Sander Law
AUGUST 10, 2020
Moral Rights in Copyrighted Works. In Canada, in addition to the rights provided under Copyright protection for an artistic, literary, musical or dramatic work, there is another set of associated rights called Moral Rights. Moral rights are automatic and apply to the first creator or author of a work.
SpicyIP
MARCH 8, 2025
The struggles of screenwriters, lyricists, and music composers have been extensively documented (as well see below) and these agreements serve to further their cause by another step, aiming to give them greater bargaining power during their negotiations with the film producers and music labels.
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SpicyIP
AUGUST 6, 2024
Two side notes before getting into the meat of the order: First , it is interesting to see that though the plaintiff raised the argument of the infringement of moral rights, the court hasn’t addressed this. Second , in different places, the Court has used the language “Personality rights and right to publicity”.
Sander Law
AUGUST 24, 2020
Additionally, in order to transfer the copyright ownership from the contractor to you, a written assignment document is needed and it must be signed by the contractor. Moral Rights. Although the initial creator of the work can assign their copyright to another entity, they cannot assign the associated Moral Rights.
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
within the body of the manuscript or other properties of the document submitted is strictly prohibited. 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. Co-authorship is not permitted.
IP Whiteboard
AUGUST 30, 2020
What about moral rights? This can either be express (for example, through a contractual document) or it can be implied through conduct. What about moral rights? Another topic which has leads a rabbit hole is the question of moral rights. Does copyright exist in tattoos? 1] [link]. [2] 2] [link]. [3]
Garrigues Blog
JUNE 29, 2023
The WIPO document The Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions: Updated Draft Gap Analysis explains existing deficiencies in relation to intellectual and industrial property and, particularly, in relation to copyright, to be able to take effective action against the appropriation of cultural expressions.
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