SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

We’re happy to bring you a guest post by Shivam Kaushik on the copyrightability of fonts. Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? . Their function is so fundamental, and presence so ubiquitous that the thought that fonts and typefaces are eligible for copyright protection, seems inconceivable at first.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Plating is in itself an art and in this article, we will discuss whether the Indian copyright law protects how a dish is presented by a chef. Copyrightable work The works that can claim copyright protection are enumerated under Section 13 of the Copyright Act. Modak [2] (2002). Universal Pictures [3] (1942).

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post on a recent Supreme Court order where certain offences under the Copyright Act were held to be cognizable and non-bailable. The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63 of the Copyright Act. Jithendra Prasad Singh v State of Assam, 2002. High Court.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

The so-called “conditional irresponsibility” of online content-sharing service providers (OCSSPs) with regards to copyright infringements is a never-ending, vexing, and daunting topic not only for scholars (see here , here , here and here ), but also for the European Court of Justice itself (CJEU). Overview of the Egyptian Copyright Law.

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

A Kat awaiting weekly IP updates Designs Katfriend Henning Hartwig reviewed the interpretation of Articles 6 and 14 of Regulation 6/2002 (CDR). Copyright Anastasiia Kyrylenko reported on a recent decision of the CJEU concerning the interpretation of Directive (EU) 2019/790 (C-575/23). HERMES SELLIER (claimants).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In addition to raising questions about ownership of outputs , infringement in training , and the future of copyright as a policy tool to encourage creativity , economists are in the early stages of analysing the effects of these technologies on human creativity. For simplicity, I will label this ‘commercial significant artistic creativity’.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

There’s not much doubt that plagiarism and copyright infringement detection has improved by leaps and bounds over the past 20 years or so. Turnitin launched in 2000, Audible Magic began providing a similar service for audio files in 2002 and YouTube’s Content ID System debuted in 2007. The Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

According to the Complaint, Satterwhite, a professional photographer, created the photograph of Stevie Wonder in 1974 and registered the photograph on June 24, 2002. (Berklee) for the unauthorized use and distribution of Satterwhites photograph of musician, Stevie Wonder.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Technology and copyright law. Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators. The advancement of technologies has also significantly developed copyright laws over the years.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is easily the best-known law when it comes to notice and takedown. . They too have a notice and takedown regime, part of their Electronic Communications and Transactions Act of 2002 (PDF), but the implementation of it is very different from that of the United States or the European Union.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright Bharat Harne Image from here The 161 st Report of Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Committee on Intellectual Property observed (paragraph 11.1) patents, trademark and copyright. It will mainly focus on three types of intellectual properties, viz.,

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2022

Just days after Dua Lipa was sued by a Florida reggae band, “Levitating” is the target of a second copyright infringement lawsuit, this time over the songs “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and “Don Diablo.” ” Any moderately successful songwriter can be sued for copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Is there such a thing as “inducing” copyright infringement? The defendants had been retailing pre-loaded set-top boxes that gave viewers unauthorized access to television broadcast and cable programming in which the plaintiffs owned or controlled the copyright. Lieberman, Christopher G. I suggest not.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

In the past, those operating unlicensed torrent sites or streaming services in the UK needed to be aware of breaching civil copyright law, action that could result in a damages award but not a custodial sentence. The action was taken following an investigation carried out in partnership with the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT).

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

If you like your turkey with a side of copyright infringement, you’ve come to the right place. But before you enter your tryptophan-induced coma, feast your eyes on Copyright Lately ‘s platter of 5 Thanksgiving-themed copyright cases, all stuffed with a generous helping of legal fowl play. Ahh, Thanksgiving.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Types of IPR Basically, there are four types of IPR Patent Trademarks Copyrights Trademark and Metaverse Trademark is the visual symbol that differentiate between trademarked goods and services from each other. Copyright claims are particularly interesting because there is no limit to the amount of works that can be made in the Metaverse.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

82 of the year 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, otherwise known as Egypt’s first IP Code. For the uninitiated, it is important to note that the current copyright framework has not been significantly amended or updated for the past two decades. Governance of the IP Institutional Structure.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2022

Section 57 of the Copyright Act of 1957 covers authors’ special rights particularly, highlighting the importance of expanding such rights beyond solely economic grounds. This modification, however, was repealed as part of the 2012 update to the Indian Copyright Act. Amar NathSehgal vs. Union of India 2002 SCC OnLine Del 390.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 17, 2022

38 of 2021 concerning copyright and neighboring rights (New Law) that replaced the old Federal Law No. 7 of 2002 (Old Law) and came into force in January 2022. The UAE enacted a new Federal Law No. The New Law provides a clearer framework in an increasing digital environment for businesses. By: Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 7, 2022

Over a period of more than 10 years, companies run by businessman Steven King found ways to utilize copyrighted content owned by others to generate substantial profits. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. and YourFootie.com. ” Premier League Doesn’t Want The Money. .

