IPilogue

JULY 15, 2021

Then, in May 2021, the fashion brand Rag & Bone advertised a new, officially-licensed Cruella -inspired collection—without Beavan’s knowledge or attribution. In 2020, a licensed Harley Quinn-inspired Birds of Prey collection by Her Universe did not involve the film’s costume designer, Erin Benach. CDG President Salvador Pérez Jr.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In 2015, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) filed a lawsuit against Wolfgang’s Vault, alleging that the service did not have a license for the underlying compositions of the songs it streamed. According to the lawsuit, the shops had a license between 2009 and 2017, but that services were terminated due to non-payment.

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Licensing Music Television Reporting 244

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

To authenticate the logs, Plaintiff provides the Affidavit of Hisham Younis, Express Lien’s Chief Technology Officer, wherein Younis swears that the logs are gathered pursuant to the normal course of business and that the logs confirm “[t]hat a party affirmatively accepted Express Lien, Inc.’s . * Lona’s Lil Eats, LLC v.

Advertising 122

Advertising Advertising Contracts Social Media 122

The IP Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has reduced the patent fees for small businesses and certain other applicants. For example, they can increase the value of a business, provide an advantage over competitors, and serve as a source of income through licensing. A small entity is defined under 37 CFR § 1.27

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Business Inventor Patent Licensing 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

“YouTube removed the First RT Video nine days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; the Second RT Video twenty-three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; and the Third RT Video three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint.” The plaintiff basically said “WTF?

Business 119

Business Copyright Copyright Infringement Licensing 119

Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Misinterpreting Licenses: Incorrectly assuming permission to use copyrighted material. Even in situations where a business owner contracts a third-party web designer to build their website, both the business and the web designer can be held liable for copyrights violated if they are used on your website.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Web Design Fair Use 98

Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The ultimate success of brands and businesses in the modern world largely depends on the groundbreaking innovation that sets them apart from the rising competition in the market. However, keep in mind that using your IP assets to support the current and future market position of your business can prove to be a major challenge.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

Because, of course, if the content is on your business’ website or social media, it’s ultimately the business that’s going to be responsible for any issues or problems or disputes. First, contracts. Make sure you have proper contracts. I want to talk about two types of issues to think about.

Social Media 147

Social Media Copyright Cease and Desist Contracts 147

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

The idea fairly simple, since an NFT is basically a contract signed in the blockchain, combine that with Safe Creative’s own database of works to enable the NFTs to convey copyright information including ownership and licensing. This, in turn, is why pirate NFTs became such big business.

Copyright 279

Copyright Non-Fungible Tokens Technology Plagiarism 279

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. The problem with the FAA and online contracts, of course, is that no one is agreeing to arbitrate anything. Consumer Contracts (Tent. Many people think this is true.

Contracts 98

Contracts Blogging Advertising Advertising 98

The IPKat

MARCH 31, 2025

Trier in summer As readers know, the Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier are always busy organizing programmes and courses on all aspects of European law, including IP and digital and IT law. For those looking to get a deep dive in either subject, ERA is organizing two distinct summer courses this year.

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Intellectual Property Law Law IP Intellectual Property 64

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Business Casual v. The case involves ShutterStock, a photo licensing service. (We ShutterStock has a “contributor” program that allows anyone to upload photos into their licensing database in exchange for a fee if licensed. Getty’s employees also actively engaged in licensing the content at issue.”

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Licensing Copying Blogging Copyright 111

Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Annual Copyright License (ACL) from CCC helps minimize an organization’s infringement risk by providing a consistent set of global reuse rights across millions of publications from thousands of rightsholders that complements existing publisher agreements, subscriptions, and other content purchases.

Licensing 98

Licensing Copyright Publishing Journalism 98

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

Music Sues Apple over App Removal In a complaint filed at a California federal court last October, Musi alleged that the takedown was unjustified, accusing Apple of breach of contract, among other things. If this continues, Musi will eventually be put out of business.

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Music Intellectual Property Contracts Copying 94

JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Before rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool to customers or using one internally for other business purposes, prudent vendors will look to their form agreements related to the underlying AI technology to confirm whether their legal terms are sufficient. By: Venable LLP

Contracts 65

Contracts Licensing Business Technology 65

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 2, 2024

This statement sets out OpenAI’s vison for a ‘social contract for content in AI’. In this vision, OpenAI shares its own perception of its contribution to creative ecosystems, but also its understanding of some of the legal implications of its business model. For that purpose (i.e.

Contracts 84

Contracts Copyright Publishing Business 84

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

If the issue lies in loopholes within the ToS, the solution seems straightforward: draft tighter contracts and perhaps incorporate a browsewrap on your platforms to catch those who don’t hold accounts. X’s breach of contract cases against CCDH for violating its ToS by scraping also didn’t fare well. In 2022, in ML Genius v.

Blogging 130

Blogging Contracts Fair Use Copyright Law 130

IPilogue

JUNE 14, 2022

Tanzim Rashid is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a 2L JD/MBA Student at Osgoode Hall Law School & the Schulich School of Business. Taylor Swift’s dispute with Big Machine Records shines a spotlight on the legal and business considerations artists should keep in mind when making decisions about how to manage their catalogue. .

