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[Guest post] Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse?

The IPKat

Now, a further development on IP and NFTs comes from Spain, as Katfriend Mercedes Morán Ruiz (CEDRO) reports: Can the owner of an artistic work convert it into an NFT for its use in the Metaverse? of the Museum District and uploaded on the OpenSea marketplace. MANGO is owner of the original paintings. 5/08, paragraph 56; C?435/12,

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Artist Royalties: An exegesis of Resale rights in India

IIPRD

Drawing upon the same, the ‘Artists Rights Directive’ was implemented by the European Union in 2001, which thereby declared Re-sale rights to be “unassailable and inalienable, enjoyed by the author of an original work of graphic or plastic art.” Berne convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, 1886 3.

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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

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In 2001, the professor published a critical edition of Demetrii principis Cantemirii. Călinescu , it will be required to tackle the question of what makes a derivative work protectable and what ‘freedom’ and ‘creativity, both cumulative requirements under the EU originality test, mean in this context.

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Going (copyright) bananas: Maurizio Cattelan prevails in copyright infringement lawsuit over Comedian

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“ Perhaps I’ll be remembered in history as the banana imbecile ”, summed up provocative and uber-creative artist Maurizio Cattelan in a recent interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Of course, that is not all: Comedian has in fact also sparked litigation in the USA.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

COPYRIGHTS: Term copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights provided to the creator/owner of original works of authorship, which includes literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, cinematographic films, and sound recordings. Broad classification of ‘works’ which are protected by copyright are-. Cinematograph films.

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Swedish court requests CJEU to clarify notion of ‘author’s own intellectual creation’ when assessing EU originality standard

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In assessing whether a work of applied art warrants protection within the meaning of Articles 2–4 of Directive 2001/29/EC , how should the examination be conducted and what factors should be considered in answering the question of whether the work reflects they author’s free and creative choices?

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

According to the well-settled laws of copyright, it is a blatant mutilation of the rights of an author over their works and the characters they have developed. 3d 1004, 1021, 1022 (2001). [3] IP ISSUES CREATED BY THE MANGA FAN BASE Due to the growing interest of the world inMangas several rights of a manga-ka are challenged.

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