IP Watchdog

MAY 14, 2024

Imagine building a house and by law, 20 years from completion, all ownership rights to the asset expired permanently whether retained by the original owner or obtained through purchase.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The creation of AR experiences may involve acts of reproduction and communication to the public that have potential copyright implications. AR can concern two categories of cultural goods – those that are in the public domain and those embedding a copyrighted work of art. . (i) i) Public domain works. 2022, 618ff.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

Many digital file formats allow creators to embed additional data to provide details of ownership or any other relevant information. In Maria Schneider’s CMI article she talks about the moral rights of artists, including the right to attribution and the right of integrity. The Eleventh Circuit opinion can be found here (pdf).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

A key aspect of the Basic Proposal is an international disclosure requirement for patent applications (Article 3): For inventions based on genetic resources, applicants would be required to disclose the country of origin, or if that is unknown, the source of the genetic resources. The provision would not be retroactive (Article 5).

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

The introduction and advancement of generative AI technology, which is capable of producing everything from research articles to realistic artworks, has brought a revolution in the field of creativity. There will be serious consequences for assigning other than human ownership to AI-generated creations.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

For the context of this article, traditional knowledge also encompasses traditional cultural expressions. Collective ownership: In case TK is protected under trade secrets there is no requirement of specific right holder and the community is deemed to have collective personality.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Read this Tidbit by Kaustubh Chakrabarti on the Delhi HC ruling that the Regional Director under the Companies Act has no jurisdiction to decide ownership of a trademark. Articles, Essays, and Book Reviews/Case Commentary/Short Notes are invited for submissions! The defendants also abandoned their defence in the suit.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

TRIPS Agreement accepted the Berne Convention except Article which states that copyright protected work shall enjoy the copyright protection in all countries of the union. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access first appeared on IPLF.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

There are several kinds of PCC but the article takes into consideration the most prevalent and imperative ones, in gameplay: machinima and game-mods. Delving into the parallel creation model, proposed for machinima, it is proposed that it should be based on collaborative creation and no exclusionary ownership. 22 (2021) Joanna E.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In this article, we delve into the intricacies of these advantages and explore the requisite documentation necessary for the effective registration of copyrights. Clarity in Ownership Disputes: Over time, courts have faced challenges in adjudicating ownership and originality disputes. What is Registered Copyright?

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

And unlike the vast majority of songwriters and performing artists who have relinquished ownership rights to musical publishers and record labels, Barlow & Bear decided to release “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” themselves, which means keeping more of the earnings. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

In this article we understand the relationship between NFTs and copyright. Although in principle, a NFT of a trademark or any work in public domain can be created. For instance, a seller could offer to turn the token into an actual transfer of copyright ownership of the original work. What is NFT?

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

An article in the Hollywood Reporter earlier this week suggested that there’s finally been some movement between the parties with respect to generative AI, as studios recognize that copyright protection in AI-generated scripts is only possible for those works if they’re revised by human writers. Previously registered material.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 13, 2024

Exceptions include materials in the public domain such as documents and materials the U.S. An understanding of what materials have fallen into the public domain and the potential complexity in making a determination regarding any specific item. Clarification of ownership of teacher-developed materials.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

books, articles, poems), artistic works (e.g., Prima facie Evidence: In legal proceedings for copyright infringement, the registration certificate serves as evidence in a court of law for prove the ownership of original work. Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g.,

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Shades of Gray

MAY 20, 2016

where he asserted copyright ownership in the image, including by sending a cease and desist letter to Wikimedia for including the image in its database of public domain images. The defendants moved to dismiss for lack of standing under Article III and the Copyright Act. Slater returned to the U.K.,

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 19, 2020

The annotations include summaries of judicial and attorney general opinions and a list of related articles and other materials. PRO counterclaimed seeking declaratory judgment that the entire OCGA was in the public domain. There is a special provision in the Act dealing with ownership of copyright relating to “the Crown”.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This article scrutinizes the constitutional implications of this provision and the potential repercussions for copyright. Would it automatically place works compulsorily acquired in the public domain or only transfer ownership to the government? Is copyright movable property under Nigerian law?