Music 119

Music Contracts Licensing Ownership 119

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) nominally to protect children’s privacy, but at the same time, the AADC requires businesses to do an age “assurance” of all their users, children and adults alike. Today’s case doesn’t answer the question, but boy, it’s a red flag.

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Privacy Law Contracts Design 145

IP Law 360

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Court of Federal Claims should throw out a sensor business's breach of contract suit over commercialization and licensing deals related to patented NASA technology, saying certain milestones couldn't be reached under the pact. NASA has said the U.S.

Contracts 52

Contracts Licensing Business Technology 52

IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

With so many IPs available trademarks, patents, copyrights, and more – how can you choose the right one for your work, product, or business? are intellectual properties owned by individuals and/or businesses. Consider Your Business Goals The second step involves finding out your purpose or goals regarding the work.

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Intellectual Property Registration Design Designs 83

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. Your trademark identifies your company as the source of goods and services related to your NFTs and digital assets (the pictures linked to your NFT smart contracts). Learn more about NFT licensing.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Artwork Licensing Branding 131

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 20, 2022

Contracts that ban fighters from being independently and visibly sponsored at the most lucrative times are another point of contention. If fighters do well under contract but want to leave or make money in another sport, people not called McGregor needn’t apply. If people want access to content, UFC will license it to them.

Fair Use 128

Fair Use Copyright Licensing Intellectual Property 128

SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2022

Is it mandatory to be a member of copyright society to carry out the business of issuing or granting licences in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works incorporated in a cinematograph film or sound recordings? Section 34, therefore, hints at the choice architecture for authors and owners of right.

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Technology Artistic Work Government Copyright 118

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Federal Contracting; Contractor Disclosure Requirements to Funding Agencies and Funding Agency March-in Rights. The act sets up a mechanism for transferring federally funded research to be performed by businesses and nonprofits through funding agreements. What is a Small Business for Federal Funding Purposes. § § 401.14

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Contracts Invention Licensing Government 52

IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

The company must understand the best protection of its IP and how it can leverage the protection in the business to create value. The business must establish itself as a brand which must be in a sense which can provide the distinctive nature of the business in the market.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

i] It required the contracting parties to implement limitations and exceptions to their national law of copyright in their country for permitting the production, distribution, and accessibility of published work in such a format that is convenient as well as permission to exchange such copyright works across borders and serve the beneficiaries. [ii]

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Copyright Contracts Copying Licensing 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2021

“To the extent the contract pertains to use of Peloton’s Services (e.g., ” The idea is that sometimes nonsignatories get benefits from a contract sufficient to impose the contract terms on them anyways. ” Thus, the nonparties cannot be swept into the contract. That’s Contracts Law 101.

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Contracts Registration Litigation Copying 136

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

Also, ignoring copyright licenses is at least arguably copyright infringement, and your fair use claim probably won’t get you out of the lawsuit at the motion to dismiss stage. But I think this might have more to do with the way the lawyers pleaded this issue rather than the quality of the potential breach of contract claim here.

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Blogging Licensing Privacy Copyright Notice 132

Intepat

JUNE 25, 2024

Introduction Trademark licensing is a legal phenomenon where a trademark owner (Licensor) grants permission to another (Licensee) to use the trademark on mutually agreed terms and conditions. Hence, it reduces the uncertainty associated with the licensing of trademarks. This created an expectation to meet certain quality standards.

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Licensing Trademark Branding Brands 52

TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2022

Over the past decades, the Software Alliance ( BSA ) has helped major software companies including Adobe, Autodesk, IBM, and Microsoft, to fight against under-licensed businesses. This has resulted in raids and audits at companies worldwide, with computers carefully inspected to see if the businesses have paid their dues.

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Design Designs Business Contracts 127

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 14, 2022

15 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM), the EU legislator wanted to aid press publishers in licensing and enforcing their rights in press publications. Platforms are also under the obligation to contract with the press publishers requesting so and pay them a fair remuneration. Freedom to negotiate.

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Publishing Contracts Social Media Art 81

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

125 , I wanted to write a quick post about changes and enhancements to the ability for alcohol producers (breweries, wineries and distilleries) to contract manufacture in Wisconsin. Historically, only breweries were able to contract manufacture for other breweries in Wisconsin. Now, however, that’s changed. Thanks for reading!

Contracts 52

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 16, 2024

There are various laws in India that govern IPR and gaming laws, but the primary law are Patents Act, of 1970 , Trademark Act, of 1999 and Indian Contract Act, of 1872. Licensing of their games are also controlled under Copyright only. Since it promotes creativity, safeguards innovation and encourages fair competition.

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Intellectual Property Graphic Design Trademark Copyright 59

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Subsequently, the Committee published a report which set out a number of recommendations to Government [ Katpost here ] that included equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustments as well as referrals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).

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Music Government Contracts Marketing 130

Garrigues Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Licensing allows companies to enter new markets, reduce production and distribution costs, and strengthen consumer loyalty. However, the success of any licensing strategy hinges on a well-negotiated agreement that includes legal safeguards, clear responsibilities and protections against misuse of the trademark.

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Licensing Branding Branding Brands 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

3) What is the effect of open source licenses on the AI model that uses only some open source components? (4) There are many AI models that claim to be open source – just as there are multiple forms of open source licenses , from permissive licenses (e.g. MIT License or Apache License ) to less permissive licenses (e.g.

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Licensing Social Media Contracts Privacy 105