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Music Industry Threatens ‘Deepfake AI Music’ Service With Legal Action

TorrentFreak

In the UK, music industry group BPI has enetered the mix, targeting AI-generated voice models and cover tracks. This technology, which partly relies on copyrighted recordings, has been controversial for a while. In so doing, they are endangering the future success of British musicians and their music.”

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Personality Rights : Through The Glasses Of IPR

IP and Legal Filings

Every day we come across many such influencers and celebrities endorsing products wherein the personality of an individual is traded either by validation or without. Living in an era where influential personalities are reverenced, fortifying Personality Rights from any such misuse is a must. PERSONALITY RIGHT.

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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

SpicyIP

Recently, a copyright infringement suit had been filed before the District Court, Trivandrum, against Facebook India. He was credited with the creation of many musical compositions and choreographies. And perhaps, they should be considered independently, as the nature of the rights is different. Image from here.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 10 – July 16)

SpicyIP

We also came across the Delhi High Court orders on the interplay between the Patents Act and the Competition Act, and on the inheritability of personality rights. The plaintiff further argued that he was the lawful successor to the personality rights of the late actor. Her area of interest lies in IP and corporate law.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. Speaking of late movie stars, one may wonder about the posthumous enforcement of celebrity rights.

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Recipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

If you’re selling your personality rights, make sure you understand the implications!!! Why Are Pizzerias Arguing Whether Web Browsing Is Copyright Infringement?–Imapizza Newspaper Can Talk About “Derby Pies” Without Infringing Trademarks–Rupp v. Case citation : Coscarelli v. Esquared Hosp. , Imapizza v.

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What Do You “Meme” That’s Copyrightable?

IPilogue

Copyrighting a Meme. In Canada, copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work that is fixed. Is Infringement Even Possible Then? 3(1) of the Copyright Act , only rightsholders can reproduce their work or “any substantial part thereof.” 29 of the Copyright Act ).