The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Topics will include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers' rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling as it appears in court and out-of-court litigation. For more information and to register, click here.

Intellectual Property 78

Intellectual Property Moral Rights Privacy Copyright Infringement 78

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Moral Rights Registration Editing 67

JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

infringement of the creator’s exclusive right to reproduce and/or prepare a derivative work) or VARA/moral rights (i.e., For the most part, liability may be avoidable: museums could defend any copyright (e.g., The legal concerns aside, the use of AR and VR in museums arguably benefits the public.

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Fair Use Art Social Media 52

IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. However, the conversation being considered as a contract between them was unclear regarding the IP rights.

IP 52

IP Artwork Contracts Intellectual Property 52

Art Law Journal

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Model hereby releases and holds the Publisher harmless from and against all claims, suits, threats, demands, liabilities, actions and causes of action, in any way related to the Images or the Publisher’s use of the Images, including but not limited to actions based upon invasion of privacy, violation of moral rights, defamation, false light, and (..)

Publishing 85

Publishing Art Contracts Artwork 85

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

Intellectual Property 89

Intellectual Property Editing Privacy Moral Rights 89

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.

Moral Rights 128

Moral Rights Contracts Editing Related Rights 128

SpicyIP

JULY 11, 2021

Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights. The plaintiff also claimed violation of moral rights and infringement of posthumous celebrity rights.

Moral Rights 105

Moral Rights Journalism Licensing IP 105

SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

The plaintiff censured the defendants for violating privacy, right to publicity, free and fair trial, also invoking the Ashok Kumar jurisdiction of the court. In determining whether the deceased possessed personality rights enforceable by his heirs, the court based its reasoning on the intertwining between privacy and publicity rights.

Privacy 105

Privacy Personality Rights Moral Rights Copyright 105

Clancco

MARCH 8, 2021

A Massachusetts judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a woman claiming that she, not Harvard University, is the rightful owner of haunting images of an enslaved father and daughter who she says were her ancestors. More here.

Law 40

Law Moral Rights Privacy Copyright 40

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

While the Constitution does not explicitly mention personality rights, In the case of Judge K.S. Union of India [1] , established that privacy is an essential Fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Privacy is the entitlement to be free from intrusion and and is a continuation of personal freedom.

Personality Rights 62

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 62

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Gaon also considers no-authorship possibilities as alternative rights models, such as ‘author in law’ and AI moral rights. It considers the paths that AI authorship may take in the future, and explores possible candidates for authorship in the AI creation process (e.g., the programmer, the user, or the AI itself).

Copyright 98

Copyright Moral Rights IP Privacy 98

43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

The Global Internet and Its Workable, Bespoke, Patchwork Regulation Justin Hughes, Loyola University Los Angeles John Perry Barlow’s Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace: a full repudiation of the lack of gov’t authority or moral right to rule cyberspace. Bradford’s four examples of the Brussels Effect v.

Art 45

Art Copyright Settlement Moral Rights 45