IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Firstly, Originality, Section13 of the said act, to claim ownership over work (literally, musical, dramatic) created by AI, originality in work is an essential component, that can be detected by originality tests. Also, Moral rights of the creator is given in under Section 57 of the said act, are not relevant to the Artificial Intelligence.

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Ownership Moral Rights Public Domain Intellectual Property 59

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

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. What about copyright infringement? Old Laws Protect New Trends.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes. More information about this event here.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

This post is brought to you by Oprah Nwobike , who is a lawyer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London focusing on copyright and artificial intelligence in the music industry, under the supervision of IPKat's Dr Hayleigh Bosher. This has become a lingering question in the minds of consumers of online content.

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Music Intellectual Property Copyright Technology 82

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Spadika Jayaraj discussed a case where the Delhi High Court dismissed a suit by a media house accusing copyright infringement on its database of users. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. E.g., see Prateek Surisetti’s post here and Niyati Prabhu’s post here.

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Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Before the enactment of the new Act, the status of copyright as movable property under Nigerian law was uncertain, as the Nigerian Constitution lacks explicit definitions for "movable" and "immovable" property. Unfortunately, in cases like Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Limited (MCSN) v. copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

When it comes to dealing with Personality Rights it is very important to determine who will and who will not be covered under this regime, as previously stated the benefit of the particular rights can only be granted in the case of an Actual influential personality. Original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works; 2.

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Personality Rights Artistic Work Trademark Copyright 52

SpicyIP

MAY 1, 2023

Licensing of training datasets The licensing of datasets – for the concerned rights under Sec. 14 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (the Act), along with attribution seems like a possible solution that would address the concerns raised in the above cases. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here , here.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following legislative update on the new Ukrainian Copyright Law from Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk (both Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv). It also once again confirms the strong protection of moral rights in Ukrainian copyright law.

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Related Rights Law Copyright Moral Rights 145

IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The statute of limitations for copyright infringement in Singapore is six years. Copyright protects works like literary, computer programs, plays, music and paintings. It is not ideas but their expression that are protected by copyright law. It can be licensed or transferred, either as an entire bundle (i.e.,

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Copyright Intellectual Property Registration Copyright Infringement 71

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Microsoft Technology Licensing v. the licensee. The judgement was authored by Justice C. The judgement has been passed by Justices G.S.Patel & Justice Gauri Godse.

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