SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

One of the ways whereby the court aims to curtail misuse of the recordings of court proceedings is by claiming copyright on these recordings. In this post, SpicyIP intern Niyati Prabhu discusses the issues surrounding access to law and the dilemma surrounding copyright. Niyati Prabhu is a second year student pursuing B.A.LL.B.

Copyright 121

Copyright Government Law Editing 121

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. With that, any state or common law claim that is equivalent to copyright must therefore be preempted.

Blogging 81

Blogging Copyright Contracts Cease and Desist 81

Patently-O

APRIL 6, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The copyright lawsuit between the data-software company SAS Institute and its scrappy copycat World Programming has been interesting to follow over the past several years, and the Federal Circuit has now issued a controversial opinion in the case. WPL , the Federal Circuit squarely addressed the copyrightability question.

Copyright 56

Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Fair Use 56

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Image by jcomp on Freepik On November 3, 2023, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification (see here ), establishing an ‘ institutional mechanism of Nodal Officers’ , under Sec. Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 Lokesh in his post, discusses ‘intermediary liability’ in the new amendment. Second , the govt.

Copying 52

Copying Copyright Copyright Infringement Fair Use 52

SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

Case Summaries Calcutta High Court restrains the defendant from infringing the unregistered trademark of the respondent Case: Usco S.P.A. vs Unfading Opc Private Limited on 7 July, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here The Delhi High Court decreed the suit in favour of the plaintiff and granted them a permanent injunction.

Personality Rights 74

Personality Rights Copyright Patent Copyright Infringement 74

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. Zafar Mahfooz Nomani, 2023).

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 52

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Introduction Originality in copyright works is the sine qua non of all the copyright regimes of the world. The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.”

Copyright 91

Copyright Public Domain Copying Publishing 91

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Over the same period, however, the government’s messaging around Canada’s AI- copyright policy has been anything but consistent. It is unclear whether the use of copyrighted works for training an AI system is considered copyright infringement if the…owner’s permission is not obtained.…

Copyright 64

Copyright Government Copyright Law Reporting 64

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The ongoing copyright dispute between Hulm Entertainment (plaintiff) and Fantasy Sports (defendant), currently awaiting adjudication before the Delhi High Court throws open interesting questions on the copyrightability of nascent concepts like GUI and seeking protection on mobile apps through concept notes.

Copyright 59

Copyright Marketing Marketing Copying 59

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whether one focuses on the word’s connotation of silliness or excitement, or maybe even anger , or analogizes to the raucous and rhymingly-named team from Savannah that makes up its own baseball rules , US copyright law is currently going a little “bananas.” In fact, lots is happening. ” Id. Morford , at 11.

Copyright 52

Copyright Art Copying Derivative Work 52

SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

Other posts IP Financing in India – Part I: Perfection of Security and (Non) Registration of Copyright Despite the increasing importance of intellectual property in the modern economy, there is a surprising lack of attention given to IP financing in India. Case: Bennett Coleman and Co. ARG Outlier Media Pvt. & Ors.,

Designs 87

Designs Design Cease and Desist Art 87

IP Intelligence

AUGUST 15, 2023

copyright law protects human-authored expression, not works generated purely by generative AI. When a human author uses generative AI tools to create their work, the scope of copyright protection extends to the human-authored aspects of the work, not the AI-generated material within that work. 88 FR 16190. See, e.g. , SAS Institute v.

Registration 52

Registration Copyright Copying Editing 52

Copyright Lately

APRIL 3, 2023

book publishers, rejecting the Internet Archive’s argument that its practice of scanning and lending digital copies of books qualifies as fair use under the Copyright Act. But the first sale doctrine only provides an exception to a copyright owner’s distribution right. million additional books protected by valid copyrights.

Fair Use 72

Fair Use Copying Publishing Copyright 72

SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

Highlights of the Week Comments on Draft IPR Division Rules of High Court at Calcutta, 2023 Image from here Comments on the Draft IPR Division Rules of Calcutta High Court were due on January 5. Copyright Bill, 1955: the Best Copyright Law that India Never Had Image by Shivam. Associated Broadcasting Company Ltd.

Trademark 59

Trademark Registering Trademarks Public Domain Registration 59

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

21-869 (May 18, 2023). Many copyright scholars and most in the world of fine art have loudly condemned the ruling as a travesty of justice. As usual, readers who are already familiar with the case and/or with copyright law may skip the “Background” sections below (but don’t skip the commentary “The Road Not Taken”).

Fair Use 96

Fair Use Derivative Work Blogging Licensing 96

SpicyIP

APRIL 17, 2023

Case: Coolulu Sports Private Limited vs Union Of India on 5 April, 2023 (Karnataka High Court) Image from here The writ petition was filed against the order of the Regional Director, Corporate Affairs directing the petitioner to change its name for being similar to the trademark of the respondent no. 2 (Lulu Mall).

Advertising 91

Advertising Advertising Confidentiality Trademark 91

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that Trump owns the copyright in the sound recordings (or in the alternative, in his interview responses on the recordings), and that Trump is entitled to all or the lion’s share of the profits made from the sale of those recordings and transcripts, which the lawsuit (absurdly) values at almost $50 million.

Copyright 121

Copyright Blogging Publishing Fair Use 121