Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copyright law serves as a vital mechanism for protecting the rights of creators over their original works. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 provides the legal framework that governs these rights. This article examines how Indian copyright law regulates these creative works, with a focus on recent case law and ongoing developments.

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Sander Law

AUGUST 24, 2020

Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors. When hiring an independent contractor to design your logos, artwork and take photographs, it is important to think about who actually owns the copyright in the resulting work. Ownership of Copyright. Moral Rights. Learn more about Moral Rights.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 16, 2022

You now own what is effectively an immutable electronic deed meant to record ownership of an asset, often a digital artwork. So you bought an NFT. You probably paid for the NFT upfront—and if the artist is popular, you may have paid a substantial sum. By: Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

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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.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2022

These NFTs are not without copyright issues. There are also more complex copyright angles too, as Quentin Tarantino discovered a few weeks ago. Needless to say, the legal battle is about much more than principles and copyright. For example, early artwork featuring Samuel L. Miramax Sued Tarantino.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

Copyright Licensing of Digital Assets Attached to NFT Sales. Bonus: Free Open Source Copyright License for NFT sales below]. NFT Copyright Licensing. There are open auctions, limited auctions, various flavors of ownership for the NFT, and sales of both digital and non-digital assets. Let’s talk about it.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 30, 2024

In addition, concerns have been raised regarding the authenticity and possession of the artwork, the involvement of the artist, and the authorship and ownership of its copyright in relation to the integration of artificial intelligence into the artistic process.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair (the “Competition”) for the two-dimensional artwork entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial (the “Work”), which he produced with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). As a result, the examiner asked Allen to disclaim or exclude from his copyright claim the portions of the work generated by AI.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Supreme Court recalled the conditions of protectability of an artwork in a case involving a work created using software. Here below the artwork by Lindelokse. The Court of Genoa held that the architect was the author of the work and that RAI had infringed her copyright. RAI contested all the claims as groundless.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2023

Recently in Alexander v Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc , a jury of the US District Court of the Southern District of Illinois concluded that tattoo artist Catherine Alexander has a valid copyright claim in the designs she tattooed on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Copyright protection over tattoos has been a hot topic for some time.

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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. This way of doing things with the help of generative AI technology carries numerous legal challenges of intellectual property violation.

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

The US Copyright Office has determined that some AI artworks cannot be copyrighted in the United States. Last Monday, the Copyright Office issued a fresh ruling rejecting a request to copyright an AI-generated artwork. “Visions of a Dying Brain” created by AI. says the author.

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

The US Copyright Office has determined that some AI artworks cannot be copyrighted in the United States. Last Monday, the Copyright Office issued a fresh ruling rejecting a request to copyright an AI-generated artwork. “Visions of a Dying Brain” created by AI. says the author.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Last week the media reported (see here ) that the Commercial Court Number 9 of Barcelona has issued a decision on the precautionary measures filed by VEGAP, the sole copyright collecting society which in Spain represents authors of artworks against the well-known Spanish fashion brand. 5/08, paragraph 56; C?435/12,

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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 court, the issue in dispute was the ownership of the IP in the Cubes Solution software.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. What Is A Copyright and How Does It Apply to NFTs? Copyright is different than a trademark. Copyright identifies the author or artist who owns the “Work” (i.e.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A recent case tried at the High Court of New Zealand, Palmer v Alalaakkola , raised an intriguing question: is copyright in artwork “ relationship property ” if it was created during a relationship? The two parties agreed that Palmer shall keep the artworks he identified, but they could not settle on the issue of copyright ownership.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Most of you may well be familiar with the concept of Creative Commons licensing, but to reiterate, Creative Commons (CC) is a not-for-profit copyright licensing organisation. The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded ”.

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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.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957 (the Act). But under Sec.

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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.”

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

Copyrightability of Prompts Prompt engineering is recognized as essential for harnessing the full potential of generative AI technologies, as it optimizes the interaction between humans and AI systems. For a prompt to be protected under copyright law, it must meet the criteria of originality and fixation.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Marvel is battling copyright termination notices over some of its most famous and valuable characters. fired off a slew of copyright lawsuits this past Friday seeking to invalidate termination notices served over such blockbuster comic characters as Spider-Man, Iron Man, Black Widow and several other Avengers mainstays.

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IPilogue

JUNE 13, 2022

Listing someone else’s artwork on an NFT marketplace is as simple as saving a copy of the work from an artist’s website or social media platform and uploading it onto a marketplace where it is minted into an NFT. Many NFT marketplaces do not require the person listing the piece to provide proof of ownership or personal information.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act. IP Rights and NFTs.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Successful NFTs that were lucrative for the seller include, for example, Kings of Leon who reportedly generated $2million from NFT sales of their album, which was minted alongside other benefits including artwork, a vinyl, and for six buyers even lifetime front-row seats to Kings of Leon headline gigs.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 20, 2022

They can be a digital depiction of anything, including real estate, hotel bookings, tunes, artwork, and game objects. The candidate will obtain a certificate file right away confirming that they—and they alone—now possess ownership of this digital creation.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), Consequently, the definition of NFTs as “certificate of authenticity” or “certificate of ownership” is not accurate. There is no certification that the creator is really who they claim to be or that they legally own the copyright or any other IP right on the digital file linked to the NFT.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2023

This decision raises many issues regarding copyright ownership that will require further court involvement and/or policy reform. The primary challenge arising from AI-generated artwork pertains to copyright existence and ownership. The Court held the Copyright Act plainly requires human authorship.

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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2022

The letter, which describes the site’s actions as “outright theft” and “outrageous as it is brazen,” further demands that HitPiece.com “provide[s] a complete listing of site activities and revenues to date, and account for all NFTs and artwork auctioned off.”. Music NFTs Create New Possibilities for Artists.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

A quick glance at last week finding the real Burger King saga continues now at the Supreme Court, EDs involvement in the Shankar-Tamilnandan copyright case, right to health and compulsory licensing for rare disease medicine Risdiplam. The inclusion of copyright infringement in an anti-money laundering statute sounds a little strange, right?

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 29, 2022

If you’re selling a digital rendition of a piece of artwork, you will mint an NFT, which will then attach to that particular piece of digital art. The NFT will link to what the owner is licensing: the actual digital work, the piece of artwork, the image, the video, the audio file, etc. BlockChains and Digital Assets.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2022

Let’s break down that mouthful: NFTs are a blockchain technology that creates indisputable ownership records that the art world has embraced as a way to buy and sell digital artwork. Traditional artwork is valuable because it’s unique and exclusive, and NFTs attempt to impose this uniqueness onto digital works.

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IP Close Up

APRIL 23, 2024

The Beijing Internet Court (BIC) ruled late last year that an AI-generated image in an intellectual property dispute was a new artwork protected by Chinese Continue reading

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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. Tarantino is being billed as the first major legal dispute involving copyrights and NFTs, it really isn’t a dispute about NFTs. Frankly, it’s barely a dispute about copyrights.

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