IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Copyright law protects artistic works. The original author is the one who owns the copyright of the piece. Translation raises an interesting question when it comes to copyright. Who will own the copyright of the translated work?

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. Debunking the ‘no copyright for fonts’ Argument. This is perhaps why fonts cannot be copyrighted in the US.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

The evolution in the case law of the Second Circuit may constitute a game changer for documentary makers. More from our authors: Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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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. Meanwhile, some artists and producers are embracing AI, using it as a creative assistant rather than a competitor.

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43(B)log

JUNE 17, 2022

Summary of argument: If the meaning of artistic works were objective, an art appreciation class would be like a standard math class: It would have only right and wrong answers. Instead, the Court should recognize the common existence of varying interpretations of artistic works. Available here. Donaldson Lithographing Co.,

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Independent artists are especially at risk of creative theft, with their work often misrepresented or taken without consent. Many don’t realize they have legal options, making it even more important to understand copyright protection.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

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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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Independent artists are especially at risk of creative theft, with their work often misrepresented or taken without consent. Many don’t realize they have legal options, making it even more important to understand copyright protection.

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Garrigues Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

The question therefore is: Can board games be protected by copyright? Lets put the cards on the table: from the Copyright Law and case law that interprets it can be inferred, that, generally speaking, the mechanics of a game do not meet the requirements to be protected as an intellectual property work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2025

The BGH rejected this assertion of an error in law by equating the traditional German terminology of artistic achievement ( knstlerische Leistung ) with the notion of an authors own intellectual creation pursuant to the CJEUs case-law. On the facts, the BGH could also not conclude that the appeals court had made relevant errors.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Plating is in itself an art and in this article, we will discuss whether the Indian copyright law protects how a dish is presented by a chef. It states that an artistic work means – A painting, sculpture, drawing, diagram, map, chart, plan, engraving, photograph An architectural work Any other work of artistic craftsmanship.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In August of 2021, India’s copyright office recognized the RAGHAV Painting App, an artificial intelligence tool, as the co-author of a copyright-protected artistic work , Suryast. There are two opposing views on authorship and originality regarding copyright protection for AI-assisted or AI-generated works.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

PROTECTION AS COPYRIGHT OR DESIGNS To decide whether jewellery can be protected through copyright or design laws, it is necessary to understand the difference between the two. This signifies that it does not cover artistic work but rather the features of the product that make it more attractive to the consumer.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2025

The BGH rejected this assertion of an error in law by equating the traditional German terminology of artistic achievement ( knstlerische Leistung ) with the notion of an authors own intellectual creation pursuant to the CJEUs case-law. On the facts, the BGH could also not conclude that the appeals court had made relevant errors.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The courts need to understand the degree to which such usage may harm the work or decrease the profits for the owner of the copyright. Today, this doctrine has become one of most popular doctrines in the realm of copyright law. It allows people a positive defense against the infringement of copyright. Definition.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Although the lower courts are still bound by the decisions of the higher courts and their precedents set in light of EU law, they may refer the points of law to certain higher courts under section 6A. REULA’s influence on copyright law Although EU law had a strong influence on the UK copyright law, the two were never properly aligned.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In 2023, visual artists Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz filed a class action lawsuit against several Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, alleging that the companies’ various AI models violated copyright law by using the artists’ work in their training data sets.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of copyright is human authorship. Where AI alone creates a work, this point seems clear.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Technology and copyright law. Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Copyrights are a form of intellectual property law and they protect original authorship works including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. TL Blockchain Attorneys: [link]. NFT License Agreement Template/Sample – [link].

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A decision dated August 5, 2022 from the United Kingdom’s High Court of Justice has the potential to expand the definition of “artistic works of craftmanship” under UK copyright law. Liking”), to strike out Water Rower (UK) Ltd.’s

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

Copyright law, with its protection of materials ranging from literary, musical and artistic works to cinematograph films and computer programs, etc. Access, within the field of copyright law, is a question of ownership, authorisation or exception. organises access to some or even most of these resources.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Voices emerged questioning whether current EU copyright laws should be amended in light of the many AI-generated works that have come about. One important question has been whether copyright law should be extended in order to protect such works. Importantly, copyright law is equally about culture.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 30, 2024

Ethical considerations regarding the creation of artistic works have been a persistent source of dispute over the course of human history. The integration of technology within the domain of art design has provided artists with unprecedented possibilities to conceptualise and implement interactive and immersive experiences.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If any person imitates the ideas of any other creator, he would said to be infringing the original artist’s design and the copyright thereof. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws. What Is Copyright? Musical Works.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS Under the Copyright Act, 1957, architectural works are protected by Section 2(b) which defines a work of architecture to be any building or structure having an artistic character or design, or a model of such building or structure.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 6, 2024

Creators of Art can have complete knowledge about Indian copyright law to ultimately break the code of registration. If creators really wish to ensure the protection of their intellectual rights, they can gain enormous amount of knowledge by regularly studying the Indian copyright law techniques.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2022

The copyright lawyer might well respond with a glazed look. Indeed, it is Benjamin's notion of the aura, where each work of art has its own unique setting, which underscores just how derivative its use is when applied to a book cover. But this is not the case for works of art. But of course.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

JULY 19, 2021

India, under Section 2(d) of the Copyright Act, 1957, states that copyright for a computer-generated work is granted to the person who causes the work to be created.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Both trademark and copyright law offer avenues for such protection, which inevitably results in an overlap between the two legal frameworks. This discussion will explore the interplay between trademark and copyright laws in safeguarding product packaging. However, copyright law comes with certain limitations.

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The IPKat

JUNE 18, 2023

Postgraduate Diploma/MA in UK, EU, and US Copyright Law Online Course Informa plc and King’s College London have partnered to offer a distance-learning course on UK, EU & US Copyright Law starting 27 September 2023. Click here to apply. It deals with a wide range of rights (e.g.,

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2024

The book that is going to change copyright law? After the referrals in Mio [IPKat here and here ] and USM Haller [IPKat here ] , another referral asking about the meaning of originality in EU copyright law has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): it is the referral from Romania in Institutul G.

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