Copying, Copyright, Derivative Work and Television

Prof. Avichal Bhatnagar v. The CEO, Pralek Prakashan Pvt. Ltd : Taking a Look at The Conundrum Surrounding Copyright Protection vis-a-vis Accessibility for PwDs

SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

Emphasizing the lack of a robust mechanism to ensure access to literary work by persons with disability, the authors highlight how the existing copyright framework comes in conflict with the rights enshrined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Views expressed here are those of the authors’ alone.

Copyright

Copyright Copying Publishing Cinema

Keep Calm and Fandom On: Copyright in Cosplay, Fanfiction, and Fanart

IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While most creators support fandoms, with some even regularly appearing at fan conventions , the line between appreciating a creator’s work and copying can be blurred. What may seem like a harmless activity in the spirit of fandom can at times give rise to copyright infringement. .

Copyright

Copyright Television Copyright Infringement Derivative Work

Was Batman a Plagiarism?

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Through our modern lens, this kind of copying can seem insane. Ethically, this type of copying would be seen as plagiarism and the creators would be treated accordingly, especially given that some of the images were traced. These days, comic artists and comic fans do not tolerate this kind of copying.

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Plagiarism Copying Publishing Derivative Work

Jury Awards Damages to Tattoo Artist for Video-Game Depiction–Alexander v. WWE 2K (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. Aaron Moss has a thoughtful breakdown of the court’s seeming mishandling of the Alexander case at Copyright Lately. by guest blogger Aaron Perzanowski , University of Michigan Law School.

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Blogging Fair Use Copyright Infringement Copyright

Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. July 17, 2023).

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Blogging Copying Social Media Copyright

Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. First, as far as copyright cases go, this one’s easy.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] INTRODUCTION.

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With Friends Like These: Copyright Implications Of Novelists Drawing Inspiration From The Real Lives They Cross

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They do this to create works of fiction expressing the writers’ truths by using, altering, extending, or supplementing others’ reality, and sometimes even use what others have written about their own experiences. The copyright claims came down to a fair use analysis, something that has occupied discussions by this poster before.

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IP matters.to Love Island

Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

This year, “the most commercialised show on British television” allegedly netted more than £12 million in revenues before the first episode aired on 28 June. According to their Terms of Use, the user owns the copyright to the image posted but automatically agrees to license that image to Instagram.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Many copyright scholars and most in the world of fine art have loudly condemned the ruling as a travesty of justice. As usual, readers who are already familiar with the case and/or with copyright law may skip the “Background” sections below (but don’t skip the commentary “The Road Not Taken”).

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Fair Use Derivative Work Blogging Licensing

How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? If you remember just a few concepts that I’ll discuss in this post, you’ll be way ahead of the game when it comes to buying, selling and exploiting creative works, whether it’s in the metaverse or here in the boring old regularverse. Buying Copyrights.

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Miramax, Tarantino and a Fight Over Bright Shiny Objects

Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. Tarantino is being billed as the first major legal dispute involving copyrights and NFTs, it really isn’t a dispute about NFTs. Frankly, it’s barely a dispute about copyrights.

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Copying Non-Fungible Tokens Contracts Copyright

Tattoo Artist’s Trial Win is a Loss for Bodily Autonomy, Free Speech

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Despite a number of solid affirmative defenses—including implied license, de minimis use and waiver—the jury was only asked to determine whether defendants had proven that their conduct qualified as a fair use under the Copyright Act. That $3,750 works out to a measly $71 for each month the case has been pending. What Happened.

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Microsoft's PR agency got Gannett sued by sending it an ad for its Superbowl Ad Meter

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

15, 2023) This is a copyright suit against Gannett for advertising-like use of a photo taken by Campbell of NFL coach Katie Sowers; the photo came from a screenshot of an ad run by Microsoft that played during the Super Bowl. Campbell sued for copyright infringement, contributory/vicarious copyright infringement, and CMI removal.

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