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Book review: Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship

The IPKat

this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre.

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Intersection of Copyright and Moral Rights: Protecting Creators’ Integrity

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In the realm of intellectual property, copyright and moral rights play pivotal roles in safeguarding the interests of creators. While copyright primarily focuses on the economic rights associated with creative works, moral rights emphasize the personal and reputational interests of the creators.

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Permissibility Of A Waiver Of Moral Rights Of An Author Under The Copyright Regime

IP and Legal Filings

Section 57 of the Copyright Act of 1957 covers authors’ special rights particularly, highlighting the importance of expanding such rights beyond solely economic grounds. These laws are based on Berne Convention Article 6bis, to which India is a signatory. Waiver of moral right of the author permissible?

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Moral Rights Case Ends in Settlement

BYU Copyright Blog

According to Mason's Complaint, these changes violated her rights under the Visual Artist Rights Act ("VARA"), a legal provision that incorporates artists' moral rights to preserve the integrity of their creations into United States copyright law, although in a limited manner.

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Moral rights in Massachusetts

Likelihood of Confusion

Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law: A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual Rights Act, which–well, Lee says it very well himself, actually: The post Moral rights in Massachusetts appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Best of 2010: Moral rights in Massachusetts

Likelihood of Confusion

Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law: A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual Rights Act, which–well, Lee says. The post Best of 2010: Moral rights in Massachusetts appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. First published April 12, 2010.

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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

Acko General Insurance , the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’ under Sec. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 2(c)(i), and, thus, copyrightable under sec. 57 of the Act.