The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Before the enactment of the new Act, the status of copyright as movable property under Nigerian law was uncertain, as the Nigerian Constitution lacks explicit definitions for "movable" and "immovable" property. Would it automatically place works compulsorily acquired in the public domain or only transfer ownership to the government?

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking. Prototypical 19 th case: Publishing agreement is silent on ownership; publisher complies w/formalities and author doesn’t.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

After all, while we are pondering the weighty issue of future ownership, we are not focusing on the fundamental issue of wholesale copying of works to train AI in a wide variety of situations. If Case 2 were brought in a jurisdiction that recognized more traditional moral rights , that would provide another basis for a claim.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Without further ado, here’s what I found in the Januarys: Virtual World, Gaming, and IPs: Sifting through January pages, a decade-old post by Deepshikha Malhotra caught my attention, discussing Property Rights in the Virtual World. The question of ownership in the virtual world, particularly in video games, has long been debated.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

These paintings that saved her life are currently held in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland, despite her pleas for their return: “They are definitely my own paintings; they belong to me, my soul is in them, and without these paintings, I wouldn’t be alive.”.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 9, 2024

Challenges before SCt: (1) freedom of expression under Mexican constitution, contrary to due process and legal principle; (2) lack of definition of key terms did not provide legal certainty. Authors’ rights are designed to protect that intellectual and emotional bond. Strong emphasis on moral rights in continental Europe.

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The IPKat

MAY 25, 2022

The Equality Act does not define religion or belief , with the explanatory note making clear belief has a broad definition , and one consistent with the rights guaranteed under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights. by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier Also Kats believe in and wish for many things.

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