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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. It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork.

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Startup Uses Blockchain and Pirate Sites to Pay Filmmakers Directly

TorrentFreak

“When users search for these films they are redirected to the film on the official streaming platform or to the cinema to buy a ticket. White Rabbit’s content recognition combined with ownership verification and blockchain transactions turns this opportunity into reality.” Platforms are the past.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Producers may claim exclusive ownership of an album or song in court owing to copyright protections. Rights to distribute and reproduce the work exclusively, as well as the right to grant a license that will allow the copyright holder to collect royalties, are included in this property. The court ruled in Gramophone Co.

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TTABlog Quarterly Index: October - December 2021

The TTABlog

Lack of Bona Fide Intent: Precedential No. 33: "LOCH MOOSE MONSTER" Fends Off Monster Energy's Lack-of-Bona-Fide-Intent Summary Judgment Motion Nonuse/Specimen of Use: USPTO Issues Examination Guide 1-21: Expungement and Reexamination Proceedings Under the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 Precedential No.

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

SpicyIP

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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