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

SpicyIP

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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Book review: Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship

The IPKat

, 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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Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors

Sander Law

Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors. When hiring an independent contractor to design your logos, artwork and take photographs, it is important to think about who actually owns the copyright in the resulting work. Ownership of Copyright. Moral Rights. Learn more about Moral Rights.

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Moral Rights: Considerations for Companies in the United States

JD Supra Law

There are many common misconceptions about copyrights and other rights associated with the ownership and control of a creative work, such as moral rights. These misconceptions often result in poor contract drafting, which can result in invalid terms and increased risk of conflict. By: SmithAmundsen LLC

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI. AI calculations gain from the information sources gave to them by developers.

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IPSC Panel 14 – Copyright Authorship & Ownership

43(B)log

McFarlin, A Copyright Ignored? Taking him at his word: Did Twain infringe her common-law copyright? Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking. Federal preemption.]

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Bracing for Impact Keynote Address Tells a Copyright Story Never Told: Art and Copyright in Ghettos and Concentration Camps

IPilogue

Claire Wortsman is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Yet the Keynote Address and Keynote Commentary at the Conference told a copyright story that has never been told. Copyright law protects and should continue to protect communicative and dialogical spaces.

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