, music composition, art direction, and particular actor appearances [1]. A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. Who Owns What and Why.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 15, 2022

Although these assets tend to be stable financial instruments like treasury bills or commodities like gold, money has recently been flowing into an even older, more human, asset that we can all appreciate: music (or more specifically, music rights ). The party line would suggest so. Consider the case of Stevie Nicks.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 2, 2023

The Controversy around the Ownership Upon being commissioned by the film’s producer, R. The main issue was whether the individual who has been commissioned by the producer to write the screenplay would have the ownership of the copyright of the screenplay or would it vest on the producer.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

White, with Rivers’ consent, had uploaded her album to DistroKid, which describes itself as “a service for musicians that puts your music into online stores & streaming services.” Second, how is DistroKid supposed to sort through the ownership and license rights here? Ugh, so much going wrong here.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 29, 2024

Hence, commercialization occurs by distributing contracts among the authors and directors/publishers to distribute their works. Like any contract, a broadcasting agreement is entered between the concerned parties ascertaining their rights and obligations with respect to their content as a document enforceable in the eyes of law.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Earlier this year during Grammy season, Baker requested that fans not stream or buy her music. Through Twitter, she expressed that she had outlived all her recording contracts and that her master recordings should legally belong to her. Baker’s tweets and subsequent support from fans come as no surprise. copyright law.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 14, 2023

Harper Collins ], the Delhi High Court dealt with the vexed issue of copyright ownership in a component of a cinematographic film, namely a screenplay. Third, the ownership of the copyright would be governed by S. At the highest, it was a contract for service, in which a service is provided in exchange for compensation.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

If her policies follow WWEs contract model, will students be required to sign non-compete clauses upon graduation, preventing them from transferring to rival colleges? If a wrestler cant keep their name, their finishing move, or even their entrance music when they leave, at least they have a backup option: politics.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Construing these allegations as true and in Service’s favor, Service subjectively believed that he possessed an ownership interest and that he never approved the Comedy Dynamics deal. I’m pretty sure the drafters of 512(f) never contemplated that it would be invoked in disputes over ownership.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 15, 2024

The co-founder of metal band Mushroomhead has filed a copyright infringement and breach of contract suit in Ohio federal court accusing his fellow co-founder of failing to pay him royalties and income from tours and merchandise sales, and failing to rightfully attribute his ownership of many of the band's original musical works.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. But the less-shiny reality is that this is primarily a contract dispute—a fight about whether the publication rights Quentin Tarantino reserved in his agreement with Miramax include the right to sell digital screenplay scans. NFTs Are Not Copyrightable.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 27, 2023

” I sense the court was overwhelmed by the complexity of music licensing, where there are layers upon layers of agreements over the initial ownership of the work, subsequent ownership transfers, distribution licenses, designations of enforcement agents, and voluntary uploads of the works by one or more people in the chain. .”

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

As noted above, one of HitPiece’s co-founders is Rory Felton , who for years ran a record company and music publishing company, among numerous other music industry ventures. And rights in music is a really complicated issue. His lengthy answer is worth quoting in full: “We’ve got everyone.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In today’s world, there has been considerable growth in remote jobs, gig-economy work and artificial intelligence tools which introduce new complexities with the ownership of worker creations. With the increasing prevalence of AI tools and hybrid work models, the traditional understanding of ownership and IP becomes obscure. [2]

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

These rights include exclusive ownership benefits and rights against any misuse, alteration, modification etc. Intellectual Property Rights are the bundle of rights given to the owner or creator of IP by the virtue of law that governs that specific IP. of their work for a fixed period. How to Choose the Right IPR for Your Work?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 5, 2025

Now as to the question of who owns the BTS or who does not, the following issues will determine the question of ownership: Whether BTS form part of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan which is owned by the production house? This principle has also gained significance under Copyright law. vs Yashraj Films Pvt.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Please join us on Monday, November 13, 2023 at Noon, where we will discuss the issue of master ownership and the legal copyright conflicts between record labels and artists. Taylor Swift may be the first to make this copyright issue truly public, leaving fans wondering who really owns Swift's music and why. She says she [.]

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. Through the Copyright Office (COSOTA), artists are now reaping the well- deserved rewards as a result of their music being played across various platforms, including TV and radio stations.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 10, 2022

Where an individual or an entity attempts to infringe upon your IP assets or contests your ownership, he can offer valuable guidance and support throughout the evidence gathering and litigation process. Blockchain technology allows for a guarded and secured chain of evidence for IP ownership. The Use of Smart Contracts.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Copyright Question Much of the debate around copyright and AI has focused on whether using the underlying work of which inputs are constituted (the images, texts, musical works and other subject matter) for unauthorized learning constitutes copyright infringement.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The claim is being brought against Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited by the estates of the greatest ever electric guitarist’s ** permanently permed bandmates, Noel Redding (bass) and Mitch Mitchell (drums).

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

Curating Black Music: Copyright, Ownership & Commodification Olufunmilayo Arewa Book project: How recording business has shaped identities through curation, including of sexuality and of profits. Black musical forms are at the core of pop music, not just in the US but globally. 2 men and 2 women).

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article is part of our series showcasing well-known copyright ownership cases from the music and film industries, technology, and more. This week’s post looks at three well-known copyright infringement cases involving tech giants battling each other over ownership rights. Apple vs. Microsoft. However, Windows 2.0

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

Disputes over the rights to the script and music used in the movie have arisen between producers and other contributors such as scriptwriters and musical composers. [2] Music compositions are also given their unique copyright protection. Music compositions are also given their unique copyright protection.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

One of the biggest advantages of big data being safeguarded as a trade secret is that what may not be protectable as a patent, like individual ingredients or elements of a particular data, maybe protectable through trade secrets by the application of contracts and technological protection measures.

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