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

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2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 52(1)(t); and (ii) if yes, whether the proviso of the same or ‘fixation requirement’ excludes it from the scope of fair use. As a corollary, it also asserted ‘moral rights’ over the mural under Sec.

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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? What if the social media account is used to promote the account owner’s own goods or services, or a third party’s brand? VARA is part of U.S.

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This highly illustrative aspect makes the book easier to read and more digestible than a traditional law book. Those artists are attached to their creations and to the right of attribution.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)

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He evaluates the various applicable laws to argue that a thesis is a ‘public document’, the right to access which is available to the public as a matter of public interest, as well as through fair use under Section 52 of Copyright Act and also the RTI Act. Other Posts. For further details, please see the announcement.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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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. Basheer’s two larger-than-law type posts: The Seed(y) Saga and Pest Policy.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. LAW AND ECONOMICS. The Coase theory teaches us that, with respect to incompatible uses, the legal system has two overriding functions. [iv] iv] First, it must identify which of the competing uses is more socially valuable.

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27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Panel 2: Will the DSA Achieve a “Brussels Effect”?

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Moderator: Martin Senftleben, University of Amsterdam Copyright Law and/or/vs. a ‘Brussels Effect’ for the Digital Services Act Jennifer Urban, Berkeley Law School The Brussels Effect claim is descriptive, not predictive—can it apply to the DSA? Anupam Chander, Georgetown Law School Imagine the DSA of Brazil, India, Nigeria, or Putin.

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