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. We hope to return to this theme in future work.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The phrase ‘original works of authorship’ under §102(a) of the Act sets limits to what can be protected by copyright. As early as in Sarony (a seminal case concerning copyright protection of photographs), the US Supreme Court referred to authors as human. Secondly, the doctrine is about ownership, not existence of a valid copyright.

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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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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. The work must be written down in order to get registration of copyright.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In this piece, I will recapitulate Strickland- Murphy’s exploration of IP ownership of Non-fungible Tokens and expand on recent developments since May. Given this situation, Ratajkowski’s NFT auction was, as Ratajkowski explains it, an opportunity to reclaim ownership over her photo. What are non-fungible tokens?

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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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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.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2023

It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied (US, the British Empire, France, Italy, Japan) and the Associated Powers (a total of 22 of countries) post the “Great War”, as it was then referred to. 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

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] References [1] Philip C. 8] Who Owns The Copyright In Ai?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. These rights are transferrable for financial benefits. Economics & Law , 14.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

PPL, claiming ownership over public performance rights via assignments from music labels, alleged infringement after its representatives discovered unlicensed use of its repertoire. To address this, the appellant proposed amendments, primarily removing references to treatment and refining claim language.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

Intellectual property right The World Intellectual Property Organization coordinates the policies and national initiatives around intellectual property rights and has defined intellectual property as referring to the “unique value creation of the human intellect that results from human ingenuity, creativity, and inventiveness”.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As a result, visual arts including paintings, sculptures, literary works, as well as video, plays, and music, are regarded to be works of art. Subject Matter of Work. Cinematographic Work. The lack of organisation and ambiguity make the protection problematic even if the work is copyrighted. Ownership of Copyright.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Copyright is a form of intellectual property law designed to safeguard original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, and artistic works such as computer software, novels, architecture etc. In the context of the Copyright Act, computer software is categorized as a ‘literary work’. What is copyright protection?

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

A trademark, on the other hand, exclusively identifies a product as belonging to a specific company and recognizes the company’s ownership of the brand. According to the Indian Design Act, if your design is registered under the Designs Act it is not eligible for protection under Copyright Act, even if it is artistic work.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

Copyright ownership is often referred to as a “bundle of rights.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

An analogy may be drawn to a case decided before the Supreme Court of Canada , in which it was held that the copying of code originally written in assembly language (which is expressed in the form of text) as hexadecimal code (expressed in the form of alphanumeric code) violated the reproduction right of the copyright owner.

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Kashishipr

JULY 27, 2022

The term ‘ Intellectual Property (IP) ‘ basically refers to the creations of the human mind that are intangible in nature. In simple terms, it pertains to the original creations of the human intellect, including inventions, symbols, designs, artistic works, literary works, and so on. Now let us define IPRs.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

He notes that the Court considered this dispute concerning the breach of a trademark licensing agreement as arbitrable and referred it to arbitration. Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility. Golden Tobacco Ltd. Thematic Highlight. Image from here. The Bombay High Court in Hindustan Unilever Ltd v.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The suit touched upon a range of issues, including, but not limited to, the Court’s territorial jurisdiction and ownership and infringement of the copyright and trademark subsisting in the said logo. The CEA, it was argued, allowed both the companies to use their respective crocodile logos in different global regions, including India.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

5, referred to as “WIDEOPEN” in a suit alleging disparagement of the plaintiff’s company and trademark “AMUL.” The Respondent operates his business through two incorporated entities and claims ownership of the trademark via the permitted use by the two incorporated entities.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Additionally, while creating content, content creators and social media influencers must have adequate authorization and consent in place before using the creative works of others in any form, be it videos, photos, or text, on social media platforms to avoid infringing upon the IPRs of others. It is easy to use and remember.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. Copyright Copyright protection extends to creators and authors of literary, visual, and multimedia creations, encompassing books, films, music, photographs, video games, and artistic works.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. There is a need to shed light on the legal status of AI which can help the courts determine whether they are eligible to ownership rights of copyright for their work or not.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork. The ability to duplicate, distribute, perform, and exhibit the work is one of these rights.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In the conventional sense, copyright law requires that the concerned work must, in its entirety, be an outcome of the intellectual labor of a human being. However, at the dawn of the digital era, computer software is being used in abundance to help create literary and artistic works. Limitations in granting AI authorship.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership. The ownership of an NFT can be easily authenticated, meaning buyers can have confidence that they are buying the real deal. Multiple pieces of copyright material may exist in a single digital work.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized utilization of safeguarded creative works.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 5, 2022

6 The potential impact of solid-state batteries on the EV industry in particular is huge, as they hold significantly more energy and charge in less time than traditional lithium-ion batteries, thereby eliminating one of the perceived drawbacks of EV ownership. higher energy density), and more durable than lithium-ion batteries.

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The IPKat

MARCH 20, 2025

Earlier this week, the US Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld all previous decisions that had refused to accept copyright protection under the 1976 Act for A Recent Entrance to Paradise , an artistic work that is claimed to have been entirely generated by Dr Stephen Thalers Creativity Machine.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Under the Copyright Act, 1978 (the Copyright Act), artistic works in the form of buildings and models and drawings, artistic and technical designs and specifications, relating to those buildings, are eligible for copyright protection. This conduct is referred to a leaning on or assimilation.

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Barry Sookman

MAY 4, 2020

In rendering the decision, the USPTO referred to a number of provisions in the U.S. It also referred to other provisions including 35 U.S.C. § Title 35 of the United States Code consistently refers to inventors as natural persons. The USPTO then referred to some other U.S. For example, 35 U.S.C. § 9 35 U.S.C. §

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