IPilogue

MARCH 31, 2023

as an artistic work in Canada on December 1 st , 2021, for “ Suryast ” with CIPO (Registration no. Sahni contributed the style and inputs, so the final product is a mixture of both his and Raghav’s work. Currently, the Copyright Act is silent on the issue. 1188619 ), listing both himself and the A.I.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Introduction Copyright protection is essential for independent artists to secure the recognition and fair compensation they deserve. In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? The application stated that the Work had been autonomously created by a computer algorithm running on a machine. Registration was sought as a work-for-hire to the owner of the Creativity Machine.

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IPilogue

JULY 27, 2022

On June 23 rd , 2022, the Parliament of Canada passed legislation to extend the term of copyright protection in literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works from life of author plus 50 years to 70 years. “Orphan works” are works that are still protected by copyright but whose owners are unknown or unlocated. .

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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. This bedrock principle was reinforced in two recent copyright decisions.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

Intellectual property rights (IPR) offer protection and grant exclusive rights to the creator’s work. Copyrights are a form of IPR that offers protection to a wide range of artistic and literary works of a creator. It includes musical works, photographic works, artistic works, motion pictures, and computer programs.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The headline --“City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Surely no “author” had created the Ogopogo, supposedly a green, serpent-like creature that creates harmonic ripples as it swims, so no one could claim copyright. So, what did Seabrook register under copyright? And the database only goes back to 1991.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

On September 5, 2023, as explained here , the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued an interesting decision in a copyright registration matter that involved AI-generated work. The work was generated by the Midjourney image AI system. See my post here on AI and copyright registration issues in India).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Here's what Jørgen writes: Universal Copyright Convention – RIP by Jørgen Blomqvist On December 9, 2021, WIPO announced that the Kingdom of Cambodia has joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, with effect from March 9, 2022.

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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? The Berne Convention solidified it.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

While copyright is concerned with the creative part of jewellery, design is concerned with the shape, configuration, pattern, and mix of lines or colours in two or three-dimensional forms. 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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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. However, the Court ultimately dismissed August’s case because they failed to prove all the necessary elements of copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2022

Is it mandatory to be a member of copyright society to carry out the business of issuing or granting licences in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works incorporated in a cinematograph film or sound recordings? Administration of rights of owner by copyright society. (1) Section 34(3)).

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The encouragement towards innovation is legalized under Intellectual copyrights patents and trademarks Rights are provided by the states around the globe. Copyright- copyright protection is given to the works of authorship. It must only include music, literary works like art, and much more.

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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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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

In India, the protection of architectural designs falls under three main categories of the Indian IP regime, namely copyrights, designs and trademarks. Each legal framework addresses a different facet of protection of the work, but their concurrent operation presents several legal complexities.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

While traditional copyright protects human-authored works, the lack of a singular human creator in AI-powered music throws a wrench in the system. [1] 1] This Paper explores the potential justifications for and against copyright protection for music composed by artificial intelligence (“AI”).

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Intellectual property stands as a tribute to such endeavors, with copyright emerging as a unique category within this realm. Copyright, defined as the exclusive right granted to the creator for their intellectual labor, holds significance in the legal domain. What is Registered Copyright?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Copyright Registration in India. Copyright registration under the Copyright Act, 1957 is optional and not mandatory. A copyright comes into existence as soon as it is given a material form. Thus, registration of a copyright is no condition for claiming copyright in a work.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 12, 2023

The use of artificial intelligence (“ AI ”) is growing, but whether AI-generated works can be protected by copyright remains unclear and the position is inconsistent across different jurisdictions including the UK and USA. US Copyright Office decision Kristina Kashtanova is an artist and author.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

US Copyright Office issues another ruling on AI-authorship and copyright, reaffirming its decision to reject Ankit Sahni and RAGHAV’s artistic work. Subject work on which copyright registration was sought. Vedika is a third-year B.A.LL.B. student at National Law University, Delhi.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2022

Section 33 and Business of granting licenses through Copyright Societies. Registration of Copyright society.— (1) This incomplete appreciation of “business” had an adverse effect on appreciating the statutory framework set out by Section 33 of the Copyright Act.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. 2 of the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. Section 13(1) provides that the author of a work is its first copyright owner.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 25, 2021

Unlike other Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) such as patents, designs, and copyright, trademarks can last indefinitely provided they are renewed. How about Copyright or Design Protection? Design Registration is only available if the design is novel at the time of registration. In essence: ‘use it or lose it.’

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Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

However, protecting these interfaces involves navigating complex layers of copyright, design patents, and other intellectual property laws that cover specific aspects of GUIs. The visual design of the button itself, such as its colour, shape, and placement, is covered as an artistic work.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Tracing the Contours of Copyrightability of ‘Unique Sports Celebrations’. In this guest post , Kedar analyses the copyrightability of unique sports celebrations. Further details, including the link for registration, are provided in the post here. The deadline for registration for the webinar is September 20, 2021.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

ANI vs OpenAI: Why Delhi High Court Has Jurisdiction While OpenAI has argued that the DHC does not have jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by ANI, a close look at the Copyright Act and CPC says otherwise. There is no registration fee for any of the seminars. Though he applied in 1992, registration was granted only in 2020.

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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. In Parle v.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Various jewelry designers have obtained IP protection for their jewelry pieces that range from trademark protection of the brand value to protection of the design itself either through copyright and/ or patents. Copyright protection in India is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957 (“Copyright Act”).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

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. In fact, one of Prof.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Left: Chris Black’s Jarrangini (buffalo), 2018 © Chris Black/Copyright Agency, 2020.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Copyrights play a pivotal role in the fashion industry as well. Under the copyright act in India, an artist may protect an “original artistic work” if it is expressed in a tangible medium for over 60 years. Relevance of copyrights in the fashion industry. Image Source: gettyimages].

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

Instagram [vi] are two further intriguing cases to study that are currently ongoing (copyright infringement case involving embedded photographs). The trademark registration safeguards the owner’s rights and establishes the business’s legal standing.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

At the time, Mykie filed a complaint through the app and in Snapchat’s view the filter did not infringe any copyrights. While you may debate whether the filter deviated from Mykie’s design so as to count as a new work (lacking a degree of substantial reproduction) – we must first question, are makeup designs captured by copyright protection?

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

Copyright and Blogs. Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. However, the content must reflect an expression of something since ideas are not governed under copyright. However, there are a few additional benefits that are attached to the registration.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2022

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. Registration of Copyright society.— (1) paragraphs 39, 42). Section 34.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 18, 2021

Intellectual property law includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets and is an important consideration for any new business. This article will address trademarks and copyrights, but the law firm of TraskBritt can assist with any intellectual property law needs. Trademarks and copyrights offer different protections.

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