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Could this music law help Spotify dodge future copyright infringement battles?

IPilogue

However, with the convenience of streaming music through these digital platforms, the music industry has also had to deal with a wide range of copyright issues, including online copyright infringement. The issue of inadequate artist compensation is not unique to Spotify, but applies to all streaming services.

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Copyright Infringement Case Concerning Photos of Jennifer Lopez Gets Dismissed: An Overview of the August Image LLC v AirG Inc Decision

IPilogue

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. in damages, which is the total license fee for the photos. According to the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c. They sought $22,412.45 v AirG Inc.

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AI art and Indian copyright registration

SpicyIP

There is also no policy guidance from the Indian Copyright Office on whether only humans can be considered authors. The Indian Copyright Office is also unsure how to deal with such applications. As reported, in 2020, the copyright office rejected an application which listed AI (RAGHAV) as the sole author for an artwork.

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Fair Use for Documentaries in US Copyright Law: Brown v Netflix

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v.

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AI Generated Art and its conflict with IPR

IIPRD

The ambit of IPR when it comes to recognizing these AI generators and whether they are also capable of copyright infringement by transforming other creators work has been discussed in detail in the article. 6] If these claims will be justified then the penalties will be placed for said infringement. [7] 152 (2020).

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

IP and Legal Filings

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. Therefore, AI may not equipped for generating an original work. Saudi Arabia has allowed citizenship to an AI humanoid robot, Sophia in 2017. 2] Supra note 17. [3]

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

The Court ruled that the defendant’s plea for vacation of stay was unfounded and deferred to the plaintiff’s prior trademark and copyright registrations, its oppositions to the defendant’s trademark applications, and its applications for rectification of the defendant’s copyright registration.