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Ping® By AdlerLaw – Public Art & Social Media

LexBlog IP

So if graffiti can be protected, does one need permission from the artist to photograph the work and then “publish” it to a social media platform? What if the social media account is used to promote the account owner’s own goods or services, or a third party’s brand? Oct 18, 2022).

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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

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. 2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec.

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Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights

SpicyIP

(CNR Number: KLTV010019372021) The reason for filing the suit was that certain unknown people had posted without authorisation original sound recordings created by Vempati Ravi Shankar (the plaintiff’s late husband) on the defendant’s social media platforms – Facebook and Instagram. The Right to Integrity.

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Could Banksy Sue Christopher Walken Over Destroyed Artwork?

Copyright Lately

” 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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A Work in Progress: CCC and Artificial Intelligence

Velocity of Content

Shumaker: What’s the status of social media content or content made available without charge by policy think tanks, public interest groups, and the like? there are issues relating to moral rights and other considerations. Does CCC license these types of content now? Moreover, outside the U.S.,

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“Sentiti Libera”: from street art in Genoa to the Manifesto Dress at Sanremo Music Festival 2023

The IPKat

As a digital entrepreneur, she represents one of the most influential people in the business of social media. The work, from the moment when it was created as a piece of street art in Genoa, became potentially protectable under Italian copyright law, which includes both commercial and moral rights.

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

This chapter reminds one that there is case law in which street artists and writers have asserted their moral rights. Those artists are attached to their creations and to the right of attribution. Once again, opinions are divided on the importance of the right of attribution. The same is for moral rights.

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