SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2022

Right to Research (“R2R”): An Independent Right with an Imposed Dependence in Copyright Law? However, a full-fledged discussion around whether a ‘Right to Research’ exists in India, whether it be internal, or external to Copyright laws seems largely absent. a user right under copyright law. Lokesh Vyas.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era. Copyright And Copyright Law Copyright is one of the crucial parts of Intellectual Property Rights which helps the owner of any creative work to have a legal right over the possession of such work or art.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2022

The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law. I am delighted to take this opportunity to share with the SpicyIP community the release of my book, The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law (Thomson Reuters, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-9393702173). Eashan Ghosh.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. We started this rubric in the beginning of 2021. CJEU judgments. Top System SA, C-13/20.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host this guest contribution by Lokesh Vyas (upcoming doctoral candidate at Sciences Po, Paris), exploring the potential of Article 17 of the Berne Convention. Here’s what Lokesh writes: Interpreting Article 17 of the Berne Convention: An unexplored emergency provision in international copyright law?

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 29, 2024

Copyright Protection of Educational Content Copyright is a highly relevant issue in the sphere of education; it applies to such types of materials as textbooks, research-based articles, online classes and lectures, presentations, and others.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 28, 2022

After spending the past two summers working for an IP boutique firm involved primarily in patent and trademark matters, I relished the opportunity to learn about copyright law outside of the classroom. This article shares my experience during my time at PCH.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2021

Additional articles published on other local platforms report the type of allegations cited in IWUF’s affidavit filed with the Federal Court, i.e the manipulation of competition results and the acceptance of payment for favors.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Copyright law was never meant to work this way. It is a law that was designed to let humans govern how other humans use content. Bots are much more than a copyright problem. However, they are an especially difficult one for copyright. Is using a clip of X seconds allowed under the law? Fixing the Issue.

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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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. This prompted Nicklen to file the lawsuit, alleging copyright infringement.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Scroll through social media and you’re certain to find countless posts of images generated by artificial intelligence, or “AI.”

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, there is a major risk there that is easy to overlook and the risk comes from copyright law. Your Obligations Under the Law. Note: This article is focusing on United States law, if you are based in a different country or your server is located in a different country, please check your local rules.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) launches a new plan to tackle AI’s impact on copyright law and policy; a Miami nightclub attempts to block LIV Golf’s trademark applications; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) rules in favor of Apple in its ongoing dispute with the USPTO.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2021

WPL) is a British company that decided to build a clone of SAS’s popular analytics software and, as several courts have found, broke the law to do it. SAS Institute is a software company in North Carolina. Founded in 1976, it employs thousands of people in the United States and thousands more around the world. World Programming, Ltd.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Assess Tool also provides a basic fair use analysis and helps to make sure that the use isn’t covered under any other exceptions to copyright law. As such, RightsClick is not a shortcut for bloggers and online journalists to quickly register and protect their articles. The first is sending a cease and desist letter.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 7, 2024

The United States Copyright Office has released the first in a series of reports relating to the implications of AI on copyright law and policy, urging the creation of new federal law addressing deepfakes. By: Hogan Lovells

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The Andy Warhol Foundation has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to review a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit holding that Andy Warhol’s Prince Series did not constitute fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photograph.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

It is a space where there is little regard for copyright law (or other kinds of intellectual property), large amounts of money are being thrown around on dubious investments and there is a lack of understanding as to what this will be and how it will change the larger world. Bottom Line. To be clear, there are still many unknowns.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 6, 2024

In 2017, Trading Standards went on record stating that streaming consumers had nothing to fear under copyright law, a position supported – albeit briefly – by the European Commission. The important detail is that when the misinformation starts to fly, official police sources are not cited in those articles.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

The article endorses an intellectual property approach to understand the right and its infringement. This is achieved by understanding the parallels between publicity right and trademark law. Further, the application of a publicity right requires checks and balances which is explained through exceptions derived from copyright law.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the USPTO is changing its approach to auditing trademark applications; the production company behind Blade Runner 2049 sues Tesla for AI-aided copyright infringement;a former OpenAI staffer publishes an essay accusing his former employer of breaking copyright law; and Microsoft’s CEO asks countries to change their (..)

