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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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Why Moral Rights are Dead Serious: Preserving the Posthumous Moral Right of Integrity – Part II

SpicyIP

See here for how Van Gogh’s legacy was built and preserved by the efforts of his sister-in-law Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. Can legal representatives substitute their own judgement in the vindication of the author’s moral right? Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. Image from here.

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The (forgotten) moral rights in the age of AI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The missing bit: moral rights. Moral rights have not been sufficiently discussed in the context of AI/ML. Moral rights generally include the paternity right (the right to be attributed as the/an author of the work) and the integrity right (the right not to have the work mutilated).

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

IPilogue

Michelle Mao is a 2L student at Osgoode Hall Law School and an IPilogue Writer. 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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Moral rights in Massachusetts

Likelihood of Confusion

Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law: A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual Rights Act, which–well, Lee says it very well himself, actually: The post Moral rights in Massachusetts appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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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. These laws are based on Berne Convention Article 6bis, to which India is a signatory. Waiver of moral right of the author permissible?

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Moral Rights Case Ends in Settlement

BYU Copyright Blog

According to Mason's Complaint, these changes violated her rights under the Visual Artist Rights Act ("VARA"), a legal provision that incorporates artists' moral rights to preserve the integrity of their creations into United States copyright law, although in a limited manner.