Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

But, by registering copyright, additional benefits and stronger legal protection can be achieved in case of any copyright infringement. Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g., books, articles, poems), artistic works (e.g.,

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2022

It appears that the Copyright Office granted this registration by mistake, without applying its mind, as it issued a withdrawal notice , around one year later. The (human, co-author) applicant is now arguing that a copyright registration cannot simply be ‘withdrawn’ once it has been granted. A worrisome paradox.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Image from DALL-E 3 Introduction Generative AI is disrupting the creative process(es) of intellectual works on an unparalleled scale. More and more AI systems offer services that push users’ production capacity for new literary and artistic works beyond unforeseen barriers. ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e.,

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP? The NFT project owner needs to secure the IP rights from the copyright owner before linking and minting the NFT. If the NFT project then sells the NFT linked to a digital work to a NFT buyer, that NFT buyer would also be infringing. Copyrighting vs Trademarking NFTs.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

This may be simpler in the case of employee-created works that will be converted into digital or NFT assets, but less so when an independent contributor is involved. Ripps [v] , which involves trademark infringement concerning the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, and Hunley v.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Once a work is created, in most cases, the creator will automatically enjoy copyright protection in all 164 member countries of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works including all European Union countries and China. Voluntary registration for your copyright is available in China.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 7, 2023

Introduction When creative authors, performers, and artists worked in the past, they did so mainly because of their image and notoriety than for the objective of earning a living from their endeavors, so their works were written, performed, or created to safeguard their reputation.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. AI calculations gain from the information sources gave to them by developers. Thus, most would agree that AI-created work does not have the component of originality.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

The ambit of IPR when it comes to recognizing these AI generators and whether they are also capable of copyright infringement by transforming other creators work has been discussed in detail in the article. 3] Algorithms use existing information and art to learn to create novel looking pieces. [4]

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner? If it’s really just a backdoor attempt to control the artistic works used in the training sets, the claim is likely preempted by the Copyright Act.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

First, it argued that the plaintiff concealed material information that the registration of its mark was removed for non renewal in 2010 and was renewed only in 2019. Second, the defendant was able to obtain copyright and trademark registrations for its device marks during the above interim phase.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

Actual damages represent the money that would have been received if the artist had sold or licensed it to the infringer. To illustrate this concept, let’s continue with the infringement scenario discussed earlier. Your fee for licensing work to a blog is $400, so the actual damage is the loss of that licensing fee.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Novartis appeal and the MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Controller of Patents. Anything we are missing out on?

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

The letter also informed Mr Hebden that Domino had instructed digital service providers to remove the sound recordings of his songs from their services and undertook not to exploit them digitally in future without first agreeing terms in writing with Mr Hebden. If not, and in the alternative, such an obligation should be implied. and/or 4.2

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Thus, if an artist creates a derivative work based on a photograph unlawfully , and copies of that derivative work are reproduced and distributed to the public, the owner of copyright in the photograph is entitled to sue for copyright infringement and to recover remedies for the unlawful use of their photograph.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Within days, stock image supplier Getty Images announced that it was one of the “folks” who disagreed – and disagreed so strongly that it had commenced legal proceedings in the High Court in London alleging copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

on December 20, 2023(Delhi High Court) Image from here The Plaintiff owned 5 Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) relating to wireless communication technology which the Defendants were allegedly using in their mobile phones being sold under the brand name of OnePlus without the license to do so. Inventprise Inc. and Bentley Systems India Pvt.

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