IP and Legal Filings

JULY 29, 2024

Another lesser-known problem of the authors of the schools providing educational services through the Internet is the question of the control of the distribution of copies of copyrighted works. Informing the users of the copyright laws and the repercussions of violating them is the other measure of risk management.

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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. References Civic Chandran v/s C.

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Michael Geist

JULY 20, 2022

For much of the past two decades, copyright groups have steadfastly sought to deny what the Supreme Court of Canada has repeatedly endorsed, namely that the purpose of Canadian copyright law is to serve the public interest by balancing users’ and authors’ rights. ” The decision – SOCAN v. 339, at para.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. We started this rubric in the beginning of 2021. Stay tuned as a comment on the study is coming soon in the blog.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. Copyright Law, works lapse into the public domain on January First of the year their copyright expires. Milne’s book Winnie the Pooh.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

After being uploaded in the preceding days, on April 26 the company filed a complaint at YouTube alleging copyright infringement. As the takedown notice shows, Riot Games demanded not only the removal of the video, but also any additional copies that may be uploaded in the future. Riot Games Uses Copyright Law to Unmask Uploader.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Internet Archive is widely known for its Wayback Machine, which preserves copies of the web for future generations. ” The Archive’s motion to dismiss is limited to the statute of limitation argument but the record labels also picked up on the “hisses and crackles” references, which they couldn’t ignore.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Thomson Reuters argued that Legal Ease’s questions, incorporated by Ross in machine-readable form, essentially copied its creative headnotes. The Court’s analysis reveals a misunderstanding of how technological innovation intersects with copyright law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? “Kiwi Farms users provided a Google Drive link to a full copy of Mr. Greer’s book.” Somebody,” he explained, “created a copy of [his] book and put it in a Google Drive that is accessible on Kiwi Farms.”

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“Machine Learning” (ML) is a concept from computer science that refers to cases of algorithmic processes being applied to data in an iterative fashion (i.e., Building on this real-world foundation, the second panel will examine “ How Existing Copyright Regimes Address Issues Relating to Machine Learning.” to 2:30 p.m.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

Temporary or incidental storage of work or performance to provide electronic links, access, or integration, where the owner has not expressly prohibited such links, access, or integration, falls under the ambit of fair use of copyright, according to Section 52(1)(c) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957. Information Technology Act,2000.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

In 2019, Artem Stoliarov, a Russian DJ whose stage name is Arty, filed a lawsuit before the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that Marshmello’s song ‘ Happier ’ copied the synthesizer melody from his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s ‘I Lived’ (OneRepublic is an American pop rock band). From remixes to remasters.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the third trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this edition, we update you on what has happened between July and September 2023 in EU copyright law. The autumn has started with full speed – the courts and the policy makes have been very active.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the first trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this edition, we report on an AG Opinion that came out late in 2022 and update you on what has happened in the first trimester of 2023 in EU copyright law.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

One such legal issues is what is referred to as “fair use,” which becomes particularly problematic in the context of the copyright law. Such databases may include work that is copyrighted. Different jurisdictions have different copyright laws. Another important factor is market effect.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The GUIs at issue in THJ What does originality in copyright law mean? Recently, it was tackled once more by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales in a case – THJ v Sheridan [2023] EWCA Civ 1354 – concerning copyright protection of graphic user interfaces (GUIs). This is an evergreen – yet still vexed – question.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

Image by C Dustin via Unsplash Despite the increasing use of streaming services, where media content is not stored on local devices, but merely accessed online, the private copying exception (Art 5(2)(b) InfoSoc Directive) remains at the center of European jurisprudence. The CJEU decision C‑433/20 Private copies? Dropbox, iCloud).

