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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

SpicyIP

The recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Screen Writers Association (SWA) and the Music Composer Association of India (MCAI), along with the talks of a standardised agreement for screenwriters give a huge impetus to the cause of due recognition and fair remuneration to these authors. As explained by Prof.

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Viral TikTok Music Trends as Low-Cost Marketing – Who gets to choose how and when a song is released?

IPilogue

TikTok has an established history of amplifying dance and music trends since acquiring the nearly identical app, Musical.ly. Halsey’s TikTok video details how she is unable to release music until she produces a “fake viral trend” to promote the new song. Its user base and viral power exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Music Industry (Taylor’s Version)

IPilogue

Swift, in being denied an opportunity to bid for her masters, announced in late 2020 that she would re-record her entire pre-2019 catalogue in order to regain control of her music and limit the profitability of Ithaca’s asset. All music can be subdivided into three categories of copyright: lyrical, compositional, and sound.

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Types of Intellectual Property Contracts

Intepat

Intellectual property rights may be established, protected, or granted to another party by contracts or agreements. Considering that the subject matter is so complex, the law regarding contracts is usually handled by lawyers who specialize in it.

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Copyright Ownership: Exploring Employer-Employee Relationship

IP and Legal Filings

the ownership disputes in India and the U.K. Here comes, the concepts of “Contract of service” and “Contract for service” or the “Work for hire” doctrine. Contract for Service or Work for Hire: The “work for hire” doctrine has emerged from the U.S.A.-based Unlike the U.S.A., based precedents namely – Boucicault v.

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IPR Management in Music Industry

IP and Legal Filings

The critical elements here are “employee” and work made “in the course of employment” Employee – this is someone employed under a contract of service or of apprenticeship (this is distinct from an independent contractor under a contract for services). a commissioned work).

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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

It must only include music, literary works like art, and much more. In early 2012, there has been substantial amendments to the Act, copyright protection involves dramatic, musical, any original piece of literary work including cinematography films, etc. Unlike patents, trademark protection is held indefinitely.