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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Indian Copyright Act of 1957 protects and recognizes cinematograph films as a form of creative work. According to Section 2(d)(v) of the Copyright Act, the producer of a cinematograph film is considered the work’s creator. [1] This preference for producers in copyright law has recently been questioned.

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Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

IIPRD

The general position in intellectual property laws states that upon the assignment of the copyright by the artist over his artwork to another legal entity, the artist cannot enjoy any economic benefits attached to the artwork. However, re-sale rights exist as an exception to this rule. The Copyright Act, 1957 2.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Claims under copyright law.

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Book review: Reforming Intellectual Property

The IPKat

The editors explain in the preface that they requested authors to bring a personal narrative rather than a standard law journal approach. Article 2 Each Member State shall review its existing intellectual property laws with a view to restricting them or expanding them so as better to benefit humanity of the present or the future.

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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. In between these problems came Delhi High Court’s judgement in favour of Anil Kapoor wanting to get personality rights. For every one of the twenty-one defendants, the plaintiff provided examples.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. 4, (2) UrhG.