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Atari’s Copyright Claim Against State Farm Survives Challenge

Copyright Lately

I first wrote about this case back in March , when Atari filed a complaint accusing State Farm and its advertising partners of improperly appropriating artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for a 6-second online video advertisement. A screenshot from the (now deleted) social media video at the center of the controversy.

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Analysing the relationship between contemporary art and IPR

IP and Legal Filings

In the last 20 years, the contemporary art industry has doubled the number of auction houses participating in the sale of artworks. Therefore, there needs to be strong IP enforcement across technological platforms to ensure that artworks are not stolen, or duplicated without the original artist’s permission. Image Source: gettyimages].

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Too Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

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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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

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. Let me know in the comments section underneath or on social media @copyrightlately—and have a Happy Thanksgiving! The NFT isn’t the image. View Fullscreen.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs. Meanwhile, television rights management company IDDH (International Rights and Divers Holding) , the supposed source of Squemme’s IP interests, liquidated all of the assets it had over twenty years ago and looks to have been defunct since 1999.

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What Copyright’s “Unclaimable Material” Rules Mean for Hollywood’s Use of AI

Copyright Lately

Howell ruled last Friday that the Register of Copyrights did not act “arbitrarily or capriciously” in denying a copyright registration to Dr. Stephen Thaler for artwork generated entirely by artificial intelligence. ” Dr. By not disclosing, you run the risk of having your entire copyright registration invalidated.

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Dragons' Den IP Blog - Series 21 Episode 14

Dragons' Den

Their artwork for outdoor spaces is UV, waterproof and weatherproof resistant and easy to install. Their artwork helps transform a boring fence, wall or courtyard into a place which is more inviting. From yard art to supplement drinks, there were a range of products to whet everyone's appetite in this week’s Dragons' Den episode!