IP Intelligence

APRIL 24, 2023

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. Forms and process documents (so long as they convey information). Technical drawings. And source code.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

“Web3 cannot and should not be reduced to blockchain when the real shift is towards user ownership of digital assets… This definitional shift focuses attention on what assets can be legally owned and the meaning of ownership “rights,” more generally, in the emerging digital spaces of web3.”. . user ownership of digital assets)?

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The media and entertainment (M&E) industry, comprises of a diversified range of businesses, which are frequently engaged in dissemination of creative expression and information. Intellectual Property Ownership. Introduction. 2] The idea-expression dichotomy offers no solution, making it quite inadequatein this regard. Challenges.

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

Contracts should clearly state who owns the rights to the prompts. This includes specifying whether the creator of the prompts, i.e. the prompt engineers, retains ownership or if the rights are transferred to another party, such as the employer or clients, as the case may be. exclusive vs. non-exclusive rights).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Underpinned by the widespread belief that publishers exploit academic works, to sustain a monopoly that restricts access to information in favor of profit, all bets are suddenly off. “ Section 25 of the Contract Act is relied upon to contend an agreement without consideration is void.” After suspending Sci-Hub’s.SE

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Nelligan Law

MARCH 12, 2025

Employment contracts and liabilities. Share Purchase: The buyer acquires all or a majority of the shares of the company, assuming ownership of its operations and liabilities. Issues surrounding employers obligations to its employees related to a change in ownership form a key part of the deal making process in any sale of a business.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

Further, in the context of copyrightable works, such as images, information databases, etc., However, if the ownership of the space object is not easily determinable, it would fall to the parties to the dispute to agree on the jurisdiction they shall be subject to. are being created by space objects or personnel.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Unsophisticated consumers may conflate the purchase of an NFT associated with a digital good with ownership of IP rights in that good. Patents The Report discussed in section IV: (i) the use of NFTs to manage registration, ownership, and licensing of patents; and (ii) how current patent laws apply to NFT-related inventions.

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IIPRD

MARCH 13, 2025

These rights include exclusive ownership benefits and rights against any misuse, alteration, modification etc. Trade Secrets Trade secret is the information that is confidential, commercially valuable, known to limited persons and is actively kept secret from the public, and which may be sold or licensed.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

created) on a permissionless blockchain (like Ethereum, Cardano o Solana) through a software called “smart contract” which is recorded on the blockchain itself. Consequently, the definition of NFTs as “certificate of authenticity” or “certificate of ownership” is not accurate. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.),

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Non-Fungible Tokens Contracts Copying Art 135

IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 16, 2021

In case federal law permits the registration of trade secrets and confidential information, it must be registered as in the case of the United States. At places, the protection of this information is enforced through contractual obligations among the employers and employees.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

Here’s what they write: Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst Artificial Kat Over the past two years the IPKat has hosted debate on the question of whether the outputs of generative AI tools are protected under copyright law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Contract Formation. Reminder: a second click is best practice because it reduces risk of contract formation failure, like what happens here). The court doesn’t specify what contract terms gap-fill in the TOS’s absence, but those default rules won’t be as favorable to Roblox as their TOS. Section 230.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 21, 2021

The exchange while providing a forum with standardized licensing terms published pricing, and a marketplace with more accessible information about what kinds of IP assets are available for licensing. The exchange works on the Unit License Right (ULR) contract.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2024

To foster an open and inclusive dialogue, the meeting operated under the Chatham House Rule , meaning that participants are free to use the information received at the meeting, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed, outside of this meeting.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 29, 2024

Hence, commercialization occurs by distributing contracts among the authors and directors/publishers to distribute their works. Like any contract, a broadcasting agreement is entered between the concerned parties ascertaining their rights and obligations with respect to their content as a document enforceable in the eyes of law.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 22, 2022

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. In Blue Mountain Enterprises, LLC v. Owen , 74 Cal. Silvermark).

