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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. INTRODUCTION. CONCLUSION.

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Is Generative AI Fair Use of Copyright Works? NYT v. OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In order to train their technologies, should AI companies be allowed to use works under copyright protection without consent? The lawsuits brought by the owners of such works, including artworks in the case of image-generators and journalism in the NYT case, claim that this should not be allowed. Fair Use Precedent? However, U.S.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)

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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights. The plaintiff also claimed violation of moral rights and infringement of posthumous celebrity rights. Trade Secret: In the Light of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

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Digital Rights Management emerged as a result of ubiquitous copyright infringement related to digital content. DRM work mechanism to protect the digital copyright work is to put barriers in places to prevent the stealing of the digital content. These rights are transferrable for financial benefits. Atanasova, I.

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

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Claims under copyright law. In Germany, in the case of copyright infringements, Section 97(1) and (2) UrhG provides for claims to be asserted for injunctive relief and damages. In 2015, the BGH ruled that managing directors have limited liability in copyright matters.