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Utilizing the Annual Copyright License Across Your Organization

Velocity of Content

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.

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[Guest post] 'Can't Be Evil' NFT license - A tentative NFT worldwide license standard

The IPKat

Here's what Paolo writes: 'Can't Be Evil' NFT license – A tentative NFT worldwide license standard by Paolo Maria Gangi Can't Be Evil. Universal license - a set of NFT CC licenses under the name 'Can’t Be Evil'. Why a CC license? Let alone was it clear how to protect the IP rights in the artwork linked to it.

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Open Source AI – definition and selected legal challenges

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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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FitBit’s Contract Formation Upheld Despite Different Ways of Linking to the TOS—Houtchens v. Google (with Bonus Contracts Quick Links)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Still, it seems troublesome because it ignores that some contract was formed at point of purchase, and those terms should be relevant to governing the device and possibly whether or not the service TOS is an amendment, a conflicting contract, or something else. BONUS: Additional contracts links from the past six months.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The Offices found: To the extent that an NFT is associated with a copyrightable work, the creation, storage, marketing, or transfer of that NFT may implicate copyright owners’ exclusive rights. We also recommend that issuers ensure that there is a valid contract by requiring some form of affirmative acceptance by the purchasers.

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A Thumbs-Up Emoji Costs a Canadian Seller $82,000–South West Terminal v. Achter Land

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court summarizes: Mr. Mickleborough had a contract drafted for Achter to sell SWT 86 metric tonnes of flax to SWT at a price of $17.00 Mr. Mickleborough applied his ink signature to the contract, then took a photo of the contract using his cell phone. per bushel (which amounts to $669.26 In Bardales v.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Nevertheless , tokens may be used in a digital rights management scheme, as the aforementioned default position is subject to contract modification, as explained below. Copyright that is transferred upon selling an NFT may explicitly be outlined in the self-executing smart contract governing the sale.