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Anti-Piracy Jobs From £10/hr to ‘Let’s Talk ££’, There’s No Shortage in the UK

TorrentFreak

To that end, filmmakers, record labels, TV companies, and cinema chains need to hire more and more people to make that happen. Disney doesn’t publicly commit to a salary for this 12-month fixed-term contract so if music is more your thing, Universal Music Group is also looking for a new recruit. Movies and Music.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it. The case is New Line Cinema v. Cinema Secrets (2000). affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the advertisers.

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[Guest post] Craftsman vs visionary – the Kippenberger authorship dilemma in copyright

The IPKat

Wanting to make a statement, he hired an advertising company which hand-painted advertisement tabloids for cinemas. In 1981, Kippenberger held the revolutionary exhibition “Lieber Maler, male mir” (“Dear painter, paint for me”).

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Case study: “copyright-free” in-store music and collective management

LexBlog IP

Such music is used as a background for the broadcasting of advertising messages that are heard in such commercial spaces on a daily basis. The advertising messages are played at a higher volume than the music. It may therefore be concluded that such right is not assigned to a CMO.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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