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. Copies of the Work: A copy or samples of what should be registered. What is Copyright? Every application relates to individual work only.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

.” Ok, ok, it’s actually not that simple, which means now I get to wake you up from your NyQuil-fueled fever dream and be the killjoy who reminds you that the metaverse isn’t some kind of self-governing Florida special district in which real world laws don’t apply. Buying Objects ? Buying Copyrights.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

AI-generated works have won awards: The Crow , an “AI-made” film won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival and the story of an AI artwork winning the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition was reported in The New York Times. AI-generated art was used for magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and The Economist.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. The Indonesian government has examined the existence of blockchain technology cautiously, leaning more toward acceptance of the new technology than outright prohibition. MOCI Regulation No.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

In today’s digital world, a lot of data and information have been shared online and are susceptible to corruption and copying. NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Background As previously reported by the IPKat last year, VEGAP, a collective management organisation for intellectual property rights in Spain, brought a claim against Punto Na SA, the IP holding company for the well-known clothing brand Mango, seeking compensation in respect of the alleged infringement of copyright in certain artworks.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. Copying designs as well as creating replicas of any sort which closely resemble the general composition or the original blueprint infringes the right of the creator. The submission of hard copies of the logos or decorations is essential.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

Rarible – focus on art-based digital assets – full decentralization goal -a community-governed marketplace – experienced users – higher fees for sellers. You’ll also get digital collectible album artwork. If you are a seller, what are your terms, what are you licensing regarding the artwork?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

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 will play a rapidly expanding role in all aspects of our daily life and therefore the law must govern its applications.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 1, 2023

Intellectual Property Right The rights and privileges accorded to persons over their creative works, such as innovations, works of literature, and artwork, as well as use of names, logos and pictures in trade are known as intellectual property rights (IPR). Both agreements are governed by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Early in 2019, the Nepali government proposed a comprehensive IT Bill to replace the current Electronic Transaction Act. However, as artwork typically cannot be duplicated exactly and cannot be swapped with another without losing or gaining value, it is non-fungible. Conclusion.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

UOIwhich directed the Central Government to bear the cost of one months treatment for the petitioner suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Dr. Prabhat Kumar Saha argues why the government should invoke critical measures in light of its obligations under the Right to Health. The Court noted that defendant no.1

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Many aspiring artists have now started converting their physical and digital artworks into NFTs and putting it up for sale, with many making considerable profits. NFTs have sparked several discussions raising questions on how this would affect IP Rights and what ownership of artwork, especially digital copies of artwork entails.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos. The copyrights that subsist on an NFT are also governed with the help of a smart contract. In the NFT space, a buyer is granted ownership over a copy of a digital artifact. The sole technology behind cryptocurrencies is called blockchain technology.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Theft of Copyright: Generally, Copyright Infringement happens when an original film or artwork or musical work, or software code is reproduced (in whole or part) bearing similarity to the original work or has multiple and identifiable elements copied in a derivative work. Reasons of Theft of Intellectual Property.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Court of Appeal however found that there was enough evidence before the court to prove CPL’s ownership of the copyright in the artwork (as it had commissioned and paid for the artwork). It therefore held that Morison was also liable for copyright infringement of the artwork in the registered trademark.

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

However, readers seeking to understand the principles governing the application of copyright to this type of work will not be satisfied only with this book. Would they be prepared to take legal action for copyright infringement if someone exploited or copied one of their works? The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too.

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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”. The concerned patent agent was directed to file and affidavit explaining the position leading up to the abandonment of the application.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Digital assets encompass a wide range of online-based entities, from virtual real estate and digital artwork to domain names and software applications. Governing law The legal framework governing digital assets and NFTs is still developing globally, with notable variations across major jurisdictions. Additionally, U.S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This is the unfortunate reality for most NFT projects: their artwork is entirely mutable which defeats the entire purpose of those NFTs. Nevertheless, there is a global expectation that an NFT is the artwork itself because it is common industry practice to equate the artwork with its token. What is the (Legal) Bottom Line?

