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2016 Copyright Law Licensing 
TorrentFreak
JULY 27, 2021
Back in 2016, the European Commission announced plans to amend EU copyright law to better meet emerging challenges on the Internet. One of the most controversial elements of the new Copyright Directive was Article 13 (now Article 17).
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Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 9, 2021
The lawsuit is the second the group has filed against Charter, with one being filed in 2019 that looked at Charter’s alleged activities between March 24, 2013 and May 17, 2016. 2: World Kung Fu Governing Body Uses Copyright Law to Hunt Down YouTube Critics.
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Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
According to the lawsuit, A&E presented the program Live PD between 2016 and 2020. 2: HC Directs Telegram to Disclose Details of Channels Violating Copyright Law. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Velocity of Content
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Several copyright and licensing stories of interest have captured our attention during recent months. Access Copyright. Back in the spring, we reported on the long-running efforts to reform copyright law in Singapore.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
MAY 11, 2023
In doing so, Sections 18-24 of the Regulations consciously minimise the operational framework of this infrastructure while remaining open to pan-European industry-led developments regarding new licensing and data-sharing practices in the social media industry.
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TorrentFreak
MAY 17, 2022
It is unlikely that these features will appear on a licensed mainstream service but that doesn’t stop subscribers from desiring them. for a ‘lifetime’ license. You agree that as a condition of your license, you will not: i. Copyright Law and DRM. Still, here’s the relevant section.
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Velocity of Content
DECEMBER 4, 2024
This has been a long-standing question in copyright law. Professor Paul Goldstein, for example, has argued that, in light of the enumeration, the statutory text is intended primarily to protect certain licensing markets. An amendment to the copyright statute is only one of them. Copyright Soc’y U.S.A. 17 U.S.C. §
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 17, 2024
Acuff-Rose sued members of hip hop group 2 Live Crew, claiming that their track “Pretty Woman” infringed the label’s copyright in the Roy Orbison song, “Oh, Pretty Woman.” New law that came into force in April 2023 allows the free use of copyright works for parody, pastiche, and caricature.
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IPilogue
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Take-Two licensed Randy Orton’s likeness from WWE. The Defendants also filed a motion for partial summary judgement on the basis of three defences : 1) de minimus, 2) fair use doctrine and 3) implied license. 2016) it stated that the burden is on the Defendant to prove the copying was authorised. The Court’s Conclusions.
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SpicyIP
JANUARY 31, 2025
Since its inception in 2016, CIPRA has been executing various activities in furtherance of its goals, which include encouraging research in every area of the subject, promoting and spreading awareness about IPR among students and public at large with various practical approaches. International Public License.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
MARCH 13, 2024
From this constitutional dimension of copyright emerged the notion of ‘user rights’ ( Geiger, 2020 ). Looking forward, it is essential to ensure that legitimate uses expressly foreseen by copyright law are enabled through better access to protected works. licenses for specific uses).
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IIPRD
MAY 9, 2024
Hence, the concept of cross licensing agreement has originated with the intent to help various organizations in sharing patent licenses along with their rights and liabilities leading to their easier access to masses and reduction of monopolistic market tendencies. Cross-licensing agreements can both restrain and advance competition.
TorrentFreak
JULY 26, 2024
The music app made headlines in 2016 when its founders, who were teenagers at the time, presented their brainchild in an episode of the Canadian edition of Dragons’ Den. “I was advised that when companies such as Musi get to a critical size, they could be sued for past use by the publishers,” Mimran informed the Financial Post in 2016.
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IP and Legal Filings
OCTOBER 28, 2022
While NFT platforms are not yet specifically regulated, they are subject to the provisions on Electronic System Providers (“ESPs”) contained in several regulations, as follows: • Law No. 11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.•
The IP Law Blog
AUGUST 4, 2022
The named plaintiffs are two photojournalists whose photographs of the George Floyd protests and the 2016 election were featured on websites of various traditional media outlets without those outlets having obtained any license from the plaintiffs because those media companies used Instagram’s proprietary embedding tools.
SpicyIP
JULY 5, 2021
Degrees), Regulations, 2016 and the UGC Act, 1956 which have mandatory application on the Universities. Degrees) Regulations, 2016 which mandates the submission of an electronic copy of the Ph. The thesis being a public record raises an important query in copyright law with respect to its control by the author.
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.” At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. We limit our analysis accordingly.
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TorrentFreak
MAY 15, 2023
” That wasn’t what Maria Schneider had in mind, according to her 2016 Music Tech Policy piece, which begins with a surprise apology. When copyright holders report uploaded content as infringing, YouTube follows the DMCA and takes the content down. “OK, I know: that title really hits below the belt. I apologize.
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The IP Law Blog
MARCH 23, 2023
10, 2023), the Ninth Circuit held that the trial court had properly enforced contractual provisions to find that the Plaintiff’s copyright infringement claims were barred by the agreed-to shortened, statute of limitations period. Evox Productions creates and licenses images of cars. Chrome Data Solutions, LP (filed Feb.
Velocity of Content
AUGUST 9, 2022
Vanity Fair (magazine) took a license to use and modify the image for its magazine and hired Warhol to use his artistic talents to develop a new image. Goldsmith realized what had happened—that Warhol had made over a dozen works based on her photograph, the majority of which had not been licensed. federal copyright law)?
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IPilogue
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
On March 26, 2021, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York found that the famed artist Andy Warhol violated photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s copyright by using her photo of the singer Prince to create his “Prince Series.” The series was originally commissioned by Vanity Fair after it bought the license of the photo portrait from Goldsmith.
