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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SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. The definition of these terms is unclear. As is being argued in the Nike case, it may also be argued that virtual goods are nothing but a representation / proof of ownership of a physical product.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

NFTs are unique digital tokens that represent ownership of specific digital assets. These assets can be anything from digital artwork and trading cards to in-game items, all of which are bought and sold using cryptocurrencies. Secondly, there is a lot of confusion regarding the ownership and authorship of the work.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The IT Bill mandates a licencing structure for numerous services, including social networks and data centres, while offering broad definitions for social network and service provider. However, as artwork typically cannot be duplicated exactly and cannot be swapped with another without losing or gaining value, it is non-fungible.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 17, 2021

There are open auctions, limited auctions, various flavors of ownership for the NFT, and sales of both digital and non-digital assets. Was that ownership transferred, and if so, to whom? What kind of private key do you have attached to that ownership? What kind of private key do you have attached to that ownership?

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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. ” An Exchange of Letters with the Copyright Office. .”

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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. ” An Exchange of Letters with the Copyright Office. .”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 1, 2022

As many know by now, non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) are unique units of data stored on a blockchain that have become an increasingly popular way to buy and sell artwork (as well as all kinds of other things). The most important definition of a security appears in the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). [5] What Is a Security?

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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. which is not stored on the blockchain but usually on a P2P system like IPFS (“Interplanetary File System”) is linked to the NFT.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. Definitely. Here’s the first clause, section (i), dealing with ownership of the Bored Ape NFTs: “i. What you can’t do is make your own “Dune” movie. For that, you’d need an assignment or license from the owner of the underlying copyright.

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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. Rory Felton, “Business Builders – Boise” Podcast, January 24, 2022.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Restellini allgedly “offer[ed] his opinions as to whether or not artworks should be included in the planned catalogue raisonné” in “oral consultation” with WI employees, based on the information and materials “researched, collected, synthesized, analyzed and expressed by” the employees.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 11, 2024

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Definition and Scope Trademark Registration: A trademark that a business can put on the products that they offer in the market is a word, phrase, symbol or a design associated with the origin of the products. This includes all books, artworks, pieces of music, and other creations in any field or discipline.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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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” Likewise, at this stage only, the court rejected the argument that plaintiffs failed to plead ownership of the copied elements. 1” therein. The registration was rebuttably presumed valid.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

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. Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. Some of the confusion surrounding the lawsuit stems from a basic misunderstanding of what NFTs actually represent.

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IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2022

I would tell other small businesses that if you are serious about your brand and business, definitely look into protecting what’s yours. It definitely got my accounts where they are today. I can only imagine the time it takes to catch these and comment to claim ownership and promote the book in which these graphics are published.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

As it is easy to understand, such a broad definition will cover many of the training activities needed to develop an AI system, especially of the machine learning type, including generative AI systems. The Copyright – AI Act interface The first aspect to mention regards definitions.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

AML/CFT regime related to beneficial ownership, real estate, and investment advisers and nonfinancial gatekeepers before turning its attention to the high-value art market.” ” [5] The Report only discussed money laundering, ignoring other known risk areas in the art market, such as the sale of forged or stolen artworks. [6].

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In her work, Jessica Gillotte focuses on the copyright infringement issues arising from AI-generated artwork and argues that under current copyright law, engineers may use copyrighted works to train AI programs without infringing copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

In this case, the author of the original work retains ownership of the original, while the author of the derivative work holds rights to the creative additions they have made. Perhaps it is impossible to define such boundaries definitively, necessitating a case-by-case analysis. [3] A film based on a book serves as an example.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Legally, when we talk about “music under copyright,” we’re referring to the ownership of the composition or recording itself. This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 15, 2022

In my recent attempt at spring cleaning, I mentioned that “ the Copyright Office’s ‘refusal to register a two-dimensional artwork claim in the work titled ‘A Recent Entrance to Paradise’ (‘Work’).” ” I just thought I would have a little longer respite. 263, 319-320 (2020) ].

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IPilogue

MARCH 18, 2022

Provisions for copyright ownership by the Crown are a consistent feature of copyright laws in commonwealth countries. These provisions have been used to retain Crown ownership over literary, artistic, or otherwise creative expressions. The community was enraged and the “Free the Flag” movement was afoot. . v Teranet , Inc.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Professor Lior Zemer, Dean at the Harry Radzyner Law School at Reichman University, began his presentation with Artwork of the Compiègne Concentration Camp by Abraham Joseph Berline created in 1941. Copyright laws should not stand between exposure to authenticity, but at the same time should not avoid dealing with illegal ownership claims.”.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

Significantly, the vast majority of NFTs do not include a copy of the underlying work ‘as is’, but rather, only include the alpha-numeric signature or URL that is associated with the underlying work, although some low-resolution artwork is stored on the blockchain with the NFT. The communication to the public right.

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