The IP Law Blog

JULY 22, 2021

This would include a belief that the display or performance of the copyrighted material in the video was covered under fair use. So would the inclusion of the Taylor Swift or Sublime song recorded in the police/civilian interaction videos mentioned above constitute fair use? Pursuant to the 2015 case of Lenz v.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

However, even though fanfiction is fun and fosters a sense of community, it can raise legal issues under copyright law. In India, this leads to questions about copyright infringement, fair use, and how fanfiction fits into intellectual property (IP) law. What is Fair Use (or Fair Dealing) in India?

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 7, 2025

The fair use debate in the United States is likely to continue for several years until one or more Supreme Court opinions shed additional light on the issue. While LLMs are a significant and new technology and may be capable of multiple non-infringing uses, not every use of them with copyrighted material is transformative.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

At the time, similar services were also being offered by several of Finland’s internet service providers but for the members of the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Center (CIAPC, also known as TTVK), this was a serious breach of copyright law. domain and later through a.com variant.

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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.” Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Back in May, I wrote about an overzealous copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Rachel Dolezal , the woman best known for mispresenting her racial background. The complaint raised concerns that Dolezal was using copyright law to purge the historical record of her controversial past, while seeking substantial monetary damages in the process.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We, who have been writing and teaching about copyright law and how it has responded to challenges posed by new technologies for decades, were among those who submitted comments, see [link]. In addition, conduct that may be consistent with the copyright laws nevertheless may violate Section 5. That is far too hasty.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Copyright Act provides an exclusive right “to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work” and defines “derivative work” in part as any work “ based upon one or more preexisting works.” This has been a long-standing question in copyright law. An amendment to the copyright statute is only one of them.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

In the absence of a separate law safeguarding personality rights, the court granted relief by invoking passing off as governed under the Trade Marks law. Copyright laws also provide plausible remedies for enforcing one’s right to personality. So, various courts have over the time drawn a clear line in this regard.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

SAS argues that it made a “plethora of creative choices” in developing its material, and that creativity is more than sufficient to satisfy the originality requirements of copyright law. Thus far, the courts have disagreed with SAS and rejected its copyright assertions. 702 (2015). 1821 (2013). 621 (2019).

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 6, 2024

That’s because copyright law poses significant hurdles when it comes to real-life stories, and the line between fact and fiction isn’t always as clear-cut as it may seem. In that case, the court ruled in Adjmi’s favor because 3C was a parody of the sitcom and protected by fair use.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

In 2015, the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) set out to conduct empirical research on the impact of copyright exceptions. We soon realized that information about the changes to copyright law over time – which would be especially useful for empirical studies – was lacking.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Photo by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash In recent years, copyright departments in governments around the world have been preoccupied with AI’s effects on copyright industries and, more recently, copyright law challenges created for AI industries. Which copyright issues has the Australian government been grappling with?

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Greenspoon Marder LLP

JANUARY 9, 2017

It should be noted that there has been a long-standing history of tolerance of fan-produced Star Trek projects by CBS and Paramount (the “Studios”); however, on December 29, 2015, the Studios filed a copyright lawsuit against Axanar Productions, Inc. Axanar”), maker of the fan-produced Axanar projects.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 22, 2021

This would include a belief that the display or performance of the copyrighted material in the video was covered under fair use. So would the inclusion of the Taylor Swift or Sublime song recorded in the police/civilian interaction videos mentioned above constitute fair use? Pursuant to the 2015 case of Lenz v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The crux of this debate is the argument that if the theft of restricted digital content is for the purpose of knowledge and research, it should be considered as an act done under ‘fair use’ and ‘fair dealing’ of the content. Digital Rights Management & Fair Use If everything is so well designed, then where is the issue?

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 10, 2022

In a much-anticipated report , the UK Intellectual Property Office recommends a major rewriting of UK copyright law, delivering the future of copyright to those using AI and damaging the present and future financial interests of publishers, authors, journalists, and musicians among others.

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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.” Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” ” (S.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. On one hand, those who view intellectual property rights as a limited monopoly would suggest that even derivative use of the content in a meme is infringement on the rights holder’s interest. 8, 2015), [link]. Minc Law (Sept.

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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.” Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. emphasis original).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 18, 2021

by Desmond Oriakhogba Sometime in 2012, Nigeria began the process of reforming her over three-decade old copyright law. The extant Copyright Act was enacted in 1988, with some amendments in the early and late 90s.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] 4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5] Explaining how individual donation links used to provide minimal income). [9]

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Copyright Lately

MAY 21, 2021

Is she weaponizing copyright? Rachel Dolezal, who now goes by the name Nkechi Diallo, became the subject of intense public scrutiny back in 2015 after it was revealed that she lied for years about being black. Sometimes, copyright law is even weaponized by those who don’t own copyrights.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

Apple sued the company, alleging that it violated both their copyright and their rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. However, a judge tossed the case, ruling that Corellium’s use was a fair use. ” as evidence of infringement.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Fair use and de minimis defenses are often unreliable, and even if you have a solid case, defending copyright infringement lawsuits is an expensive proposition. In 1997, the Second Circuit reversed the district court’s finding that BET made fair use of Faith Ringgold’s “Church Picnic Story” quilt.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

In this case, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a government entity may reproduce, display, and utilize a copyrighted work for its own benefit without paying any compensation to the copyright owner. 2d 588 (1985) (“Section 106 of the Copyright Act confers a bundle of exclusive rights to the owner of the copyright.”);

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Open AI also released an open letter on 8 th January 2024, stating: “Training is fair use, but we provide an opt-out because it’s the right thing to do. Training AI models using publicly available internet materials is fair use, as supported by long-standing and widely accepted precedents.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 9, 2025

This idea/expression dichotomy, arguably the most famous rule of copyright law, can be considered as the necessary evil to distinguish the protectable subject matter (i.e., Why the decision in Deckmyn is broader than parody (2015) 52 Common Market Law Review 511). the idea ). And now a CubicKat. Andersen v.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

OpenAI, however, told the court that it only uses publicly available data . This case in India echoes suits filed by publishers and media organisations around the world, accusing technology companies of violating copyright law to create AI products. In India, OpenAI faces a major hurdle.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

As described here in a previous post: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected an artistic intent or purpose test for fair use on March 26, 2021, in The Andy Warhol Foundation v. ” Then, as I noted , the US Supreme Court decided a few days later, “in Google v. at 7-9) were transformative.,”

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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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