Dear Rich IP Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Wofsy in which museum catalog photos of Picasso artworks were reproduced). Assuming the photograph is basically a documentation of the entrance, this second factor may weighs in your favor as well. See DeFontbrune v. In regards to the latter, have you tried Google's image search to locate other sightings of the photo?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Other claims in the complaint include the unlawful reproduction of copyrighted artwork and game files, plus inducing and contributing to the copyright-infringing acts of Ring-1 customers, who allegedly create unauthorized derivative works when they deploy Ring-1 cheats. The Rainbox Six Seige cheat is ‘just’ $420 per year.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Attorneys acting for Cognosphere inform the court that the company is the exclusive licensee of Genshin Impact in the United States and other territories, which includes any artwork, gameplay footage, and related audiovisual content. The URLs relating to @HutaoLoverGI are still up ( 1 , 2 ) but the images in both tweets have been taken down.

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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. You can access the official website, input your details, upload required documents, and make payments. What is Copyright? is given to the Registrar.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For example, the article published here reproduces both pieces of artwork in full but isn’t targeted in a subpoena. Every single piece of Genshin Impact artwork is protected under copyright law, meaning that at least in theory, $150,000 in damages per image if it all goes wrong.

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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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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2022

Github user ‘Chef Nomi’ (who was central to the SushiSwap crypto controversy ) had not only taken the name of one of Blizzard’s characters but was also using Blizzard’s artwork in his avatar. So that’s that then? “The unlawful objective is unmistakable,” it added.

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Sander Law

AUGUST 24, 2020

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. Additionally, in order to transfer the copyright ownership from the contractor to you, a written assignment document is needed and it must be signed by the contractor.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 4, 2022

If it mattered, the only works in play would be the 35 documented on the spreadsheet. The court summarizes: Plaintiff appears to dislike that Pinterest obtains revenue from advertisements on its platform, on which Plaintiff’s artwork also appears. The court is unimpressed with the plaintiff’s story. Section 512(c).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 16, 2025

Other procedural applications were also dealt with, such as exemptions from filing original documents, pre-institution mediation, and advance notice to defendants. The two products were also similar in terms of artwork, colour scheme and packaging. Living Media India Limited & Anr. vs Telegram Fz Llc & Ors.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2022

is no doubt a talented artist with an inspiring story, and his artwork has clearly touched his community. Perhaps it also mattered that Target had a well-documented design process, something most smaller defendants do not have. Instead, the court summarizes: N.O.C. Case Citation : Cooley v. Target Corp. 2022 WL 4540091 (D.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 1, 2024

Any DMCA notices received must be treated as legal documents and responses must be governed accordingly. Hey DMCA Bot: ████ █████████ ███████ ██ ██████████ When anti-piracy companies target a platform directly, Google’s diligence doesn’t enter the equation.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

When issuing a CC0 NFT, the artist declares the entirety of a project’s content to be in the public domain, allowing the public at large to use, modify or recreate the NFT artwork in compliance with the CC0 license for commercial purposes, without attributing it to the original artist.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. This can either be express (for example, through a contractual document) or it can be implied through conduct.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Additionally, pursuant to Article 25 of the ITE Law, electronic information and electronic documents formed into an intellectual work, internet site or intellectual work contained therein are protected by intellectual property rights. Provisions of intellectual property law will be applicable to NFTs.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

NFTs may be represented in the form of memes, artworks, or videos. Apart from this, Non-Fungible Tokens, the brainchild of Kevin McCoy and Anil Dash, is a unit of data stored in a digital ledger that certifies that the digital asset is unique and is hence non-interchangeable.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

As currently worded, the transparency obligation to “document and make publicly available a summary of the use of training data protected under copyright law” is impossible to comply with. There is room for improvement on both. There is disagreement among commentators whether this is a desirable development.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

WPI counterclaimed against Restellini and third-party Institut Restellini SAS – Documentation Centre alleging copyright infringement and false advertising. Restellini alleged copyright infringement and related claims in connection with WPI’s digitization of certain material about the artist Amodeo Modigliani.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whether it is a website designer hired to redesign a company website, a software developer hired to work on a company’s app, a graphic artist hired to create a new logo or artwork, or a copyrighter hired to write content, we have seen countless instances of these types of vendors taking shortcuts and “borrowing” assets from existing sources.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

India’s worldwide network for startups is worth over 1,12,718 DPIIT documented startups which are across 763 Distracts. Copyright also protects the original work of the inventors, such as the software code, literary work, music, and artwork. United States of America and China are in the top two positions above India.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

For example, art dealers are prohibited from concealing the origin of the art from buyers or forging the authentication documents. Because galleries can acquire artwork directly from their represented artists, the risk of purchasing a forgery can be reduced to a minimal level. Survival in a Unique Landscape. During the Sino-U.S.

