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3 Count: Swimsuit Edition

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Kevin Shalvey at Business Insider reports that “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit model Genevieve Morton has filed a lawsuit against Twitter alleging that the site was slow to remove infringing material and that an AI photo editing tool created unlawful derivative works.

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AI and Fair Use: Navigating Legal Challenges in India and the United States

IIPRD

BD Bhandari (2011) [3] , the Delhi High Court stated that a guidebook compiled using copyrighted material served a purpose of transformation, independent from the expressive intent of the original work. One of the biggest problems is the vagueness around AI-generated outputs and whether these are derivative works.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

” The case raises questions of fair use and whether the new paintings were transformative enough to be non-infringing or if they were simply derivative works. As for the case itself, it was settled in 2011 with neither side surrendering their position. He was ultimately fined and sentenced to two years probation for it.

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Copyright Law and Fanfiction: Navigating the Intersection of Creativity and Intellectual Property

Intepat

Since fanfiction often uses parts of these original works, its seen as a “derivative work”, which means it’s based on something already created. According to Section 14 of the Act, you usually need permission from the original creator to write derivative works. In Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd.

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The Interplay of Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression- the Jackie Shroff’s Case’

IP and Legal Filings

Network Solutions Private Limited and Ors Case (2011) , the Hon’ble Delhi High Court noted that an individual’s online reputation or popularity is a reflection of their real life. Network Solutions Private Limited, 2011 SCC OnLine Del 2660. [4] In Ar un Jaitley v. 1] Jaikishan Kakubhai Saraf v. Puttaswamy (Privacy-9J.)

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U.S. Supreme Court Fixes Ninth Circuit’s Test for Mistakes in Copyright Registrations—Unicolors v. H&M (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

After the jury verdict, H&M asserted for the first time that Unicolors’ copyright registration was invalid, because it had improperly registered 31 different fabric designs together as works “included in a single unit of publication.” b)(4)(i)(A) (2011). 574 (2011). b)(4) (2021).] 3d at 1196. 3d at 1196. 3d at 1198.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The court found that while both works shared the same basic plot premise—a group of students venture off to a cabin in the wilderness and are subsequently murdered—this was a common and unprotectable horror staple. “The Cabin in the Woods” (2011). Beyond that, the overall stories were quite different.

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