Copyright

who owned the copyrights to Kirby’s intellectual property and who had the rights after Kirby’s death. Jack Kirby worked as a free-lance artist creating some iconic characters such as Hulk and…

Intellectual Property Law is a very panoramic assemblage of law; its regards Patents, Trade Marks, and Copyrights. Intellectual Property establishes a very critical role in the improvement of consumer enterprise and acts a driving force for innovation. IP 's are adverted as “ownership of the mind 's products”(Cooter, Ulen, 124); Intellectual property is secured by the law through patents, copyrights and trademarks; this protective screening allows individuals(inventors) the prospect of…

time. In this case, the Copyright Act states that the authors of a joint work are co-owners of any copyright in the work holding “undivided interests in work, despite any differences in each author’s contribution.”…

In the modern society, some said that online copyright can well-protected the property owners in general. However, many of the people or authorities are having a lawsuit for fighting their legal power for their works. Therefore, it proves that online copyright has both achievement and limitation of it. In addition, our artifact can show the difference and relationship of different related elements in various ways. First of all, copyright can gives patenting a protection. In my own knowledge,…

Intellectual property rights help to regulate creative labour. They can include, patents for inventions, and trademarks to help protect market share. They can also refer to copyright; ‘literary works (such as novels, poems and plays), films, music, artistic works (e.g. drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures) and architectural design’. Intellectual property rights grant owners exclusive rights. These rights enable them to carry out specific acts, while at the same time, excluding…

twenty-seven clearly states that, “Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary, or artistic production of which he is the author.” However, according to the article, “Happy Birthday’ Copyright Invalidated by Judge,”…

to Give it Up Marvin Gaye's’ family sued Pharrell and Robin Thicke for copyright infringement claiming “Blurred Lines” sounded too similar to “Got to Give it Up”. The guest rapper T.I and the record label, Universal Records were also included in the suit due to their involvement in the song. While Pharrell, the co writer to “Blurred Lines”, was clearly influenced by Gayes work, which he admits to, he did not break any copyright laws. Pharrell made sure that the two song differed in melody,…

Definition: The Oxford English Dictionary defines Intellectual Property as “chiefly Law property (such as patents, trademarks, and copyright material) which is the product of invention or creativity, and does not exist in a tangible, physical form” (OED, 3rd Ed. 2010). Summary: We know that the economy is constantly changing with new business ventures, young entrepreneurs and an ever evolving world of technology at our fingertips. With this constant form of creative motion; individuals must…

the author or the originator of a literary or artistic work to enjoy the exclusive use of that work for a specific period of time. Copyrights must be in tangible form such as books, computer software programs, magazine articles etc. Copyright works may be registered and can be divided into categories. These categories of materials that can be protected by a copyright are as follows; literary works such as books, poetry, speeches, these are protectable if they possess a high degree of…

Monetarization of IPRs 1.1. Overview on exploiting different types of IPRs There are mainly four types of IPRs: patents, trade marks, designs and copyrights. In which, “patent to protect new inventions; trademarks that are used by businesses that may define brands, logos, and the shapes of products; design rights and registered designes; and copyright, which provides the owners with protection against unauthorized use of his/her literatery, artistic, and dramatic works, sound recordings, and…