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Audi and the Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection

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Mange, who has nearly 4 million followers, pointed out the copying in a video comparing the two works. This kicked off a firestorm of controversy in China, with Audi, M&C and Lau all apologizing for the copying. All these systems are remarkable feats of technology and have helped shape our understanding of copying.

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‘Moana’ Verdict Delivers Another No-Access Reality Check for Courts

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Woodall claimed that the creators of Moana must have copied his work , pointing to overlapping elements like Polynesian mythology, ocean voyages, shape-shifting demigods, and magical necklaces. Kane had recorded voice-over sessions for The Incredibles in 2003 at a Hawaii sound studio owned by Peter Heckmann, Woodalls former business partner.

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Disney’s ‘Moana’ Is on Trial—But Should It Be?

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Now, on Tuesday, a Los Angeles federal courtroom will host another major copyright trial as plaintiff Buck Woodall tries to convince a jury that Moana was copied from his unproduced project, Bucky the Surfer Boy. Meanwhile, last month, Woodall filed a separate lawsuit over Moana 2 , claiming that the sequel also copied Bucky the Surfer Boy.

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Shutterstock: What License Allows Third – Party Transfer?

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Founded in 2003 by photographer, programmer and entrepreneur Jon Oringer, the American company had been a pioneer in its field which is now a leading platform, headquartered in New York and spanning across 150 countries [1] , that serves as a two-sided content marketplace to bridge the gap between content creators and end-users.

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Why SNL’s “Muppets” Parody Had Even the Media Fooled

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Nevertheless, almost immediately after the sketch aired on the East Coast, a number of Muppets fans began to weigh in on social media, wondering if they had just seen an authorized (albeit unconventional) appearance by Kermit and Co. Jason Segel and the Muppets on SNL (2011).

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New Tools, Old Rules: Is The Music Industry Ready To Take On AI?

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The comments from Michael Nash quoted above really only speak to the input phase, during which audio recordings are copied to a dataset that’s then used to train a voice model. It isn’t human-readable and does not contain copies of any audio recordings. No wonder I’m getting flashbacks to 2003. Ciccone , 824 F.3d

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Not Invincible: A Cautionary Tale for Creators

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The 2003 copyright notice at the bottom of the title page is in the name of Kirkman and Walker. Curiously though, copyright registrations in the comic were filed solely in the name of Robert Kirkman, LLC back in 2003 as a work for hire. A copy of the Crabtree’s new lawsuit follows. Invincible #1. View Fullscreen.