The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The plaintiff sued Cloudflare for copyright infringement. It found that Cloudflare was liable for copyright infringement due to providing the CDN services but not for the DNS resolver services. Copyright infringement on ddl-music.to infringed the plaintiff’s right under the German equivalent of Art.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 7, 2024

Last Thursday, June 27, 2024, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its largest shareholder, Microsoft, in the U.S. The lawsuit accuses the tech giants of using CIR’s copyrighted material without authorization. This free rider behaviour is not only unfair, it is a violation of copyright.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2024

I’m pleased to announce the 2024 edition (15th edition) of my Internet Law casebook, Internet Law: Cases & Materials. I added a summary of contributory and vicarious copyright law principles from the Frontier Communications case. Copyright Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1) Note About Fair Use Cartoon Network v.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A first-of-its-kind copyright infringement trial began on January 23, 2024 between tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (“Kat Von D”) and photographer Jeff Sedlik (“Sedlik”). Sedlik accused Kat Von D of copyright infringement of his Miles Davis portrait; By: Caldwell

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JD Supra Law

JULY 16, 2024

On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court in Warner Chappell, Music Inc. Nealy settled a longstanding circuit split and ruled 6-3 that the Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to recover damages for any timely claim, no matter when the infringement occurred. By: Haug Partners LLP

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 20, 2024

In a 2024 McKinsey study , 65% of respondents said that their organizations are routinely using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in at least one business function. AI is also changing the way that users interact with content, adding a new layer of complexity to copyright compliance.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lawsuits filed in the United States targeting pirate sites usually focus on breaches of copyright law, typically direct and secondary infringement, or violations of the DMCA, depending on individual circumstances. Liburdi handed down his order on February 6, 2024. filed its complaint. Judge Michael T. In theory, at least.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 2, 2024

On Monday, June 24, 2024, the three U.S. major record labels, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, filed copyright infringement claims against two artificial-intelligence (AI) music start-ups, Suno and Udio.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 10, 2024

On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court released its decision in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, a case with significant implications for damages available to plaintiffs in copyright infringement claims. The Court assumed, without deciding, that the discovery rule applies to copyright infringement claims.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash Since 22 May 2024, Meta has notified to European users of Instagram and Facebook – through in-app notifications and emails – an update of its privacy policy, linked to the upcoming implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the area.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 13, 2024

On May 9, 2024, in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Supreme Court held that the Copyright Act permits a copyright owner to recover damages for infringing acts that occurred more than three years before bringing a claim, so long as the claim is timely filed. Nealy, the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 7, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed an award of profit disgorgement and attorneys’ fees in a copyright infringement case, holding that even “workaday” or “humdrum” subject matter can support a valid copyright. 26, 2024) (Sutton, C.J.; Premier Dealer Servs. Allegiance Adm’rs LLC, Case No.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2024

Amazon and MGM Studios raise the stakes in a copyright termination fight over the Road House reboot, claiming that writer Lance Hill’s use of a loan-out corporation prevents him from recapturing the copyright in the original screenplay. Copyright Office that Hill was the screenplay’s “author.”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 13, 2024

In light of the ongoing copyright dispute between legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja and makers of the hit Malayalam movie “Manjummel Boys” we are pleased to bring to you this tidbit by SpicyIP intern Tejas Misra. 17 of the Copyright Act to decide who owns the right over a musical composition played in a movie.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 20, 2024

On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Warner Chappell Music Inc. holding that a plaintiff can seek damages for past infringement that had occurred earlier than the three-year statute of limitations period, as long as the claim is filed timely from accrual within the limitations period or under the “discovery rule.”

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BYU Copyright Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

Copyright Copycat? Logo,Pictorial Works,Work for Hire,University June 03, 11:35 AM June 03, 11:35 AM On May 15, 2024, Sophia Boyages (Plaintiff or Ms. Boyages) filed a Complaint against the University of Vermont and the State Agricultural College (Defendants or the University) alleging copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

Photo by Chris Spiegl on Unsplash The EU laws on digital services ( Digital Services Act – DSA ) and artificial intelligence (AI Act, cited here according to EP document P9_TA(2024)0138 of 13 March 2024) are intended to ensure safety and trustworthiness on the Internet and in dealing with AI. 34 and 35 DSA). According to Art.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

However, copyright protection may unexpectedly clash with this sustainable practice, as certain upcycled items could include copyrighted prints, ornaments, or design patterns from the original materials, such as new clothing items made out of old bed sheets, curtains, or tablecloths , or jewellery made from broken porcelain.

