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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grr…

The IPKat

Beyond the obvious attempt to draw a connection between the artwork and the book based a shared sense of the "classical", the artwork also seeks to evoke a more specific connection with the contents of the book. You can't judge a book from its cover". True, except when a book and its cover are involved.

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Using AI Artwork to Avoid Copyright Infringement

Copyright Lately

This was the late ’90s, and the entertainment industry was still reeling from a well-publicized copyright infringement lawsuit involving the movie 12 Monkeys. In that case, artist Lebeus Woods claimed that a torture device used in the Terry Gilliam film had been unlawfully copied from his drawing of a wall-mounted chair.

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Still No “RKO” for Copyright Law After US Court’s Damage Award in Randy Orton Tattoo Dispute

IPilogue

This is a far cry from the revenues earned on the WWE 2K games, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies each. This development has led legal commentators to observe that, unfortunately, the copyright law surrounding celebrity tattoos remains unclear. Copyright protection over tattoos has been a hot topic for some time.

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This book should not be perceived as a classic manual on the application of copyright to these art forms. This chapter examines whether street artists and writers are interested in copyright.

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Italian Supreme Court says that the quotation exception in copyright law only applies to partial reproductions of works, never to works in their entirety

The IPKat

Kat- quotation There is little doubt that one of the most (if not the most) significant exceptions in copyright law is the one relating to quotation, criticism or review. In 2014, the Milan Court of First Instance dismissed the action in its entirety. A final appeal to the Italian Supreme Court followed.

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NFTs and Copyright: Some Burning Issues

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Since the underlying asset in NFTs is primarily art, disputes in relation to NFTs bring up interesting questions pertaining to copyright law, the answers to which have the potential to shape the evolution and growth of NFTs as a medium to create, distribute and collect art. The communication to the public right. The reproduction right.

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Generative AI and Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

The introduction and advancement of generative AI technology, which is capable of producing everything from research articles to realistic artworks, has brought a revolution in the field of creativity. AI additionally possesses no copyright on the material that it generates.