The IP Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Breyer has tossed the case, holding that the media companies are not liable for direct copyright infringement and that Instagram is not liable for secondary copyright infringement. The Court relied on the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. , 3d 1146 (9th Cir.

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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. Considering this concept, though common and traditional plating is not copyrightable, the complex platings of inventive dishes may be copyrightable. UNIVERSAL PICTURES CO.,

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Cory Doctorow writes about how abuse of the copyright laws — using them as a method of privatized censorship — does creators of protected works no favors. Originally posted 2007-10-02. The post Censorious fools appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When TVkaista launched in Finland way back in 2007, storing video in the cloud certainly wasn’t taken for granted as it is now. Given the ongoing shift in the TV market away from terrestrial and satellite delivery in favor of IP-based services, cloud recording services are no longer the big deal they once were.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 18, 2024

Yet in 2007, the band Radiohead had ventured quite bravely in the opposite direction, arguing that piracy shouldn’t be punished and file-sharing should be embraced. That article contains no copyrighted material apart from our own, and doesn’t link to any infringing content either.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2023

In common with content created in other fields, photographs generally enjoy protection under copyright law, allowing photographers to determine who can duplicate and/or distribute their work. Photographers Alexis Hunley and Matthew Brauer posted several of their copyrighted works on Instagram. pdf ) case in 2007.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

To violate the public display right, infringers must “display ‘copies’ of the copyrighted work.” The district court held that the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. The public display right under copyright law is infringed only when an alleged infringer “displays” a “copy” of the copyrighted work.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Breyer dismissed the case, holding that the media companies are not liable for direct copyright infringement and that Instagram is not liable for secondary copyright infringement. The Court relied on the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 28, 2023

She trademarked the term in February 2007, and since then, it has become her “signature catchphrase.” Catchphrases in Copyright and Trademark Law Copyright law guarantees artists the protection of their creative work while allowing others to expand upon it through its legislations. In Reebok India v. 541 of 2019.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In 2007, their growing collection of analog commercials, TV clips and other TV memorabilia, ventured into the all-digital online world. Now close to reaching his own half century, Klein, and a number of like-minded individuals, still haven’t shaken the nostalgia bug, especially for old TV content shown locally in Chicago.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It is important to note that copyright law does not protect the idea behind the work, but the expression of work. In Okilo v Dick Francis and Anor (2003-2007) 5 I.P.L.R The fact that a latter work bears some similarity to an existing work does not, on its own, amount to infringement of the reproduction right.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A literary controversy surrounding a copyright claim has taken over the North American online writing community, and it involves a kidney donation, a private Facebook group, and a short story.? . On June 24, 2015, Ms. Dorland’s life, is variable enough to contribute to an altogether different meaning of the letter in the short story. .

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. However, artists are required to reveal their identity when claiming copyright infringement. Trademark law allows Banksy to remain anonymous and maintain his mysterious artistic persona.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

After a failed attempt to create a negotiating draft on these terms, the 2007 GA authorized progress to a Diplomatic Conference on the treaty “only after agreement on objectives, specific scope and object of protection has been achieved.” But indisputably it does not mean unanimity.

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Likelihood of Confusion

AUGUST 27, 2024

Originally posted 2007-12-28 10:31:49. As a New York Law Journal article (sub. puts it, The Second Circuit’s decision in In re Literary Works substantially limits the use of class actions as a vehicle to settle copyright infringement cases. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThis important (pdf).

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The TTABlog

MARCH 2, 2022

Barrie's Peter Pan , first staged in 1904, and so the parties were in agreement that under copyright law, both the name and the character are in the public domain. It has used TINKER BELL as a trademark for dolls since 2007 and registered the mark in 2009 without a Section 2(f) acquired distinctiveness claim.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The Google Copyright Blog rips into that bad deep-linking decision in Texas. Originally posted 2007-01-04 18:02:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. The post Heavy lifting appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Originally, originally posted 2007-06-13 20:42:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter They make that sound like a bad thing. Now, I wouldn’t agree with each and every little thing Stan Schroeder, the author. The post Death By Lawyer appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 25, 2024

While the raw data within a database may not be eligible for copyright protection, the originality involved in selecting, organizing, or arranging the data can bring a database under the scope of copyright law. This raises critical questions: What qualifies as originality in the context of database protection?

