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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

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Firstly, work generated from AI with input, in this case command is given by the human or programmer and get output out of it with the help of their creative and innovative ideas hence the ownership and authorship can be ascribed to the human who has given innovative inputs to the AI. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI.

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If You Ask Your Friend to Take Your Photo Using Your Camera, Who Owns the Copyright?–Shah v. NYP

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In 2012, the FBI arrested Shah for extortion, which sparked news coverage. Shah pointed to his copyright registrations as evidence of his ownership, but the court says the allegations in his complaint show that he was never entitled to register the copyrights (i.e., He posted the photos to Facebook and his IMDB page ( this one? ).

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Traditional Knowledge and Trade Secrets

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Collective ownership: In case TK is protected under trade secrets there is no requirement of specific right holder and the community is deemed to have collective personality. Perpetual ownership: Patent and copyright both have a limited period of protection, after which the traditional knowledge falls into the public domain.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

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Later, in 1914, Copyright Act was amended which was highly influenced with the Copyright Act, 1911 of Britain, such as both the legislation shared resemblance in the duration of copyright protection, focused on the protection of literary works, and had similar provisions regarding the concept of public domain and exceptions.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

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Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law.

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Analysing the Intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Intellectual Property Rights

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Moreover, in 2012, the USPTO received several patent applications that contained the terms “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain”. In the NFT space, a buyer is granted ownership over a copy of a digital artifact. Several individuals have been held for falsifying copyright ownership over a work that exists in the public domain.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. Further, given that the 2012 amendment does not have a retrospective effect, the Court held that the amendment has no effect on the legal position. Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity]. Hero Electric Vehicles Private Ltd v.

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