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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. Even restaurants, bars and lounges play music to entertain guests, either through hiring DJs or by playing music through sound systems. The defendant no 1 i.e,

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All you want to know about Registration of Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The compliance with the basic principles of originality, durability, and authenticity would only provide protection of copyright to the works in terms of literary, artistic, musical, dramatic, cinematographic and sound recordings and even computer software. Procedure to be followed for copyright registration.

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The US Copyright Office Clarifies that Copyright Protection Does Not Extend to (Exclusively) AI-Generated Work

IPilogue

In March 2022, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) allowed its first artificial intelligence (AI)-authored copyright registration of a painting co-created by the AI tool, RAGHAV Painting App (“RAGHAV”), and the IP lawyer who created RAGHAV, Ankit Sahni. RAGHAV is the first non-human “author” of a copyrighted work.

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The Copyright Society Debate: Should Actors Get Royalty?

IP and Legal Filings

When it comes to the filmmaking industry, the Screen Writers Association (SWA)* for screenplay and scriptwriters has applied for registration pending approval, but there is no copyright society in sight for actors. There is no discrimination as to who utilises the work, whether it be a music label or any TV channel.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

Pursuant to Article 2(2) of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, the application for international registration shall be filed with the International Bureau through the intermediary of the Office with which the basic application was filed or through which the basic registration was made.

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Protection of Copyrights in Singapore

IP and Legal Filings

Rights related to distribution, reproduction, and public performance and display are among the intellectual property rights which comprise a copyright. Copyright protects works like literary, computer programs, plays, music and paintings. There is no formal registration process required to be completed.

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Crypto Group Buys Dune Book, Confuses it for Buying the Rights

Plagiarism Today

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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