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Why Moral Rights are Dead Serious: Preserving the Posthumous Moral Right of Integrity – Part I

SpicyIP

Such treatment usually amounts to violations of the moral rights of the author. In this post, I shall examine the concept of the moral right of integrity and its potential as a tool in protecting the works of authors posthumously.

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Can authors waive their right of attribution?

The IPKat

Economic rights have been harmonised throughout the EU to a significant extent. Moral rights, however, have not (yet). While it appears to be easier to waive moral rights in common law countries, the continental European tradition is more focused on protecting the author’s personality rights, which encompass moral rights.

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Music Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Only when the economic rights arising out of copyright protected musical works are exploited by someone other than the owner of the work or someone not sanctioned by him, it leads to copyright infringement. Vs. Prime Cable Network , the plaintiff has business of producing and marketing music cassettes, CDs etc. Kala Vikas Pictures Pvt.

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Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors

Sander Law

Most business owners believe that they own the copyright in the works created by the independent contractor as they hired and paid the contractor for this purpose, however this isn't the case. Moral Rights. Learn more about Moral Rights. Ownership of Copyright.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Mango, in turn, sustained in its defence that (i) as the rightful owner of the physical Paintings, it was entitled to display them in public, and that (ii) the creation of digital works (i.e. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted. an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Only when the economic rights arising out of copyright protected musical works are exploited by someone other than the owner of the work or someone not sanctioned by him, it leads to copyright infringement. Vs. Prime Cable Network , the plaintiff has business of producing and marketing music cassettes, CDs etc. Mannu Bhandari V.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Only when the economic rights arising out of copyright protected musical works are exploited by someone other than the owner of the work or someone not sanctioned by him, it leads to copyright infringement. Vs. Prime Cable Network, the plaintiff has business of producing and marketing music cassettes, CDs etc. Mannu Bhandari V.