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Patently-O

MAY 9, 2024

By Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Warner Chappell Music v. 2024) , resolving a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. Nealy , No. 22-1078, 601 U.S. Despite 17 U.S.C. § Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. , 663 (2014).

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 20, 2023

On December 19, 2023, AI research company Anthropic announced that it had updated and made publicly available its Commercial Terms of Service (effective Jan 1, 2024) to, among other things, indemnify its enterprise Claude API customers from copyright infringement claims made against them for “their authorized use of our services or their outputs.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

A magistrate judge recommended dismissing Tomelleri’s copyright claims. He ultimately summarizes: “District court decisions within the Sixth Circuit have held that plaintiffs must show the defendant ‘intentionally and knowingly’ copied the copyrighted work.” The supervising judge agrees.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 20, 2024, the U.S. Cox) for copyright infringement based on Cox’s customers’ actions. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Fourth Circuit) vacated an unprecedented $1 billion judgment against Cox Communications, Inc.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 9, 2024

One area that often gets overlooked in the outsourcing and collaboration process is how to manage copyright compliance and the associated risks of non-compliance. While smaller companies without a librarian or information specialist onboard may be unaware of their obligations under copyright law, their lack of knowledge won’t help them. 

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IP.com

MARCH 12, 2024

It has since topped Twitch’s Top 10 games for January 2024 , the Most Downloaded third-party game, and the #2 highest concurrent player count ever. Only time will tell, though, if Nintendo will join the accusations of copyright and design plagiarism people on the internet have thrown at Palworld and Pocketpair.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that? an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In addition to raising questions about ownership of outputs , infringement in training , and the future of copyright as a policy tool to encourage creativity , economists are in the early stages of analysing the effects of these technologies on human creativity.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 1, 2023

lawsuit demanded $150,000 in statutory damages for each fraudulent takedown notice, claiming that every time its content was taken down, the company’s right to authorize the public display and performance of its copyrighted works was violated. 1125(a), copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § ” The Long Haul Ahead.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

However, a quest by local parents, to raise public awareness of the nature of that instruction, has led to one of their group in Indiana being sued by LifeWise for copyright infringement. Copyright Complaint, Religious Controversy Filed in the Northern District of Indiana (Fort Wayne Division) on July 2, 2024, plaintiff LifeWise Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

This is one of several copyright cases brought by tattoo artists against videogame makers for depicting athletes bearing their tattoos. That case involved a photographer who sued the tattoo artist for depicting the copyrighted photo in a tattoo. WWE 2K Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 20, 2024

In the latest development of a complicated eight-year court battle regarding a copyright infringement claim, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated and remanded the district court’s dismissal on claim preclusion grounds. 23-1214 (1st Cir June 10, 2024) (Barron, C.J.; Marvic Inc. Lipez, Kayatta, JJ.).

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

On January 12, 2024, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals , in the matter of UIRC-GSA Holdings v. The issue revolved around copyright infringement claims brought by UIRC-GSA Holdings against William Blair, a financial services company. Continue reading

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Music publishers sued Twitter for users’ alleged copyright infringement. The court says that three aspects of the contributory copyright infringement claim survive Twitter’s motion to dismiss. Direct Copyright Infringement. or the ultimate consumer of the infringing material. Time flies.]

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 20, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s copyright infringement decision, finding that a congressional reelection campaign’s use of a popular meme to solicit donations was commercial in nature and therefore not fair use. June 7, 2024) (Benton, Erickson, Kobes JJ.). Laney Griner v.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

We will have to continue to wait on the other issues until later in 2024. We look forward to seeing the USPTO guidance to examiners early next year.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 2, 2023

While a flurry of AI copyright lawsuits from prominent authors and artists grab headlines, another case has quietly taken something more important: a head start. This means that a jury could weigh in on some of the thorniest copyright questions involving artificial intelligence as early as May 2024. Thomson Reuters v.

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BYU Copyright Blog

AUGUST 5, 2024

Francis On April 1st, 2024, we reported on a case involving professional photographer Mando Morlos (Morlos) and St. Francis") for copyright infringement and breach of contract. On June 13, 2024, St. After their petition was granted, they filed a Motion to Dismiss on June 20, 2024. In their motion to dismiss, St.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 24, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a copyright infringement claim by one rap artist against another on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to register the work in question. May 10, 2024) (Jacobs, Park, Nathan, CJ.) (per Nwosuocha v. Nwosuocha v. Glover, Case No. 23-703 (2d Cir.

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