Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The letter claimed that the director, an ad agency, and a popular theme park had all committed copyright infringement because a panda appeared in the background of their TV commercial. But if they appear on film without permission, even fleetingly, they could prompt a copyright infringement lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

For example, Danish anti-piracy group Rights Alliance demanded The Eye to remove their copy of Books3, which it did. The dataset also disappeared from the website of AI company Huggingface, citing reported copyright infringement , while others considered their options. 107,” Meta notes.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Yesterday, the Supreme Court held 7-2 that a specific use of Andy Warhol’s “Orange Prince” silk screen—based on a copyrighted photograph of Prince—was not fair use. Goldsmith alleged copyright infringement after seeing Orange Prince in Condé Nast’s article.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. The Court refers to it more specifically as a “user’s right”.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

Goldsmith , Opinion located here , the estate of deceased pop artist Andy Warhol argued its use of the photo at issue was fair use under the first of the four Fair Use test factors (the “purpose and character of the use”), because Warhol’s contributions were transformative, adding new expression, meaning, or message.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court found that artistic changes to a pre-existing work, alone, not necessarily sufficient to make a derivative work fair use. copyright law. copyright law, the Supreme Court focused on the actual use made, i.e. what the user does with the original work. Copyright law in the U.S.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

What is copyright infringement? Unauthorized use of a work protected by copyright is referred to as copyright infringement. In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement. The Purpose of copyright. How to prevent copyright infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2021

Finding Google’s copying a fair use, the Supreme Court ended Oracle’s decade-long attempt to recover copyright damages. In designing the mobile platform, Google independently developed most of the code but copied what the parties referred to as “declaring code” for 37 application programming interfaces, or APIs.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Typically, tattoo aftercare instructions include strictly hygienic recommendations, but tattoo artist Kat Von D might have a unique suggestion: prepare to be an exhibit in a copyright infringement lawsuit. for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976. Sedlik (“Sedlik”) filed a complaint in the U.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

The libraries use this concept of CDL justify the mass digitalization of copyright works digital versions of their legally obtained items and lending them to patrons in a controlled manner. This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Although privacy invasion has been the main topic of discussion in this virtual context, there is another issue at hand: copyright infringement. The rights of speakers, organisers, and participants under Indian copyright law will be discussed in this Article, which will explore copyright concerns connected to webinars.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

De Fontbrune held the position that the estate did not have the power to approve such use. At the request of De Fontbrune , in 1998, the police confiscated copies of Wofsy’s book, and De Fontbrune sued for copyright infringement. The plaintiffs argued that the book has a commercial purpose, which weighs against fair use.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

is one of the most interesting cases in history to rely on a fair use defense, arguing that the alleged infringement qualifies as a parody. ” 2 Live Crew had previously sought to license the track from Acuff-Rose to be used as a parody; Acuff-Rose refused and 2 Live Crew used it anyway. .” Campbell v.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 15, 2024

The Beastie Boys filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Chili’s over a ‘Sabotage’ parody, but is it a case of mistaken identity? By now, you’ve probably heard about the copyright infringement and false endorsement lawsuit filed by legendary hip-hop group Beastie Boys against Chili’s Grill & Bar. .”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era. However, with more advantages, some disadvantages also come into play.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Filed in May, the complaint alleged two types of copyright infringement, violations of the Federal Communications Act (FCA), conversion, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. However, the channel the ‘reference video’ was uploaded to has none of these qualities, the defendants say.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2024

Aside from addressing copyright infringements in an automated fashion, the Content ID system brings in billions of dollars in revenue. Many rightsholders choose to monetize copyright-infringing videos instead of taking them down, which can be quite lucrative. This approach was initially controversial but not anymore.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The 1976 Act brought in many aspects of copyright with which we are now familiar, including codifying fair use in Section 107 (it previously had been applied on a common law basis). Harper & Row brought suit and The Nation argued that publishing the excerpts was a fair use.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Copyright infringement and De Minimis are often replaced to complement each other. However, de minimis is sometimes used as a defence in a copyright lawsuit. More often than not, the lawsuits filed for copyright infringement are cases of de minimis and thereto, get dismissed on the anvil of frivolity.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2023

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has issued its first final decision since it was established by law in December 2020, finding in favor of a photographer who claimed a lawyer infringed his copyright by displaying one of his photographs on his law firm website. Oppenheimer said he discovered his aerial photograph of the Ronald V.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2024

Instead of alleging concrete copyright infringement by end users, the technology itself is framed as copyright-infringing. “At most, The Times’s allegations establish Microsoft’s awareness that someone could use a GPT-based product to infringe. . Instead, it mostly sticks to its original claims.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the verdict form the jury stated that Defendants had not proven fair use, the Plaintiff (Alexander) should receive $3,750 USD for actual losses from the Defendant’s use of the tattoo designs, and did not answer as to profits can be attributed to the Plaintiff for use of the tattoos. was released. Citing Muhammad-Ali v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

With reference to the monetization through the YouTube video, the court stated that such humorous renditions, are not merely entertainment but also a source of livelihood for various content creators especially the youth. This usually applies in cases of news, parody, commentary, non-commercial use etc. Rajagopal v.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Introduction The word ‘parody’ refers to work that uses humor as a means to critique, ridicule, or expose the flaws in existing work. Since copying was for the purpose of criticism, it amounted to fair dealing and did not constitute infringement of the copyright. s commercial.

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 2, 2022

In a 30-page order, the district court largely denies both parties’ motions for summary judgment, finding triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. and High Voltage Tattoo) asked the court to determine that the use of Sedlik’s photo as a reference image qualified as a fair use of the copyrighted work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

An example: Moonbug submitted takedown notices to YouTube covering at least 70 videos and sued Babybus for copyright infringement. ” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. .

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Yesterday, Plaintiffs hit back, noting that OpenAI hasn’t moved to dismiss the “core claim” in the lawsuits—direct infringement. Yesterday, Plaintiffs hit back, noting that OpenAI hasn’t moved to dismiss the “core claim” in the lawsuits—direct infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“Kiwi Farms users provided a Google Drive link to a full copy of Mr. Greer’s book.” Greer sued Moon and Kiwi Farms for contributory copyright infringement and other claims. The district court dismissed the contributory claim because the defendants didn’t materially contribute to the infringement.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

In 1984, Vanity Fair sought to license the photograph for an “artist reference” in a story about the musician. Goldsmith agreed to license a one-time use of the photograph with full attribution. The first factor of fair use considers the nature of and reasons for a copier’s use of an original work. [4]

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. A few days ago, this lack of action prompted Bungie to request a default judgment totaling roughly $12 million in damages for copyright infringement and circumventing Bungie’s technological protection measures.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Understanding legal and fair use is especially important in academic settings because dissemination of information often requires the use of evidence.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

On a broad reading, there seems to be an obvious conflict of two areas of law, where the RPwD Act mandates fundamental access to all content but the Copyright Act grants the author the right to control how their works are copied.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 8, 2023

Copyright infringement & fair use. Thus, Intellectual property refers to the creation of the human mind. To promote fair trade, which will contribute to economic and social development. Copyright is the inherent right of a creator, artist, composer or another creator to prevent the use of their work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

It sought public views on various copyright enforcement challenges, including industry-led enforcement mechanisms, the website blocking scheme that was introduced in Australia in 2015, a statutory safe harbour and notice and take-down scheme, access to courts in copyright disputes, especially small ones, and remedies for copyright infringements.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Github fulfilled its requirements under the law by taking them both down but believing they could continue their work under the doctrine of fair use, the team behind ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’ filed a DMCA counter-notice to have them restored. Copyright Infringment Lawsuit.

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