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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

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Katfriend Angela Chung (Berkeley Law) analyzed the controversies of the recent Studio Ghibli AI craze in the light of US law and grey areas for artistic protection through the moral rights granted by VARA. More details here. Jocelyn Bosse discussed the long-running dispute concerning Driscoll's strawberry plant patent infringement.

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Crypto Group Buys Dune Book, Confuses it for Buying the Rights

Plagiarism Today

The fact that so few copies exist means that burning it may run afoul of the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) if the editions are signed and numbered. In other nations, moral rights may prohibit that. In short, the group wrongly assumed that purchasing the book granted them the rights in the book itself.

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Copyright Regulation for Pseudonymous, Anonymous, and Related Creative Works in India

Intepat

Section 57: This section emphasizes moral rights, which allow authors to protect the integrity of their works, regardless of whether they are pseudonymous or anonymous. Pseudonymous and anonymous authors retain these rights, which include: Right of Attribution: Recognition as the author.

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NLUJ-CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition 2022 [Submit by March 10]

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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. Payment Guidelines: Last date of payment of registration fee: 11 th March 2022. Registration link for the payment of the fee: [link].

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All you want to know about Registration of Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, the registration of copyright is not mandatory, but it is advisable to get your works protected as this would grant rights to the author or to the real owner of the copyright namely rights of reproduction, licensing right, moral rights, and economic rights.

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The Copyright Society Debate: Should Actors Get Royalty?

IP and Legal Filings

When it comes to the filmmaking industry, the Screen Writers Association (SWA)* for screenplay and scriptwriters has applied for registration pending approval, but there is no copyright society in sight for actors. Producers tend to take a waiver, and actors waive their moral rights [17] to the extent permissible in law.

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Publicity rights in the AI era: Key takeaways from artist Arijit Singh’s recent legal Victory in India

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In essence, Arijit Singh lamented a troubling array of violations of his publicity and personality rights. This included the misuse of AI technology to create deepfake recordings of his voice, misleading events that falsely implied his endorsement, and the registration of domain names bearing his name.