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Delaware court finds fair use defence unsuccessful in AI training copyright motion

The IPKat

In a recent decision ( Case 1:20-cv-00613, ECF 770 ) on the use of copyrighted texts for AI (but not generative AI) training, the Delaware District Court (the Court) held that a fair use defence was unsuccessful on a summary judgment motion for copyright infringement. If so, could Ross rely on the fair use defence?

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Internet Archive: Digital Lending is Fair Use, Not Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying.

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New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression?

SpicyIP

You can see his previous posts for us here. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression? It was however terminated at the instance of the Defendant with effect from 1 st August 2020. In response the Defendant claimed, “ fair use” and “ de minimis” use. Akshat Agrawal.

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Tattoos and Copyright: A Potent Combination

Plagiarism Today

He called an earlier decision in the case one of the 5 worst copyright decisions in 2020 and, with the jury verdict, called it a loss for bodily autonomy and free speech. However, the important thing to know is that there was no doubt that Take-Two did copy the tattoos in question and there was no question of Alexander’s ownership of them.

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Fourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v. IJR

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Philpot sued in 2020 over the 2016 IJR publication, i.e., after the 3 year statute of limitations that no one seems to care about post-Petrella. (In This is what I call a “commercial editorial use”–ad-supported editorial content. 6, 2024) The post Fourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v.

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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2024

Copyright Lately

When I first launched this tradition in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, best of lists felt a little out of touch. Fair Use Declawed. For now, theres cautious optimism that the court will help restore some sanity to fair use jurisprudence in the post- Warhol era. For that reason, Prepared Food Photos v.

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BTS’ ‘Butter’ Hit with Multiple Plagiarism Allegations

Plagiarism Today

Specifically, the accusations were that the melody of Butter matched the 2020 Luca song You Got Me Down. The second allegation to come to light was accusations that Butter had many similarities to a track by Dutch artist Luca Debonaire. However, this turned out to be more of a licensing than a traditional plagiarism issue.