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Canadian Perspectives on Artist Resale Rights

IPilogue

Emily Chow is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Under current Canadian law, artists such as sculptors and painters receive no profits from their works’ resale. The study also found that the market continued to grow after the implementation of the resale right in 2006.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

IIPRD

Legal Pitfalls in Virtual World The character design used by a content creator can be designed by an artist, and rights can be transferred from the artist to the creator. A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3]

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This highly illustrative aspect makes the book easier to read and more digestible than a traditional law book. It emerges that brands should pay for the use of street artworks. because of rain).

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When Do I Need a Model Release Form? (Plus a free sample!)

Art Law Journal

For example, California has special laws designed to limit paparazzi photographs, thanks to its high number of celebrity residents. Laws regarding the use of a person’s likeness, also known as the right of publicity, ensures that a model or other subject of an artwork controls the commercial exploitation of their name, image, or persona.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Such works of art benefit the creator, and they are protected by the law of intellectual property. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.