Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By excluding the creation of generative artificial intelligence from the scope of both TDM exceptions, the Polish copyright law would remove any statutory basis for the use of copyrighted works in the context of building generative AI models.

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The Illusion of More

JULY 15, 2023

Many creators feel very strongly that “training” AI models with unlicensed, copyrighted works is unjust—not least because generative AIs built on their creativities will put some creators out of business while enriching more tech moguls. appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In Case C-426/21 , the CJEU looked into the complicated relationship between copyright law and online television services. Ocilion is an Austrian company that offers hardware and software equipment to business clients – such as network operators, hotels, stadiums – to enable them to offer Internet TV services.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

First Case of its Type in Japan This week local anti-piracy group CODA revealed details of a copyright prosecution that’s so unusual, it’s probably never happened before. On October 29, officers from Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters and Tome Police Station arrested three men on suspicion of violating copyright law.

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IPilogue

MAY 18, 2022

CIPO has reached a conclusion after they recently issued copyright to a piece of art with an AI tool listed as a co-author (along with a human co-author). Copyright law has been around since the 18th century, and the evolution of technology has allowed humans to reach new heights of creativity for mass consumption.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 21, 2022

First off today, Hillel Italie at the Associated Press reports that a judge in Maryland has shot down a law that would have required publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries in the state. Copyright Office’s New Small-Claims Court Opens for Business. ” 3: U.S.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Image from here Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws? Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A new study published in the Harvard Business Review examines the impact of AI systems on human creators. The answers are not encouraging. The post Does AI Replace Human Creators? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (USCO) launched a new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works generated using AI tools and using copyrighted materials in AI training. On March 16, 2023, the U.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

One such legal issues is what is referred to as “fair use,” which becomes particularly problematic in the context of the copyright law. Such databases may include work that is copyrighted. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides for the laws related to data privacy and some form of regulation.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Furthermore, in the complaint, Pearson admitted to doing business with Chegg though it didn’t say what the nature of the partnership was, only that it has since ended. This is especially true when you’re dealing with two juggernauts that have some kind of business history with one another. Chegg’s Potential Defenses.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Welcome to the fourth (and last) round up of EU copyright law for 2023! In this edition, we update you on what has happened in the last three months of 2024 in EU copyright law. The end of the year was busy for both the courts and the policy makers. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Dear readers, Happy new year!

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2025

Todays sentence is an important reminder to all those who buy and sell TV firesticks that crime does not pay it breaches copyright law and we encourage people to report suspected cases to the Citizens Advice consumer service, a Trading Standards spokesperson said on Friday. There is no doubt that Kanda broke the law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Previously, no legislative framework existed in Ireland for qualified users such as educational establishments and cultural heritage institutions to pursue these public policy goals in digital settings (see Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation public consultation on the transposition of Directive).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

While early responses are often overblown, it shows that AI development is a serious, high stakes business. copyright laws and pressure from copyright holders, make AI companies hesitant to bite into this fruit, fearing legal repercussions. In the U.S., We don’t have the answers to any of these questions.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This review of Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty by Tito Rendas, is brought to you by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Now that the summer is formally over it is time for the third trimester of the 2024 roundup of EU copyright law. It has been generally a quiet trimester during the summer with things heating up in September with two new preliminary references.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 13, 2025

In common with all similar communications, the person paying the bill faces allegations; in this case, regardless of the fact that Walsh is a business customer of Eir, operating a free Wi-Fi service for the benefit of customers. Those with a business account are exempt, so the warning letter shouldn’t have been sent in the first place.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

million in copyright damages against Skiplagged—but the website’s business model remains largely unaffected. When misused, copyright—meant to safeguard creative expression—can become a tool to stifle competition or a backdoor means to restrict business practices that, though controversial, remain legal.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. Copyright Law, works lapse into the public domain on January First of the year their copyright expires. Milne’s book Winnie the Pooh.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

For independent creators, every hour spent working on one’s copyright is an hour not spent on creating new work or running their business. As such, many creators either neglect their work’s copyright protection or pay someone else to handle it, often at great cost. The first is sending a cease and desist letter.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 11, 2024

With the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, the widespread use of copyrighted works to train the software systems behind these programs is raising pressing legal questions about the permissible use of copyrightable works. OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has signed.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

However, the CJEU is yet to clarify the copyright law-relevant meaning of “pastiche”, pending the current reference in the Pelham II case, which aims to shed light on whether pastiche could serve as a “catch-all” provision for artistic use of copyright-protected works (see e.g. here ). A solution?

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 22, 2025

From business leaders comparing AI learning to human education to justify training practices to lawmakers crafting policies based on flawed human-AI analogiesthis tendency to humanize AI might inappropriately shape crucial decisions across industries and regulatory frameworks. ” These human terms feel natural, but they are misleading.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2024

to and directly harmed its business. to’s law firm Boston Law Group sent a cease and desist letter to Promusicae, describing the takedown notice as defamatory and false. “The Website does not decrypt any technological controls implemented to protect copyrighted works,” MP3.to’s

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

2: HC Directs Telegram to Disclose Details of Channels Violating Copyright Law. Next up today, Business Standard reports that, in India, the Delhi High Court has ordered the messaging platform Telegram to disclose the operators of various channels on its service that local rightsholders claim are sources for pirated content.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

But there are some serious copyright issues that you ought to be aware of when you are working with others to create content for you. 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.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As these technologies continue to gain traction, pending lawsuits and legal uncertainty around the globe highlight the need to respect copyright law while leveraging the power of AI. Generative AI systems are strengthened by reliance on high quality, responsibly sourced training materials, including copyrighted works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 20, 2024

In 2022, the Hamburg Higher Regional Court held Pelham’s use of the Metall auf Metall sample to be lawful under §51a, arguing that pastiche covers the recognizable (re)use of original parts of protected works, insofar as the borrowing work engages in some form of discussion or intellectual interaction with the original work.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Businesses in seemingly every industry are rapidly embracing artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, to revolutionize their operations, enhance productivity, and drive innovation. Let’s explore why responsible AI use starts with proper licensing and implications for businesses like yours when navigating these waters.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2021

This week Malaysia’s Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) passed the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2021 which, among other things, will more directly address the challenges of illegal streaming.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

The next wave of success and the subsequent and inevitable rise of other unblocked sites kept Malaysian authorities busy; in 2019 (438 sites), 2020 (644), and in 2021 (347). Whether some or all of these ‘sites’ were clones, mirrors, or proxies, or potentially just new domains, wasn’t revealed.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. This, in turn, is why pirate NFTs became such big business. NFTs as a profit center makes it so that the motivation is to churn out and sell as many as you can, in many cases, the law be dammed.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The law also includes a definition of “news business” which is an entity that operates a news outlet (ie. if you’re not a news outlet you can’t be a news business) and “eligible news business”, which involves those businesses that may qualify for payments. Section 29.21

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

One of the main areas of intellectual property law development is the link between artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights (IPRs). Growing AI-related business activity, early case law, and legislative and international policy activities are making it more and more relevant in practice.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 25, 2024

While the raw data within a database may not be eligible for copyright protection, the originality involved in selecting, organizing, or arranging the data can bring a database under the scope of copyright law. This raises critical questions: What qualifies as originality in the context of database protection?

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

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. Copyright Act regulates the works which are created by humans only.

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