IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

One of the most important forms of intellectual property is copyright. A copyright is a set of rights available to any person or entity responsible for the creation of an original authored work. Under Singapore’s Copyright Act , it is a criminal offense for a person or company to conduct wilful copyright infringement.

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 30, 2022

First published April 12, 2010. 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™.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Introduction Copyright, much like other IPs, have aimed at not only protecting someone’s right, but also enabling them to garner maximum commercial exploitation from such an exclusive right over their unique creations. Royalties are shared equally with the author(s) and assignee of copyright, eg.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Part 1 of this post outlines the technology, its applications in the cultural heritage sector and the potential copyright implications. Part 2 discusses the relevant copyright exceptions and limitations that interfere with the development of AR experiences. Copyright implications of AR in the cultural heritage sector.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 8, 2025

The SWA is a trade union of screenwriters and lyricists, which is not to be confused with the recently registered Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI), which is a copyright society. Under Section 2(d) of the Copyright Act , each of these contributors is recognized as an “author” of their respective work.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. INTRODUCTION.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A Kat thinking about synchronisation The past few years have been marked by major copyright disputes involving musical works [ IPKat here , here or here ]. This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. Relying explicitly on article L.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

This metadata can be useful to copyright holders, from conveying something as simple as their name and website address to management and monitoring functions. The DMCA recognizes metadata (and other related marks) as Copyright Management Information (CMI) when “conveyed in connection with” a creative work. Code § 1202(a) and (b).

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copyright law serves as a vital mechanism for protecting the rights of creators over their original works. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 provides the legal framework that governs these rights. This legal provision recognizes the rights of authors even when their identities are obscured.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The Blog regularly publishes articles in the field of IP and functions in a structured manner much like a journal. The ownership over the copyright of the essay published on the CIPS Blog will be transferred to the CIPS Blog and the author shall still retain the moral rights over their work. The NLUJ-CIPS Blog.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Making AI as a separate legal entity may prompt to copyright infringement to those who provide the said data or information in public domain.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Left: Chris Black’s Jarrangini (buffalo), 2018 © Chris Black/Copyright Agency, 2020.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2022

The IPKat has published several posts over the past two weeks! COPYRIGHT Katfriend Moritz Sutterer posted on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority recently tried out against Google in relation to press publishers' neighbouring right.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Popular Twitch streamer Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang has exposed a massive flaw in the live-streaming platform Twitch’s copyright compliance measures. In the last couple of weeks, this has led to the “ React Meta ”, where streamers broadcast copyrighted TV shows and react with their viewers. Twitch Popularity. DMCA and Twitch.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2022

The cover provides the requisite information—title, author, and publisher. The copyright lawyer might well respond with a glazed look. Copyright law developed to protect the commercial potential of (literary) works in an age of multiple reproduction. But it also includes the reproduction of a portrait of a young woman.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2023

A longtime friend of the blog, Achille is currently serving as an Advisor to the Board of the Indian Performing Right Society. With over 35 years of experience in the creative industries, Achille pioneered music publishing in India with Deep Emotions Publishing in 1996 and has also served as a public servant in France.

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

This is a review of “ Copyright in the street. As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This book should not be perceived as a classic manual on the application of copyright to these art forms.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

COPYRIGHT " The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men " said Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction. Miramax seems to be doing the same thing in its lawsuit against Tarantino for allegedly infringing on its copyrights to the film and the NFTs involved.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A Kat contemplating the complex beauty of the universe Copyright Adele has stolen the spotlight with her new album and also with a special request to Spotify to disable its shuffle button so that listeners could listen to the album the way the artist intended. SpecialKat Tian Lu wrote a short summary of the report.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

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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Garrigues Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Architectural works are protected by copyright. The possibility of registering and granting additional protection to architectural works at Indecopi is not a new right or exclusive to Peruvian law. However, it is a little known right in the industry and it is advisable to make use of it because it offers authors several advantages.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2023

Protection Of Personality Rights Under Ipr Although the provisions of the country’s current IPR laws can be used as an indirect reference, the law dealing to such a violation of image rights has not received exclusive recognition under Indian law.

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The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

A discount for IPkat readers has kindly been provided by the publisher, please see below for the code. The fourth part explains copyright and related rights including performers rights and moral rights as well as confidential information.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Unauthorized changes to a text reside in the murkier confines of the copyright system, where, at most, moral rights may hold court. What brought together the two siblings was a book publishing project, The Family Shakespeare , first published in 1807, with a second edition published in 1818.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Neela Film”), issued an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the defendants, including websites, e-commerce platforms, YouTube channels and ‘John Doe’ parties, restraining them from infringing the copyright and trademark of the makers of the popular Hindi television sitcom “Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma” (“TMKOC”).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

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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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments including summary of the posts on the Lenacapavir patent application and oppositions, ANRF and corporatisation of research, the copyright dispute between Jasleen Royal and T Series, and DHC’s recent order in Master Arnesh Shaw v. All Right” for Who? Lalit Kumar v.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 30, 2024

What is it about the technology involved in LLMs that creates a copyright concern? Shumaker: How does CCC’s business model relate to the copyright questions about AI? Catherine Zaller Rowland: CCC was established in 1978, coinciding with the effective date of the 1976 Copyright Act. We offer various licensing models.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. While delineating the rights of the parties, the Court held that R.D a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) 1.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Copyright Law. The moral rights related to copyright law such as the right of authorship and against mutilation or destruction of the work under Section 57 of the Copyright Act, 1957. Section 38 deals with performers’ rights that would be valid for 25 years from the first date of performance.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Copyright Law. The moral rights related to copyright law such as the right of authorship and against mutilation or destruction of the work under Section 57 of the Copyright Act, 1957. Section 38 deals with performers’ rights that would be valid for 25 years from the first date of performance.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If it is undisputed that the owner of the material support of the work gains no economic rights on the work itself – unless provided otherwise –, it is not as crystal-clear whether the digitalization of physical works is a safe adaptation of it.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 13, 2022

According to the information published by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, in 2021, China became first Asia’s inverstor in Colombia. Nevertheless, to some, an NFT doesn’t convey copyright, usage rights, moral rights, or any other rights at all, as these aspects are regulated separately in a written contract.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2023

So if graffiti can be protected, does one need permission from the artist to photograph the work and then “publish” it to a social media platform? Copyright Law grants the author the exclusive rights to exploit the work, subject to certain fair use defenses. But the artist can waive these rights in writing.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

published recently in open access (review of Parts I and II, here ). After introducing readers to the three main stages of content analysis, Bar-Ziv applies this methodology to a case study: content analysis of online copyright law cases. Ncube focuses on methodologies applied in copyright and patent law scholarship.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law.

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