The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? This ruling shows how copyright law could be a Kiwi Farms killer–no legal reform required. Yet, we should be careful celebrating copyright’s censorial powers. CloudFlare’s block ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

US copyright law does not protect remasters, as they lack originality. A 2018 decision from the 9 th Circuit, i.e. ABS v. In this case the US Court of Appeals held that digitally remastered sound recordings could not be protected by federal copyright law. 2018 New York University Law Review, p.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

Although Section 81 of the IT Act specifies that the prohibitions of Section 79 do not preclude anyone from exercising any rights allowed under the Copyright Act 1957, intermediaries are exempted from accountability for copyright infringement. As a result, the IT Act’s obligations have precedence over all other laws.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

2: Artists to Cash in When Work is Resold with Update of Copyright Laws. Next up today, Marie Woolf of the Canadian Press reports that, in Canada, a new law is being drafted by Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez that would give artists a “resale right” in their paintings.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 19, 2022

The defendants opened Only Fools The (cushty) Dining Experience in 2018 where the performers used the “ appearance, mannerisms, voices and catchphrases ” of various characters from OFAH. The defendants denied that they were passing off OFAH characters on the basis that their show is seen as an unofficial tribute.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2021

This new one addresses the time period between July 26, 2018 to the present and accuses Charter of doing little in response to some 150,000 notices of infringement, including notices targeting “flagrant and serial infringers.” 2: World Kung Fu Governing Body Uses Copyright Law to Hunt Down YouTube Critics.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] 12 [xix] The Copyright Act, 1957, §55, No.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

In My Feelings and Nice for What were both released in early-to-mid 2018, Dancing with a Stranger was released in January 2019 and Levitating in March 2020. Some of this is simply because it takes time for a copyright infringement lawsuit to be filed. The reason may well be an issue of timing. Interesting Timing.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

Masihzadeh then turned that story into a 45-minute documentary entitled All Winners, All Losers , which debuted in 2018. However, I know very little about Iranian copyright law. and European copyright law. Though much of copyright law is fairly standardized internationally, it may or may not apply to Iran.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

In Greece, where the first domains were blocked in 2018 , the situation has been relatively calm. Indeed, according to a letter from the Hellenic Copyright Organization, which falls under the Ministry of Culture, the majority of the decisions targeted pirated broadcasts of sports events.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 25, 2022

Calling the lawsuit “without merit”, the court said, “here is no unauthorized duplication and/or reworking of copyrighted computer programs,” under German copyright law. The victory is simply the latest in a long line of victories for Eyeo in their fight against Springer.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Spotify and Wixen mutually agreed to dismiss the lawsuit in 2018. New Copyright Law: A Solution for Spotify. The relevant US copyright law is section 115 of the Copyright Act , which states that a person or entity seeking to distribute a musical work must first obtain a compulsory license.

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IPilogue

JUNE 7, 2022

Serena Nath is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Copyright law reform has allowed publishers and innovators to prevent third-party reproduction of their work. However, one notable exception was South Africa who could not sign the Marrakesh treaty because its copyright laws prohibited it.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Introduction The principle of the first sale doctrine is a basic precept of copyright law allowing the lawful possessor of a copyrighted work to resell, lend, or distribute that work without the permission of the copyright holder. 106, which grants copyright owners the exclusive right to reproduce their works.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

Blog sought to study global moves or court cases that have taken place regarding uses of copyright in made-always-with-an-AI creation and provide discussion over possible solutions to the future of intellectual property laws. Copyright Act regulates the works which are created by humans only.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The choice not to define computer programs was intended precisely to futureproof the law. US copyright law defines it as “ a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or indirectly in a computer in order to bring about a certain result.” At the EU level, there is no definition of a computer program.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

To delve deeper into the question of ownership, we need to grasp the traditional concept of copyright. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators. Historically, these rights have been attributed to human creators, forming the cornerstone of copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Copyright Office by year for the last 10 years. Copyright Office while register the software aspect of the designs (e.g., source code) under copyright law. Copyright Office, there is no need to concern about the leakage of the deposits. Here is the number of mask works registered with the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 23, 2022

