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Russia’s Forced Licensing Plan For ‘Enemy’ Content “Legalizes Piracy”

TorrentFreak

As a result, new US-owned movies dried up, leaving the entire Russian cinema industry in crisis. Some venues began screening pirated movies downloaded from torrent sites but the move was criticized by local cinema groups who were saddened by a return to the unlicensed entertainment “dark days” of 30 years ago.

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Role of Intellectual Property in Entertainment Industry

IIPRD

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Creators need to comprehend the fundamentals of copyright law to safeguard their creations and negotiate licensing and distribution contracts with skill.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it. The case is New Line Cinema v. Cinema Secrets (2000). Meanwhile, the video, once thought lost , is now on YouTube after more than a 30 year absence.

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CDSM: French transposition Order annulled to the extent that it does not provide for ‘appropriate’ remuneration for authors

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Article 18 of the CDSM provides that where authors license or transfer their exclusive rights for the exploitation of their works, they are ‘ entitled to receive appropriate and proportionate remuneration ’. and certain specific rules. Interestingly, in the present case, the applicants’ lawyer pleaded before the Conseil d’Etat that ‘0.5%

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Music to Many Ears! Bombay High Court Passes a Landmark Order Recognizing the Right to Receive Royalties by Authors of Underlying Works

SpicyIP

Thus, the authors of these works are entitled to receive royalties when the concerned synchronized work (cinematographic film or sound recording) is made available to the public, except when a cinematograph film is exhibited in a cinema hall. Separately, after the establishment of the IPD, Entertainment Network India Ltd.

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Case study: “copyright-free” in-store music and collective management

LexBlog IP

In order to carry out this activity, company A signed contracts with certain suppliers from which it acquired all of the copyrights and related rights regarding the specific musical repertoire. Such music is used as a background for the broadcasting of advertising messages that are heard in such commercial spaces on a daily basis.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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