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Book Review: Research Handbook on IP and Moral Rights

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This is a book review of the Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Moral Rights , curated by Ysolde Gendreau (Université de Montréal, Canada), provided by Francesca Mazzi , Lecturer in AI, Innovation and Law at Brunel University London. Such gestures couldn't be overlooked in a book on moral rights.

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Why Moral Rights are Dead Serious: Preserving the Posthumous Moral Right of Integrity – Part II

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Can legal representatives substitute their own judgement in the vindication of the author’s moral right? Could moral rights, a principally unassignable right, be inherited by successive generations of legal representatives of the author?

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Moral Rights in Copyright: Lin-Manuel Miranda sues Texas Church for unauthorized performances of “Hamilton”

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The copyright issues that exist in this situation include: unauthorized streaming, unauthorized use of Hamilton content, unauthorized alterations to Hamilton content, and an infringement of an artist’s “moral right” to their copyrighted work. .

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A musical box infringes author’s moral rights, says the French Cassation Court

The IPKat

During his lifetime, Trenet assigned his economic rights to these songs to his music publisher, Editions Raoul Breton. After Trenet’s death, all his patrimony (including the moral rights to the songs) were inherited by his friend, Georges El Assidi. 121-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code.

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Book review: Guidebook to Intellectual Property + discount code

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This is a review of Guidebook to Intellectual Property (seventh edition) authored by Sir Robin Jacob (8 New Square and UCL, Matthew Fisher (UCL) and Lynne Chave (UCL). Kat approved This book is aimed at those who are new to the subject of intellectual property.

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Book review: Intellectual Property Protection for AI-Generated Creations

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She also highlights areas in need of further investigation, such as ownership and moral rights. An important pattern that cuts across patent and copyright emerges: the creation of new rights as an option for protection of new realities remains always a possibility, but it is not something that should be taken lightly.

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Analyzing relationship between Contemporary art and Intellectual Property Rights

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Image Sources: Shutterstock] Protecting such outstanding works of art and property through the use of intellectual property law is undeniably a sound strategy. One of the law’s most distinctive features is its protection of the authors’ moral rights, which ensures that creators of all kinds of art may lay claim to their work.