In 2018, top-tier Spanish football league LaLiga caused widespread uproar with a clever yet intrusive anti-piracy tool. Following a complaint filed by LaLiga in January 2022, Spain’s National Police launched an investigation into a piracy network supplying bars across the country in breach of copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

According to the Danish anti-piracy group, the woman had been selling pirated copies of eBooks on a number of online platforms without obtaining permission from copyright holders. “The convict has now received a punishment for violating copyright law, and thus has a stain on her criminal record.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

So-called copyright trolls come in all shapes and sizes and while most have a cynical approach to copyright law, some are prepared to go to extremes. The most notable case in the United States involved Prenda Law. In May 2021, licenses were obtained from Vie Vision Pictures Co.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2022

According to Asahi, since 2020 the publishers have been asking Cloudflare to stop “delivering” pirated content from unlicensed sites but under US copyright law, that was unsuccessful. In 2018, the publishers filed a motion at the Tokyo District Court demanding that Cloudflare stop providing services to several pirate sites.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2022

This type of arrangement allows lower-level individuals to sell subscriptions to their own customer bases while also helping to shield providers from unwanted attention from copyright holders and authorities. Of course, this can also draw attention to the resellers who end up shouldering the blame when investigations get underway.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

AI-generated Kats The Review also rejected Thaler’s argument that AI can be an author under copyright law because the work made for hire doctrine allows for “non-human, artificial persons such as companies” to be authors. First, held the Board, a machine cannot enter into any binding legal contract.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The work was created by a machine called “Creativity Machine” and was submitted for copyright registration in 2018 by Steven Thaler. In his copyright application, Mr. Thaler stated that he was the owner of the Creativity Machine and that the machine had autonomously created the work of art using an algorithm.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copyright law serves as a vital mechanism for protecting the rights of creators over their original works. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 provides the legal framework that governs these rights. The Indian Copyright Act stipulates that the duration of copyright for pseudonymous works is 60 years from the date of publication.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Concept Art Association says that some of the money will go to the Copyright Alliance, which already lobbies the government on behalf of its own members. Some recently expressed concerns that AI-generated works collide with copyright law. The last time the RIAA spent more was back in 2018, and before that, 2011.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Over the past five years the Australian Government has committed significant resources to several copyright-related initiatives , not least the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2018. A 2018 report from Incopro ( pdf ) noted that it “resulted in a usage reduction of 53.4%

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 31, 2023

A Virigina-based rapper, Gutta, accused the rap star of copying his song “When U Think About It” when Future released “When I Think About It” on a 2018 mixtape. copyright law. The district court judge ruled that none of the elements brought forward by Gutta were protectable under U.S.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 10, 2024

Nealy sues over ‘dated’ copyright infringements The underlying deal didn’t benefit Nealy, who found out about it after he was released from prison for the second time. In response, he filed a lawsuit against Warner Chappell in 2018, demanding compensation for the alleged copyright infringements, dating back to 2008.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

“Twitter fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law,” the complaint reads. According to the music companies, these tweets are the kind of quintessential copyright infringement explicitly prohibited by U.S.

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The IPKat

JULY 12, 2024

While the AI Act is not IP-specific legislation, it will have a substantial impact on it, notably copyright and trade secrets.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

8] Lisa Vertisky, Thinking Machines and Patent Law in Barfield et al (eds.), Research Handbook on the Law of Artificial Intelligence (Edward Elgar, 2018) 497. [9] 6] IDA v University of Southampton [2006] EWCA Civ 145, [39] [7] Noam Shemtov, A Study on Inventorship in Inventions Involving AI Activity (EPO, 2019) 19. [8]

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2022

An interesting feature of the file-sharing and streaming landscapes of the past couple of decades is their interaction with existing copyright law. BREIN insisted that the distribution of the playlist amounted to a ‘communication to the public’ under EU copyright law.

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