Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. Stay tuned as a comment on the judgment is coming soon in the blog. Stay tuned as a comment on the study is coming soon in the blog.

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Copyright Law Law Copyright Reporting 121

SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Centre for Intellectual Property Research and Advocacy [CIPRA] of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad is organizing its first blog writing competition in collaboration with us on the theme of Literature, Journalism and IP. The top two entries will be awarded with some cash prizes and also with a chance to be published on the blog!

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Blogging Intellectual Property Journalism Social Media 59

IPilogue

JANUARY 28, 2022

Christian Bekking is an IP Intensive student and a 3L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a reflective blog on their internship experience. The grind of law school can sometimes overwhelm, and students can often lose sight of other perspectives.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law IP 111

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

. — For the claims related to illegal selling of scraped data, the court dismissed those because they were preempted by copyright. I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts state law claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright.

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Blogging Contracts Cease and Desist Social Media 123

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

But it won on a different and, in many respects, much broader legal theory: conflict preemption with copyright law. A Brief Recap on Contract Preemption To appreciate the significance of this opinion, let’s revisit the law of copyright preemption. The Copyright Act includes an express preemption clause, 17 U.S.C. §

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Blogging Contracts Fair Use Copyright Law 130

Hugh Stephens Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Image: Shutterstock (AI Assisted) Last month I wrote about the 200 year history of copyright in Canada, (Two Hundred Years of Copyright History in Canada: What a Journey!), drawing on a recent book by copyright scholar Dr. Myra Tawfik, “For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian Copyright Law”.

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Copyright Copyright Law Law 306

The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

When standard approaches failed, a business professor recently turned to copyright law, hoping for a solution. Berkovitz, an attorney, used a more creative approach by turning to copyright law. For example, professors and teachers have confronted the challenge of how to prevent students from cheating on exams.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? This ruling shows how copyright law could be a Kiwi Farms killer–no legal reform required. Yet, we should be careful celebrating copyright’s censorial powers. CloudFlare’s block ).

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 115

JD Supra Law

MAY 14, 2024

I saw this question online and decided to answer it here on my blog. It raises some very interesting and timely questions about the scope and reach of copyright law in our modern age. Many people want to know, is police footage or vehicle cam video from law enforcement in the public domain. I would state "it depends.".

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 5, 2022

In this podcast episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Weintraub attorneys Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the impact of Alexis Hunley, et al v. Instagram, LLC on copyright law, and specifically on the Server Test.

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Blogging Law IP Copyright Law 98

Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2021

ET), the US Copyright Office, and the US Patent and Trademark Office are co-hosting a three-part discussion on “ Copyright Law and Machine Learning for AI: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?” They say that there will be time for questions to each panel. So I’ll be attending, and I hope you will, too.

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Copyright Law Copyright Social Media Law 105

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Equally, a significant portion of online material is also likely to contain personal data, and there is likely to be a significant overlap in relation to specific pieces of content which are protected by both copyright law and by data protection law.

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Law Copyright Licensing Copyright Law 111

McBayer IP Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The answer lies in the complex and little-understood realm of copyright law—and the issues that led to Swift’s undertaking are not only experienced by artists of her fame and status. In April of this year, she released “Taylor’s Version” of her 2008 album Fearless.

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Music Copyright Law Copyright Law 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

CALL FOR PAPERS : Symposium on the Right to Research in International Copyright Law. American University International Law Review (AUILR). We are tentatively planning to have this meeting in-person at American University Washington College of Law, in Washington D.C., Photo by Juliana Romão on Unsplash. April 21-22, 2022.

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Copyright Law Law Copyright Intellectual Property Law 105

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay Ministers from six European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) have written a joint letter to the European Commission regarding the need for a legislative proposal on rules and boundaries of international application of EU law on copyright and neighbouring rights.

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Copyright Law Law Copyright Editing 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott argued that KMC was sophisticated about copyright law because the person who attached the photo to the bio had a journalism background. 15, 2024) The post When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v.

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Copyright Settlement Licensing Litigation 102

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). ML Genius v.

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Blogging Contracts Copyright Law Copyright 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

According to the court: “Copyright law restricts the removal or alteration of copyright management information (“CMI”) – information such as the title, the author, the copyright owner, the terms and conditions for use of the work, and other identifying information set forth in a copyright notice or conveyed in connection with the work.”