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Rightsholders such as the Premier League, Sky and BT Sport, with support from the Federation Against Copyright Theft, now tend to conduct their investigations before referring them to the police. Relatively Rare Copyright Charge. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Here’s what we know.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2022

Someone on the internet has breached Watch Tower’s copyrights and, as a result, their true names and addresses should be handed over so that the group can seek remedy for infringement. However, Watch Tower is still pursuing a parallel copyright infringement lawsuit against McFree in another court. Watch Tower doesn’t care.

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IPilogue

APRIL 20, 2022

In 1999, Marvel finished the deal with Sony and officially handed over its most famous superhero for $7 million, which created a list of complex copyright issues for the next 20 years. In 2002, the first well-known Spider-Man movie was filmed by Columbia Pictures, a division of Sony Entertainment.

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IPilogue

JUNE 2, 2022

In a previous IPilogue article , it was reported that the CIPO had allowed AI to retain copyright authorship to their produced work. This decision diverges from a recent rejection by the US Copyright Office for a request to let an AI own its work due to a lack of “human authorship.” In Apotex Inc v Wellcome Foundation.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

When the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued its fourth ruling in the “Metall auf Metall” copyright sampling case in April 2020, it seemed that the dispute would finally reach the top of the hill (see here ). Yes, all the courts said (with slight differences in their reasoning). 5 InfoSoc Directive.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This Kat’s attention has recently been drawn to a Kat-focused ruling: that of design and copyright protection of a cat litter tray. Savic alleged that two of Plana’s products, Ella Comfort (see how it looks here ) and Ella Comfort Corner, were infringing its design rights and copyright in the Nestor and Nestor Corner. Pursuant to Arts.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

However, a reason may also be that the legislator wanted to grant the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) a larger scope of interpretation and therefore also increase copyright harmonization in the future.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For fifty years, the Copyright Society of the USA (CSUSA) has invited numerous esteemed figures to present the annual Donald C. Similarly, the boundary between copyright and user rights can also be likened to a “moving target” – elusive, ever-evolving, and always open to debate. Brace Memorial Lecture.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 17, 2025

Texas rapper Bigg Tyme and his company dropped the Houston Texans from a copyright infringement lawsuit that alleges the NFL team and fellow rapper Mike Jones stole Bigg Tyme's 2002 song "Still Tippin" to use at games without his permission.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

This case revisits the venerable topic of if, and when, cloning-and-revising a legal document can be copyright infringement. UIRC obtained copyright registrations for two versions of its documents. UIRC sued William Blair for copyright infringement. UIRC retained William Blair to help promote its bonds.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Each issue of the print magazine had a copyright notice ("© Krause Publications, Inc.") 2) If the publisher did not, is the copyright notice meaningless insofar as being able to freely use the articles (we have contacted several of the authors who are still alive and they would be happy to have us re-publish their work). (3)

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 12, 2022

When Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in 1998, section 1201 outlawed circumvention of technological protection measures controlling access to copyright works. When enacting these provisions, Congress understood that technological protection measures would support new ways of distributing copyrighted materials.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 6, 2023

As reported by Kommersant , the letter warns that the widespread use of copyrighted works without proper authorization “violates the interests of specialized market participants” and may lead to the “termination of their activities.” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Canadian copyright lobby groups effort to persuade the government to restrict fair dealing has often focused on a particular use case: the course pack. Copyright lobby groups and their supporters have long claimed that the practice relies on fair dealing and that universities are profiting from copying without compensation.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Autumn might have not officially begun yet but here's the first big EU copyright news of the season, brought to our readers by former GuestKat Mirko Brüß. Here's what Mirko writes: BREAKING: BGH asks CJEU for clarification of ‘pastiche’ by Mirko Brüß Metall auf Metall is the name of a Kraftwerk-Song from 1977, and also the name of now five (!)

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2024

This ruling was an opportunity for the court to reiterate that a garment can be protected by copyright and design law. On 15 June 2020, the French company brought an action against Gazelle before the Paris Court of First Instance claiming infringement of its copyright and unregistered Community designs. Opull’ence appealed.

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