Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

Licensing 52

Licensing Derivative Work Intellectual Property Moral Rights 52

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The sale of an NFT also includes a smart contract. Therefore, the purchaser of an NFT will only receive the underlying copyright when the smart contract accompanying the NFT expresses this. Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Art Moral Rights Copyright Infringement 111

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As more and more projects in these fields adopt open-source licensing, the legal complexities tied to these licenses are becoming increasingly relevant, with dual licensing being a case in point. Second, altering the license could alienate a project’s community, leading to forks or abandonment.

Licensing 40

Licensing Derivative Work Intellectual Property Moral Rights 40

Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

V Ross Intelligence, Inc. – (Some) answers coming soon This case, which involves the alleged surreptitious copying of the entire Westlaw database (after having been denied a license) in order to create an allegedly competing product, is already significant in that the Complaint survived a motion to dismiss. This will be hard to defend.

Litigation 98

Litigation Fair Use Copying Derivative Work 98

JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

Perhaps one of the most salient legal issues is whether there is copyright infringement or a violation of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (“VARA”) in the virtual modification (e.g., For the most part, liability may be avoidable: museums could defend any copyright (e.g.,

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Fair Use Art Social Media 52

The IPKat

AUGUST 15, 2023

Dua Lipa and Warner Music are being sued by talk box inventor and singer, Bosko Kante, for breach of contract and copyright infringement in hit song 'Levitating'. Kante alleges both 1) copyright infringement and 2) breach of an oral agreement. billion plays on Spotify).

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Music Copyright Contracts 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). Claims under copyright law.

Contracts 98

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98