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US Copyright Office refuses to register AI-generated work, finding that "human authorship is a prerequisite to copyright protection"

The IPKat

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? AI-generated Kats The Review also rejected Thaler’s argument that AI can be an author under copyright law because the work made for hire doctrine allows for “non-human, artificial persons such as companies” to be authors.

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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

Plagiarism Today

However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. For almost as long as the blockchain has existed, supporters and advocates of it have claimed it would revolutionize the way we consume art, handle copyright disputes and earn revenue from artistic works.

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Trademark and Copyright Cases to Watch in 2023

The IP Law Blog

In the lower court, the Second Circuit reversed the decision of the District Court and held that the Warhol work was not transformative because it maintained the “essential elements of its source material” and was not “fundamentally different and new.” Genius sued Google for breach of contract over music transcriptions. There, U.S.-based

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Non-fungible Tokens: Commercializing Exclusive Digital Art- A Companion Piece

IPilogue

The sale of an NFT also includes a smart contract. In Canada, an express written assignment is necessary to transfer copyright from an artist to a purchaser. Therefore, the purchaser of an NFT will only receive the underlying copyright when the smart contract accompanying the NFT expresses this.

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Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. DXC Technology Private Limited – Summarising the judgment (Part I)

SpicyIP

On 8 December 2021, the Madras High Court delivered an important judgment concerning copyright law. The High Court held that the business of granting copyright licenses can be carried out only through the copyright societies. On Sections 33 and 34, the Court held as follows: “47.The

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The Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP, hereinafter the “Treaty”) came into force on 28 April 2020 in the first thirty contracting parties (the minimum number required). It was a historic milestone in the area of rights related to copyright. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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The Future of Copyright. In memory of Luigi Carlo Ubertazzi (Report 1/2)

The IPKat

Ubertazzi was one of the leading intellectual property academics in Italy (as well as a great lawyer), founder and editor of the most important Italian copyright journal (AIDA) and editor and author of the most widely used Commentary on Italian intellectual property laws.