SpicyIP

JANUARY 23, 2022

Section 33 and Business of granting licenses through Copyright Societies. To put it in simple terms, the right of an owner, in his individual capacity, to exploit a right by issuing a license remains untouched. The logical deduction is, individual licensing is allowed as an exception to licensing through copyright societies.

Technology 91

Technology Artistic Work Licensing Editing 91

Intepat

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Leverage Creative Commons Licenses Consider harnessing the power of Creative Commons (CC) licenses to protect your work while still allowing for some level of sharing. By selecting an appropriate CC license, you can foster collaboration while retaining control over your intellectual property.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Leverage Creative Commons Licenses Consider harnessing the power of Creative Commons (CC) licenses to protect your work while still allowing for some level of sharing. By selecting an appropriate CC license, you can foster collaboration while retaining control over your intellectual property.

Social Media 52

Social Media Copyright Ownership Copyright Law 52

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The brands (hereafter Bellies) were licensed to Every Bite Counts Pty Ltd ("EBC"), including a range of Puffs products. EBC licensed the nine bright and colourful artistic works and used them on various food products including biscuits, puffs and fiddlesticks.

Copyright Infringement 57

Copyright Infringement Artwork Copyright Designs 57

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 6, 2024

It is a legal right that belongs to the originators of genuine artworks like literature, drama and music works, cinematographic films as well as sound records. This gives an artist exclusive rights for use, distribution or licensing the creation thus prohibiting others from abusing it without permission.

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Registration Copyright Intellectual Property Artistic Work 111

The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts. See here.

Copyright Infringement 122

Copyright Infringement Copyright Social Media Fair Use 122

SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2022

The High Court held that the business of granting copyright licenses can be carried out only through the copyright societies. However the business of issuing or granting licenses can be carried out only through the copyright societies. On 8 December 2021, the Madras High Court delivered an important judgment concerning copyright law.

Technology 91

Technology Licensing Artistic Work Business 91

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. This exclusive rights comprises of the right to copy, distribute, perform, license or adapt the work. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators.

Copyright 98

Copyright Copyright Law Technology Artistic Work 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Turning to outputs, courts and regulators have already been asked repeatedly (and usually answered no) as to whether genAI models, especially Text-To-Image (T2I) models, can be recognised as the creators of literary or artistic works worthy of some sort of copyright protection. user, service)?

Copyright 135

Copyright Ownership Social Media Licensing 135

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The producers have broadened monetization prospects with separate licensing agreements with traditional broadcasters and OTT platforms. If viewers are able to access these contents for free then the amount of revenue generated from licensing of intellectual property will be far below estimations.

Cease and Desist 98

Cease and Desist Licensing Intellectual Property Copyright 98

Michael Geist

JUNE 3, 2022

Bill C-11 is legislation with the potential for significant negative impacts on the businesses of Canadian music companies and Canadian artists focused on building a global audience. Bill C-11 proposes outdated solutions in search of a problem.

Music 107

Music Social Media Artistic Work Government 107

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Noting the Respondent/Defendant’s evidence that the photographs in question were supplied to it by Virtual Media Network Limited (VMNL) in pursuance of a Channel License Agreement, the Federal High court further held that the Appellant/Plaintiff should have joined VMNL as a party to the suit. VMNL) or both that person and their licensee (i.e.

Ownership 91

Ownership Artistic Work Contracts Copyright 91

JD Supra Law

MAY 23, 2023

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Fair Use 52

Fair Use Artistic Work Licensing Copyright 52

SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

The Delhi High Court upheld PPLs claims, granting an injunction restraining the defendants from using the sound recordings without a license, reasoning that PPL, as an assignee, retains the right to issue licenses despite not being a registered copyright society. The suit was dismissed with costs, for want of cause of action.

Trademark 59

Trademark Patent Copyright Patent Application 59

IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

Generally, a photographic syndication agency holds contractual agreements with various photographers to sell and license their photos for commercial and/or editorial use. in damages, which is the total license fee for the photos. The Plaintiff, August Image LLC (“August”) is a photographic syndication agency based in New York, USA.

Copyright Infringement 104

Copyright Infringement Copyright Registration Social Media 104

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] Protection Under Copyright Act, Licensing & Contractual Issues for the Celebrities A celebrity is a well-known person. Copyright And Licensing Questions India’s film industry produces the most films in the world, with a national and international audiences.

Privacy 98

Privacy Law Intellectual Property Music 98

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.

Copyright 98

Copyright Public Domain Registration Ownership 98

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It is likely that tattoos would fall under the Copyright Act under section 5(1), which delineates artistic works as expressions through visual medium. the Federal Court ruled that legal protection of works is not restricted based on the medium in which it is presented. Current State of the Law on Tattoo Designs.

