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Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India

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US Copyright Office issues another ruling on AI-authorship and copyright, reaffirming its decision to reject Ankit Sahni and RAGHAV’s artistic work. Subject work on which copyright registration was sought. Interestingly, the artwork also led to controversy in India when it was granted registration in November 2020.

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AI art and Indian copyright registration

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As reported, in 2020, the copyright office rejected an application which listed AI (RAGHAV) as the sole author for an artwork. However, a second application was filed where a natural person and an AI (again (RAGHAV) were named as co-authors for another artwork. This copyright office granted registration in this case.

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Bombay High Court Rules that Copyright Registration of a Label is not Compulsory

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Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. It was in October 2020 when SSPL came to know about NTC’s use of a similar label and trade dress for its set of soya bean edible oil products. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label.

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Fleshing out the copyright in a tattoo

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In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Left: Chris Black’s Jarrangini (buffalo), 2018 © Chris Black/Copyright Agency, 2020.

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Protecting Product and Packaging Designs in China Part II – Copyright

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8) computer software; and (9) other intellectual achievements conforming to the characteristics of the works.” copyright protection is also available for artistic works first appearing in the context of 3D products, as we discussed in this earlier post relating to a furniture design. copyright law. For comparison, U.S.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

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The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s use of “Café Social” for its restaurant in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh infringes its trademark as it copied the “Social” word mark and the plaintiff’s distinctive artwork representing its trademark. Both the parties have registrations over their respective “Karim” and “Kareem” trademarks.

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Paradise Lost: Human Involvement Still Required for “Creativity Machine’s” Work

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As the court recognized, the more difficult questions that will need to be addressed include how much human input is required to qualify the user as the creator of a work such that it is eligible for copyright protection. United States copyright law protects only works of human creation” Id. Perlmutter , 1:22-cv-01564, 6 (D.D.C.