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Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First?

IPilogue

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. Section 13(1) provides that the author of a work is its first copyright owner. 2 of the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge. 2018, 08 07). Copyright Office.

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US Copyright Office refuses to register AI-generated work, finding that "human authorship is a prerequisite to copyright protection"

The IPKat

AI-generated Kats The Review also rejected Thaler’s argument that AI can be an author under copyright law because the work made for hire doctrine allows for “non-human, artificial persons such as companies” to be authors. Secondly, the doctrine is about ownership, not existence of a valid copyright.

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Interaction Between Ai And Copyright : Who Has The Copyright In Ai?

IP and Legal Filings

Image Sources : Shutterstock] Copyrightability In Indian Context Copyright is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. The NITI Aayog in its conversation paper, 2018 suggested that the usage of AI had been increasing in all areas such as medical care, schooling and so on. [8]

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Limited Edition Products and their IP Protection

IIPRD

While copyright protects the originality of the expression behind the product, design preserves the overall appearance and aesthetic look of the product. A trademark, on the other hand, exclusively identifies a product as belonging to a specific company and recognizes the company’s ownership of the brand. COPYRIGHT OR DESIGN.

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Jack Daniel’s in BAD SPANIELS Case: Parody Marks Can Still Function as A Source Identifier

LexBlog IP

By way of brief background, in 2018 the District Court of Arizona found that consumers were likely to be confused as to the source of the BAD SPANIELS toy and ruled in favor of Jack Daniel’s. Grimaldi , the Second Circuit established a threshold test for artistic works that incorporate third party trademarks. [1]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (February 05- February 11)

SpicyIP

The Respondent operates his business through two incorporated entities and claims ownership of the trademark via the permitted use by the two incorporated entities. The plaintiff contended that all literary rights were transferred to him, and he has been publishing his father’s works since then.

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