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Copyright implications of Augmented Reality for cultural goods – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Thus, AR can be considered as a tool for boosting cultural heritage exploitation, helping achieve the educational mission of bodies governing cultural heritage, as well as enabling better participation in cultural life. i) Public domain works. When copyright is involved, both economic and moral rights issues are at stake.

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Generative AI and Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

Protection under copyright usually lasts for the entire life of the owner along with a supplementary time frame, after which the work becomes within the public domain and is allowed to be openly utilised by anybody. In terms of intellectual property rights, notably copyright, AI will keep on to maintain a concerning position.

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Cardinals Of Intellectual Property Rights (Part- II)

IP and Legal Filings

In India, protection under copyrights is provided into two forms, which includes, economic rights and the moral rights of the author. Economic rights are enumerated under section 14 of the Act and section 57 deals with the moral rights of the copyright holder.

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[Guest Post] Copyright as movable property: Constitutional issues with Nigeria’s Copyright Act 2022

The IPKat

Would it automatically place works compulsorily acquired in the public domain or only transfer ownership to the government? There would also be the need to address how moral rights would operate in the context of a compulsory acquisition.

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Protection Of Traditional Knowledge And Cultural Heritage Under IPR: An Indian Outlook

IIPRD

Different communities have their own traditional or customary laws governing the use of traditional knowledge, which may differ significantly from their national or international system of intellectual property rights. Moral rights govern the connection between creators, artists, and authors and their works.

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A Brief Thematic Review of Non-Fungible Tokens and their Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability. vii] NFTs are prone to “copyfraud” and other violations of the moral rights of the inventor. When someone mints an NFT on a public domain, they could falsely claim to be the owner of the original artwork’s copyrights.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The Statute of Anne marked the beginning of copyright protection in the United Kingdom, whereas in France, the first statute granting copyright protection was enacted after the French Revolution known as the Declaration of the Rights of the Genius in 1793, which gave authors protection for ten years (Moh. Zafar Mahfooz Nomani, 2023).