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

Copyright Office, which is part of the federal government, the work itself is in the public domain. This means that it can be freely copied, printed, shared, distributed without any permission from the U.S. Copyright Office. The largest, in my view, is any information about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This review of Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty by Tito Rendas, is brought to you by the Rt Hon Sir Richard Arnold, Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Both authors frame their work by reference to the debate over legal standards and rules.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

It is a common practice to make copies of deteriorating or far away cultural heritage. As of 2022, it is not even a new idea to use digital methods to copy heritage, considering that the mass digitisation of cultural heritage, especially books, started more than two decades ago. Photo by awsloley via Pixabay.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Welcome to the fourth (and last) round up of EU copyright law for 2023! In this edition, we update you on what has happened in the last three months of 2024 in EU copyright law. Finally, the CJEU has received its first preliminary references on the CDSM Directive. You can read the previous round-ups here.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The companies aren’t hiding the ball as there are repeated references along the lines of “ at all times, Open AI was and is well aware of its obligations to obtain a valid licence to use the Works. It has already entered into licensing agreements with several content creators, including other news media organizations.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 15, 2021

The Polish Ministry of Culture has announced draft changes to the Polish copyright law on the collection and division of the private copying levy (also known as the blank media tax or levy). Part II looks at the compliance of the draft changes with EU law. million Euro.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

According to the Danish anti-piracy group, the woman had been selling pirated copies of eBooks on a number of online platforms without obtaining permission from copyright holders. “In short, copying e-books is illegal if you do not own the rights to them. State Prosecutor for Serious Economic Crime.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 16, 2024

2, 2024) ASTM, which produces technical standards, sued UpCodes for providing free online access to unauthorized copies of ten ASTM standards, all of which have been incorporated by reference into state and local legal codes. ASTM sought a preliminary injunction based on its copyright and trademark claims, which the court denied.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 10, 2024

For good measure, copies of the Yuzu judgment and the injunction that restrains its developers are supplied for reference. Specifically, yuzu illegally circumvents Nintendo’s technological protection measures and runs illegal copies of Nintendo Switch games,” the notice reads.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This principle means that as long as the copy of the copyrighted content is within its fair use, it is classified as an exception and meets legal standards. 1] This article aims to prove how the alleged copying fits within Fair Use by assessing these four factors to render OpenAIs challenge devoid of merit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 29, 2024

Photo by ThisisEngineering on Unsplash In November 2024, the CJEU cast light on the right to fair compensation under the private copying exception harmonised by Article 5(2)(b) InfoSoc Directive and the thorny issue of whether broadcasters are entitled to it. This post considers this judgment. It turns out that there’s plenty.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

However, an equally long list of controversies accompanies this list of accomplishments, the majority of which involve alleged copying. This pattern begins as far back as May of 2018, when Bernstein was accused of copying pieces from several smaller jewelry lines for a collaboration she did with Nordstrom.

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

Kat- quotation There is little doubt that one of the most (if not the most) significant exceptions in copyright law is the one relating to quotation, criticism or review. It then immediately (and correctly) rejected both arguments of the Court of Appeal referred to above, finding them devoid of any legal merit. The answer is no.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

It involved the use of copyrighted content to create an alleged ‘parody’ (one that many people would find offensive), the distribution of that content to the public via Twitter, and a defendant claiming immunity under copyright law. When he copied and then rebroadcast the news report, that was copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

The judgment notes that the plaintiff did not, in fact, claim that the defendant had copied his screenplay and did not claim originality in any one element or that there was a shot-by-shot reproduction. However, the plaintiff also did not argue that his arrangement of the plot was substantially copied by the defendant.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Welcome to the first trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. We started this rubric back in 2021. CJEU judgments and AG Opinions. Austro-Mechana, C-433/20.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the third trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The AG suggests that the private copyright exception applies in the cloud, but a separate levy may not be payable. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

‘Library Genesis,’ or ‘Libgen’ for short, is a group of pirate websites through which a vast array of written material is illegally copied and distributed online without any authorization, and with no remuneration to copyright holders.” Copyright Infringement (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.)

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Hence, through their operational frameworks, the platforms complained of were alleged to infringe the copyright, and broadcasting rights held by Star India. [This post is authored by Tanishka Goswami.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Even though that Court’s judgment was very specific to the V-Cast service, it left room, arguing a contrario and subject to certain conditions, to consider the mere provision of Cloud storage services of audio-visual content, with reproductions made on individual requests of end-users, to be covered by the private copying exception.

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