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Could this music law help Spotify dodge future copyright infringement battles?

IPilogue

However, with the convenience of streaming music through these digital platforms, the music industry has also had to deal with a wide range of copyright issues, including online copyright infringement. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers.

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Generative AI and creativity: A quick analysis of US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Against that background, this blog post provides some tentative musings on the impact of text-to-image generators on human artistic creativity by analysing recent US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works. In contrast, the CIPO has arguably adopted a more liberal attitude to computer-generated works.

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[Guest Post] Things go belly-up for Aldi in Australia as baby food packaging found to constitute copyright infringement

The IPKat

Aldi was sued for copyright infringement of an artwork that appeared on the packaging of childrens snacks under the BABY BELLIES, LITTLE BELLIES and MIGHTY BELLIES brands, each aimed at different age groups. The reproduced elements did not constitute a substantial part and therefore did not amount to copyright infringement.

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Copyright Infringement and Remedies in Nigeria

IPilogue

Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Section 15 (1) (a)-(g) of the Copyright Act, C28, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“LFN”), 2004 , provides several acts that amount to copyright infringement in Nigeria.

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Going (copyright) bananas: Maurizio Cattelan prevails in copyright infringement lawsuit over Comedian

The IPKat

“ Perhaps I’ll be remembered in history as the banana imbecile ”, summed up provocative and uber-creative artist Maurizio Cattelan in a recent interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. The UK test remains informed by CJEU case law even following the completion of Brexit.

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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

Plagiarism Today

Though some artists did manage to capitalize, NFTs quickly became a haven for selling pirated and infringing works. The issue got so bad that Cent, one of the largest marketplaces for NFTs, shut down nearly all NFT sales over “rampant” issues with copyright infringement and plagiarism.

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Professional Photographer Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Used Car Dealers

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

for Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information and Addition of False Copyright Management Information. A Copyright Registration was issued on December 15, 2008 under Register Number VAu 989-644. He received his B.S. 501 , damages pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § Gotsch, Sr.