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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

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52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. Lastly, I will discuss the argument of moral rights of the author in contending the ‘fair use exemption’ of their work. As a corollary, it also asserted ‘moral rights’ over the mural under Sec. 166 of Create, Copy, Disrupt). 57 of the Act.

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Permissibility Of A Waiver Of Moral Rights Of An Author Under The Copyright Regime

IP and Legal Filings

Section 57 of the Copyright Act of 1957 covers authors’ special rights particularly, highlighting the importance of expanding such rights beyond solely economic grounds. As a result, the lifetime of these rights varies greatly between countries. Waiver of moral right of the author permissible?

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When is an artist entitled to refuse attribution of an artwork? Italian Supreme Court provides (final) guidance in long-running dispute over Jeff Koons’s The Serpents

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There, it was presented as an original Koons artwork of which three copies exist. Of all the grounds of appeal to the Supreme Court, the most intriguing one is that concerning the application of relevant provisions in the Italian Copyright Act concerning moral rights.

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My Concerns with the ‘Can’t Be Evil’ NFT Licenses

Plagiarism Today

Last month, a study published by The Galaxy examined the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and found that, despite many understanding that NFTs transferred either the copyright or the license in the original work, only 1 in 25 of those projects even attempted to do as such. The original creator retains no exploitation rights.

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Book review: Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship

The IPKat

And who poses moral rights in the work? Relying on theatrical studies and the empirical study, the chapter provides insights into the way that producers, directors, playwrights, and actors regulate – or choose not to regulate – disputes about copying. The monograph is presented in six chapters. Details here. Aaaand, curtain!

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

Would they be prepared to take legal action for copyright infringement if someone exploited or copied one of their works? The disadvantages of taking legal action include the cost, the fact that copying is difficult to prove and the technical impossibility of monitoring all the walls containing works of art.

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IPSC Panel 14 – Copyright Authorship & Ownership

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Atlantic Monthly first published Twain’s work, credited to him alone, in 1874. No evidence of express consent; is telling it in front of him implied consent for him to publish it in his name w/no payment? Twain gave her a signed & inscribed copy after publication, which descendants donated to UMd decades back.