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Publishers: Internet Archive’s Sales Data Demand is “Burdensome and Irrelevant”

TorrentFreak

The Internet Archive (IA) sees things differently, noting that its ‘Controlled Digital Lending’ process operates for purposes including preservation, access and research, therefore meeting ‘fair use’ standards. In parallel, IA believes its liability is limited due to the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA.

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Internet Archive Wants Publishers’ Sales Data to Show Digital Library Doesn’t Hurt Sales

TorrentFreak

“Without any license or any payment to authors or publishers, IA scans print books, uploads these illegally scanned books to its servers, and distributes verbatim digital copies of the books in whole via public-facing websites.” Internet Archive Responds – Fair Use is Not Piracy.

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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

On the other hand, the debate around TDM has not developed in a context devoid of licensing practices, at least in Europe. It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

And many of the sites where the data is collected also have prohibitions on automated data collection and web scraping in their terms of use. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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Artificial Intelligence and IP: A Literature Review

SpicyIP

The report focuses on strengthening the AI system through predictability, trust, fairness and transparency, and does not really make an elaborate mention of IP issues in this regard. It also talks about suggestions that such copies are too trivial/de minimis to qualify as infringement.

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Cloud TV Service Boss Sentenced to 3 Years Prison Plus $505,000 Damages

TorrentFreak

In letters sent to around 20 companies, TTVK warned that without proper licensing, these services were illegal and must be shut down. TVkaista said that since its service was similar to a VCR or a DVR, that would be legal under Finnish law since private copying is permitted for personal use.

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COPYRIGHT AND TATTOOS

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The word ‘copyright’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. The genesis of copyright as an established legal right can be traced back to England, 1710 where the first copyright law— the Statute of Anne was established. In the case of Whitmill v.