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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

The IPKat

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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Artists Attack AI: Why The New Lawsuit Goes Too Far

Copyright Lately

Instead, the lawsuit is premised upon a much more sweeping and bold assertion—namely that every image that’s output by these AI tools is necessarily an unlawful and infringing “derivative work” based on the billions of copyrighted images used to train the models. You’d be wrong. 17 U.S.C. §

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The Much-Adapted “Peter Pan” (1904 – Forever )

Velocity of Content

Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about. All copyrights, except one, expire.*.

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Copyright Protection in Food Plating

IP and Legal Filings

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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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

The IPKat

That is the great contribution of modern copyright law, recognizing as it does the legal status of a derivative work and thereby opening unlimited commercial possibilities for the work of art." [ Merpel notes that, of course, while the Larivière painting is not protected by copyright, it is the principle that concerns us.

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Copyright and Generative AI: What Can We Learn from Model Terms and Conditions?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The relationship between copyright and generative AI (genAI) has turned out to be one of the most controversial issues the law has to resolve in this area. This blog post is based on the findings of a pilot empirical work conducted between January and March 2023 funded by the EPSRC Trusted Autonomous Systems Hub.

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