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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

Indian courts, for the longest time, followed the doctrine of “sweat of brow”, upholding the belief that a work requires only due diligence and effort, rather than originality and creativity in order to be granted copyright protection. What is the Indian take on originality v. creativity? Copyright Act or Design Act?

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Copyrighting the Ogopogo Monster: The © story behind the news story

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So, what was the work registered under Copyright #102327 on June 9, 1953.? The original copyright certificate simply says that Seabrook registered an “unpublished literary and artistic work entitled Ogopogo”. An unpublished work can be copyrighted as long as it is “fixed”, but since it was unpublished, it may no longer exist.

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Ownership of Copyrights Patents and Trademarks are Created by Employees and Independent Contractors

IP and Legal Filings

With no hidden atrocities the labor intended to be associated with the innovation should be given their due diligence and the public can to emanate from the same. These rights have the sole purpose and that it so protects and confer the creation or an invention specific to a certain period.

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What is the Copyright Status of AI Generated Works?

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So, if you’re intending to use an unusual, highly distinctive image generated by AI, you may want to do some due diligence to establish that there is no obvious infringement. Literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works are only protected by copyright if they are “original”.

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

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Under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), copyright of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work includes the exclusive right to reproduce the work in a material form, publish the work and communicate the work to the public. Multiple pieces of copyright material may exist in a single digital work.