The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

After the 2015 transaction between the team and the league closed, the team was sued by a third party who claimed that the Gull logo infringed his artwork entitled “San Diego Gulls”. The team made two claims in its lawsuit against the league.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

created) on a permissionless blockchain (like Ethereum, Cardano o Solana) through a software called “smart contract” which is recorded on the blockchain itself. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e. Ether (USD 1+ million).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Nevertheless , tokens may be used in a digital rights management scheme, as the aforementioned default position is subject to contract modification, as explained below. Assignment The copyright owner may transfer the entirety of the copyright in the work to the purchaser by assignment. Valid Transfer of Rights?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

While creative industries claim their work has been not only stolen but specifically used to replace them, AI providers continue, remarkably, to insist that the millions of images ‘fed’ to the AI can be used without permission as part of the ”social contract” of the Internet. If output works infringe copyright, who is responsible (e.g.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. CPL Industries Limited , dismissed an appeal from the High Court in a copyright infringement, trademark infringement and passing-off suit between two pharmaceutical companies. In January , the Court of Appeal in Nigeria in Morison Industries Plc V.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

NTC’s statement regarding the copyright assignment from SK Oil Industries to SSPL wasn’t appropriate as it wasn’t a party in the contract, and therefore, didn’t have the right to question it. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos. Interestingly enough, copyrights play a pivotal role in the NFT market. Smart contracts are contracts that are used to regulate NFT transactions. The copyrights that subsist on an NFT are also governed with the help of a smart contract.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. Fundamentally, an NFT is just a transactional record and a link to a digital asset (often an image of artwork or a document) stored somewhere on the web. The NFT isn’t the image.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Regulations inter alia prohibit public performance, communication, reproduction or broadcasting of a work that is copyright-protected unless one is licensed to do so by the Copyright Office, or is authorised by the owner of the work or it is free to use in accordance with the Copyright Act.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 13, 2025

In this post, Yogesh Byadwal argues that these terms of use also offer an insight into the practice of expanding copyright using Contract Law. Lemley and Peter Hendersons recent paper shifts the GenAI debate towards the terms of use attached to these models. DHC Directs CIC to Disclose a Ph.D The mark or device of respondent no.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The team spent about $750,000 defending the copyright infringement lawsuit and ultimately settled with the plaintiff for $330,000. The District Court determined that both of the claims advanced by the team would rise and fall based on whether the 2015 assignment agreement transferred any copyright in the logo.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

People probably aren’t aware, but Spotify just as an example, has been involved in dozens and dozens of rights disagreements with rightsholders, be it on not only songwriting but also the master rights and even also artwork rights. So there’s a lot of nuances out there.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Deepak Kumar on 6 September, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The Delhi High Court allowed a petition seeking cancellation of the defendant’s copyright registration on the artwork for its product “Gulcharre Sevaiyan”. Manju Singhal v. unveils names of first 10 drugs for price negotiations under Medicare.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While trademarks protect movie titles, important characters, and other film components, copyright protects content from infringement and recognizes the rights of authors. But as the sector grows, so does the problem of intellectual property rights infringement, cybercrimes, copyright infringement , and trademark infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The former had contracted with Wali’s studio to redesign the station murals as part of an initiative to promote Egyptian civilization, heritage and culture. Thus, it is highly plausible, if not evident for some, that this case can fall more within the boundaries of inspiration and not pure imitation of protected artwork.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v. Mason Rothschild , currently pending in federal district court in New York.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

Chiusa also has a registration for a brochure, stating that he created “text, photograph(s), [and] artwork on p.1” There’s a similar copyright registration for this site. I ask again, as I often do: why doesn’t this problem also defeat Article III standing for trademark infringement? 1” therein.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

use of indigenous content, model contracts and/or national laws on limitations and exceptions). archival fonds shall not be subject to the same remuneration as unique artworks, as advocated by scholars ). No additional copyright protection granted to digitized materials. version with further considerations (e.g., Proposal 4.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The former had contracted with Wali’s studio to redesign the station murals as part of an initiative to promote Egyptian civilization, heritage and culture. Thus, it is highly plausible, if not evident for some, that this case can fall more within the boundaries of inspiration and not pure imitation of protected artwork.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Damon Dash. Miramax LLC v.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

However, the underlying digital artwork itself is not the NFT. For example, copyright law as it stands today may not sufficiently protect athletes or associations like the NBA from the unauthorized creation of NFTs. This essentially may create the opportunity for NFT creators to infringe “behind closed doors.”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

The fair use doctrine (the basis of AWF’s copyright infringement defense) allows use of a copyrighted work by persons other than the author for “purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching., For those willing to accept the work, expect strong warranties and artist indemnification contract clauses.

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

Chapter 3 is entitled "Copyright within the street art and graffiti circles". This chapter examines whether street artists and writers are interested in copyright. Would they be prepared to take legal action for copyright infringement if someone exploited or copied one of their works? because of rain).

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

NFTs are created using “smart contracts,” which are software codes that govern actions such as validating ownership and regulating their transferability. Copyright infringement arises when reproduction right is infringed (i.e. This endows NFTs with the unique qualities that make them so desirable.

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Intepat

APRIL 4, 2025

Intellectual property rights are crucial for protecting artists rights in their artwork. Copyrights safeguard creative work from unauthorised reproduction, replication and sale. Unlike patents or trademarks, copyright protection begins as soon as the artistic work is created, without requiring registration.

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