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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

SpicyIP

(CNR Number: KLTV010019372021) The reason for filing the suit was that certain unknown people had posted without authorisation original sound recordings created by Vempati Ravi Shankar (the plaintiff’s late husband) on the defendant’s social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram. The Right to Integrity.

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Could Banksy Sue Christopher Walken Over Destroyed Artwork?

Copyright Lately

” Could the street artist claim a violation of his moral rights? Historically, European courts have been receptive to the concept of “moral rights,” which protect the attribution of an artist and the integrity of a protected work. Actor Christopher Walken painted over a Banksy original on “The Outlaws.”

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Ping® By AdlerLaw – Public Art & Social Media

LexBlog IP

So if graffiti can be protected, does one need permission from the artist to photograph the work and then “publish” it to a social media platform? What if the social media account is used to promote the account owner’s own goods or services, or a third party’s brand? Oct 18, 2022).

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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. Lastly, I will discuss the argument of moral rights of the author in contending the ‘fair use exemption’ of their work. As a corollary, it also asserted ‘moral rights’ over the mural under Sec. 2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec.

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Man Arrested for Sharing Copyright Infringing Nude Scenes Through Reddit

TorrentFreak

The web is riddled with copyright infringing content, ranging from full-length blockbuster films, through small music samples, to reposted celebrity photos on social media. While these clips may not directly hurt revenues, copyrights also have moral rights which include the right to integrity, which could come into play here.

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Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property In India

IP and Legal Filings

AI has increasingly been used to create literary, artistic and musical works, circulating all over social media, and it has become the gateway for the general public to the domain of AI. One of the most widely utilised aspects of AI has been voice manipulation and Deep fakes.

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IPSC Panel 12 – Identity, Data, and Privacy

43(B)log

Class action ROP lawsuits against social media: result was broader consents in TOS. Voluntary relinquishment of identity control in return for the benefits of social media. Commodification of identity as a prerequisite for social media access. Moral rights as a solution? Why should we care?

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