TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Familiar Case, Unusual Features In July 2022, another Bungie lawsuit came to light. It targeted an individual who had deployed cheats in Destiny 2 and as a result, now faced claims of breaching security mechanisms controlling access to a copyrighted work. In one particularly malicious case, Bungie had clearly seen more than enough.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2022

The company’s lawsuits variously claim copyright infringement (when cheat makers use pieces of original code or creative derivative works ), circumvention of technical measures (under the DMCA), breach of contract, and/or violation of consumer protection laws. Then things began to escalate.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The duo’s passion project was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Musical Theater Album category. performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.”

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Statement of TMNTNFT’s IP lawyer, March 31, 2022. Want to Create New Derivative Works? This still wouldn’t necessarily have given the buyer carte blanche to create new derivative works featuring the characters, as opposed to, perhaps, digital screengrabs from individual episodes.

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The IPKat

JUNE 7, 2022

Image: Josh Berglund On 3 June 2022, Stone filed a complaint against Mariah Carey, her co-writer Walter Afanasieff and record label Sony, for copyright infringement, unjust enrichment and misappropriation and Lanham Act violation, claiming USD 60 million. He could have at least filed in December.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

While we cannot, nor do we attempt to, catalog all of the ways in which an artist may achieve that end, we note that the works that have done so thus far have themselves been distinct works of art that draw from numerous sources, rather than works that simply alter or recast a single work with a new aesthetic.” [5]

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 13, 2022

By inducing the direct infringements of Lavicheat users who “copy, reproduce, adapt, and/or create derivative works” from Bungie’s copyrighted works, Lavicheats is liable for contributory copyright infringement. The problem was overcome in December 2021 and default was entered, but Bunsal still failed to appear.

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IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

On May 3, 2022, Bishop David P. Sound recordings are subject to copyright protection under the US Copyright Act of 1976 (Title 17) (“Act”), which also provides that the owner of a sound recording has exclusive rights to reproduce, prepare derivative works from and publicly distribute the work.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

An illustration of this idea is that, unless the owner of the copyright expressly grants such a right in writing, a buyer of a sculpture only receives the right to exhibit it, not to make copies of it or derivative works. v] Non-fungible tokens (NFT), ETHEREUM.ORG, [link] (last visited July 01, 2022). [vi] Gordon Gregory J.

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BYU Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Obtego agreed that they would not permit third parties to use the software and that any derivative works based on the software would belong to Alabama.After leaving Alabama, Heydari started to work with Obtego.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Despite those instructions, around January 2022, he learned that portions of the two exams had been posted on the Course Hero website, along with requests for help with the questions. The Course Hero website is an education-focused website for document sharing.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2022

The Court will review that decision in the fall of 2022. Hence, the panel concluded that the Warhol works had made unfair use of Goldsmith’s photograph. The Goldsmith case raises the very tricky question about how to distinguish transformative fair uses from transformative adaptations that infringe the derivative work right.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

was named as the author of the work on July 8, 2021, but subsequently changed its corporate name to LifeWise, Inc. on September 7, 2022. According to the complaint, the LifeWise Curriculum is actually a derivative work, i.e and now declares itself the copyright owner of the copyrighted work in suit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

On 9 September 2022, Creative Commons issued their new FAQs on NFTs. With the development of the new technologies, including NFTs, CC licensing is as relevant as ever and continues to offer an effective licensing tool for the underlying copyrighted works linked to NFTs. Photo by Markus Winkler. Creative Commons Licensing.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

On 24 June 2022, BAYC sued Ryder Ripps, a conceptual artist and NFT creator for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. Yuga Labs, therefore, still owns the copyright in each NFT.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

13] Instead, the Second Circuit held that the differences between the works are more akin to the differences between a novel and an adaptation of that novel—“a paradigmatic example” of a derivative work that would require a license. [14]. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12] at 36, 43. [14]

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. 2 recorded NFT related works. The United States.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MAY 24, 2022

