Column by Lawyer Lan

Behind the Stage: Copyright Protection for Performing Arts

Taiwan's domestic performing arts scene has experienced significant growth in recent years. As creators and innovators explore diverse forms of performance, audiences are treated to a whole new world of experiences. Yet, the intricate legal relationships forged between theaters, performing groups, and actors through these varying art forms have given rise to increasingly complex collaboration and commercial arrangements. The increasing disputes highlight the urgent need to establish robust legal frameworks and recalibrate market dynamics to maintain harmony in the industry.

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AI, NFT, Metaverse: Copyright Ownership Issues and Legal Disputes in Digital Art

This article focuses on the controversial issues surrounding technological art in the legal field. By examining the steps and structure of the creative process, the author analyzes the legal nature of technological art, offers guidance on exercising associated rights, and discusses the application of reasonable regulations.

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What Kind of Design Can Be Protected under Copyright Law? The Line Between Elements for Creation and Copyright Infringement

What kind of design can be protected by copyright law? Can creators freely adopt any materials they want? How do they avoid copyright infringement through improper adoption of materials? After the design work is completed, how do the collaborating parties ensure that their interests are well covered and protected in the licensing process? The author has selected recent domestic and international cases to provide in-depth analysis below.

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舞台之後:表演藝術的著作權保護

國內表演藝術近年來持續蓬勃發展,創作者積極投入各項表演形式,舞台演出不斷推陳出新。然而表演藝術各式演出型態所形塑之法律關係,造成劇院與表演團體、劇團與演員之間,合作模式與商業條件更趨複雜,爭議頻傳,亟需引入法律規範釐清或調整市場機制。

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Column by Lawyer Lan

Deconstructing the Rights of VR Animations

While Taiwan's VR animations are picking international interests, we must ask if any corresponding measurements in legal aspects are in place to keep up with the intellectual property’s issues relating to the market mechanism in IP licensing. With the onset of the production team's cross-industry collaboration and the effort of developing new markets, laws can be implemented in time to support the rules in the world of art creation in order to lower the risk of unnecessary disputes.

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Column by Lawyer Lan

How Should Creators Protect Their Rights? The Implication and Practice of “Moral Rights”

How do the authors/ licensors meet the requirements of users/ licensees to the extent permitted by law while retaining (rather than assigning or waiving) moral rights in a way matching the needs of tech mediums integration? It will require art professionals to comprehend IP knowledge thoroughly and realize the outcome in practice through communication and negotiation. By doing so, art professionals can embed such respect and trust into the parties' relationships, practically implement the agreement, safeguard authorship and avoid the dilemma of infringement.

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蘭天律師專欄

AI、NFT、元宇宙:數位藝術的著作權歸屬與法律爭議

現代生活中逐漸引進智慧型機器人、AI語音系統、大數據、演算法等分擔或取代人力的科技產品和技術。究竟需否要為元宇宙虛擬世界設立專法加以規範,也成為各界爭議不休的焦點。本文針對科技藝術作品進入法律領域之爭點議題,擬從創作的歷程和結構,分析科技藝術之法律屬性與權利行使的詮釋及合理的規範。

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蘭天律師專欄

IP開發多層次授權的眉角:原著、影視改編與衍生商品應用

IP開發近年來在台灣文創領域成為顯學,文創領頭羊爭相投入,尤以影視產業最為積極推展,圖像品牌亦不遑多讓,雙雙締造佳績。然而在權利人與開發商之間也產生極多難解的爭議,甚至醞釀重大的法律議題。本文將介紹國內、外因應IP開發形成的商業合作模式,從中拆解多層次授權的結構,並探討IP衍生的著作權利歸屬等實務常見的問題。

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