Copyright Lately
OCTOBER 24, 2022
The letter claimed that the director, an ad agency, and a popular theme park had all committed copyright infringement because a panda appeared in the background of their TV commercial. But if they appear on film without permission, even fleetingly, they could prompt a copyright infringement lawsuit.
IP Law 360
MARCH 23, 2023
Copyright Office's partial cancellation of artificial intelligence artist Kris Kashtanova's registration for an AI-assisted comic book, the artist has submitted a new application for a different artwork produced by AI tool Stable Diffusion using Kashtanova's own hand-drawn art and other input. Following the U.S.
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The IPKat
JANUARY 25, 2022
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.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 2, 2023
Do creators who use generative AI maintain copyright in their creations? Copyright Office took a stance against generative-AI works, cancelling a copyright claim by author Kris Kashtanova for comic book images made with the aid of Midjourney. 2023, Generative AI Works Found Ineligible for Copyright Under the U.S.
IP and Legal Filings
JULY 11, 2024
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION AND COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION: KEY DIFFERENCES Although both involve registration and fall under the registration of intellectual property, trademark registration and copyright registration are two distinct legal protections for different forms of creativity, and they operate for distinct reasons.
Dear Rich IP Blog
MAY 12, 2022
That's because when an artwork is sold, the buyer only acquires ownership of the physical work, for example, the framed painting. As the Seventh Circuit held , “a copyright is not transferred automatically with the transfer of the copyrighted good [thus] when you buy a book, you don’t obtain the right to make and sell copies of it.”
The IPKat
JULY 9, 2023
This is a review of “ Copyright in the street. 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.
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