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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

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. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 2(c)(i), and, thus, copyrightable under sec.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3] 3] Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957. [4] 4] Andrew L.

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