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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright And Copyright Law Copyright is one of the crucial parts of Intellectual Property Rights which helps the owner of any creative work to have a legal right over the possession of such work or art. Such work may include any literary or artistic work such as books, articles, films, databases, computer programs etc.

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Yearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In particular, they are having some success bending Section 230, and this genre offers some interesting considerations for folks paying attention to the privacy/230 borders. The statutory exception for depicting people in literary and artistic works doesn’t apply to the associated ads (?). Callahan v. PeopleConnect, Inc.,

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (June 28 – July 4)

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Shri Mahaveer Jain Industries , noted the defendant’s acknowledgment of the proprietary rights of the plaintiff in its distinctive original artistic work i.e., ‘Elle 18 face’ used in relation to the plaintiff’s nail polishes. Some of these could survive the death of the celebrity, however, the right to privacy was not among them.

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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. The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character.

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