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Nor is it clear whether—or how—NFTs might trigger liability under the 76-year-old federal Lanham Act , which governs trademark infringement and unfair competition. They are sold and/or traded in connection with “smart contracts” that govern the terms of transfer.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Context Copyright can be challenging for cultural institutions (or “GLAM“ for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) when pursuing digitization and dissemination activities, as copyright governs whether a given work can be used and if so, how (as shown in recent studies for museums , archives or libraries ). Proposal 4. Proposal 8.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3] 5] The content creator reached out to the artist for a commissioned artwork which is a unique character design. The corporation also steps in cases of violation of the IP of the VTuber. [8]

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 4, 2022

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. The purpose of intellectual property law is to provide a legal framework to protect these creations from being copied or stolen. Trade Secrets: A trade secret is an intellectual property that isn’t registered with the government.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 22, 2022

[Citing Dastar and Rogers ; noting in a footnote that Dastar suggested that Lanham Act false advertising claims might sometimes govern statements about artistic provenance without raising any First Amendment concern.] Penultimately, what about the album title, Michael , and artwork, featuring images of Jackson? Zimbalist, 38 P.2d

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

The principles that govern the luxury fashion industry are similar to those that govern other industries. NFTs are created using “smart contracts,” which are software codes that govern actions such as validating ownership and regulating their transferability. NFT expands the range of unique items available.

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43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

RT: I would say lots of courts in © also try to reduce merger to meaning that you can do anything but copy verbatim, which is a narrowing that many courts in TM don’t bother with, though some variants of Rogers v. artworks as TMs. Grimaldi are trending in that direction.] Banksy failed to register a bunch of his?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

In India, the Copyright Act, 1957 governs the registration and protection of creative works. Legal Protection : Copyright registration grants you the legal right to prevent others from using, copying, or reproducing your work without permission. Copy of the Work : A sample or copy of the work being registered (e.g.,

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IIPRD

MARCH 1, 2023

The general position in intellectual property laws states that upon the assignment of the copyright by the artist over his artwork to another legal entity, the artist cannot enjoy any economic benefits attached to the artwork. This theory prescribes that artists have inalienable rights over their artwork upon its creation.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Further, the Copyright protects the following types of original artwork. Therefore, it is advised that fashion designers register their artwork following the rules of the Designs and Copyright law. To protect original ideas: When someone comes up with a unique concept, others try to copy it for their financial gain.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

This includes all books, artworks, pieces of music, and other creations in any field or discipline. When a work is registered it grants the owner the sole right over the work in that he or she can copy the work, distribute it, perform it, display it or produce a new work from the original work.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that the Chinese government prohibits the transaction of virtual currencies, the Chinese market and users had to change this translation to avoid referring to crypto currencies as that could make NFTs illegal. What was sold are “NFTiffs,” which are digital passes that NFT holders can redeem for digital artwork based on CryptoPunks.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Therefore, it is advised that fashion designers register their artwork in accordance with the rules of the Designs and Copyright law. With the introduction of the Designs Act in the year 2000, the Government of India included the advanced provision of safeguarding works with non-functional features in the domain of creative work.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that the Chinese government prohibits the transaction of virtual currencies, the Chinese market and users had to change this translation to avoid referring to crypto currencies as that could make NFTs illegal. There are two cases that could help NFT owners better understand how to protect their property under copyrights. Article 10.1

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Warhol’s Estate argues that the artworks represent a commentary on the dehumanizing nature of celebrity whereas the Goldsmith photos merely reflect Prince in his unique human form. Although Andy Warhol is dead, his art, legacy, copyrights, and potential copy-wrongs live on. Government (Biden Administration).

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Understanding Non-Fungible Tokens In the Metaverse The commercial ecosystem Metaverse is governed by the use of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which leverage blockchain technology. These assets can be anything from digital artwork and trading cards to in-game items, all of which are bought and sold using cryptocurrencies.

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