tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post3741839695920986869..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Reality TV stars: performers? ...employees?... Neither?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-13214754237117814812017-09-13T18:23:42.066+01:002017-09-13T18:23:42.066+01:00In the UK, most likely yes I agree. In France how...In the UK, most likely yes I agree. In France however, courts have been reluctant to regard TV shows (notably game show or entertainment show for children) as 'works of the mind' as defined by the IP code (i.e. copyright work). In the documentary case mentioned in the post, the Court refused to recognize copyright in the words of the teacher because it was a 'lesson' or mere dialogues pertinent to the every day life of a teacher, nothing more 'original'. Some have criticized this decision for blending the notion of 'originality' with ideas of 'novelty' or 'creative quality'. It seems to me that reality TV is blend of these two types of expression, the 'game show' participation and featuring on a documentary. Mathilde Pavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02600303164071061072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1485380749551437252017-09-13T14:57:45.049+01:002017-09-13T14:57:45.049+01:00"In France, 'acting oneself' or '..."In France, 'acting oneself' or 'being oneself' on record precludes the application of performers' rights. However, if this line of jurisprudence is to be applied to all genres, we may see other kinds of performance excluded from the scope of performers' rights. Interviews are one example. If so, production companies may rejoice over the decision as it simplifies contractual arrangements. So might the many cultural institutions who hold archives featuring millions of hours of oral history on records, as they have one less IPR to worry about clearing."<br /><br />You would (or might) be dealing with rights in a work (literary work), never with rights in performances.PMnoreply@blogger.com