Contracts Moral Rights Music Ownership 
43(B)log
AUGUST 11, 2021
Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking. Prototypical 19 th case: Publishing agreement is silent on ownership; publisher complies w/formalities and author doesn’t.
IPilogue
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
In this piece, I will recapitulate Strickland- Murphy’s exploration of IP ownership of Non-fungible Tokens and expand on recent developments since May. The sale of an NFT also includes a smart contract. Given this situation, Ratajkowski’s NFT auction was, as Ratajkowski explains it, an opportunity to reclaim ownership over her photo.
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IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 26, 2023
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.
IPilogue
OCTOBER 7, 2022
The embedding of “smart contracts” in NFT sales allows for the automatic distribution of royalties – roughly 10% – anytime a change of ownership is requested on the blockchain. Exercising control of downstream purchaser actions for traditional or non-digital artistic mediums is more complicated.
The IPKat
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Unfortunately, in cases like Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Limited (MCSN) v. Unlike the guarantees made under Chapter 4, copyright cannot arise as constitutional rights by reason of its mentions under Chapter 2, Section 251 or Item 13 under the Constitution. copyright), can one call such a constitutional right?
The IPKat
AUGUST 15, 2023
Dua Lipa and Warner Music are being sued by talk box inventor and singer, Bosko Kante, for breach of contract and copyright infringement in hit song 'Levitating'. It it is, therefore, likely that the copyright infringement claim would effectively follow the breach of contract claim.
The IPKat
JANUARY 21, 2022
Recognising the challenges for performers in the position and enforcement of their rights, the book also includes discussion on other forms of protections and remedies for performers, such as moral rights, contracts, passing off and copyright infringement.
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