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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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Structuring Legal and Institutional Initiatives for TCE Protection

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

In furtherance of our previous blog which recognised the need for protection of the Intellectual Property (IP) involved in Traditional Cultural expressions (TCE), this article discusses the Legal and Institutional Initiatives that Nations or bodies may use to pave a way for their protection. Non-IP Institutions. Conventional IPR.

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Portugal strengthens copyright protection on the Internet

Garrigues Blog

Nobody questions the fact that IP laws need to be enforced on the internet. However, no notification occurs when there are well-founded doubts as to the ownership of the rights in question or to the legitimacy of the use of the contents by the person responsible for its availability.

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Book review: Performers' Rights

The IPKat

Topics include the evolution of the performers’ rights in the UK, through to all key aspects of the rights, such as subsistence, duration, ownership, licensing, remuneration, infringement, and exceptions. There is also a chapter on performers’ rights around the world, covering international treaties and specific countries.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Producers may claim exclusive ownership of an album or song in court owing to copyright protections. Rights to distribute and reproduce the work exclusively, as well as the right to grant a license that will allow the copyright holder to collect royalties, are included in this property.

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AI Music Outputs: Challenges to the Copyright Legal Framework – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A recent report in the context of the reCreating Europe project addresses this question, building on previous work from some of its authors, namely a study on “Trends and Developments in Artificial Intelligence: Challenges to IP” (summarised in a previous post ) and this article. folk-rnn , Melomics ).

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How artificial intelligence works in relation to copyright

The IPKat

In the interim, at least, related rights, trade secrets, or protection against unfair competition, might provide some helpful alternatives. [A Related rights will only apply to video or audio, and, in any event, they are not universally recognized around the world. 2021/41/N/HS5/02726.

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