Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

In 2017 the documentary titled “Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe” was released on Netflix, Amazon, and Apple. The song “Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots” was composed by the plaintiffs in 2011. The song shows a student’s journey from her classroom to the school’s cafeteria to have fish sticks and tater tots for lunch. Dr. Seuss Enters.,

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties. For a work to be copyrightable, it must be “original ” and fixed in “ tangible form”, such as a sound “recording recorded on a CD” or a “literary work printed on paper ”. [2]

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

A few years later, in 1984, Goldsmith’s agency, which had retained the rights to those images, licensed one of them to Vanity Fair for use in an article called “Purple Fame.” In 1981, Goldsmith, who was then a portrait photographer for Newsweek , took a series of photographs of the then-up-and-coming musician Prince. He did just that.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Specifically, when a derivative work is created pursuant to a statutory exception, then the derivative work is prepared “lawfully,” even though the artist who created the derivative did not get a license or other permission from the owner of the copyright in the underlying work. Figure 1, Slip op.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. With the progression in innovation of AI it is not an impractical notion to give acknowledgment to the work created by it.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Novartis appeal and the MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC v. Controller of Patents.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. This instance brings out certain questions when will the work be considered as commissioned, contract for service or implied license?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Read Yogesh’s critique of the judgement in light of DHC’s OpenTV decision and the CRI 2017 Guidelines. They filed a suit alleging copyright and trademark infringement against the defendant after discovering that they were selling household products under the name, ‘SUFIYAMA’, using a similar trade dress and artistic work.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

CAN is a technology developed by computer scientists and art historians, it is made in a way that it uses input of pieces of original art and works of people which could date back couple centuries to the most recent ones, by using such inputs it then creates a novel piece which could pass off as that of a human artwork. [1] 5] Andersen v.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

2] [image Sources: Shutterstock] When it comes to disagreements over IPR that occur across international borders, this type of dispute is treated the same way as contractual disagreements over the transfer and licensing of these rights are treated: as a tort that falls under general jurisdictional guidelines. [3] Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Lame comparisons apart, this story is interesting as it is an opportunity to discuss the protectability of artistic works under Italian laws. 1] In Italy, there are three principal cases to look to for guidance.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

IP includes any creation of the mind, including inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images, and designs, and various forms of IP protection cover these different categories. For example, in 2017, battery supplier LG Chem sued Amperex Technology Ltd. Intellectual Property Considerations. Conclusion.

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