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

However, even though fanfiction is fun and fosters a sense of community, it can raise legal issues under copyright law. In India, this leads to questions about copyright infringement, fair use, and how fanfiction fits into intellectual property (IP) law. Without this, fanfiction could technically violate copyright laws.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2024

From the very outset, this Kat was captivated by the book's exceptional writing and rational structure, which together create a highly engaging read, The book spans 14 chapters, including two introductions, an article-by-article breakdown of the Regulation's 11 provisions, and a brief conclusion.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Southern District of New York Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show any concrete harm caused by OpenAI’s alleged removal of copyright management information from their articles, which they claim were then used to train ChatGPT’s language model. TransUnion v.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This maneuver blurs the lines between defamation and copyright law, raising questions about the appropriate remedies for defamation and the jurisdictional authority of courts in such matters. In light of this, this article examines the implication of this unusual claim for royalties and the jurisdictional challenges it presents.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2023

An interesting feature of copyright law is its tendency to lag behind the times while new technology races ahead and exploits its numerous ‘loopholes’ One of the most famous loopholes was ‘exposed’ when streaming overtook BitTorrent to become the delivery method of choice for millions of video-oriented pirates.

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The IPKat

APRIL 15, 2024

The Court noted that the Czech Copyright Act (the Act), and particularly Article 40 thereof, confers upon the author of a work the right to demand, amongst other things, a determination of their authorship of the work and various forms of injunctive relief aimed at prohibiting unauthorised exploitation of the work.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 11, 2024

The paperwork references article 15 of a foreign copyright law, quoting a ‘work for hire’ section that matches article 15 of Japan’s copyright law. That happens to be the home country of Nintendo.

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Copyright Law Copyright Copyright Infringement Music 117

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In short, it’s claiming that Chegg, in many cases, either directly copies the content or creates a thinly veiled derivative work based upon it, both of which are violations of copyright law. Pearson alleges that this takes place both in text and video format in the service. Chegg’s Potential Defenses.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

However, I know very little about Iranian copyright law. and European copyright law. Though much of copyright law is fairly standardized internationally, it may or may not apply to Iran. Generally speaking, ideas and facts cannot be covered by copyright protection. A Difficult Question.

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The IPKat

JULY 12, 2024

This sprawling regulation comprises 180 recitals and 113 articles. It covers a wide range of areas, from health and safety to CE marking and copyright. IP-related impact Recitals 104 to 109 and Article 53 have a direct impact on copyright.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Equally, a significant portion of online material is also likely to contain personal data, and there is likely to be a significant overlap in relation to specific pieces of content which are protected by both copyright law and by data protection law. What does this mean for the AI and copyright consultation?

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

Though the Blurred Lines case wasn’t a major shift in copyright law, it was a major shift in the way people thought about copyright law. After all, most cases don’t make it to a trial or a judgment, and even a modestly favorable settlement could be very lucrative. Plaintiffs were emboldened, defendants were intimidated.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Liu ) that an AI-generated image is copyrightable and that a person who prompted the AI-generated image is entitled to the right of authorship under Chinese Copyright Law (see our bilingual version , and the later-released official translation ). The court therefore ruled that Defendant infringed upon Plaintiff’s copyright.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

The Constitution empowers Congress to enact federal copyright laws because the Founders recognized that the best way to advance the public interest is by enabling creators to pursue their own private interests. Of course, that doesn’t stop the detractors from throwing as many monkey wrenches as they can.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Despite the relatively limited legislative harmonization, over the past several years the copyright laws of individual EU Member States have nevertheless become more and more harmonized, also thanks to the pivotal role played by the Court of Justice of the European Union (which I examine here ).

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