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Music Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The plaintiff extended his business and earned revenue by licensing the copyrighted works it owned to FM Radio services, television operators, television broadcasters and multi-system operators (MSO). Along with the economic rights granted by copyright, the copyright holder also has moral rights.

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Copyright case: El Hormiguero Case, Spain

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In the case at hand there was a conflict due to the use of a work of art in the famous Spanish television programme “El Hormiguero” without the corresponding authorisation of the author. The work was used in a humorous section of the programme in the context of the apartment of a dirty and untidy person.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The plaintiff extended his business and earned revenue by licensing the copyrighted works it owned to FM Radio services, television operators, television broadcasters and multi-system operators (MSO). Besides the economic rights provided by copyright, there are moral rights also provided to the copyright holder.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The plaintiff extended his business and earned revenue by licensing the copyrighted works it owned to FM Radio services, television operators, television broadcasters and multi-system operators (MSO). Besides the economic rights provided by copyright, there are moral rights also provided to the copyright holder.

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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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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Beyond the Big Screen: The Legal Odyssey of Film Titles in India

IP and Legal Filings

Registration of films titles with associations Another way to go for producers or production houses in to register their titles with Associations namely like, the Indian Motion Pictures Association and the Indian Film and Television Producers Council (IFTPC). [12] ” A similar view was reiterated in “ Kanungo Media (P) Ltd.

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[Guest post] Universal Copyright Convention – RIP

The IPKat

Later adherence leaped forward, not least as a consequence of the incorporation of the substantive provisions of the Berne Convention in the TRIPS Agreement in 1994 (except for the protection of moral rights) and, eventually in the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT).

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