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Lights Camera Action : Role Of Intellectual Property In Indian Cinema

IIPRD

Copy right and Indian cinema. A precise elucidation about the ownership of cinematographic films has been provided by Section 17 of The Copyright Act, 1957 Act. According to the law, a scriptwriter who is engaged by a producer to write a good script has no ownership rights to the work he produces. [2] Who Owns What and Why.

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Tarantino: Pulp Fiction NFT Sale Lawsuit is “Offensively Meritless”, Won’t Succeed

TorrentFreak

In his answer to the complaint filed with the court Thursday, the film legend’s lawyers begin by emphasizing not only his contribution to cinema, but also to the success of Miramax. As expected, Tarantino isn’t backing down. movie, of course, was Pulp Fiction,” they write. ” Addressing the Allegations.

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Disney Pulls TV Channels From Vietnam, Govt. “Concerned” Piracy Will Run Riot

TorrentFreak

Other channels under the same ownership including Fox Movies, Fox Sports, Disney Channel and Disney Junior, were previously withdrawn, the paper reported. There are significant problems in Vietnam regarding the country’s Cinema Law (report, page 10 ( pdf )) but the piracy problem never gets any better.

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Evel Knievel's Estate Loses Trademark Suit Against Disney

LexBlog IP

If you’re a company as large as Disney, with as much ownership over wide swaths of TV and cinema and other media as they now possess, you’re going to have some fairly frequent IP run-ins.

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Alfred v. Walt Disney Company: Decoding the concept of Substantial Similarity with respect to the Pirates of the Caribbean lawsuit

IP and Legal Filings

Walt Disney Company: The ‘Pirates’ Lawsuit The case is centred around ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, a household name in the world of cinema. Once ownership is proved, he is required to furnish evidence regarding the defendant’s access to that work. The defendants were provided with a copy of the screenplay.

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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.”

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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.