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Art Law Journal

AUGUST 18, 2022

Laws regarding the use of a person’s likeness, also known as the right of publicity, ensures that a model or other subject of an artwork controls the commercial exploitation of their name, image, or persona. The Purpose of a Model Release Form. When should you use a model release form? A model release form is generally required: .

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The creators of AI tools may therefore need to be careful to document the works on which their tools were trained and consider measures to prevent infringements. That carries very significant evidential problems, and an alleged infringer may struggle to convince a judge that there was no copying.

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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. Some of the confusion surrounding the lawsuit stems from a basic misunderstanding of what NFTs actually represent. The NFT isn’t the image.

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43(B)log

MAY 2, 2023

The kit consisted of pictures of six pieces of Plaintiff’s art, biographical slides, and materials such as paint, paint brushes, and collage-style puzzle pieces “so that the students would have the necessary materials to create their own masterpieces in the form of mosaics and/or completely new artworks.”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 4, 2023

Virtual goods encompass a wide range of items, including virtual currencies, digital artwork, virtual reality experiences, and virtual merchandise. The application should include necessary details such as the proposed mark, description of goods/services, and supporting documentation.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The purchase document describes the statue as “Figure of a Draped Emperor (Probably Marcus Aurelius), Roman, late 2nd Century A.D., The defendant in this case was charged under the National Stolen Property Act with stealing letters by James Whistler and other documents from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

The territory would ideally have to be the world, for an artwork or an article published online, and also, it would be difficult to practically take down the same after 5 years. It would probably be possible to take down one article, but how will this work in case of thousands or lakhs of such works.

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CopyrightsWorld

JUNE 10, 2021

From showcasing your best work and client testimonials, a portfolio can document your accomplishments in a way that makes new clients want to work with you. It’s from the same set of artwork for event promotion. This designer showcased her poster in a natural setting, a place where it would be displayed. Source: Malena Ramirez/Behance.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Copyright infringement Copyright protects authors and creators of written and multimedia works like books, movies, music, photos, video games, and artwork. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized use of protected works.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

Particularly instructive is a December 11, 2023 decision by the Copyright Review Board affirming the denial of registration to an AI-generated artwork. Among other things, the Initiative’s portal compiles registration decisions for AI-generated materials.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

Though the parties went forward, “they never signed a formal written document memorializing and defining the nature of their business relationship.” Chiusa also has a registration for a brochure, stating that he created “text, photograph(s), [and] artwork on p.1” Reminds me of the recent Twitter meme: terrify your lawyer in five words.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

” [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]. ” [7] In 2020, Treasury defined high-value art as artwork having an estimated market value of over $100,000. [8] The Report specifically focused on “high-value art.”

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 21, 2022

No policy statements, no votes, no repeal of carefully crafted bipartisan policy documents, just identity theft, statistics about identity theft and the FTC’s resources about identity theft. Yesterday’s sole topic for the monthly public Federal Trade Commission (FTC) meeting was identity theft. That’s it.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Unicolors’s business model is to create artwork, copyright it, print the artwork on fabric, and market the designed fabrics to garment manufacturers.” (Readers who are already familiar with the facts of the case and the advantages of registration may skip to “Fraud on the Copyright Office” below.). Factual and Procedural Background.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

The registration process is straightforward and requires minimum documentation and information because the copyright protection centers conduct a formality examination only. 8) computer software; and (9) other intellectual achievements conforming to the characteristics of the works.” copyright law.

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

Ultimately, while 'Copyright in the Street' is not a working document on which students and practitioners could rely in a traditional way, it does provide a deeper dimension that gives a better understanding of the practices and ethics of these artists, a subject that is often neglected. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too.

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