The IPKat

APRIL 17, 2024

From oil paintings to bucket hats, the artworks emerged initially for the Roskilde Festival in June 2022, depicting the Irma Girl in an uncharacteristically rebellious light – with a beer in hand, a soundbox on her back, and a cigarette in her mouth. The political party argued that their use of the logo was justified by due cause.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

The media industry as a whole encourages creativity and innovation, and copyright is crucial for digital media platforms. Media platforms, such as social media, are utilised to carry out their professional, commercial, and private functions. They serve as a medium for new ideas, images, and sounds.

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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 includes thousands of books the complete Wikipedia and nearly a trillion words extracted from blogs social media and various online platforms. What does that mean for copyright law?

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. In section (i) of the terms, Yuga seems to be saying that when you buy a Bored Ape, you own the NFT (the token) and the digital artwork that’s associated with the NFT. You can also weigh in on your favorite social media platform @copyrightlately.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Input refers to the question fed by the user and the answer generated by the chatbot is the Output. The part of the ToU referred to above, won’t be enforceable in the US or India, on the basis of the current legal landscape. The reasons for its non-enforceability in India have been discussed in this post.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If you were told 15 years ago that a personal post on your social media could be worth millions of dollars, would you believe it? The risks posed by unauthorized NFTs and block-chain domains Currently, the consumer demand for authorized NFTs is outpacing supply, fueling the rise of an unregulated market of infringing artwork.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Virtual characters can play themed games, create original artwork, visit exhibition locations, shop for virtual clothing for their collections or gaming outfits, and partake in social events after arriving in “Gucci Town.” The “Gucci” mark and its emblem can be seen all around this virtual metropolis.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. The brief further argued that the term METABIRKINS refers both “to the context in which he makes the art available (i.e.,

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Brand abuse Brand abuse refers to other types of trademark infringement, such as impersonation profiles, false association on a business page, and unauthorized use of trademarks within adverts. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized use of protected works.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. ” The brief further argued that the term METABIRKINS refers both “to the context in which he makes the art available (i.e.,

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Rothschild offered the NFTs for sale on the OpenSea NFT marketplace featuring the tagline “NOT YOUR MOTHER’S BIRKIN,” [34] and he allegedly featured the METABIRKINS trademark, as well as Hermès’ BIRKIN and HERMÈS trademarks, prominently on his social media and website, metabirkins.com. 25 – July 2, 2021).

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Copyright infringement Copyrights are granted to authors and creators of written and multimedia works, such as books, movies, music, photographs, video games, and artwork. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized use of a protected work. Gone is the need to spend hours manually reviewing listings and posts.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

Ralph Lauren also filed for other software related goods in class 9 such as downloadable multimedia files containing artwork, all authenticated by non-fungible tokens, and downloadable computer software for use as a cryptocurrency wallet in class 9. As for what goods/services and classes to include, brands should take a tiered approach.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

Even premium watch brands are promoting NFT auctions through the many social media platforms accessible. Since then, the fashion industry has grown far more careful. Gucci has offered new products as an NFT last year, including one-of-a-kind sneakers. is here to stay, and there’s no end in sight.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

With tools like DALL·E 2 and Midjourney now able to produce unique, hyper-realistic images in a wide variety of different styles, the prospect of using these programs to create inexpensive set pieces and other artwork has suddenly become a viable option for all types of commercial productions.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The public domain refers to works not protected by copyright, which means the works can be used without acquiring permission or paying a fee. The prevalent use of Uffizi’s artworks despite Italian law led to Uffizi using software to police whether artworks are used to sell products, especially on social media.

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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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Copyright Lately

MAY 22, 2023

The court’s limited ruling also means that museums displaying the artwork don’t need to worry that they’ll be served with injunction papers any time soon. Finally, what would a copyright blog in 2023 be without a reference to AI-generated content? But make no mistake, Warhol v. The impact of Warhol v.

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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. Therefore, DCs cannot be freely transacted in the Chinese market. Applicable IP rights. They sold out within roughly 20 minutes.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

8] Second, as to the works’ purpose, the court found that it was unclear whether Prince intended to create a parody of the original photographs, a satire of society’s use of social media, or neither, pointing out Prince’s own contradictory testimony on the question. [9]

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

” Without again referring to the story about the Indian elections, it just seems a little fishy to me, and to many other lawyers. ” Sheeran quickly celebrated the ruling in a video posted to social media – and blasted what he called “baseless” lawsuits and the harm they’re doing to the music industry.

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