The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2022

Picture in middle is entited "A ship in need in a raging storm, by Willem van de Velde II, and is in the public domain.

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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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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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The IPKat has received the following comment from Katfriend Jørgen Blomqvist (Centre for Information and Innovation Law, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen) on the recent announcement relating to the accession of Cambodia to the Berne Convention. This is, of course, very important for the creative communities of Cambodia.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.” In law, the quality of an idea’s expression is given more weight. It must be the author’s original work. can have copyright.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

January 1, 2024, brought numerous hangovers along with an unprecedented amount of media attention to intellectual property law. Freed from the shackles of copyright, Walt Disney’s iconic rodent was now in the public domain and, therefore, available for everyone to copy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

A new breed of artists is using generative artificial intelligence tools like DALL·E, Midjourney, Firefly, and ChatGPT to create artistic works. Do these creations belong to the artists or the public domain? Do creators who use generative AI maintain copyright in their creations? By guest blogger Prof.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

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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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. Therefore, AI may not equipped for generating an original work. The subordinate work created by the creator should have a few recognizable highlights and flavour.”

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 19, 2020

The decision extends the United States “government edicts doctrine” which embodies the principle that “no one can own the law”. This doctrine has been applied in the United States to ensure that judges, who possess the authority to interpret the law, cannot assert copyright protection over works created in their judicial capacity.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The absence of this doctrine would defeat the very purpose of copyright law. Fixation: The work must be fixed in a tangible medium. Similarly, a system of doing Yoga can not be protected under copyright laws. This phenomenon happens when there are only limited ways to express an idea. of India, L.P. Evolation Yoga, LLC (2012).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This contribution is based on a paper published in 44 European Intellectual Property Law Review 595 (2022). . Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works. Photographic works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Lame comparisons apart, this story is interesting as it is an opportunity to discuss the protectability of artistic works under Italian laws. We have an artwork, displayed in a museum and which is in the public domain. This is exactly the case here. Second, Art.

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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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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. The protection under copyright is instantaneous and immediate to the works being created, and therefore, it is not necessary to have such rights registered. Copyright and Blogs. It can be used freely by anyone. Conclusion.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. Picture Credit: gettyimage].

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g., books, articles, poems), artistic works (e.g., paintings, photographs, sculptures), musical works, cinematographic films, sound recordings, computer programs, and many more.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

If the computer somehow transcends its role as a tool in such a way that the purported human author cannot claim he created the output, we are dealing with computer-generated or emergent works. Such apparently creative outputs are not protectable as a matter of the American copyright law – or the law of the European Union (see Blaszczyk ).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Hons) student at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore. The Setting and the Context The term of copyright is perhaps one of the most important defining features of any copyright law. The term varied depending on the nature of the work. access various texts of the Berne Convention here ].

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Copyright, defined as the exclusive right granted to the creator for their intellectual labor, holds significance in the legal domain. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, copyright is acknowledged as a right in literary property, sanctioned by positive law. What is Registered Copyright?

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 29, 2022

At many points, because of poor enforcement of the law, the creator has to invest so much time and money to ensure protection which is one of the challenges India facts. Intellectual property law safeguards against the disclosure of trade secrets, which entails further safeguards against unfair competition.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

In order to protect the same the laws should in tandem with the pace of technology. COPYRIGHTS: Term copyright is a bundle of exclusive rights provided to the creator/owner of original works of authorship, which includes literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, cinematographic films, and sound recordings.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

RIGHTS PROTECTED : Under this law Copyright law protects the copyright of authors, musicians, etc. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. Internet technology is developing faster than the laws that govern it. Copyright is essentially a right to copy.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. Accordingly, its discussion of the fair use factors might be best read as limited to that context. [31].

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Summary of current treatment: Although courts have often referred to “expressive” or “artistic” works as shorthand for the scope of Rogers, they have applied it to speech that quali?es The key here is that when I say fraud, I do not mean fraudulent intent, but materially deceptive effect. The 9th Circuit in Bosley v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

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. When a derivative work is prepared lawfully, the creator of the derivative is entitled to their own copyright, 17 U.S.C.

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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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IIPRD

JUNE 6, 2022

It takes the shape of stories, songs, folklore, proverbs, cultural values, beliefs, customs, community laws, the local language, and agricultural techniques, including the propagation of plant and animal species. This is accomplished by utilizing either the current laws or legislative procedures to enact new laws of their own kind.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Fortunately, you don’t need to grasp all the complexities of Intellectual Property law to protect your creative work.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Fortunately, you don’t need to grasp all the complexities of Intellectual Property law to protect your creative work. Which Types of IP Law Is Right for You?

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2020

patent law, 35 USC §§ 1 et seq. The petitioner accepted that an AI system could not under current law own property including the property rights in inventions the machine itself created. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) has explained that the patent laws require that an inventor be a natural person.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. She writes and teaches in the trademark law area, and recently wrote a paper with Professor Christine Haight Farley that focuses on speech-protective doctrines in trademark infringement law.] By Guest Blogger Lisa P. Ramsey [Lisa P.

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