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Book review: Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship

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this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre.

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

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Acko General Insurance , the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’ under Sec. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 2(c)(i), and, thus, copyrightable under sec. 57 of the Act.

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

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Firstly, work generated from AI with input, in this case command is given by the human or programmer and get output out of it with the help of their creative and innovative ideas hence the ownership and authorship can be ascribed to the human who has given innovative inputs to the AI. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI.

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The Wonder That is Berne

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A longtime friend of the blog, Achille is currently serving as an Advisor to the Board of the Indian Performing Right Society. With over 35 years of experience in the creative industries, Achille pioneered music publishing in India with Deep Emotions Publishing in 1996 and has also served as a public servant in France.

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

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According to Section 2(d)(v) of the Copyright Act, the producer of a cinematograph film is considered the work’s creator. [1] This preference for producers in copyright law has recently been questioned. As per section 18(1), the author, not the copyright holder, is entitled to receive royalties.

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Ping® By AdlerLaw – Public Art & Social Media

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So if graffiti can be protected, does one need permission from the artist to photograph the work and then “publish” it to a social media platform? Copyright Law grants the author the exclusive rights to exploit the work, subject to certain fair use defenses. But the artist can waive these rights in writing.

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

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Violations of copyrights are addressed under Chapter XI of the Copyrights Act of 1957. Infringement of copyrights is addressed under Sections 51 through 53A of the Copyrights Act, 1957. Producers may claim exclusive ownership of an album or song in court owing to copyright protections.

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