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Patently-O

MAY 22, 2024

The majority opinion written by Judge Taranto and joined by Judge Dyk held the contract language was ambiguous on this point and remanded for further factual development to determine the parties’ intent. Core developed the patented invention “entirely on [his] own time” under his employment agreement. Judge Mayer dissented.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The study focused on two relevant E&Ls in the EU’s Information Society Directive (ISD) : the exception for the purpose of scientific research of Article 5(3)(a) ISD and the exception for the purpose of quotation, including criticism and review, of Article 5(3)(d) ISD. Recommendations.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

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). They require both chain of tile and a contract setting forth the seller and buyers’ essential contract terms. NFTs are no different.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

I refer to “data snarfers” as businesses that aggregate (via scraping or APIs) lots of sensitive online personal information to offer analytics, business/competitive intelligence, and similar services. BrandTotal’s initial software proactively pinged Facebook and collected responsive information. ” Oof.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

While the copyright conditions in the user agreements of the applications in question are always important, it will be assumed for the purposes of this post that the apps do not claim ownership through these user agreements. Ownership of copyright in the lectures presented by the speakers. written in advance).

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. Forms and process documents (so long as they convey information). Technical drawings.

Ownership 64

Ownership Copyright Registration Public Domain 64

Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

For example, a copyright will help keep your ownership over artistic creations (like songs or videos). Your employer could attempt to gain the intellectual property rights for your creation, drastically shifting ownership (and revenue) of your work. Why is IP important? So, why does any of this matter? Key take-aways.

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2021

Although few laws concern the use of an image without consent, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms , the Criminal Code , the Copyright Act , and the Security of Information Act address these legal issues. Section 13(3) states that if the photographer was contracted for work, the photos taken belong to their employer.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

“Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff. First, he claims ownership over all of Plaintiff’s works via a contract that is, on information and belief, fraudulent. In response, MindGeek subsidiary MG Premium dismissed the document as fraudulent.

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IPilogue

JUNE 1, 2022

Nowadays, privacy concerns exceed personal information protection. . Enables platform workers to access relevant information about algorithmic decisions. explanation about how the personal information used was obtained. AI-based social scoring for general purposes by public authorities. Ensures human monitoring. .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. ” Does this mean that courts will reject any claim, including a TTC claim, that could lead to “information monopolies”?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 20, 2023

The basic facts don’t appear to be in dispute; Nintendo informed 1fichier that it had found pirated copies of its games on the service, but 1fichier refused to take them down. We cannot independently verify that Nintendo failed to meet these alleged standards, but we are informed that this is the basis of the dispute.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 26, 2022

This involved updating Alectra’s record of registered trademarks using information from external legal counsel. My unique contributions to the audit included drafting memoranda for departments, requesting information that could be helpful to Alectra in trademark opposition and expungement proceedings.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

“Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff. First, he claims ownership over all of Plaintiff’s works via a contract that is, on information and belief, fraudulent. In response, MindGeek subsidiary MG Premium dismissed the document as fraudulent.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

In today’s digital world, a lot of data and information have been shared online and are susceptible to corruption and copying. NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability. NFTs are governed by smart contracts, which divide ownership and limit transferability.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 16, 2023

Proper strategy, governance, processes, policies and contracts are needed to ensure any IP creation resulting from the collaboration and any real upside potential can be shared with Alectra. University IP policies vary, but they all grapple with similar legal issues such as disclosure, use, ownership, commercialization, and revenue sharing.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

Expand creator rights with contract restrictions Issue : The report states that the music industry market is an oligopsony - when a market is dominated by a small number of large buyers, which concentrates demand and keeps prices down at the expense of the sellers. Plot twist!

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The contract provided that the buyer would own the “Work” once it was paid for and that “Purchaser and/or building owner may not copyright, reproduce, or merchandise images of the Work without the Artist’s written consent in advance.” Hy-Vee, Inc., 3d -, 2023 WL 3602813, No. 4:22-cv-00025-RGE-HCA (S.D.

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Ownership Contracts Copyright Registration 69

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In this scenario, AI can change its behavior during operation to respond to unanticipated information or events. The applicable rules, namely in terms of ownership, contracts, exceptions and limitations, are not the same. One could choose to look at prompts as normal literary works rather than software.

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