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

Trendacosta’s article is just one example of criticism against the Content ID system. A German professor of music theory received Content ID Claims for recordings in the public domain uploaded by his YouTube channels. Trendacosta’s article suggests the DMCA’s repeat offender provision is the threat underlying Content ID.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2023

x] It is challenging to accurately identify and follow the knowledge holders [xi] , partly because complex group ownership. xv] This article makes the case that TK has evolved into a unique body of knowledge. viii] Hans Morten Haugen’s article Traditional Knowledge and Human Rights, page 8 2005, p.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In this case, the right to be forgotten was located in Article 21 of the Constitution and a post Puttaswamy framework. Similar to the Delhi High Court judgment above, this Court in its interim order found that a prima facie case had been established to uphold the petitioner’s right to be forgotten. Hero Electric Vehicles Private Ltd v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Access to videogames, music or films that are not already part of the public domain may be lost forever if the service provider decides to stop offering it. Indeed, intellectual access to works in the public domain, their enjoyment and their use presuppose prior material access to these works.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

Disclosure of SEC-like ownership interests by petitioner and Patent Owner The USPTO is an expert agency, but it is not an expert agency in business relationships. Additionally, whether in the hands of a small business, or large business, and improvidently granted patent is a tax on the public. not RPI or privy).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2025

This brings us to the discussion of their personality rights, which confer upon an individual the exclusive right to govern how their persona is depicted in the public domain, particularly for commercial purposes. 11] WHY THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION BEST BE DEALT WITH CODIFICATION OF PERSONALITY RIGHTS?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

The Court applies Italian law cross-border to the unitary set of conducts, based on an economic-functional link among all company divisions, indicating as the main criterion of connection with Italian jurisdiction the forum damni ex Article 20 of the Italian code of civil procedure (c.p.c.), which refer to a person’s rights to name and image.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

EU Copyright Directive (Article 17): In Europe, Article 17 of the Copyright Directive mandates that platforms obtain licenses for copyrighted content, which could extend to AI training datasets. Some jurisdictions lack clear laws on whether AI-created songs can be copyrighted or if they belong to the public domain.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a software-implemented creation, it was not in the public domain and the company willing to exploit the work had to clear the right to reproduction. Moreover, the Italian Supreme Court, in decision no. Part 2 of this post will explore potential solutions to these challenges associated with generative IP.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

The article was rejected for copyright protection in 2023, and the argument was that the absence of human authorship disqualified the work from the right. For example, in many Bollywood films, visual effects and script writing contain AI which brings up the issues of ownership and copyright protection. Copyright Office.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 27, 2022

While the government is not making the change retroactive (meaning works currently in the public domain stay there), no one seriously expected that to happen. Page 328 of the bill features the shoehorned amendments to the Copyright Act, including an extension of the term of copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

A recent report in the context of the reCreating Europe project addresses this question, building on previous work from some of its authors, namely a study on “Trends and Developments in Artificial Intelligence: Challenges to IP” (summarised in a previous post ) and this article. folk-rnn , Melomics ).

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

If I had to guess, I would estimate that at least half of the people reading this article don’t know why those two statements are wrong. For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924, no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). Your Copy-Rights.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

If I had to guess, I would estimate that at least half of the people reading this article don’t know why those two statements are wrong. For those looking to find copyright-free works to use, one rule of thumb is that any work created prior to 1924 no longer has copyright protection (in the public domain). Your Copy-Rights.

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IP Whiteboard

APRIL 15, 2021

The case arose in relation to articles which were published about Meghan in the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline (the Mail Articles ). Both articles reproduced large parts of a hand-written and personal letter that Meghan wrote to her father in the months following her wedding to Prince Harry (the Letter ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Article 17(7) CDSM Directive has been generally implemented verbatim and limited to online parody, caricature and pastiche, with only a few Member States taking the opportunity to coordinate the provision with the general parody exception, or extending the latter to cover pastiche and caricature. Uses by public authorities.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 3, 2025

Moreover, the identity of the author was not disclosed by the plaintiff, which the Court held is essential for claiming copyright ownership. It also ruled that customer lists in the logistics and freight forwarding business cannot be automatically deemed confidential as such information is available in the public domain.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 15, 2024

by writing a simple one-word article: no. (In The purpose of copyright law, she wrote, is to ensure a robust public domain of creative worksnot to grant any one creator a monopoly over abstract stylistic concepts without substantially similar expression.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2022

4) Exclusivity—don’t work with another studio; some others say you can’t write articles/talk to reporters—not clear whether enforceable. Also consistent with lay intuitions about self-ownership. Payoffs: Facts as part of larger public domain that needs to grow and not shrink. Can leverage identity for profit.

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