"Joy" for the claimant: can a film also be protected as a dramatic work?
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The author discusses the UK Court of Appeal decision in Norowzian v. Arks Ltd. and whether film can be classified as a dramatic work and copyrighted as such under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
Publication Name: Intellectual Property Quarterly
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1364-906X
Year: 2000
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Joy: a reply
Article Abstract:
The author refutes Irini Stamatoudi's argument that the UK Court of Appeal's decision in Norowzian v. Arks was incorrect in ruling that films can qualify as dramatic works under UK copyright law.
Publication Name: Intellectual Property Quarterly
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1364-906X
Year: 2001
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Copyright assignments: rights and wrongs - the collecting societies' perspective
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The author examines copyright collecting societies in the UK and whether they serve the best interests of their members.
Publication Name: Intellectual Property Quarterly
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1364-906X
Year: 2000
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