Ownership 102

Ownership Intellectual Property Artwork Copyright Law 102

The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Copyright Office explains, copyrights protect “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” If that information becomes known to others (outside a nondisclosure agreement or license, etc.), As the U.S.

Confidentiality 113

Confidentiality Invention Business Artistic Work 113

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Photographs are under the subject matter of copyright which means that photographs are artistic works that attract copyright protection. In India, photographs enjoy copyright protection under Section 2 (c) i of the Copyright Act, 1957 , which mentions the certain types of artistic works granted copyright protection in India.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Editing Copyright Artistic Work 52

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Articles Protected Under The Copyright Laws Normally, fashion garments are placed under the bracket of ‘artistic works’ under the Copyright Act owing to the fact that they are the works of artistic creations. Literary Works Other than Computer Programs. Musical Works. Artistic Works.

Designs 105

Designs Design Copyright Copyright Infringement 105

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.,

Copyright 125

Copyright Art Copyright Law Licensing 125

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. This concerned cases of confiscation and of compulsory licensing of German-owned IP rights.

Art 130

Art IP Intellectual Property Law 130

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If we got rid of the bizarre idea that Rogers was about artistic works and correctly labeled it as being about commercial speech, courts would do much better. Did Mandabach have valid marks? The dictionary definitions of the words “Peaky” and “Blinders” were not dispositive.

Social Media 93

Social Media Television False Advertising Artistic Work 93

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist. Moral rights ensure the integrity of the work, and, when reasonable, the artist’s right to association with their work by name or pseudonym. What about copyright infringement?

Non-Fungible Tokens 110

Non-Fungible Tokens Art Moral Rights Copyright Infringement 110

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Such offer can be made only on marketplaces/platforms for digital asset exchanges that are licensed by the SEC. However, the SEC has not yet permitted the trading of any category of NFTs on the licensed digital asset exchanges SEC Notification concerning Rules, Conditions and Procedures for Operating Digital Asset Business.

Artwork 90

Artwork Copying Contracts Copyright 90

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.

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Blogging Fair Use Registration 98

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The concept is important that when any artistic work (like newspaper or magazine) is created and is done during the employment or under the obligation of the contract of apprenticeship, and is for the reason for publication, the proprietor of the publication will be the first owner of the work unless there is a former contract to sabotage this.

Ownership 97

Ownership Copyright Trademark Contracts 97

The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2024

For instance, the Bill introduces a system for artists resale royalty in respect of artistic work, licensing of the use of orphan works, and authors’ reversionary right.

Artistic Work 62

Artistic Work Invention Copyright Licensing 62

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which is subject to copyright protection. However, copyright infringement occurs when such copyrighted music is streamed without acquiring proper license from the copyright owners. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work.

Music 52

Music Moral Rights Television Copyright Infringement 52

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

” In other words, when you own the copyright on a particular artistic work, you not only own the right to copy and sell the work, but also the right to create derivative works (modifications or new expressions, based on the original), perform the work in public, and broadcast it. .”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Music Moral Rights Copyright 52

43(B)log

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The district court granted summary judgment on the resulting trademark claims, reasoning that plaintiffs’ likelihood of confusion showing was “not strong enough to meet the standard that applies to artistic works. Occasionally been used in the title to artistic works” is a red herring. This part is not persuasive.

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Artistic Work Social Media Television Trademark 45

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This issue is often discussed in connection to section 9(3) of the Copyright Design and Patents Act (UK) , (CDPA) which provides that in the case of an artistic work which is computer-generated, the author shall be taken to be the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the creation of the work are undertaken.

Litigation 143

Litigation Copying Copyright Designs 143

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2023

This may be simpler in the case of employee-created works that will be converted into digital or NFT assets, but less so when an independent contributor is involved. Copyright safeguards the original digital work and gives its creator some exclusive rights, such as the ability to duplicate and distribute the work.

Law 105

Law Branding Branding Brands 105

The IPKat

JULY 6, 2023

The Court disagreed with Tesco, rejecting the suggestion that it should strip out the notion of reputation attached to Lidl’s logo as if Tesco were seeking to purchase a licence to use an artistic work of little or no intrinsic value.

Copyright 94

Copyright Copyright Infringement Marketing Marketing 94

Velocity of Content

JUNE 15, 2023

To vastly summarize the facts, Andy Warhol licensed permission from photographer Lynn Goldsmith to allow him to adapt photographs she took of performance artist Prince and to allow Warhol to relicense those images in limited circumstances. In fact, Warhol himself paid to license photographs for some of his artistic renditions.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Licensing Artistic Work Copyright 52