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Fair Use for Documentaries in US Copyright Law: Brown v Netflix

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v. Netflix , Inc. ).

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Copyright case: Keck v. Mix Creative Learning Center, L.L.C., USA

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The commercial teaching kit use the artists works in their entirety and encouraged the students to create their own art based on them.

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Dispute on Copyright and Creativity

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works: This international treaty ensures protection of artistic works, meaning AI developers using global music catalogs must adhere to international copyright standards. Is AI training fair use?

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Andy Warhol Foundation Seeks Rehearing in Fair Use Case

Copyright Lately

The Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF) is asking the Second Circuit to reconsider its recent fair use ruling over Warhol’s “Prince Series,” arguing that the decision “threatens to render unlawful many of the most historically significant artistic works of the last half-century.”. Andy Warhol’s “Prince Series”.

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[Guest post] ‘Ghiblification’ and the Moral Wrongs of U.S. Copyright Law

The IPKat

Even with tools introduced by OpenAI to stop the generation of art in the style of living artists, user prompts are capable of circumventing this to still create a similarly styled output. Many lament the extractive nature of accessible art outputs, where AI companies train first and ask for forgiveness (fair use) later.

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The Doctrine of Fair Use in Copyright Law

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The Doctrine of Fair Use is a concept that originates from the case of Folsom vs. Marsh. Justice Story observed in his judgement, when the courts of law decide on cases like this, they must look to the nature and objects of the selection mode, the quantity and value of material used. Purpose of the New Work.

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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

Acko General Insurance , the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’ under Sec. 2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work.