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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. Call for Submissions: The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (Vol.

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

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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. Right to communicate the work to the public. Journal of Social Studies (JSS). The court ruled in Gramophone Co. 2022, April 22).

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Copyright Of Cinematograph Films: Indian Scenario

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Recently, there have been instances of disputes between film producers and scriptwriters or musical composers over rights such as remakes, dubbing rights, etc. [3] Refer, Anne Moebes, Copyright Protection of Audio-Visual Works in the European Community 15(2) Hastings Communication and Entertainment Law Journal 399-415 (1992). [5]

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

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On the other side, the university argued that Rameshwari Photocopy Services was granted a license to operate a photocopy shop on its campus in order to allow students to photocopy for educational and research purposes. First, economic rights, which allow the owner of rights to derive a financial reward from the use of his works by others.

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Copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof 2015 – 2019 – Part 4 of 4: Copyright contract law and enforcement

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The question as to whether the required serious infringement of moral rights had occurred could, the BGH ruled, only be ascertained on the basis of an analysis of the entire circumstances of the specific case. The Goldrapper case concerned, once more, a claim for non-material damages as per Section 97(2), fourth sentence UrhG.