Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

However, one gaping hole in the CBE license structure is the lack of handling of moral rights. In most countries, moral rights are a set of rights that a creator has in a work beyond the ones granted by copyright. However, the CBE licenses don’t mention moral rights at all. Bottom Line.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2025

While copyright law safeguards the economic interests of authors, moral rights protect their personal and reputational interests. In an industry governed by collaboration and adaptation, such as film and music, moral rights gain heightened significance. Similarly, in Mannu Bhandari v.

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The IPKat

APRIL 6, 2025

The Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) provides some moral rights: non-economic rights personal to the author of a work. VARA was passed in compliance with the Berne Convention, the international copyright treaty that requires countries to provide the basic rights of attribution and integrity to authors.

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43(B)log

MARCH 24, 2022

Hermon Atkins McNeil, The Sun Vow (at the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art): Note the card displayed below--on the left, in black on white: "By the 1890s, sculptural representations of Native American and western themes had become extremely popular.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 8, 2025

As remarked by composer and MCAI chairperson Vishal Bharadwaj in his recent interview , producers often demand ownership over derivative rights, and music labels often force composers to let go of their moral rights. In addition to this, both the MoU and the standard agreement seek to extend the moral rights of these authors.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 14, 2021

There are many common misconceptions about copyrights and other rights associated with the ownership and control of a creative work, such as moral rights. These misconceptions often result in poor contract drafting, which can result in invalid terms and increased risk of conflict. By: SmithAmundsen LLC

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

According to Mason's Complaint, these changes violated her rights under the Visual Artist Rights Act ("VARA"), a legal provision that incorporates artists' moral rights to preserve the integrity of their creations into United States copyright law, although in a limited manner.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 28, 2023

Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law: A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual Rights Act, which–well, Lee says it very well himself, actually: The post Moral rights in Massachusetts appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. Lastly, I will discuss the argument of moral rights of the author in contending the ‘fair use exemption’ of their work. As a corollary, it also asserted ‘moral rights’ over the mural under Sec. 514, ‘The moral right of the Author’ ).

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 30, 2022

Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law: A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual Rights Act, which–well, Lee says. The post Best of 2010: Moral rights in Massachusetts appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

” Could the street artist claim a violation of his moral rights? Historically, European courts have been receptive to the concept of “moral rights,” which protect the attribution of an artist and the integrity of a protected work. Actor Christopher Walken painted over a Banksy original on “The Outlaws.”

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The IPKat

AUGUST 20, 2023

Of all the grounds of appeal to the Supreme Court, the most intriguing one is that concerning the application of relevant provisions in the Italian Copyright Act concerning moral rights. Moral rights under Italian law and the issue before the Supreme Court Moral rights are not harmonized at the EU level.

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The IPKat

APRIL 16, 2025

Katfriend Angela Chung (Berkeley Law) analyzed the controversies of the recent Studio Ghibli AI craze in the light of US law and grey areas for artistic protection through the moral rights granted by VARA.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Furthermore, it introduces an accompanying new moral right of attribution for the first source of the ‘news of the day’. Works of authorship are protected through economic and moral rights afforded to the copyright holder. Nevertheless, a more precise characterisation is that this is a new related right.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Section 57: This section emphasizes moral rights, which allow authors to protect the integrity of their works, regardless of whether they are pseudonymous or anonymous. Pseudonymous and anonymous authors retain these rights, which include: Right of Attribution: Recognition as the author.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

The fact that so few copies exist means that burning it may run afoul of the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) if the editions are signed and numbered. In other nations, moral rights may prohibit that. In short, the group wrongly assumed that purchasing the book granted them the rights in the book itself.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Moral Rights, by Ysolde Gendreau. Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights, by Neil Wilkof, Shamnad Basheer, and Irene Calboli. The Cambridge Handbook of Investment-Driven Intellectual Property, by Enrico Bonadio and Patrick Goold.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Economic rights have been harmonised throughout the EU to a significant extent. Moral rights, however, have not (yet). While it appears to be easier to waive moral rights in common law countries, the continental European tradition is more focused on protecting the author’s personality rights, which encompass moral rights.

