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Copyright Ownership: Exploring Employer-Employee Relationship

IP and Legal Filings

This is quite the picture of how the Indian copyright laws are treating the employees who try to become such exceptional creators. the ownership disputes in India and the U.K. WHEN DOES THE EMPLOYEE OWN THE COPYRIGHT? The Indian judiciary has to restructure the scope and extent of the Copyright laws in India.

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Digital art protectable under copyright? Yes, says the Italian Supreme Court

The IPKat

First, an original work can be protected by copyright law only if it meets two requirements: - originality, i.e., objective novelty compared to creative works or segments of previous creation; - creativity. Creativity under Article 1 of Law No. RAI contested all the claims as groundless. Here are the main points of the decision.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

During litigation, the unredacted version may be used as evidence to support the ownership of the redacted portions in the registered mask work. Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. Copyright Office while register the software aspect of the designs (e.g., source code) under copyright law.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. Introduction. Government Regulation No.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

During litigation, the unredacted version may be used as evidence to support the ownership of the redacted portions in the registered mask work. Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. Copyright Office while register the software aspect of the designs (e.g., source code) under copyright law.

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Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema

IIPRD

A growing number of daily releases makes India’s copyright laws particularly important in. A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. Aditya Pandey [2016] SCC Online SC 967. [8] 8] Indian Copyright Act 1957, s 19(10). [10]

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Copyright as an Access Right: Concretizing Positive Obligations for Rightholders to Ensure the Exercise of User Rights

Kluwer Copyright Blog

From this constitutional dimension of copyright emerged the notion of ‘user rights’ ( Geiger, 2020 ). Looking forward, it is essential to ensure that legitimate uses expressly foreseen by copyright law are enabled through better access to protected works. However, it is only a first step towards making user’s rights a reality.

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