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Unclear student guide not enough to constitute authorisation to use short film still

The IPKat

In its 2010/2011 student guide, the school's internal regulations stated that “ students grant their school permission to use their work exclusively for educational and non-commercial purposes, to promote the school to the general public ”. But, for once, there was no question of originality. Indeed, relying explicitly on article L.

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[Guest post] Could your beliefs about copyright be protected under the Equality Act?

The IPKat

Can and should those beliefs be protected under the Equality Act 2010, protecting copyright believers against discrimination in employment law and in the exercise by public authorities in their functions? Ms Gray was a writer and filmmaker, who had studied aspects of intellectual property law through a master’s degree in film.

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Does food flavouring constitute a “work”?

LexBlog IP

However, the Court rejected the action as: not legal, insofar as it concerned the protection of recipes as works of intellectual property; and unfounded, because recipes are assimilated to ideas and not to works enjoying copyright protection under Greek (and EU) law. 7) CJEU, C-406/2010, ECLI:EU:C:2012:259, paragraph 33.

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

IP and Legal Filings

Recently, there have been instances of disputes between film producers and scriptwriters or musical composers over rights such as remakes, dubbing rights, etc. [3] 8] These provisions recognized the rights of directors. 106A [3] Marley C. 5] [link] [6] [link] [7] [link] [8] [link] [9] [link] [10] W. Cornish, D. Llewelyn and T.

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Second Circuit: VARA Permits Building Owner To Hide Visual Art

LexBlog IP

2010), in which a VARA claim failed even though the work in question had been only partially covered. Commissioning parties often present artists with a take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum: waive your VARA rights or forget about getting this job. That last part could be new ground in VARA jurisprudence. The Second Circuit referenced Mass.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

Traverse Legal Blog

The reason for this caution is often the “ copyleft ” requirements in licenses like the GPL, which could force companies to make their code public if mixed with open-source code, putting their intellectual property at risk. But here’s where dual licensing comes in handy.

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The Risks of Dual Licensing in The Pioneering Landscape of Contemporary Open Source

LexBlog IP

The reason for this caution is often the “ copyleft ” requirements in licenses like the GPL, which could force companies to make their code public if mixed with open-source code, putting their intellectual property at risk. But here’s where dual licensing comes in handy.