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Why Moral Rights are Dead Serious: Preserving the Posthumous Moral Right of Integrity – Part I

SpicyIP

are typically objected to on the grounds of personality rights (publicity rights, celebrity rights, by other names), privacy and (to a limited extent) defamation. Such treatment usually amounts to violations of the moral rights of the author.

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Infographic | Intellectual Property behind tattoos

Olartemoure Blog

THE ART OF TATTOOING AND COPYRIGHT Tattoos are protected by copyright laws as original works of art. When a tattoo design is created and inked onto skin, it automatically gains copyright protection. This means the tattoo artist holds the exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the design.

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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

IP and Legal Filings

In India, personality rights are not formally recognised. However, the twin concepts of privacy and publicity rights are gradually evolving through judicial interpretations. The issue of safeguarding personality rights has grown in prominence because of the rising exploitation of various celebrities and renowned individuals.

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Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes. pre-publication event: EULAs: Friends or Foes?,

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Synthetic Singers and Voice Theft: BomHC protects Arijit Singh’s Personality Rights [PART II]

SpicyIP

In the US, a voice isn’t explicitly protected under copyright law, but there are potential protections under the right of publicity, which is enforced through state laws related to the appropriation of likeness, name, and voice. Legal precedents like Midler v.

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Book Review: Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights (Second Edition)

The IPKat

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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Book review: The Future of Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The IPKat

Gaon also considers no-authorship possibilities as alternative rights models, such as ‘author in law’ and AI moral rights. It considers the paths that AI authorship may take in the future, and explores possible candidates for authorship in the AI creation process (e.g., the programmer, the user, or the AI itself).