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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

Additionally, SWA is also taking forward the quest to have a standardised agreement for screenwriters, which is presently being negotiated with film and television production houses. Before the 2012 amendment, the right to a royalty of these composers and lyricists barely existed. As explained by Prof.

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Your Song, Your Rights: Understanding Copyright in the Music Industry

Intepat

Every melody, every lyric, every performance is underpinned by a critical legal principle: copyright. Copyright stands as the fundamental legal mechanism safeguarding original musical works. In an industry fuelled by originality and innovation, copyright is indispensable for preserving the intrinsic value of music.

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Copyright Liability for LLM Outputs

Velocity of Content

The following is an excerpt from the article “The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs,” authored by Daniel Gervais (Milton R. The full article can be read in the Journal of the Copyright Society. A prominent concern is the right of reproduction. 13 Other arguments to limit the reach of the right exist.

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Man Arrested for Sharing Copyright Infringing Nude Scenes Through Reddit

TorrentFreak

The web is riddled with copyright infringing content, ranging from full-length blockbuster films, through small music samples, to reposted celebrity photos on social media. This type of ‘organized’ copyright infringement is seen as more problematic by rightsholders and in this case, the nature of the clips was all-important too.

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[Guest post] Universal Copyright Convention – RIP

The IPKat

Here's what Jørgen writes: Universal Copyright Convention – RIP by Jørgen Blomqvist On December 9, 2021, WIPO announced that the Kingdom of Cambodia has joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, with effect from March 9, 2022.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work.

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Copyright case: El Hormiguero Case, Spain

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In the case at hand there was a conflict due to the use of a work of art in the famous Spanish television programme “El Hormiguero” without the corresponding authorisation of the author. The work was used in a humorous section of the programme in the context of the apartment of a dirty and untidy person.