On May 18, 2022, Dr. Elliot McGucken ("McGucken") filed an Amended Complaint against Pepperdine University and associated parties ("Pepperdine"), asserting that Pepperdine infringed McGucken's copyright in a photograph (the "Photo") he had taken.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Commercial Educational Materials May 13, 09:24 AM May 13, 09:23 AM A while ago, in January 2022, we published a post with updates on Chegg Inc.s After the conference, the court directed the parties to execute their discovery plan and established a deadline to conclude discovery by November 1, 2022. Will the Court Find the Answers?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Thus, guided by the principle of equality, copyright operates as a spectrum of creativity, where the level of protection granted to a work corresponds to its level of originality. [2] 2] At one end of the spectrum, we find plagiarism: a completely derivative work that fails to contribute any creative elements to the original piece.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Is the new song a derivative work? Your former collaborator may argue that your new song is a derivative of your earlier collaboration. As a result, the case dragged on for three years and was finally settled confidentially in 2022. Get an attorney's opinion on your former collaborator's chances in court.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2022

Firing their first shot on June 6, 2022, Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay, heirs of Ehud Yonay, took aim at Paramount by filing a complaint in Federal Court asserting that the movie Top Gun: Maverick , infringes upon a copyrighted story written by Ehud Yonay (“Story”).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2022

Firing their first shot on June 6, 2022, Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay, heirs of Ehud Yonay, took aim at Paramount by filing a complaint in Federal Court asserting that the movie Top Gun: Maverick , infringes upon a copyrighted story written by Ehud Yonay (“Story”).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

.” AWF argued that the paintings were “transformative works,” not copyright infringement, because “Warhol added layers of bright and unnatural colors, conspicuous hand-drawn outlines and line screens, and stark black shading that exaggerated Prince’s features. ” Brief For Petitioner at 19 (June 10, 2022).

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. The Amended Complaint, filed on March 2, 2022, provides additional background and context for Hermès’ claims. And in February 2022, Nike, Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As to economic rights, copyright implies an authorization for activities of reproduction, communication to the public, distribution and creation of derivative works (adaptation). 2022, 618ff. When copyright is involved, both economic and moral rights issues are at stake. published in Grur. by Alexander Puutio. € by Edward J.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this post, the most interesting parts of Ryder Ripps’ answer, defence and counterclaim , filed on December 27, 2022 will be analyzed. The claim is for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting, and other cause of actions before the Central District of California.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

It is an open legal question whether this would constitute an infringing derivative work. tournament circuit beginning in 2022. It adds new sections to the opening menu of the original game, allowing players to access the added online features. It also modifies the game itself through its netplay and rollback functionality.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

— Aaron Perzanowski (@APerzanowski) October 1, 2022. Supreme Court has already declared video games to be “expressive works” entitled to the same First Amendment protection given to motion pictures and literature. — Gaudzilla (@GaudzillaRX) October 1, 2022. 4 — Martin McNeil (@martinmcneil) October 1, 2022.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. The Amended Complaint, filed on March 2, 2022, provides additional background and context for Hermès’ claims. And in February 2022, Nike, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

” Despite those instructions, around January 2022, he learned that portions of the two exams had been posted on the Course Hero website, along with requests for help with the questions. The Course Hero website is an education-focused website for document sharing.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in March 28, 2022, presenting the question of whether a work of art is “transformative” for purposes of a fair use defense under the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § .” [5] Following the Supreme Court’s decision in 2021 in Google LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in March 28, 2022, presenting the question of whether a work of art is “transformative” for purposes of a fair use defense under the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § .” [5] Following the Supreme Court’s decision in 2021 in Google LLC v.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

addition of written or pictorial elements) of a work not in the public domain and/or where the creator is still alive. infringement of the creator’s exclusive right to reproduce and/or prepare a derivative work) or VARA/moral rights (i.e., For the most part, liability may be avoidable: museums could defend any copyright (e.g.,

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Astley is claiming that Gravy violated his right of publicity by using a singer (defendant Nick Seeley, pka Popnick ) to imitate Astley’s “signature voice” from “Never Gonna Give You Up” on Gravy’s 2022 hit “ Betty (Get Money).” Don’t worry, it’s legit. “So, ” 17 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

According to Miramax, the creation of the NFTs constituted copyright infringement because they were unauthorized derivative works of Pulp Fiction. [23] The parties submitted a joint discovery plan on February 10, 2022. On March 2, 2022, Hermès filed an Amended Complaint. A trial is set to begin February 28, 2023.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. 2 recorded NFT related works. The United States.

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