SpicyIP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In St Art India Foundation v. Acko General Insurance , the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’ under Sec. 2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec. Image from the order. 57 of the Act.

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Moral Rights Fair Use Art Artistic Work 49

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Berline was not the only individual who managed to create art under unimaginable circumstances. Who is entitled to the right to complete uncompleted work such as the compositions of Czech Jewish composer Pavel Haas who died in Auschwitz in 1944? Copyright law protects and should continue to protect communicative and dialogical spaces.

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Art Copyright Moral Rights Fair Use 106

LexBlog IP

JULY 17, 2023

The growing popularity of art generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a question of whether it is morally right to replace human artists. Now the discussion has expanded to consider the possible legal ramifications of art that is produced with an algorithm based on the data of other existing art styles.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Art Artwork Moral Rights 52

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Or, Can I post a photo of graffiti art to Instagram? Feeling inspired and intrepid you snap a photo, instantly uploading it to your story with a witty one-liner about undiscovered urban art. What if the social media account is used to promote the account owner’s own goods or services, or a third party’s brand?

Social Media 52

Social Media Art Fair Use Moral Rights 52

The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures ”, authored by Enrico Bonadio (City University of London). As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. Another important question is raised in this chapter.

Art 57

Art Copyright Moral Rights Cease and Desist 57

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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Derivative Work Copyright Law Copyright Law 107

Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

Regardless, as of this writing there are now five cases that may provide some clarity on this less frequently discussed but foundational issue of the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data for AI (I use “AI” here as a shorthand which also includes text and data mining and machine learning).

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