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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12]

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

Copyright Lately

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. And putting aside its pure entertainment value, the sketch also raises some interesting questions about just how much of an original work may be taken before parodic fair use crosses the line into copyright infringement. Did SNL go too far?

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

Afterward, the second world war did pose an interruption in the steady growth but in turn, it scaled the manga market to a whole new different level in 1947. There is no question of fair use as although it is not commercially beneficial but it is neither limited to private use. For content piracy, Takeshobo Inc.,

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

Copyright Lately

First of all, in terms of copyright, to reiterate our very clearly articulated position. sophisticated generative AI that’s enabled by large language models, which trains on our intellectual property, violates copyright law in several ways. copyright law really doesn’t seem to give UMG a ton of options.

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Protection Of Fictional Character’s Copyright And The Doctrine Of Fair Use In The Digital Age

IP and Legal Filings

The fact that the media experience (whether in a book, film, video, game, or interactive television) depends on both the creator, whose rights are protected by copyright law, and the viewer, who brings their own personal vision to the character, has become increasingly important in the context of interactive technology and user-generated content.

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If “Trespass to Chattels” Isn’t Limited to “Chattels,” Anarchy Ensues–Best Carpet Values v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

It’s not possible to “trespass” an intangible asset; any legal protection for the asset comes from contract law (but the plaintiffs gave a license) or IP law, such as copyright law, which the plaintiffs aren’t invoking. Citing a 2003 Ninth Circuit case, Kremen v. It didn’t.

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Foto de Alice Dietrich na Unsplash US Supreme Court’s Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law.