Film copyright author isn't copyright holder, Japan IP court says, but grants damages for moral rights infringement
By Toko Sekiguchi ( September 27, 2024, 08:34 GMT | Insight) -- The author of an animated video doesn’t automatically hold its copyright, but infringement of an author’s right of attribution to the work as a moral right is recognized, said Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court in a partial modification of a Tokyo District Court’s decision.The author of an animated video doesn’t automatically hold its copyright, but infringement of an author’s right of attribution to the work as a moral right is recognized, said Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court in a partial modification of a Tokyo District Court’s decision....
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