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

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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. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work.

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Music Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which is subject to copyright protection. Section 52 states that educational purposes, research, or criticism are all fair use and do not constitute copyright infringement. Along with the economic rights granted by copyright, the copyright holder also has moral rights.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. According, to section 52 educational purposes, research or criticism are all fair use and do not attract copyright infringement. Besides the economic rights provided by copyright, there are moral rights also provided to the copyright holder.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. According, to section 52 educational purposes, research or criticism are all fair use and do not attract copyright infringement. Besides the economic rights provided by copyright, there are moral rights also provided to the copyright holder.

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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.