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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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Protection of Jewelry in India: Copyright or Design?

IP and Legal Filings

This IP protection ensures that other designers, whether direct competitors or producers of knock-off jewelry or imitation jewelry, do not ruin their reputation or copy their designs so as to reduce the value of their jewelry and lose out on potential sales. Section 2(c) of the Copyright Act defines what “artistic work” is.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

a collage, sculpture, photograph , or graphic work; 2. a building or model of a building that is an architectural work; or. an article made with artistic skill. It’s important to understand that while copyright law allows you to protect your design, it does not cover the article’s utilitarian aspect.

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Emerging Trends In Digital Copyright Law

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

People have become less dependent on print media and more likely to use a digital medium such as computerized documents of soft copies. Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works.

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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

The IPKat

All this, of course, does not imply that a faithful reproduction is protectable: for example, in line with Article 14 of the DSM Directive , a simple (verbatim) reproduction of a work is not going to be considered sufficiently original and, thus, eligible for copyright protection. See here , here , here , here.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

The following types of original artistic work are protected by copyright. a collage, sculpture, photograph, or graphic work; 2. a building or model of a building that is an architectural work; or. an article made with artistic skill. Protection of an Artistic Work–. DESIGNS ACT, 2000.

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Copyrightability Of Designer Clothes And Costumes

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. They must not be used by anyone other than the artist himself. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. Literary Works Other than Computer Programs.

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