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[Guest Post] Who owns the copyright to Nigeria’s “new” national anthem?

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain?

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How Lulu Lost Her Mark

Dear Rich IP Blog

My understanding is that all publicity photos taken back in the 1920s and 1930s were never copyrighted, therefore, in the public domain, especially if the photographer is unidentified. The application seemed doomed in February 2019, when the USPTO trademark examiner issued a final office action (FOA) denying registration.

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The puzzled tie of copyright, cultural heritage and public domain in Italian law: is the Vitruvian Man taking on unbalanced proportions?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Opposing the claimants’ arguments, Ravensburger challenged the cross-border application of Italian law, alleging that the claims conflict with article 14 of Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive since they attempt to unlawfully impose property assertions on public domain works. 633/1941, l.

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Can AI-generated works be protected by copyright? No, according to US Copyright Office.

CopyrightsWorld

A three-person board was entrusted with reviewing a 2019 verdict against a man called Steven Thaler, who had applied for the copyright of an art piece titled A Recent Entrance to Paradise, created by an AI system he called Creativity Machine. Because it was not made by a human, this viral monkey selfie from 2011 is in the public domain.

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Is it possible to protect AI-generated works with copyright? According to the US Copyright Office, no.

CopyrightsWorld

A three-person board was entrusted with reviewing a 2019 verdict against a man called Steven Thaler, who had applied for the copyright of an art piece titled A Recent Entrance to Paradise, created by an AI system he called Creativity Machine. Because it was not made by a human, this viral monkey selfie from 2011 is in the public domain.

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Generative AI, Digital Constitutionalism and Copyright: Towards a Statutory Remuneration Right grounded in Fundamental Rights – Part 1

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2019, the U.S. As a software-implemented creation, it was not in the public domain and the company willing to exploit the work had to clear the right to reproduction. Lately, IP offices and the judiciary have started to decide on the copyrightability of AI-generated outputs. Secondly, para.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office. Defendant had not tried to find out why Amazon kept reinstating Plaintiff’s listing.