The IP Law Blog
MARCH 24, 2022
The plaintiffs, in that case, are two photojournalists who captured images of the George Floyd protests and the 2016 election and posted them to Instagram. The photos, therefore, appeared on websites without any license from the original photographers. The photographers filed a class action claim against Instagram.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
As a general rule, the publishers of these journals require the author to relinquish their copyright over the work by granting them an assignment of rights or an exclusive license. Pre-existing Bulgarian provision The SPR is not an entirely novel concept to Bulgarian copyright law. of the Directive.
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JIPL Online
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Most notably, it means that the artist doesn’t have the authority to license the use of that sound recording as a sample in another work as this right has been transferred to the record label. [13] 26] Generally, copyright law doesn’t preempt the right of publicity since one’s identity or persona is outside the scope of copyright law. [27]
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Patently-O
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The case now before the Supreme Court arose when Sherman Nealy’s collaborator licensed their co-created songs without Nealy’s permission (while Nealy was incarcerated). Nealy sued many years later in 2018 upon learning of the unauthorized licenses in 2016. See 38 U.S. Under 35 U.S.C. §
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TorrentFreak
JULY 18, 2023
In common with content created in other fields, photographs generally enjoy protection under copyright law, allowing photographers to determine who can duplicate and/or distribute their work. Photographers Alexis Hunley and Matthew Brauer posted several of their copyrighted works on Instagram.
IP and Legal Filings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Legally, when we talk about “music under copyright,” we’re referring to the ownership of the composition or recording itself. This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties. When it comes to songs, copyright gets pretty interesting.
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Claims under copyright law. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.
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JIPL Online
APRIL 9, 2021
ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. xviii] In one instance, Getty Images pursued a German blog—Geek Sisters—for almost $900 in licensing fees for their use of the awkward penguin meme.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
JANUARY 3, 2023
It could be copyright infringement to continue serving photos from servers after the license expired. From the Copyright Office : The Copyright Office “does not recommend adopting additional copyright-like rights for press publishers in the United States. . * Evox Productions, LLC v. Verizon Media, Inc.,
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Copyright Lately
MAY 1, 2023
First of all, in terms of copyright, to reiterate our very clearly articulated position. sophisticated generative AI that’s enabled by large language models, which trains on our intellectual property, violates copyright law in several ways. copyright law really doesn’t seem to give UMG a ton of options.
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IIPRD
OCTOBER 7, 2024
The Startups have filled more than 12000 applications between 2016-2024. The inventions of any startups are protected through the Copyright laws. The Government of India has started the Startup India Initiative which was launched in 2016 and has been contributory in creating the conducive environment for Startups.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
AUGUST 13, 2021
Second Circuit reverses district court’s fair use declaration granted to Andy Warhol Foundation; artist’s works were not “transformative” and could harm the photographer’s market for licensing her image. A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law. Case number: No. 19-2420-cv. by Tito Rendas. €
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Kluwer Copyright Blog
AUGUST 12, 2021
Second Circuit reverses district court’s fair use declaration granted to Andy Warhol Foundation; artist’s works were not “transformative” and could harm the photographer’s market for licensing her image. A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law. Case number: No. 19-2420-cv. by Tito Rendas. €
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Velocity of Content
AUGUST 13, 2024
In a 2016 report, Marci Goldberg of K-12 Market Advisors reported that “teachers spend an average of five hours per week creating materials and seven hours per week searching for materials.” While uncommon, publishers have sued school districts for copyright infringement. I am not alone. million dollars.
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LexBlog IP
JUNE 28, 2023
3) According to the Court, the term “sale” used in article 41 of the Copyright Law must be interpreted in a broad sense. The compensation for damages cannot be less than twice the fee that is usually or by law paid for the type of exploitation that the infringer did without license.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 30, 2021
But much like George Washington’s army, even though Flo & Eddie lost many individual battles, they ultimately won the war, as their quixotic litigation campaign prompted Congress to grant protection to pre-1972 sound recordings equivalent to that provided to newer sound recordings under federal copyright law.
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Intepat
JULY 11, 2024
Show’s Perspective The show argues that copyright laws necessitate action against unauthorized usage to protect their intellectual property rights and brand identity. These rules aim to prevent copyright infringement while allowing limited promotion of show appearances. In the case of Myspace Inc.
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Intepat
OCTOBER 23, 2024
The transfer of IPRs usually takes place via assignment and licensing agreements. Retroactive and Prospective Assignment Agreement A prospective transfer of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is dependent on the occurrence of future events and is most commonly used in copyright law. Ohio Willow Wood Co.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
AUGUST 7, 2023
Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law. Firstly, both Brazilian and American legislation stipulate that the creator of a work holds copyright over it.
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Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 1, 2023
In 2016, Time “embedded” one of Brauer’s Instagram posts, featuring one of his photos of Hilary Clinton, in its entirety (preserving his username or “handle”, his caption, and his links and hashtags). Instagram, of course, was licensed to publicly display the post under its own terms and conditions, so there is no direct infringement.
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The IPKat
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
A Kat reflecting upon his future goals EUIPO's IP Case Law Conference, 7 and 8 July 2022 Building on the previous editions of the Intellectual Property Case Law Conferences (“IPCLC”), of 2016, 2018, and 2020, the Boards of Appeal of the EUIPO, in cooperation with the EUIPO Academy, will organise a hybrid fourth edition of the IPCLC in Alicante, on (..)
Intepat
JUNE 9, 2023
In 2016, India introduced its National IPR Policy with the objective of stimulating creativity, protecting intellectual property, and promoting its commercialization. But first, let’s look at what the 2016 India’s National IPR Policy states. The major focus is to promote “Make in India” products.
SpicyIP
JUNE 25, 2024
This case, which has seen several significant rulings over the years, primarily addressed the applicability of statutory licensing vis-a-vis streaming or internet broadcasting. a popular online music streaming service, believed it could also enjoy these statutory licenses under the umbrella of being a “broadcasting organisation”.
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