Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the third trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this edition, we update you on what has happened between July and September 2023 in EU copyright law. The government has until 31 October 2023 to respond to these recommendations.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If there was any doubt if the exception was conceived in order to facilitate the development of generative Artificial Intelligence, this relationship was further clarified in March 2023 (at a time when the impact of Generative AI was widely recognized).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2023! Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations, in no particular order, were: • Der patentrechtliche Schutz von Daten und seine Grenzen; Landscheidt, by Fabian Landscheidt. Copyright and Cartography, by Isabella Alexander.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Welcome to the fourth (and last) round up of EU copyright law for 2023! In this edition, we update you on what has happened in the last three months of 2024 in EU copyright law. With Bulgaria implementing the directive towards the end of 2023, Poland is the last Member State missing. Stay tuned!

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

On March 16, 2023, the U. Copyright Office (USCO) launched a new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and using copyrighted materials in AI training.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

Copyright law is in charge of controlling how literary, artistic, and theatrical works, among others, are used. The law of copyright regulates the activities of copying and disseminating the words of someone who has copyright over something online without that person’s consent. 1 (2022). [5]

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

On October 29, officers from Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters and Tome Police Station arrested three men on suspicion of violating copyright law. CODA says the men are suspected of transcribing the details of two or more films and then reusing that content without obtaining permission from rightsholders.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

One such legal issues is what is referred to as “fair use,” which becomes particularly problematic in the context of the copyright law. Such databases may include work that is copyrighted. Goldsmith (2023) [2]. Different jurisdictions have different copyright laws. 1] Authors Guild v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? This ruling shows how copyright law could be a Kiwi Farms killer–no legal reform required. Yet, we should be careful celebrating copyright’s censorial powers. Moon , 2023 WL 6804866 (10th Cir.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In Case C-426/21 , the CJEU looked into the complicated relationship between copyright law and online television services. More from our authors: Managing Copyright: Emerging Business Models in the Individual and Collective Management of Rights by Rudolf Leška € 93

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Plaintiff asserts exclusive rights to the photograph in question, which he reports was first published on January 30, 2023, and later registered by the U.S. Copyright Office on April 1, 2023. Empire, LLC, is alleged to have profited from the unauthorized display, thus undermining the Plaintiff’s market for the photograph.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Image from here Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws? Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 30, 2025

In late 2023, Anna’s Archive expanded its offering by making information from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database available online. The contract Terms and Conditions might also be preempted by copyright law, as is true for other claims, including the claim for unjust enrichment.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 26, 2024

We honor valid removal requests based on infringements of copyright law and trademark law.” ” Released every six months, TikTok’s transparency reports bundle copyright and trademark takedown notices together.

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Barry Sookman

APRIL 27, 2024

Copyright lawyers always want to keep up with developments in copyright law. Earlier this week I gave my annual copyright update to copyright lawyers at an ALAI Canada meeting. The focus of my talk was on copyright developments that would be of interest to Canadian lawyers. 2023 FC 581.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 6, 2023

After almost five years of litigation, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran pulled out all the stops (and his guitar) to obtain victory over claims his 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud” infringed on the copyrights held by the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit “Let’s Get it On”. By: DarrowEverett LLP

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The GUIs at issue in THJ What does originality in copyright law mean? Recently, it was tackled once more by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in a case – THJ v Sheridan [2023] EWCA Civ 1354 – concerning copyright protection of graphic user interfaces (GUIs). This is an evergreen – yet still vexed – question.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This is a review of Music Borrowing and Copyright Law, a Genre-by-Genre Analysis , edited by Enrico Bonadio (City, University of London) and Chen Wei Zhu (University of Birmingham). This edited collection will be enjoyed by scholars and practitioners interested in music and copyright, as well as musical cultural heritage.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2025

Emulation, ROMs and Legal Friction While emulators like MAME are legal, gaming code dumped from arcade machines, 8bit computer disks, or the cartridges of veteran consoles, find friction in the presence of copyright law.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 21, 2023

Such works also need to be protected against misappropriation, and copyright is a key legal means of meeting that need. Hugh Stephens, a Canadian copyright blogger, wrote about this topic a few years ago: Can Copyright Law Protect Indigenous Culture? If Not, What is the Answer?

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

On August 30, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry and request for comment (Notice) in connection with its ongoing study of the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI). Comments are due to the Copyright Office by October 18, 2023.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Kat enjoying a Belgian waffle Copyright law has always played a substantial role in responding to and shaping the developments of new technologies. At the EU level, several pieces of legislation have been adopted over time, which have harmonized different aspects of copyright law.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As has been reported in the music press, the well-known digital music service Spotify has announced that it will be imminently ceasing its operations in Uruguay due to certain amendments included in the country's copyright laws regarding the remuneration of performers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott argued that KMC was sophisticated about copyright law because the person who attached the photo to the bio had a journalism background. Thus, the court summarizes: “Its compliance system may have been imperfect and its conduct negligent, but Defendant did not act recklessly.” The parties’ conduct.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. A special thanks to Mr. G. Nataraj, Ms.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

Blog sought to study global moves or court cases that have taken place regarding uses of copyright in made-always-with-an-AI creation and provide discussion over possible solutions to the future of intellectual property laws. Copyright Office. Copyright Act regulates the works which are created by humans only.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] 12 [xix] The Copyright Act, 1957, §55, No.

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The Illusion of More

JULY 11, 2024

In February 2023, I argued that using copyrighted works for the purpose of training generative artificial intelligence (GAI) products is not fair use.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

We have included all VPN providers we contacted that don’t keep extensive logs or block lawful torrent traffic on all of their servers. Note: The responses below were received in 2023. Update: April 2023: Mullvad was subject to a search warrant but the company reports that customer data wasn’t compromised. 556999-4469).

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 20, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence captivated the world in 2023 and is firmly positioned to remain center stage in the coming year. In the United States, the introduction and early-stage use of generative AI have been plagued with legal disputes and speculation.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In 2017, Europe’s highest court confirmed that simply streaming pirate content is illegal under copyright law, but prosecutors in Italy had a different idea. Under Italian legislation passed in 2023, those who simply use or view copyrighted content without permission face an administrative fine of between 154 and 5,000.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 7, 2024

Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act by João Pedro Quintais Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. The Pastiche in Copyright Law – Towards a European Right to Remix by Till Kreutzer and Felix Reda Pastiche is one of the newer harmonized user rights in EU copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Photo by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash In recent years, copyright departments in governments around the world have been preoccupied with AI’s effects on copyright industries and, more recently, copyright law challenges created for AI industries. Which copyright issues has the Australian government been grappling with?

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2023

New Artificial Intelligence Initiative - On March 16, 2023, the USCO launched the new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Internet Archive, holding that the Internet Archive's "controlled digital lending" program violated copyright law. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a resounding victory to the publishing industry on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Hachette Books v.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

As 2023 commences, it’s time for companies to review and take stock of their intellectual property assets. This applies to companies that have never taken serious steps to protect intellectual property and companies that understand the value of intellectual property and take active steps to secure and protect those assets. .

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

The petition states that the Court must clarify whether the Copyright Act’s preemption clause permits a plaintiff to use “state-law contract remedies to enforce a promise not to copy and use its content.” The Supreme Court has requested the Solicitor General’s opinion on whether copyright law preempts the breach of contract claim.

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