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Africa IP highlights 2022 #1: Copyright matters

The IPKat

We begin with developments in the copyright field. In February , Kenya’s parliament passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2021. Amongst other things, the Act also establishes a National Rights Registry (NRR ) , which is the central repository collating details pertaining to the ownership of various copyright works.

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Announcing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Some of the major changes to the book this year: I added a note on the Copyright Claims Board. I’ve now framed it as a note about California’s consumer privacy laws. Over the years, I’ve posted a number of book excerpts that are accessible for free, including: The entire chapter on online contracts. Primer on FOSTA.

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Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Over the years, I’ve posted a number of book excerpts that are accessible for free, including: The entire chapter on online contracts. The chapter makes a nice module to add discussion about online contracts to another course. Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) (now deleted). Primer on CCPA/CPRA (partially deprecated).

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Publicity Rights Concerning Sports Athletes

IP and Legal Filings

Publicity, such as character, reputation and personal brand, will be protected under various statutes, such as the Copyright Act 1957 and the Trade Marks Act 1999. Conclusion As per my analysis, the Indian judiciary has identified these rights as part of the right to Privacy and IPR, but no defined legislation exists that can regulate things.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 3] The legal pitfall people ignore is the lack of clear communication over the copyrights of the character. 4] Andrew L.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 12 – 18)

SpicyIP

Adyasha notes that while the Copyright Act deems the producer of a film as its author, that doesn’t imply that author and copyright owner would necessarily remain the same perpetually. She criticises the judgment because the Court based its reasoning solely on privacy without any justifications rooted in property rights.

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2021 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

It creates a third asset for creators to sell, in addition to any physical item and the work’s copyright. Apple positions itself as more privacy-supportive than the other tech giants, but then it committed an unforgiveable privacy faux pas by unveiling plans to proactively scan client-side files for illegal CSAM.