Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But last year, one supranational interference with copyright law surprisingly did not come from Luxemburg, but from Strasbourg: the judgment in Safarov v Azerbaijan. The Safarov case In 2009, Safarov authors a book. He sues for copyright infringement and claims damages. An NGO makes his entire work available for download.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

The number of removals runs in the hundreds of thousands during a typical month, without getting noticed by the public at large, but if Instagram users continue to post copyright infringing content, they risk losing their accounts. The TV production is licensed to Sony LIV and was a huge success.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy. You can't claim copyright solely based on your ownership of a photo. Purchasing a print is not the same as purchasing the copyright. You can't register your report with the Copyright Office unless you declare whether your book contains pre-existing works.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On one hand, unauthorized mass copying and distribution of movies, TV shows, and music is widely recognized as copyright infringement. Based on the assertion that the assignment agreements relied upon by the publishers do not confer ownership of copyrights relating to the allegedly infringed works, Elbakyan declared them void.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

But, by registering copyright, additional benefits and stronger legal protection can be achieved in case of any copyright infringement. Copyright registration in India ensures protection for various types of works, such as literary works (e.g., books, articles, poems), artistic works (e.g.,

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

I have often felt, however, that these issues were a bit of a misdirection, with at least part of the tech community treating the copyright community like dogs distracted by squirrels. One core concept in AI-relevant cases that both find for, and against, fair use ( Google Books and Fox v. is being used as code. v Stability A.I.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

[Image Sources: Shutterstock] Basic understanding of Copyright Copyright is a legal theory that provides artists complete ownership over their creative works, preventing unauthorised use and copying. AI additionally possesses no copyright on the material that it generates.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Dorland to prevent publication of The Kindest at a book festival, and an onslaught of plagiarism allegations. Dorland’s copyright infringement claims were allowed, while her claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress was denied.? . In order to prove copyright infringement , Ms. 19-cv-10203-IT), Ms.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

Since the underlying asset in NFTs is primarily art, disputes in relation to NFTs bring up interesting questions pertaining to copyright law, the answers to which have the potential to shape the evolution and growth of NFTs as a medium to create, distribute and collect art. The reproduction right. The distribution right.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, takedown orders cannot be directed against infringing copy of content hosted on OTT platforms. A complaint has to be filed by the copyright owner or member of the public. First , the amendment seeks to create an artificial distinction between Piracy and Copyright Act. 243 of ‘ Create Copy or Disrupt ( here).

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We will examine the fundamental ideas and rules of copyright, trademark, and patent laws as well as how they relate to various entertainment business sectors in this extensive book. Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Nineties grunge-rock band Nirvana, already embroiled in a long-running legal battle against fashion company Marc Jacobs over its “happy face” t-shirt designs , now finds itself on the less happy end of a new copyright infringement lawsuit worthy of Dante’s trip through the underworld. without a copyright notice.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab? The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? Copyright Confusion: Sony Upsetting Nintendo YouTubers by Natalie Bravo. Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? Copyright Law. Users can choose whether to accept licences or pursue alternative methods to lawfully copy works.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Another troubling ruling for an Internet access provider trying to shake a contributory copyright claim based on user-caused copyright infringement. 11, 2023): Time and again we have declared that “prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled (and strongly so) to recover attorney fees.”

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Corsearch

AUGUST 16, 2023

Copyright safeguards original literary, artistic, and musical works, granting creators exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, and adapt their works. Copyright grants strong protection from copying but remember that it only applies to the tangible expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Copyright is the type of Intellectual Property most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Copyright only protects: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium. For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

Further to an appeal, in 2017 the Court of Appeal of Milan partly sided with the artist’s estate, but found that the unauthorized reproduction of the artist’s works in the context of the project and the book would not be unlawful. In 2014, the Milan Court of First Instance dismissed the action in its entirety.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2021

Dmitry Karshtedt and Sean Pager, Volition and Intent in the Law of Direct Copyright Infringement Patent and © treat these areas very differently. Congress amended the statute to ensure that retransmissions of cable would be public performance; then the issues shifted to copying. What distinguishes that from a copy shop?]

