Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Lawsuits have already been filed against AI developers, demanding transparency on data sources and compensation for artists whose works are used to train AI. Copyright Act, original works of authorship, including sound recordings, are protected. How will this impact human artists? Under the U.S. Is AI training fair use?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Make the book public (to the extent permitted by law) 2. However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. NFTs as a profit center makes it so that the motivation is to churn out and sell as many as you can, in many cases, the law be dammed. One potential use is Safe Creative’s.

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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. Thus, most would agree that AI-created work does not have the component of originality. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Registering a song’s copyright provides proof of ownership, an invaluable tool in resolving disputes or dealing with unauthorized use. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Registering a song’s copyright provides proof of ownership, an invaluable tool in resolving disputes or dealing with unauthorized use. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

All the creations of the human minds such as designs, inventions, artistic works, names, symbols, etc. Intellectual Property Rights are the bundle of rights given to the owner or creator of IP by the virtue of law that governs that specific IP. of their work for a fixed period. How to Choose the Right IPR for Your 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. The legal position in India is that fonts do not enjoy copyright protection under its copyright law, i.e. under the Copyright Act, 1957 (page 5).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. VMNL) or both that person and their licensee (i.e.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

The main assets of any fashion firm that are virtual designs, may need to be protected as trade dress under trademark law. For undisputed ownership of virtual designs, Intellectual Property (IP) laws must be thoroughly handled with. Any brand that wants to have exclusive rights to a mark in a country must register its trademark.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 19, 2022

How is then Artificial Intelligence related to Copyrights, with an added intricacy of Literary and artistic work? Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) are capable of independently creating literary and artistic creations. It is a notion held generally ‘AI can create.’ COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

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. Is it a proper copyright ownership or an assigned license? If output works infringe copyright, who is responsible (e.g. We hope to return to this theme in future work.

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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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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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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? Thaler then requested a reconsideration of the decision, arguing that the human authorship requirement would be contrary to the US Constitution and be unsupported by either statute or case law. Such a request was once again unsuccessful.

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

The nature of Prompts can be understood as Literary Works which is defined in Section 2(o) of the Copyright Act, 1957, as it includes computer programmes, tables and compilations including computer databases. Prompts are like computer code, can be considered literary works because they consist of written instructions or commands.

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Legally, when we talk about “music under copyright,” we’re referring to the ownership of the composition or recording itself. This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties. When it comes to songs, copyright gets pretty interesting.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Emily Prieur is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. In May 2021, a phenomenal IPilogue submission by Keir Strickland-Murphy (Osgoode Law ‘22) touched on the recent boom of Non- fungible Tokens. Old Laws Protect New Trends. What about copyright infringement?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Introduction India has a rich culinary legacy, in recent times, the growth of Indian cuisine has seen a tremendous commercial surge both domestically and internationally which has led to an increased need for the protection of recipes to ensure their authenticity and provide ownership rights to the actual creator of the recipe.

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IPilogue

MARCH 31, 2023

Govind Kumar Chaturvedi is an IPilogue Writer and an LLM graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School. assisted works could be given protection and whether I could get an image I had made with an A.I. assisted works could be given protection and whether I could get an image I had made with an A.I. I was intrigued about whether A.I.

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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

JANUARY 28, 2023

Those Allied and Associated Powers, which were parties to the Paris Convention on Industrial Property or the Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Works, also suspended their obligations vis-à-vis Germany under these conventions. The Treaty of Versailles meant to restore pre-war IP ownership to Germany by two principal means.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 29, 2022

Copyright safeguards works made by a genuine creator in a variety of genres, including literary, musical, theatrical, and artistic works. There is, however, a procedure that must be followed in order to register the copyright for all such works. HOW LONG DOES COPYRIGHT LAST FOR? . ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF COPYRIGHT HOLDER.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Whether you are looking to make your own non fungible token to sell or you’re looking to buy an NFT as an investment, you need to be aware of copyright and trademark laws that might apply to your NFT. Non- fungible tokens have been designed to give a person ownership of something, kind of like modern day digital collectibles.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

I believe Washington is the first state to implement the “ Uniform Public Expression Protection Act ,” promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission last year. Note how the uniform law retires the “anti-SLAPP” phrasing. On balance, the ULC’s uniform law is a positive development. Two cautionary notes.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] Copyrightability In Indian Context Copyright is a legal term used to describe the rights that creators have over their literary and artistic works. Hence, the trainer also has strong claims for ownership of AI. [10] 16] The third approach towards AI is ‘the laws of the thought approach’.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Highlights Moving Towards a Wrongful Obtainment Standard Part I Wrongful obtainment is a less explored area of patent law in the Indian context. Assessing these orders, Bharathwaj Ramakrishnan looks at the UK Patent law to discuss its relevance in streamlining the wrongful obtainment analysis in India.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, a Student Editor with the Intellectual Property Journal, and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Sabrina Macklai is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 2L JD Candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

One would think this has been well rehearsed in numerous cases already, but the Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the English courts are still applying pre-Brexit CJEU law given at this point that law remains effective. Both sides appealed to the Court of Appeal. in which copyright subsists; b. of which THJ is the owner ”.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

Raenelle Manning is an IPilogue Writer and 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Federal Court Dismisses Copyright Claim Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Establish Ownership: [link]. Prior to trial, this case commenced as a simplified action procedure, whereby evidence is adduced through affidavit. Further Reading.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The Philippines has laws and policies that generally support a conducive intellectual property (IP) environment, but enforcement is irregular and inconsistent. Third, rights must be registered and enforced in the Philippines under local laws. Introduction. First, it is important to have an overall strategy to protect IP. Conclusion.

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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

DECEMBER 6, 2023

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. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 13(1) of being ‘original artistic work’. 57 of the Act.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Introduction Private International Law governs the disputes between two individual parties rather than States. Unlike Public International Law that has a defined jurisdiction and law, Private International Law lacks in that area. Choice of Law is determining which country’s laws will govern the dispute.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 29, 2024

Recent court decisions have clarified the scope of copyright in film screenplays, personality rights, and underlying works concerning content creation and licensing in broadcasting. The continuous technological advancements cause unexpected ways of copyright distribution and the broadcasting sector is not indifferent to it.

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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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