Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

The underlying digital asset is copyright protected and licensed to the buyer of the NFT. A non-fungible token allows you to put a smart contract onto the blockchain that is unique unto itself. Different types of information can be stored on a blockchain including ledger information and smart contracts. Why are NFTs in the news?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Eleven days ago, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed that: (1) the discovery rule of accrual applies to the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations; and (2) when the discovery rule applies, the copyright owner is not limited to damages for acts occurring within three years before the date of filing the lawsuit. July 14, 2022).

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Blogging Copyright Licensing Copyright Infringement 98

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 28, 2025

Methodology In a study on behalf of Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), Outsell surveyed 584 professionals evenly split across 14 industries. Figure 1: Copyright Awareness vs. Potential Unlicensed Sharing by Organization Level Source: Outsell Inc. Outsells fact-based analysis and all aspects of our opinion were independently derived.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? Buying Copyrights. The first thing that’s important to understand is that buying a copy of a creative work, even if it happens to the only copy in existence, doesn’t give you any copyright interest in the work. Buying Objects ? Definitely.

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Derivative Work Licensing Artwork Contracts 91

Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Any form of Intellectual Property (IP) , be it a trademark, patent, or copyright, can be licensed to third parties. Firstly, it is imperative to understand that an IP license is a contract or an agreement between the licensor and the licensee. Creating the IP Licensing Agreement.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. Introduction Intellectual Property refers to those intangible assets which are created by virtue of the human intellect. The ownership is not transferred.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 29, 2024

If possible, skip contracts that require seat-based licensing. Don’t let a lack of copyright compliance become a blocker. Speaking of copyright compliance, there’s no better time for an organization to be sure it’s up to speed in this area than ahead of an M&A transaction. Contact us now to learn more.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Context Copyright can be challenging for cultural institutions (or “GLAM“ for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums) when pursuing digitization and dissemination activities, as copyright governs whether a given work can be used and if so, how (as shown in recent studies for museums , archives or libraries ). Proposal 1.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works.

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Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Brands 52

LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2022

More times than not, issues of ownership come to a head when it is time to apply for a trade mark registration, engage in due diligence to raise funding or sell, or when a business needs to enforce its trade mark rights. At this point, it may be too late! Practical takeaways.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. There are a few blockchain solutions that can execute, hold and monitor contractual codes qualifying as “smart contract performance” which can be effective for digital rights management and various other IP transactions.

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Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. There are a few blockchain solutions that can execute, hold and monitor contractual codes qualifying as “smart contract performance” which can be effective for digital rights management and various other IP transactions.

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Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Further, it would also simplify due diligence required for IP transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. There are a few blockchain solutions that can execute, hold and monitor contractual codes qualifying as “smart contract performance” which can be effective for digital rights management and various other IP transactions.

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Technology Patent IP Invention 52

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For example, an application may specify ‘downloadable digital image files authenticated by [NFTs]’ in class 9 or ‘computer programming of smart contracts on a blockchain’ in class 42. The more specificity, the better. What does trade marking in the virtual world look like in practice?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). These provisions served as, among other things, models for Articles 18 and 20 in the new DSM Copyright Directive (2019/790).

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 8, 2023

Whether you are developing AI or using AI within your organization, you must perform due diligence, provide guidance and meet your fiduciary duty to the company. Discrimination Claims: Biased or unfair outcomes due to flawed algorithms or biased training data.

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 8, 2023

Whether you are developing AI or using AI within your organization, you must perform due diligence, provide guidance and meet your fiduciary duty to the company. Discrimination Claims: Biased or unfair outcomes due to flawed algorithms or biased training data.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash 2021 saw a very active German Bundesgerichtshof (“BGH” – Federal Supreme Court) in the area of copyright law. This article covers the most relevant copyright law decisions of the BGH from that year. Part II will cover claims under copyright law and collecting societies.

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Law Copyright Due Diligence Copyright Infringement 52

The IPKat

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In the first place, it establishes that the negotiations must be carried out under the principles of good faith, due diligence, transparency, and respect to free competition rules, noting that this excludes “ the exercise of a dominant position” – it does not say the abuse of it. Some other elements in the transposition of Art.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

However, the ensuing craze and notoriety generated by many high-value NFT transactions has revealed a slew of unanswered legal copyright questions and issues. However, de facto they merely owned proof of ownership without any proprietary value, as all copyright and any related rights were retained and not granted upon purchase.

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Non-Fungible Tokens IP Ownership Contracts 98

TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

That includes copyright infringement. All third-party services we use are bound by a contract with us to never use the information of our users for their own purposes and not to disclose the information to any third parties unrelated to the service. Some links in this article are affiliate links. We use Zendesk for our support team.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 3, 2023

Sara’s IP litigation experience includes both patent litigation and trade secret misappropriation litigation, which often also include various associated breach of contract and business torts. Liz Ranks concentrates her practice in patent litigation, as well as trademark, trade secret, copyright, and commercial litigation. in English.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Amendment makes betting, wagering, and gambling, in whatever form or manner, with money, a crime, whether the contract involves a game of skill or chance. It also introduces a due diligence process under Rule 3 and 4 which the Online Gaming Industry has to comply to. But cash stakes are not forbidden in games.

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Advertising Advertising Law Due Diligence 98

43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

DSA improvements on Ecommerce directive: new, clarified and linked to due diligence obligations. Liability exemptions are independent of a full set of due diligence obligations. This is the major DSA regulatory contribution—splitting due diligence from liability for third party content.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Generated with OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model based on a prompt corresponding to the wording of Recital 106 AI Act Introduction The interaction between the AI Act ( Regulation 2024/1689 ) and the exceptions for text and data mining (TDM) in the CDSM Directive is one of the most important topics in EU copyright law today.

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Copyright Copyright Law Due Diligence Marketing 139

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Codes objectives emphasise that the Providers should ensure and demonstrate compliance with their obligations under the AI Act, enable the AI Office to assess compliance, integrate AI models effectively, follow EU copyright law, and continuously manage systemic risks. The first draft of the Code is available here.

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Copyright Law Due Diligence Copyright Technology 75