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Book review: Reforming Intellectual Property

The IPKat

Yu) to explore the future of their fields within intellectual property. Each author was asked by the editors to discuss an area of reform in IP that they deemed a priority in relation to the public good. The editors describe the collection as a happily diverse mosaic of the future of IP. Yes, three!

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[Guest post] Could your beliefs about copyright be protected under the Equality Act?

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As IP aficionados, many readers of this blog will have strong views about the proper scope of copyright law. Can and should those beliefs be protected under the Equality Act 2010, protecting copyright believers against discrimination in employment law and in the exercise by public authorities in their functions?

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Is The ‘Art’ Of Food Plating Copyrightable

Intepat

This article will discuss a topic related to the complex subject of “food plating” and how it is protected under copyright law. The quick analysis reveals that copyrighting food plating is a reasonable option, given the conditions for obtaining copyright under Indian law.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. In between these problems came Delhi High Court’s judgement in favour of Anil Kapoor wanting to get personality rights. While the Constitution does not explicitly mention personality rights, In the case of Judge K.S.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

xi] There are countless articles and marketing studies directing corporations on how to market via memes to reach the maximum level of engagement. My argument is that protection of the underlying content is irrelevant because the relative costs of enforcing these rights outweighs the benefits of protection. Zywicki & Thomas J.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

These provisions served as, among other things, models for Articles 18 and 20 in the new DSM Copyright Directive (2019/790). The question as to whether the required serious infringement of moral rights had occurred could, the BGH ruled, only be ascertained on the basis of an analysis of the entire circumstances of the specific case.