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Identify the type of infringement on Alibaba If you’ve found a counterfeit, lookalike, or an otherwise infringing listing on Alibaba, it’s critical to cite the relevant intellectual property rights and type of infringement. That’s because the platform’s enforcement process varies depending on the type of infringement.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Copyright is the type of IP most often associated with artistic works like fine art, movies, or books. Copyright only protects: original works of authorship fixed in a tangible medium. For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. Your Copy-Rights.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2023

According to a report titled “$1Tn India Fintech Opportunity”, by Chiratae Ventures and Ernest and Young, Indian Fintech is expected to record a revenue of $200 Billion, it also emphasised that the market for digital lending, which is anticipated to expand to a book size of $515 billion by 2030.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

.” Primary Wave licensed the right to use the “Never Gonna Give You Up” composition to Yung Gravy’s team, which allowed them to copy the lyrics and melody, but not to record the actual sounds from the sound recording. ” “The exclusive rights of the owner of copyright in a sound recording.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. Fan sites prompted by a book or film, for example, may benefit the copyright owner.

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IIPRD

APRIL 21, 2021

Data scraping majorly involves the copying of data from a source; therefore the Copyright laws come into the picture. Section 2 (o) of the Copyright Act, 1957 provides that a literary work includes compilations and since the data scraping is a compilation it comes under the category of a literary work.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

It was trained on a loosely vetted assortment of websites, articles, and books. Other industries, however, are far from a share and share alike attitude towards AI, and AI has posed challenging questions regarding intellectual property ownership across the creative fields of visual art, music, and writing.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

It was trained on a loosely vetted assortment of websites, articles, and books. Other industries, however, are far from a share and share alike attitude towards AI, and AI has posed challenging questions regarding intellectual property ownership across the creative fields of visual art, music, and writing.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 2, 2023

That’s because the platform’s actions will vary depending on the type of infringement. Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. Copyright infringement as the unauthorized use of a protected work.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

Moreover, it is also necessary for the program to make copies of the information before it analyses it. As the worlds of GenAI and copyright collide, the issue before us is whether the use of copyrighted works through TDM for the training of GenAI amounts to copyright infringement? Google Inc.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 29, 2024

Late last week they filed a federal court copyright infringement and right of publicity lawsuit against Dudesy, LLC, along with Sasso and Kultgen personally ( read the complaint here ). Here are seven words you should never say in a copyright infringement case: “I don’t have a copyright registration yet.”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Within days, stock image supplier Getty Images announced that it was one of the “folks” who disagreed – and disagreed so strongly that it had commenced legal proceedings in the High Court in London alleging copyright infringement. This exception provides copyright will not be infringed by the making of a: 1.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. NFTs Are Not Copyrightable. The confusion only seems to increase when you introduce copyright into the mix. Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 12, 2024

Initially, this law applied only to copying books, but over time, its application expanded to include photographs, motion pictures, recordings, and more. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 grants certain rights to creators. Section 55 of the Copyright Act of 1957 [ii] provides civil remedies for copyright infringement.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

.” Beyond pure economics, intellectual property rights can impact on the ease or difficulty with which sacred books may be translated into new languages, which has extra-economic impacts as well, as some have noted. That book has a U.S. ” (at page 9 and 13). ” (at page 9 and 13). This blog piece looks beyond the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MAY 22, 2022

Do you remember drawing in the corner of flip-books and watching it magically become an animated series when you flip the pages? This unfactual equation, you highlighted, also makes us under stress ‘property’ rights are not just about ownership but also about the management/regulation of economic and social resources.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Following the Twitter account of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom every single day for the last ten years is a requirement for keeping up to date with the largest copyright infringement case of all time. Copyright law has always been controversial, but rarely this political or to these depths.

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