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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

I understand a lot of you may be upset that I saw a photo on social media and loved it enough to imitate it in a very different style. ” 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. Bottom Line.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

Multiple times throughout June and July 2022, Netflix informed Barlow & Bear’s lawyers that their July 26 performance wasn’t authorized and would give rise to claims for willful copyright and trademark infringement unless they negotiated a license—which Netflix was willing to do. 1962, 1976 (2014). Petrella v.

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AI and copyright in 2022

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A journalist used Midjourney to illustrate an article in The Atlantic and was attacked on social media for not hiring an illustrator. 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. The focus in these cases was on parody.

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Second Circuit signals some minimal flexibility on Polaroid analysis in another strip club false endorsement case

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Appellants, current and former professional models, appealed their summary judgment loss on a variety of claims arising from the use of their images in social media posts promoting a “gentlemen’s club” operated by EIE. Their social media footprints range from several thousand to a few million followers.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

On the other hand, professional photographers have to make a living by licensing their photos to publishers (and other intermediaries) who are willing to pay them to reproduce and display those photos. The Ninth Circuit ultimately ruled, however, that making and displaying thumbnail images to facilitate an image search engine was a fair use.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

Notably, Monsanto’s matter had several layers including the State Governments seeking to regulate IP licensing fees, and the Indian seed companies who previously licensed technology from Monsanto, refusing to pay royalties to Monsanto. To get an overall picture, see Prashant’s post “ The Rs. see also Sourav Ganguly vs Tata Tea ).

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Examples of Text and Data Mining Research Using Copyrighted Materials

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In the same vein, studies by Piotr Przybyła et al and Alison O’Mara-Eves et al show the usefulness of AI and data mining for prioritizing and identification in Systematic Reviews. Many of the projects described below use this basic function of TDM in various specific applications. million abstracts. HathiTrust, 755 F.3d 3d 87 (2d Cir.

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