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All you want to know about Registration of Copyright

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, the registration of copyright is not mandatory, but it is advisable to get your works protected as this would grant rights to the author or to the real owner of the copyright namely rights of reproduction, licensing right, moral rights, and economic rights.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week!

The IPKat

Marcel Pemsel discussed the recent EUIPO Board of Appeal decision, which concerned the opposition from car company, Hyundai, to the registration of a trade mark that allegedly resembled several of its trade marks. He provides some timely reflections on the recent trade mark infringement cases in the US and Europe.

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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 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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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Besides the economic rights provided by copyright, there are moral rights also provided to the copyright holder. India is a signatory to Berne Convention, and Article 6bis of this Convention provides for protection of moral rights which are also known as the paternity rights of the author or creator of the copyrighted works.

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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. Producers tend to take a waiver, and actors waive their moral rights [17] to the extent permissible in law.

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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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