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[Guest Post] Long walk to copyright reform #9: The Copyright Amendment Bill ensures fair remuneration for South African creators and performers

The IPKat

The disproportionate remuneration stemmed from contracts entered into with dominant players, especially in the music industry, and this has over time been a major source of worry for the South African government. Indeed, the CAB lives up to its core objectives as set out in its long title.

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Copyright and Transformative Fair Use

Patently-O

On October 12, 2022, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the fair use copyright case of Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. Andy Warhol admittedly used Lynn Goldmith’s copyrighted photographs of Prince as the basis for his set of sixteen silkscreens. Warhol was never personally a party to the license). 21-869 (2022).

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Can Intellectual Property Rights Safeguard Your Blog?

Kashishipr

Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. However, the content must reflect an expression of something since ideas are not governed under copyright. You may sign-up for a Creative Common License where the issue lies in seeking acknowledgment of the work.

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Protection of Copyrights in China

IP and Legal Filings

Once a work is created, in most cases, the creator will automatically enjoy copyright protection in all 164 member countries of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works including all European Union countries and China. The Copyright Law contains a list of twelve acts which constitute fair use.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. This has important implications for the doctrine of fair use.

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IP and NFTs: Where are We?

LexBlog IP

Nor is it clear whether—or how—NFTs might trigger liability under the 76-year-old federal Lanham Act , which governs trademark infringement and unfair competition. They are sold and/or traded in connection with “smart contracts” that govern the terms of transfer.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. Zafar Mahfooz Nomani, 2023).