IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

These technologies are capable of generating new content, such as text, computer codes, music, photos, videos, and sounds, as a result of human input, like a brief textual explanation of what is wanted. A linguistic model lacks the kind of human imagination required to develop logos or designs.

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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. AI companies take music created by humans and generate ‘new’ AI music based on what has been trained.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

He worked for large companies, active worldwide in the food industry, which specialised in the design and development of recipes and culinary products for industrial use. Articles 4(1) and (3) concern the individual powers of the author on moral rights and article 12(2) concerns the transfer of intellectual rights (property and moral).

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The compliance with the basic principles of originality, durability, and authenticity would only provide protection of copyright to the works in terms of literary, artistic, musical, dramatic, cinematographic and sound recordings and even computer software.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding Nigeria's Copyright Act 2022 (which came into effect in 2023) and its constitutional reference to copyright as movable property.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

(c) does grant authors “rights in something he created” and that “already belong to him” at common law and is taken after a few short years from him and his heirs. Natural or moral right to own fruit of labors. Rests on natural moral right to enjoy products of own exertion and no interference with anyone’s right to do likewise.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

Nevertheless, the list of protectable subject matter was amended too to expressly include works of artistic blacksmithing as an example of works of applied art, fonts as an example of works of fine art, light and music shows, circus shows, theatrical productions and landscape creations. No moral rights apply to CGOs.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

The book covers the rights of performers, particularly the rights conferred under Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended). Those working in the field of media and entertainment law will no doubt be familiar with Arnold's authorial text on Performer's Rights.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Chapter 2, authored by David Musker, considers the overlaps between patents and designs. The case serves as the springboard for a discussion on whether owning both rights may put the rightsholder at risk. With a focus on EU and US approaches to the issue, Musker suggests arguments that may be useful to litigants in similar situations.

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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.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

This decision will potentially make a difference in the relationship between record labels and streaming bodies in the future, especially at a time when streaming is generating a humongous revenue for the Indian music industry. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Microsoft Technology Licensing v. In Microsoft v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Moral rights (Sections 12-14 UrhG). Authorship (Sections 7-10 UrhG).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

External distance , on the other hand, lies in the design, i.e. in the fact that the expression of the borrowed material is edited to a greater or lesser extent. On the other hand, “distortions” of the source material which the rights holder does not have to accept due to moral rights reasons are inadmissible.

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