Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

While creative industries claim their work has been not only stolen but specifically used to replace them, AI providers continue, remarkably, to insist that the millions of images ‘fed’ to the AI can be used without permission as part of the ”social contract” of the Internet. Is it a proper copyright ownership or an assigned license?

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

Subsequently, the Committee Report on the Economics of Music Streaming has been published, calling for "a complete reset" of music streaming and the need for significant change within the music industry. The report nominates the remuneration to be paid by the rightsholders, (i.e. Explained here ].

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

A recent article by Paul Sullivan in the New York Times reported on an interesting change occurring in the music industry due to the pandemic. As a practice, artists enter into contracts with publishers which grant them ownership of the work to commercially exploit it and collect the royalties it earns. Image from here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2022

Rumors of abuse have circulated for years, with many reports of user videos being monetized by people that shouldn’t have the right to do so. I falsely claimed legal ownership over them and began receiving royalty payments. Using MediaMuv, we entered a contract with Y.T. Grand Jury Indictment. Batista Will Plead Guilty.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Digital assets can be protected by IP and have always been capable of being licensed or assigned via a contract, or protected as a trade mark. There have also been complaints where creators have tried to NFT their own creativity but by doing so have breached a contract. The terms of ownership and remuneration vary between platforms.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain?

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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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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. On 23 August 2021, Sotheby’s sold the “re-minted” on Ethereum Quantum NFT to a buyer, Alex Amsel, for a reported sum of $1,472,000 US. a jpeg) stored on the cloud. are applicable to it.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 28, 2022

Trade mark ownership is an important consideration for any business. Unfortunately however, while seemingly obvious, the concept of ownership is sometimes overlooked and can be more complex than originally imagined. At this point, it may be too late! Let’s start with the legislation – a very good place to start.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The movie companies allege a breach of contract but note that due to the defendants’ alleged accounting deficiencies, they are unable to put an exact figure on the amount Hierl and his law firm failed to pay. For their part, the defendants view the situation quite differently.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to a report by Markets and Markets, the cryptocurrency market is expected to grow from USD 1.6 According to a report by Business Insider, more than half of the 100 largest banks in the world have already invested in crypto and blockchain-based companies. billion in 2021 to USD 2.2

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 20, 2023

DStorage/1fichier says it did not remove the content reported by Nintendo because it wasn’t manifestly illegal and, in any case, Nintendo had failed to meet reporting standards required under French law. ” 1fichier notes that files reported by Nintendo carried names such as ‘GC0013.part4.rar

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Construing these allegations as true and in Service’s favor, Service subjectively believed that he possessed an ownership interest and that he never approved the Comedy Dynamics deal. I’m pretty sure the drafters of 512(f) never contemplated that it would be invoked in disputes over ownership.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

Antoon was the CEO of the adult company but left his position a few months ago, according to media reports. “Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff. . “Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Thus, the digital context of copyright exploitation contracts leads to questions of applicable law. Business-to-business contracting parties enjoy significant freedom in determining the law applicable to their contractual relationship. The online exploitation of content protected by copyright inherently entails cross-border aspects.

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Such ambiguity means that contracts between parties are crucial to regulating patent ownership. Under English law, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether an AI program can be regarded as an inventor of a patent.

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IAM Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Such ambiguity means that contracts between parties are crucial to regulating patent ownership. Under English law, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether an AI program can be regarded as an inventor of a patent.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

COPYRIGHT OFFICE, REPORT TO THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS BY THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 5 (1966). First, held the Board, a machine cannot enter into any binding legal contract. Secondly, the doctrine is about ownership, not existence of a valid copyright. were actually conceived and executed not by man but by a machine.”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Amongst other things, the Act also establishes a National Rights Registry (NRR ) , which is the central repository collating details pertaining to the ownership of various copyright works. One national newspaper reported that the NCC granted the request and commenced investigation.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

According to Duff and Phelps, and CII’s joint report in 2019 on IP-backed financing, the proportion of tangible assets in the market value of Standard and Poor’s 500 firms has declined from over 80 percent to under 20 percent in the past three decades, thus signifying the rising contribution of intangible assets.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

Antoon was the CEO of the adult company but left his position a few months ago, according to media reports. “Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff. . “Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking. Prototypical 19 th case: Publishing agreement is silent on ownership; publisher complies w/formalities and author doesn’t.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2025

ANALYSIS OF THE DISPUTE According to the Indian Copyright Act of 1957, copyright ownership is contingent upon the nature of any agreements or the footage in place. ’ [4] This allows the party to use copyrighted work without the copyright owner’s permission for research, news reporting, etc. [5]

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 5, 2025

This post will briefly state the known factual position as can be gleaned from the various news reports that cover the issue. Now as to the question of who owns the BTS or who does not, the following issues will determine the question of ownership: Whether BTS form part of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan which is owned by the production house?

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Nkem Itanyi (University of Nigeria) on a recent dispute over copyright ownership of the movie, Shanty Town which premiered on Netflix in January 2023 and discussions over a sequel to the movie.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The breathless media reports soon followed. Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. But the less-shiny reality is that this is primarily a contract dispute—a fight about whether the publication rights Quentin Tarantino reserved in his agreement with Miramax include the right to sell digital screenplay scans.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

They are seeking to establish that they have an ownership stake in both the copyrights and performers’ property rights in the tracks which the band recorded between 1966 and 1970, and that they are owed unpaid royalties from Sony as a result. While likely to be of some frustration to his client, this reasoning is correct.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 23, 2024

This post focuses on the second requirement: “any individual who, directly or indirectly, owns or controls at least 25% of the ownership interests in the company.” Just look at the company’s shares/ownership units. Look at who owns the company, and how much of an ownership interest each owner has. Dig Deeper.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 25, 2025

NCSC, nudged by the BHC, initiated an inquiry and submitted a report recommending compensation as per the Atrocities Act and rules In response, the State refused to provide compensation for the loss of raw data collected during the survey under Rule 12(4) for damage to property. Mere proof of ownership would suffice.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. 13] Recent trends are shown in the chart below, adapted from a Westfleet Advisors report. [14] 13] Recent trends are shown in the chart below, adapted from a Westfleet Advisors report. [14]

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While the High Court found Morison liable for trademark infringement as well as passing-off, the trial judge did not make a finding of copyright infringement, stating that as the designer of the device was not called to testify, copyright ownership was not sufficiently proven. For more on this decision, see this Katpost.

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The IPKat

JULY 14, 2022

A comment to the EUIPO Guidance on NFTs by Paolo Maria Gangi As The IPKat reported a few days ago here , the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently released some guidance notes on its approach to the classification of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Here's what Paolo Maria writes:- [Guest post] What is an NFT?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

The CTA requires a range of entities to file a report with the U.S. The reporting rule goes into effect on January 1, 2024. The reporting rule goes into effect on January 1, 2024. Who is Required to Report? What is Required to be Reported? corporations; U.S. LLCs; Other similar U.S. LLCs; Other similar U.S.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The Globe and Mail reported on August 7, 2022 that Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez are working on reforming the Copyright Act to include an artist resale right (ARR) within the scope of the act’s protections.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The law does not apply to contracts covering confidential and proprietary information, protection of trade secrets, or inventions assignment agreements. Contract lawyers know that to be enforceable a promise must be supported by consideration. One-size-fits-all contracts always need fine-tuning. Mandatory Review. Consideration.

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