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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

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The FIR accused YRF of committing a criminal breach of trust (CBT) and violating the Copyright Act by misappropriating 100 crores in royalties that belonged to members of the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS). Aplin, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trademarks and Allied Rights 471(Sweet and Maxwell, London, 2010).

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

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Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. The question as to whether the required serious infringement of moral rights had occurred could, the BGH ruled, only be ascertained on the basis of an analysis of the entire circumstances of the specific case.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 1 of 4: Definition of a work, authorship and moral rights

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This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Moral rights (Sections 12-14 UrhG). 2] BGH, 16 April 2015, GRUR 2015, 1189. [3]

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Anil Kapoor Vs Simply Life India & Ors: An Unwavering Assurance In Safeguarding Personality Rights Against Ai

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The plaintiff filed the defence of personality rights infringement based on the contract that allocated the personas to them. What the Right of Publicity Can Learn from Trademark Law. Personality rights: a comparative overview. The Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa , 38 (2), 210–245.