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

EU copyright law round up – third trimester of 2021. Locast’s free TV service ordered to shut down permanently after copyright loss (We wrote about Locast a few years ago.). Sonya Larson.”.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In 2007, Peter Gallagher (an author, not the dad on “The O.C.”) ” “The Little White Trip” (2007). Bottom line is that the masks were equally freaky, but not substantially similar as a matter of copyright law. The 13 spookiest, Halloweeniest copyright cases that I could think of.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In the complicated landscape of genAI and copyright law, several different themes have emerged as particularly thorny and triggering the interests of different stakeholders. The Institute is actively exploring the impact of genAI on copyright law via a dedicated series of events, roundtables, lectures and publications.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 30, 2024

Steamboat Willie was published under 1909 United States copyright law which provided protection for 28 years from the date of publication and could be renewed for a further 28 years to a maximum of 56 years. So, the film’s copyright term would have originally expired in 1965. Image: Doo Lee (CC by 4.0)

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Instead, Common Crawl, a non-profit started in 2007, did. But this case is no slam dunk as it narrowly scopes the claims, fails to proffer much evidence at this stage, and faces some tough battles in interpreting Canadian copyright law. This comes directly from scientists at ChatGPT, who published on the issue in 2020.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Marco Ricolfi (who, besides, was also this GuestKat's esteemed professor) gave a learned lecture with many references also from the philosophy of law entitled “ IP in the algorithmic society: between metamorphosis and continuity ”. In particular stated that new Art.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

AI and Copyright: More Developments – Human Prompts are Not ‘Direct Instructions’ After the Thaler case, the US Copyright Office passed another interesting order on AI-generated works, this time refusing the registration due to the work’s failure to meet the de-minimis threshold. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. Disney will likely be able to continually show an association with Mickey Mouse.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 2, 2021

The Intellectual Property Rights (Imported Goods) Enforcement Rules, 2007 and The Customs Act, 1962 form the legal basis for Customs Recordal of IPRs in India. In Nepal, all trading activities are regulated by the Ministry of Finance under The Customs Act 2007.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

The Bombay High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim that the title was copyrighted from the outset, citing a number of precedents to support its ruling that “it is settled law, and has been for a very long time, that there is no copyright in a title.” Sholay Media and Entertainment Pvt. Mondaq (Dec.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Is Rick Astley’s right of publicity claim against Yung Gravy for vocal impersonation on a collision course with the federal Copyright Act? British singer Rick Astley is best known for “ Never Gonna Give You Up ,” a song people voluntarily listened to in 1987 and were tricked into listening to in 2007. This is because, under U.S.

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The IPKat

JUNE 29, 2023

One example offered in the paper is the activities of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in the area of copyright collective management. Other examples are discussed in the paper including pointers as to how the research exception in the copyright statutes may be interpreted and public articulated.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

In Football Dataco/Sportradar the CJEU held that as a conflict of law rule, the country of protection principle pursuant to Art. 8 (1) Rome II Regulation 864/2007 (“Rome II”) applied (paras 31, 32). Metzger/Senftleben in: Comment of the European Copyright Society on Selected Aspects of Implementing Art. by Tito Rendas. €

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BYU Copyright Blog

AUGUST 26, 2024

They contend that Stovall's case lacks such an independent basis, as the core of her claim involves JCPS's denial under the Kentucky Open Records Act, not the Copyright Act. Motion to Dismiss at 6. Citing Toledo v. Jackson , 485 F.3d 3d 836, 839 (6th Cir. See Response to Motion to Dismiss at 4 (Citing Andy Warhol Found.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The police make this clear when they write to the owners of listed domains, warning of offenses under the Fraud Act 2006, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, and even the Serious Crimes Act 2007. And, in most cases, the listed domains appear to have no real purpose than to infringe copyright.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The problem arises because copyright law is written as an “opt-in” system (no copying without authorization), while the Internet is designed as an “opt-out” system (it allows copying unless it is prohibited). I think this ruling reinforces why the CJPA is preempted by federal copyright law. Amazon.com, Inc. ,

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

Black-Letter Law and Commentary (BNA Books, 2007) 32 [5] Burroughs Wellcome v Barr Labs, Inc., 8] Lisa Vertisky, Thinking Machines and Patent Law in Barfield et al (eds.), Research Handbook on the Law of Artificial Intelligence (Edward Elgar, 2018) 497. [9] 3d 1223, 1227 (Fed. 362 [10] Lionel Bently et al.,

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

How Copyright Law Handles Co-Ownership While it’s true that one co-owner can’t transfer the exclusive rights of another co-owner, the Copyright Act of 1976 made copyrights divisible, transforming copyright ownership into a bundle of discrete exclusive rights that can be independently owned, licensed, or transferred.

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