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Runway To Rights: Copyright Protection And Performers’ Rights In Fashion Shows




Shama Bhat, B.A. LL.B., PES University, Bangalore


ABSTRACT


This paper attempts to explore the extension of copyright protection to fashion shows and to analyze questions that are emerging in the fashion industry such as the copyrightability of fashion shows, the author of the said work and if models are considered performers thereby building on whether catwalk is a performance or not. It explores how fashion shows, often dismissed as commercial spectacles, embody elements of choreography, performance, and artistic coordination that align with the definition of a “dramatic work” under Section 2(h) of the Copyright Act, 1957. The author has further drawn parallels to the positions of UK and France with that of India's. International extension has been focused as well and the author has tried to make reasonable suggestions.


Keywords: Fashion shows, copyright protection, dramatic works, performer’s rights, author, catwalks, moral rights.




Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research

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Abbreviation: IJLLR

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ISSN: 2582-8878

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Website: www.ijllr.com

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Accessibility: Open Access

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License: Creative Commons 4.0

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