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NLUJ-CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition 2022 [Submit by March 10]

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We’re pleased to inform you that Centre for Intellectual Property Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur is is inviting submissions from law students for the ‘NLUJ CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition, 2022’ on the theme ‘“IP and Youth: Innovating for a better future’. Co-authorship is not permitted.

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Ballad in the mall: the violence of a scene does not give rise to an integrity claim in relation to the background music

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This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. American company Narcos obtained the right to synchronise this work for an episode of the series Narcos - Mexico, of which it is the producer, granted by the company Regent. Facts Mr M.

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[Guest Post] Copyright as movable property: Constitutional issues with Nigeria’s Copyright Act 2022

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The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding Nigeria's Copyright Act 2022 (which came into effect in 2023) and its constitutional reference to copyright as movable property.

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Limitation period for copyright infringement actions in France

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In a decision dated 22 September 2022 , the Court of Appeal declared that the artist's action was time-barred. Analysis The Cour de Cassation issued a brief but important decision here, focusing solely on the reading of article 2224 of the French Civil Code. article 2224 of the Civil Code) must be applied.

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Uffizi museum sues Jean Paul Gaultier over unauthorized reproduction of Botticelli’s Venus on fashion garments

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Article 108(3-bis) clarifies in fact that non-profit uses of cultural heritage items for purposes of study, research, freedom of expression or creative expression, and promotion of the knowledge of cultural heritage do not require authorization. As the name indicates, Le Musée intends to celebrate art.

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In April 2022, the EU Commission's impact assessment report looking at the situation of CIPs in the EU showed that the lack of an adequate legal regime " creates a disincentive to investment in traditional crafts in the EU, adding up to increased costs and legal uncertainty for producers ". What about the EU? What are the next steps?

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Nigeria amends its Copyright Act to ratify outstanding copyright treaties and address other issues

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Last week, Nigeria’s President signed the Copyright Act 2022 which repeals the Copyright Act of 2004 (the old Act). The Copyright Act 2022 as previously reported here on The IPKat is aimed inter alia at protecting the rights of authors and providing appropriate limitations and exceptions to guarantee access to creative works.