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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. iii] Provisions in Indians Laws Trademarks Act, 1999 does not make any exact provision for publicity rights, but its definition of ‘Marks’ contains names within its ambit.

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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. Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1). Note on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB).

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Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) (now deleted). Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1). Trademarks and Domain Names. . Trademark FAQs. Trademark Glossary. Review: Google’s Trademark Policy [[link]. Part 312, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act’s Regulations.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In particular, age authentication mandates are riddled with unavoidable privacy and security concerns; they also make it harder to navigate the Internet and create an authentication infrastructure that censors and authoritarians will find easy to weaponize in the future.

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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. 2d 119 (2d Cir.

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IP as Collateral

IIPRD

Intellectual Property such as patents, trademarks, brand value, copyright, etc have become foundational assets for several businesses, seeking greater importance and attention. Trademark as Collateral in the US. Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) governs security interests in trademarks.

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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.