Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

Copying 101

Copying Copyright Law Copyright Social Media 101

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. ix] Just a brief glimpse at a meme can demonstrate just how little copyright protected material is used. [x] xii] These so called “rules for meme marketing” instruct corporate entities to be “authentic” and “relatable.”

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2023

An interesting feature of copyright law is its tendency to lag behind the times while new technology races ahead and exploits its numerous ‘loopholes’ One of the most famous loopholes was ‘exposed’ when streaming overtook BitTorrent to become the delivery method of choice for millions of video-oriented pirates.

Copyright Law 118

Copyright Law Settlement Copying Copyright 118

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

But much like George Washington’s army, even though Flo & Eddie lost many individual battles, they ultimately won the war, as their quixotic litigation campaign prompted Congress to grant protection to pre-1972 sound recordings equivalent to that provided to newer sound recordings under federal copyright law.

Blogging 86

Blogging Copyright Settlement Ownership 86

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

Fair Use 96

Fair Use Derivative Work Blogging Licensing 96

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

A photo of the Indianapolis nighttime skyline has generated $825 in license fees & $135k in settlements. After 3+ yrs of litigation, court awards Bell $200 in statutory damages–but actually $0 due to a related settlement. Bloomberg Law : Redbubble Didn’t Infringe Atari Marks, Copyrights, Jury Says. 26, 2021).

Copyright 113

Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Copyright Law 113

TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2023

million copyright infringement damages award in hand, and suddenly cooperative defendants helping to unveil others involved in the circumvention of Bungie’s technological protection measures. By June 2022, Bungie had a $13.5

Copyright 126

Copyright Privacy Settlement Copyright Infringement 126

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

At an initial conference on January 23, 2023, the parties reached a settlement and asked to dismiss the claim. Prutton admitted to copying and said that his adult daughter had helped him with his website. (A On February 3, they submitted a joint request to dismiss the proceeding: So, did the CCB process work? It seems like it did.

Blogging 97

Blogging Fair Use Copyright Copyright Notice 97

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

provid[es] an estimate of the fair market value of goods and services provided by religious organizations, and. market for religious publishing and products at $6.8 copyright law. ”) Other religions “seek copyright for secrecy, but secrecy to protect their students[,].teachers ” Id. at 135-36. .”)

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Musicologists in litigation: (1) identify formal similarities—instrumentation, chord progression; (2) opine on how aesthetically similar/significant those similarities are; (3) opine about the rarity of similar features; (4) opine that copying did or didn’t occur. Same concept of similarity governs both elements of the copyright claim!

Music 52

Music Art Copying Licensing 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Oracle , that ‘fair use’ is an ‘equitable rule of reason’ requiring ‘judicial balancing’ of ‘the sometimes conflicting aims of copyright law’ so that copyright does not ‘stifle the very creativity which the law las was meant to foster.’ ’ (Op.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Music Copyright Fair Use 52