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 30, 2025

As a result, there is a clear infringement of both moral and economic rights of the author. Firstly, the moral right of attribution, which is the author’s right to be recognized as the creator of the work, is violated. This right is inalienable and non-transferable, even when a rights transfer agreement exists.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. American company Narcos obtained the right to synchronise this work for an episode of the series Narcos - Mexico, of which it is the producer, granted by the company Regent. Facts Mr M.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 21, 2022

Recognising the challenges for performers in the position and enforcement of their rights, the book also includes discussion on other forms of protections and remedies for performers, such as moral rights, contracts, passing off and copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2025

Crucially, the Court posthumously upheld their moral rights, directing to change the existing credits for the song on OTT and other online platforms to state that the composition is based on Shiva Stuti composed by the late duo. In this area, moral rights are more important than commercial gain.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MAY 1, 2025

One emerging best practice especially for companies operating internationally, is including a moral rights clause. law doesnt formally recognize moral rights for likeness or voice, especially in the way other jurisdictions like the EU do. But that doesnt mean they should be ignored. Even if unenforceable under U.S.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. Another significant divergence lies in the recognition of moral rights.

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Intepat

APRIL 23, 2025

The Right to Create Derivative Works: This allows creators to control the creation of new works based on their original work, such as adaptations, arrangements, remixes, or translations.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

The exclusive right of performers to make their works available to the public becomes the cornerstone of BTAP as the first international text to establish this provision in the digital environment (encompassing films, videos, television programmes, etc.). Key aspects of the Beijing treaty.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

We may assume that these provisions will be further supplemented in terms of the rights, namely reproduction and making available. It also once again confirms the strong protection of moral rights in Ukrainian copyright law. No moral rights apply to CGOs.

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The Art Law Blog

JUNE 19, 2021

We only protect works for the life of the artist, with a few minor exceptions, but that’s basically the rule under the Visual Artists Rights Act.' "In In France, droits moraux, or 'moral rights,' would typically protect an artwork from such an act.

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Sander Law

AUGUST 24, 2020

Moral Rights. Although the initial creator of the work can assign their copyright to another entity, they cannot assign the associated Moral Rights. However, moral rights can be waived, and therefore any agreement assigning copyright from the contractor to the business owner should include a moral rights waiver.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Accordingly, assuming the ownership is conceded to AI, making such a transfer would be troublesome Fourthly, under Section 57, author has Moral rights, incorporates right to paternity and right to integrity.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Mango, in turn, sustained in its defence that (i) as the rightful owner of the physical Paintings, it was entitled to display them in public, and that (ii) the creation of digital works (i.e. Therefore, the moral right of “disclosure” had already been exhausted. an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Copyright Act is an extremely limited right, and fair uses of artworks are explicitly made exempt from attribution requirements. However, a moral right of authors to be attributed for their works is recognized outside the United States , and, in some cases, this right also enables authors to protest the false attribution of works to them.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 6, 2024

Two side notes before getting into the meat of the order: First , it is interesting to see that though the plaintiff raised the argument of the infringement of moral rights, the court hasn’t addressed this. Second , in different places, the Court has used the language “Personality rights and right to publicity”.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist. Moral rights ensure the integrity of the work, and, when reasonable, the artist’s right to association with their work by name or pseudonym. What about copyright infringement?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Image via Pexels Katfriend Mindia Davitadze commented on the fact that Georgia recently became the 5th validating state to the European Patents Organisation by signing the Validation Agreement and promising to bolster the protection of intellectual property rights within the industrial sector.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The ownership over the copyright of the essay published on the CIPS Blog will be transferred to the CIPS Blog and the author shall still retain the moral rights over their work. Co-authorship is not permitted. In case of any dispute, the decision of the organizers will be final and binding. Prizes: First Prize: Rs.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Police Arrest 39-Year-Old Man The complaints caught the attention of Rights Alliance , which reported the issue to the police on behalf of the Danish Actors’ Association and the respective rightsholders. Rights Alliance also called on Reddit to take the matter seriously.

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