IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. The district court agreed, but was reversed by the Second Circuit, which found the degree of new expression insufficient to justify a finding of fair use. Goldsmith , 598 S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Further to the UK departure from the EU and the obvious fact that the UK did not transpose the DSM Directive into its own law, a debate emerged as to whether the scope of the 2014 E&L should be broadened. The introduction of a specific E&L for TDM has also featured in Hong Kong copyright reform discourse [see IPKat here ].

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Claims that recording amounted to fair use were brushed aside, not least since the service actually recorded everything behind the scenes, contrary to customers’ belief that any recordings played back via the service were unique to them. Financial issues would soon complicate the case, however.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 15, 2024

In 2014, the group won a $1.7 million copyright infringement verdict when Monster Beverage used several Beastie Boys songs in a promotional video. Earlier that year, they settled another lawsuit after GoldieBlox used the song “Girls” in a toy ad.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Moreover, as we detail below, the best understanding of the application of fair use principles to AI training would hold that the practice is in most if not all instances a fair use. The FTC has no authority to determine what is and what is not copyright infringement, or what is or is not fair use.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

[iii] This treaty also directs for permission of use, without authorization of the copyright holder over such accessible formats of copyrighted copies, which should be non-commercial lending & may comprise of electronic communication. Lacuna: Copyright Act. In Authro Guild v. 3d 87 (2d Cir. first appeared on IPLF.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Text and data mining There is wide disparity in the scope of exceptions in national copyright laws permitting copying for the use of training AI. Parody, pastiche and caricature The EU’s harmonised copyright exceptions for parody, pastiche and caricature ( introduced into UK law in 2014) was tested in the UK , France and Italy.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

The law school was established in 2014, inheriting the splendid novelty, dynamism and excellence in education of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune. Analysing the impact of Indian copyright law on fair use in academic and critical writing. The challenges of protecting literary works in the digital age.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Recent appellate decisions in the United States have recognized expanded grounds for personal jurisdiction in cases of internet-based copyright infringements; divided on the extent to which the three-year statute of limitations limits damage recoveries; and increased the occasions for motions to dismiss on the ground of fair use.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

Data published by the World Blind Union in 2014 indicated that less than 10% of published material was available in accessible format for persons with visual impairment, and most such material was only available in English, thereby leading to a ‘book famine’.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

While Barlow & Bear may now try to argue that their work constitutes fair use, it’s a weak defense in this case. The Musical Parody ,” “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” isn’t the type of parody musical that courts have often found to be fair use under the Copyright Act. Petrella v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, takedown orders cannot be directed against infringing copy of content hosted on OTT platforms. Institutional Mechanism of Nodal Officers: Learning from the Past The ‘Statement of Object and Reasons’ 2023 Act mentions the attempt to ‘curb the menace of film piracy by transmission of unauthorised copies on the internet.’

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” The district court agreed, but was reversed by the Second Circuit, which found the degree of new expression insufficient to justify a finding of fair use. ” (S.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. The district court agreed, but was reversed by the Second Circuit, which found the degree of new expression insufficient to justify a finding of fair use. emphasis original).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In 2014, the Bombay High Court restrained the singer Mika Singh and the recording label OCP Music from publishing an advertisement that impinged Sonu’s personality rights. Around a decade ago, Google was caught in some similar controversy over its Google Books Library Project where its use was held permissible under fair use.

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43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

From 2014-2018, the posts at issue used revealing photos of the plaintiffs against ad copy linked thematically to the visual, e.g., a picture of one plaintiff “in an apparent school uniform that included a short plaid skirt, captioned: ‘Friday Oct 17th SEXY SCHOOL GIRL PARTY!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 569 (1994).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

Plus, the court says Fuxi had a legitimate motivation to send takedown notices because “Copyright holders have an obligation to police the field where their marks may be used and to give notice to potential infringers in order to preserve their rights.” New Destiny Church. * ‘Reaction’ Video Protected By Fair Use–Hosseinzadeh v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 8, 2024

In 2014, the defendant launched a website called “The Texas Tamales Warehouse” but was driven off of that. Still, there should be many circumstances where descriptive fair use permits the defendant to use the term “Texas tamale” in the ad copy. ” That prompted this litigation.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2022

Sullivan: No Joking Matter-50 Years Of Protecting Humor, Satire And Jokers ,” 12 First Amendment Law Review 497 (2014) (quoting Gerald C. ii) For Laughs : Real Infringement Cases Impacted, In The US and Elsewhere, By Claims To Humor To Show Fair Use Or Non-Confusion. ” [Gutterman, “ New York Times Co.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The 2001 Documentary “sold 50,000 copies in two weeks and revolutionized the Baltimore dirt-bike culture,” inspiring a sequel and plans to make a third film. Plaintiffs allegedly used the 12 O’Clock Boyz trademarks since 2001 and registered the marks in 2016. So too with unjust enrichment, which was based on defendants’ copying.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

34,] 51-61[(2014) ]. 339, 347 (1908) (recognizing that copyright “is an exclusive right to the multiplication of the copies, for the benefit of the author or his assigns, disconnected from the plate, or any other physical existence. .”); see also Ruckelshaus, 467 U.S. at 1011, 104 S.Ct. ” Andrus v. Straus , 210 U.S.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 6, 2023

originality, what is idea and what is expression, what are the elements of and standards for substantial similarity and in the USA, fair use. Order your copy now. These foundational issues have kept black robed people busy for centuries and will continue to do so. Similar modesty would serve both the CJEU well along.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 17, 2025

Welcome to the rollercoaster world of YouTube and copyright, where creativity collides with boundaries, and fair use lines get blurred faster than a TikTok trend. COPY RIGHT BASICS So the good news: copyright laws were established to help protect creators. 4] FAIR USE: THE GREY AREA Alright, let’s talk about fair use.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

.” Coakley DM to Harvey Berger (from court files) After Coakley’s monetary demands were refused, Berger received an email from an unknown individual claiming to be a “friend” of Coakley’s, who threatened that a copy of Runt would be “leaked online” if Coakley’s pilot project wasn’t funded.

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