Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a general rule, the publishers of these journals require the author to relinquish their copyright over the work by granting them an assignment of rights or an exclusive license. Pre-existing Bulgarian provision The SPR is not an entirely novel concept to Bulgarian copyright law. of the Directive.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 23, 2021

Sabrina Macklai is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 2L JD Candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. . On July 30, the Supreme Court of Canada released their much-anticipated judgement in York University v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) [ York University ]. Background.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Note that this isn’t the case with traditional over-the-air radio broadcasts; due to idiosyncrasies in the way copyright law has developed over the years, artists and record labels aren’t paid for the performance of sound recordings via terrestrial broadcasts.). copyright law. Performance “Absent a Specific License”.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Whenever rightsholders and anti-piracy groups need more enforcement options, efforts to strengthen or establish new understanding of copyright law are rarely far behind. India began blocking pirate sites in 2011 but the public had no idea it was coming. Reliance Entertainment: An Early Site-Blocking Pioneer.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

A proper copyright notice includes (1) the copyright symbol © or the word, "copyright", (2) the year of first publication, and (3) the copyright owner's name. Under the copyright law effective when "The Naked Kiss" debuted, a notice was defective if the date was missing. What about the copyright records?

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 10, 2023

Only a real IP lawyer like Pamela Chestek can write about revoking an implied nonexclusive copyright license. Originally posted 2011-03-24 17:58:18. And mean it. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The post Revoke this, I implied. Or something. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 3, 2021

.” The decision removes any doubt that the Supreme Court remains strongly supportive of user’s rights in copyright and vindicates years of educational policy in shifting away from Access Copyright toward alternative means of ensuring compliance with copyright law.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 19, 2021

Given the disparity in negotiating power between a platform the size of Twitch and individual creators, Twitch is better situated to take on the burdens of negotiating a music licensing solution on behalf of all of the creators who drive traffic to their site. [i] For those unfamiliar with the platform, Twitch.tv

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the district court level, the law of copyright preemption is a morass of ad hoc explanations of whether certain contracts are “equivalent” to the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright law. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

3) According to the Court, the term “sale” used in article 41 of the Copyright Law must be interpreted in a broad sense. The compensation for damages cannot be less than twice the fee that is usually or by law paid for the type of exploitation that the infringer did without license.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 5, 2024

A new federal bill aims to put golf courses on “par” with other architectural designs by expanding federal copyright protection to golf courses. Copyright law in the United States, rooted in the U.S. In 2011, the Seventh Circuit held in Kelley v. § 102(a)).

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

Lang Van is a California corporation that produces and distributes Vietnamese music and entertainment, owning the copyrights to thousands of songs and programs. VNG is Vietnamese corporation that created the Zing MP3 website that makes copyrighted music available for download. In 2014, Lang Van sued VNG for copyright infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Bell worked at an Indianapolis law firm, and his photo was posted on the firm’s website. Copyright Office until 2011. Over time, Mr. Bell has filed more than 200 copyright infringement lawsuits arising out of use of the photo at issue in the Bell case as well as a different photo of the Indianapolis skyline that he took.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

It was formed following a state license, in order to collect, among other things, the equitable remuneration provided by article 49 of Law 2121/93 in favour of producers, performers, and musicians for the public performance of legitimately released sound carriers. The direct licensing of in-store music was not covered by the agreement.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

In other words, it gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to make copies of the work, and to exercise the ancillary rights that come with that monopolistic power, such as licensing rights, et cetera. So what kind of works, provided they meet the requirement, qualify for copyright protection? In the case of Whitmill v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

However, the photographer claimed that it was a case of copyright infringement. In 2011, the district court ruled in favour of Cairou but appeal was filed. This time, in 2013, the judgement in favour of Cairou was overturned. Fair dealings also bring artistic works like photographs into its purview.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

In other words, it gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to make copies of the work, and to exercise the ancillary rights that come with that monopolistic power, such as licensing rights, et cetera. So what kind of works, provided they meet the requirement, qualify for copyright protection? In the case of Whitmill v.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

There may be implications of favouring open licensing and open source developments by virtue of its emphasis on sharing expertise and experience across organisations, and the development of an ecosystem of developers, technology and end-users in the future.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 10, 2025

The current statute provides protection of these celebrity rights under trademark law, copyright law as well as passing off action for infringing the said rights. Celebrity Rights in India: Celebrity rights are assignable or can also be licensed for monetary benefits.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Although cloud offerings are often global and multi-jurisdictional, the IP laws governing services generally remain territorial and national. Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What constitutes copyright infringement in one country may not be in another. Thus, in Tiffany(NJ) Inc.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Key takeaways encompassed the illumination of India’s thriving innovation ecosystem, the accentuation of dialogues within the WIPO Tech Access Platform on voluntary licensing arrangements, and the recognition of India’s ambitions to revamp its IP framework for more efficiency.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

With regards to limits on the number of devices simultaneously connected, no timestamps or IP addresses are ever logged; our systems are merely able to identify how many active sessions a given license has at a given moment in time and use that counter to decide whether a license is allowed to create one additional session.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre. And Who Owns It?

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In that apology, Butz admitted he was “clearly ignorant about copyright laws and got defensive when it was brought to my attention.” As for the case itself, it was settled in 2011 with neither side surrendering their position. pic.twitter.com/ToJt79iwa3 — PokerPaint (@PokerPaint) September 27, 2021.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Our hard-working students and community members published more than twice as many articles than in 2020 and the most articles in a calendar year since 2011. This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Copyright Law.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

.” In 2004, video game publisher Capcom contacted MKR, the film’s producer, to inquire about about obtaining a license to use elements from the film in one of its games. In 1999, Cinema Secrets licensed the right to sell a Michael Myers Halloween mask from the film’s copyright owner. And there you have it!

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In fact, that case also found that the pictures of such food, in that case, did not merit copyright protection either. Varsity Brands , 137 S.Ct. 1002 (2017), a case about cheerleading uniforms for most, but an invitation to me to examine the intellectual feast of issues about food porn. J&A Importers, Inc. , 2d 1046, 1053 (C.D.

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The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2025

In the UK, copyright debates came to a head in 2011 with the Hargreaves Report. The presumed assumption was that Googles dominance had benefited from fair use exceptions in US copyright law, which the UK lacked. Spotify licenses whole catalogues). And the licensing market for Beyonc is likely to be much smaller.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2024

National Pharmaceutical Policy(ies) and Pricing of Drugs – In 2011, this month, Shan Kohli discussed the Draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy which sought to establish a regulatory framework for drug pricing. Basheer’s IP vs Competition Law: Who Trumps Whom ? See also here ). For more on this competition bit, check Prof.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Vels on copyright ownership over the song En Iniya Pon Nilave, Tanishka Goswami writes on the implication of the decision on the composers. She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Whose Copyright Stands Tall? Her previous posts can be found here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? Sixth, assuming Woodward published copyrighted material without Trump’s authorization, was he permitted to do so, either as a fair use, or by the First Amendment?

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