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Blogging Licensing Privacy Copyright Notice 132

Hugh Stephens Blog

AUGUST 9, 2021

Singapore’s long awaited and long debated revisions to its copyright law were tabled in Parliament at the beginning of July with a view to enactment by the end of summer. This follows a two-month public consultation by the Law Ministry and Intellectual Property Office.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Copyright Law Law 246

IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2023

This development has led legal commentators to observe that, unfortunately, the copyright law surrounding celebrity tattoos remains unclear. Copyright protection over tattoos has been a hot topic for some time. This is a far cry from the revenues earned on the WWE 2K games, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies each.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Artwork 105

The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog , Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the trademark and contract issues that Adidas is navigating with shoe designs and related designs in the future. Listen to the podcast of this episode here.

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Blogging Law IP Contracts 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the district court level, the law of copyright preemption is a morass of ad hoc explanations of whether certain contracts are “equivalent” to the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright law. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws.

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Blogging Copyright Contracts Cease and Desist 98

IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] Magic Mantra Vision. [ii] Magic Mantra Vision, CS (OS) NO.

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Copyright Law Copyright Music Law 96

The IPKat

OCTOBER 19, 2024

IPKat Team GuestKat Nedim Malovic is taking a break from blogging. We thank him for all his contributions to the blog over the years and we look forward to welcoming him back in due course. Events As always, please do not forget to check our Events page , which is continuously updated. For further information, click here.

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Music IP Art Blogging 64

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

18, 2023), affirming the Copyright Office’s position that “a work generated entirely by an artificial system absent human involvement [is not] eligible for copyright.” Eric previously blogged about the Copyright Review Board’s affirmance of the Office’s repeated refusal to register the work back in March 2022. The slides.

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Blogging Copyright Copyright Law Content Creation 98

Copyright Alliance

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As seen in parts 1 and part 2 of our blog series, where there is art, there are artists who love to push boundaries, particularly in copyright law. This is […] The post Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 3, Fair Use appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Fair Use Copyright Copyright Law Art 116

Likelihood of Confusion

JANUARY 11, 2025

Originally posted 2011-12-05 10:40:49.

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Blogging Copyright Copyright Law Law 97

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

The Board is using the parameters of the Copyright Law for damages, which means we can rely on the case law to understand that. Prior Blog Posts on the CCB Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Default Notices (Guest Blog Post–Part 2 of 3) Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Opt-Outs – How’s That Going?

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Blogging Fair Use Copyright Copyright Notice 105

Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In fact, blogging platforms such as Blogspot and WordPress were also each more used than all Canadian media companies combined. In other words, the totality of the Canadian materials included in the data set was less prominent than user content blogging platforms. Thus far, many of the lawsuits elsewhere have largely failed: a U.S.

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Settlement Copyright Licensing Copyright Infringement 113

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Assess Tool also provides a basic fair use analysis and helps to make sure that the use isn’t covered under any other exceptions to copyright law. So, if you want to register a blog post, you’ll first have to either export it or save it as a file on your computer. The first is sending a cease and desist letter.

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Copyright Cease and Desist Registration Designs 348

Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Copyright Concerns When Using Others to Create Content. Many of my clients have contractors or vendors or virtual assistants who assist them with writing blog posts, creating newsletters, doing social media posting and work. And that is a specific, important phrase in copyright law.

Social Media 147

Social Media Copyright Cease and Desist Contracts 147

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Combining these two holdings, it concluded: “we must apply the discovery rule to determine when a copyright infringement claim accrues, but a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed to determine the extent of the relief available.” This Court could clarify that and do good in providing uniform administration of copyright law.

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Music Blogging Copyright Ownership 105

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

News InternKat Asude Sena Moya has been accepted into a PhD program in law at Sun Moon University in the Republic of Korea. Her research focuses on copyright law and Artificial Intelligence, exploring the evolving intersection of technology and intellectual property.

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Intellectual Property Patent Drafting IP Copyright Law 64

JD Supra Law

APRIL 26, 2023

World Programming Limited, which effectively denied copyright protection to SAS Institute’s data analysis software. The decision is likely to have lasting implications for developers that seek to protect software through copyright law. By: Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

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Social Media Copyright Copyright Law Blogging 98

IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

This has to do with the application of copyright to works made through AI. Blog sought to study global moves or court cases that have taken place regarding uses of copyright in made-always-with-an-AI creation and provide discussion over possible solutions to the future of intellectual property laws.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Copyright Law Artwork 52

Plagiarism Today

JULY 27, 2021

The reason is that the track has faced not one, but two separate allegations of plagiarism, with many fans and critics alike wondering if the band may have run afoul of copyright law. The composer of Towering Catastrophe , Nakamura Kojo, took to his personal blog and addressed the issue.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Akshat Agrawal is a Senior Associate at Saikrishna and Associates and has previously written on the blog here. Sneha is a Partner at Saikrishna and Associates and leads their Artificial Intelligence and Law Practice. The Court’s analysis reveals a misunderstanding of how technological innovation intersects with copyright law.

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Copying Fair Use Copyright Copyright Law 69