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Intersection of Copyright and Moral Rights: Protecting Creators’ Integrity

Intepat

In the realm of intellectual property, copyright and moral rights play pivotal roles in safeguarding the interests of creators. While copyright primarily focuses on the economic rights associated with creative works, moral rights emphasize the personal and reputational interests of the creators.

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The (forgotten) moral rights in the age of AI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Debate on AI and IP continues. The US government ran a consultation on AI and IP a few years ago. WIPO has so far had four sessions of their Conversation on AI and IP. The missing bit: moral rights. However, some aspects of IP are missing from this important debate. Moral rights and AI under Australian law.

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Moral Rights in Copyright: Lin-Manuel Miranda sues Texas Church for unauthorized performances of “Hamilton”

IPilogue

The copyright issues that exist in this situation include: unauthorized streaming, unauthorized use of Hamilton content, unauthorized alterations to Hamilton content, and an infringement of an artist’s “moral right” to their copyrighted work. .

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Book Review: Research Handbook on IP and Moral Rights

The IPKat

This is a book review of the Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Moral Rights , curated by Ysolde Gendreau (Université de Montréal, Canada), provided by Francesca Mazzi , Lecturer in AI, Innovation and Law at Brunel University London. Such gestures couldn't be overlooked in a book on moral rights.

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Permissibility Of A Waiver Of Moral Rights Of An Author Under The Copyright Regime

IP and Legal Filings

Section 57 of the Copyright Act of 1957 covers authors’ special rights particularly, highlighting the importance of expanding such rights beyond solely economic grounds. As a result, the lifetime of these rights varies greatly between countries. Waiver of moral right of the author permissible?

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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

Suhani is a third year law student at NLSIU who loves to write on IP and tech issues.] As remarked by composer and MCAI chairperson Vishal Bharadwaj in his recent interview , producers often demand ownership over derivative rights, and music labels often force composers to let go of their moral rights.

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[Guest post] Anderson.Paak got a new tattoo- and we might have an idea why

The IPKat

Fritsch, both talented and enthusiastic former students of mine, which - while reviewing Anderson.Paak 's latest tattoo - discusses post-mortem moral rights protection and the value of a tattoo as an. advance (IP) directive. Anderson.Paak got a new tattoo- and we might have an idea why by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou, L.L.M &