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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

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Translated into copyright language: a critical edition is an example of derivative work. In 2015, the Romanian Academy/National Foundation for Science and Art, published a book that allegedly incorporated Slușanschi’s critical edition. Despite (or rather because of ?) Indeed, in Institutul G. When the CJEU decides Institutul G.

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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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

IIPRD

History has shown that US courts have a very liberal and dynamic approach to fair use, whether the use is transformative or ends up harming the market for the original work. 2015) [1] is one of the most cited cases in this context. 2015) [2] Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Google, Inc. 1] Authors Guild v.

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Copyright Liability for LLM Outputs

Velocity of Content

If so, infringement may occur unless an exception applies or the LLM did not have access to the original work. 1 Another key right is the creation of derivative works, which includes adaptations or translations. 7 This does not, however, fully answer hard questions about the right to prepare derivative works under US law.

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How Fair Use Favors OpenAI in the ANI Lawsuit

IP and Legal Filings

2015), also known as the Google Books Case. [2] 2] [3] NATURE OF COPYRIGHTED WORK FULFILLS SECOND FACTOR REQUIREMENT As a corollary of the general rule of Protection of Expression over Protection of ideas per-se, the second factor prioritizes unpublished works over published works in granting a narrow approach to the Fair Use Doctrine.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

In another public domain case from 2015, Netflix was sued for copyright infringement, because the Plaintiff film distributor asserted that while the Italian film “The Bicycle Thief” was in the public domain, the subtitled version of “The Bicycle Thief” was not in the public domain. [7] 22, 2015), [link]. [8] 21, 2020), [link]. [3]

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The misadventures of Tintin in the land of parody and freedom of artistic expression

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Xavier Marabout, a parodist painter, produced a series of works depicting the character of Tintin in situations inspired by the world of the American painter Hopper. In 2015, Moulinsart and Hergé's widow sued Marabout before the TGI of Rennes for copyright infringement and parasitism. 113-4 of CPI.