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Ballad in the mall: the violence of a scene does not give rise to an integrity claim in relation to the background music

The IPKat

A Kat thinking about synchronisation The past few years have been marked by major copyright disputes involving musical works [ IPKat here , here or here ]. This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. Facts Mr M.

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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

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The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (Bar of the Province of Antwerp) on the copyright troubles of music superstar and copyright-savvy artist Taylor Swift. After Swift had found herself dissatisfied with the way in which BMR had made use of its rights, she decided to re-record the albums.

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[Guest post] Anderson.Paak got a new tattoo- and we might have an idea why

The IPKat

Fritsch, both talented and enthusiastic former students of mine, which - while reviewing Anderson.Paak 's latest tattoo - discusses post-mortem moral rights protection and the value of a tattoo as an. Despoina and Simon also recommend some music background by Anderson.Paak to accompany the reading of the article. & Simon J.

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Non-fungible Tokens: Commercializing Exclusive Digital Art- A Companion Piece

IPilogue

The sale of an NFT also includes a smart contract. Therefore, the purchaser of an NFT will only receive the underlying copyright when the smart contract accompanying the NFT expresses this. Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist.

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IPSC Panel 14 – Copyright Authorship & Ownership

43(B)log

A: my point is exactly that: that these cases are about contracts/implied consent. As for 1834 Act, it did say an unrecorded assignment was fraudulent and void—and these were read into the contracts by the courts ex post. million cowritten songs, 63% of musical groups treat lesser contributors equally.

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

IP and Legal Filings

Disputes over the rights to the script and music used in the movie have arisen between producers and other contributors such as scriptwriters and musical composers. [2] Music compositions are also given their unique copyright protection. Music compositions are also given their unique copyright protection.

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities

IIPRD

When artificial technologies are utilized for creating innovations, such as employing evolutionary algorithms for antenna design or engaging IBM Watson to produce music, IPR laws become relevant. AI is doing lots of creative work in the fields of animation, web apps, images, music, designing, and various other things.