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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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IP infringement in Metaverse

IIPRD

It identifies the product of that company and recognizes its own and gives some rights to ownership that can be enforced. This right is given to literary and artistic work like music, etc. It also protects the product from unauthorized use by a third party. This can a lesson for the companies interested in the metaverse.

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A third reflection emerges: undoubtedly, Warhol’s work was created based on Goldsmith’s. However, it is important to recognize that all artistic works are influenced by those that came before them. [1] Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press , 2003, p. 37, 2018). [3] 3] LANDES, William M.

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Artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights: the USPTO DABUS decision

Barry Sookman

According to the court, which relied on the Australia Telstra decision, the data was protected as an original literary and artistic work: Clearly a human author is required to create an original work for copyright purposes. SODRAC 2003 Inc., This case involved whether copyright could subsist in seismic data.