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[Guest post] ‘Ghiblification’ and the Moral Wrongs of U.S. Copyright Law

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The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) provides some moral rights: non-economic rights personal to the author of a work. VARA was passed in compliance with the Berne Convention, the international copyright treaty that requires countries to provide the basic rights of attribution and integrity to authors.

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Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property In India

IP and Legal Filings

Currently, the law of Indian IP does not recognise AI as an entity which can ask for protection. As per the definition of author under the Copyright Act, any person who causes work to be generated by consumers is considered to be the actual author.

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John Doe Order Issued Against “Taarak Mehta” Infringers: Revisiting the Rights Vested in Fictional Characters

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In India, while fictional characters, as stated above, are not categorically enlisted within the statutory definition of “works” under Section 13, this definition has been judicially expanded over the years (covered previously here ). Only Fools the Dining Experience Ltd.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

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AI affects the current structure of intellectual property rights, Artificial intelligence in the contemporary era AI is often considered as a subset of computer science that focuses on simulating intelligence in machines but this definition does not do justice with the AI scope and its vast features.

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Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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More recently in 2020, Sankalp Jain discussed the copyright challenges in “Dreams,” a video game enabling user-generated content, arguing for the Indian copyright law’s limitations in addressing the the issues around the fan-made creations within the game. Google, particularly looking into ‘consent’ and the moral rights of a performer.

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Personality Rights : Through The Glasses Of IPR

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When it comes to dealing with Personality Rights it is very important to determine who will and who will not be covered under this regime, as previously stated the benefit of the particular rights can only be granted in the case of an Actual influential personality.

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

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The illegal distribution and sale of t-shirts, magnets, keychains, mugs, stickers, and masks featuring a celebrity’s picture, face, or other connected qualities should not, she emphasised, totally strip these rights of their protection. National Law School of India Review , 31 (1), 125–148. L., & Lemley, M.