SpicyIP
MAY 3, 2023
Views expressed here are those of the author’s] As previously discussed in Part I , Indian courts appear to employ a combination of the subjective and objective tests in determining a violation of the integrity right. Can legal representatives substitute their own judgement in the vindication of the author’s moral right?
BYU Copyright Blog
JANUARY 23, 2023
According to Mason's Complaint, these changes violated her rights under the Visual Artist Rights Act ("VARA"), a legal provision that incorporates artists' moral rights to preserve the integrity of their creations into United States copyright law, although in a limited manner.
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The IPKat
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.
The IPKat
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
A Kat thinking about synchronisation The past few years have been marked by major copyright disputes involving musical works [ IPKat here , here or here ]. This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. Relying explicitly on article L.
The IPKat
MAY 18, 2024
To celebrate the start of this event, this Kat has found a recent judgment issued by the Tribunal judiciaire (TJ) of Lyon [ the birthplace of cinema ] concerning a case of copyright infringement relating to the still of a short film. Mr T unsuccessfully proposed an out-of-court settlement to his former school.
JIPL Online
APRIL 9, 2021
Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations.
SpicyIP
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
For instance, see Thomas Vallianeth’s post pondering upon Copyright Aspects in Open World Gaming and arguing that “open world gaming contains elements that need to be granted distinct protection as opposed to the generic protection as computer programs.” ” which addresses YouTube’s ‘Content ID’ mechanism.
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