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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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

APRIL 10, 2021

When developing Android, Google had copied the text and format of function calls from Oracle’s Java SE Application Programming Interface (API). LEXIS 1864 (2021), the Supreme Court held that Google’s copying was permissible fair use. 18-956, 2021 U.S. Software and IP.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 27, 2024

NVIDIA Faces Copyright Infringement Claims Earlier this year, several authors sued NVIDIA over alleged copyright infringement. The class action lawsuit claims that the company’s AI models were trained on copyrighted works taken from the ‘pirate’ site Bibliotik. Copyright Act,” the company writes.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2023

The Supreme Court recently upheld an appellate court’s ruling that Andy Warhol’s use of a photograph of Prince as a reference for a collection of screen prints is not fair use – to the extent his foundation decided to license them at least. Goldsmith et al, Case No. ” Unbeknownst to Ms.

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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

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. Acuff-Rose sued members of hip hop group 2 Live Crew, claiming that their track “Pretty Woman” infringed the label’s copyright in the Roy Orbison song, “Oh, Pretty Woman.”

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Depending on opinion, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, either doesn’t like criticism, dislikes copyright infringement, or hates both. This means that opposing opinions become somewhat of a footnote when the group launches copyright infringement action.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. On May 11, the U.S. 2] A week later, the U.S. 3] Graham v.

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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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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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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.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

For fifty years, the Copyright Society of the USA (CSUSA) has invited numerous esteemed figures to present the annual Donald C. 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.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On this day in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed the “new” US Copyright Act. The culmination of a decades-long effort, and well before the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Copyright Term Extension Act were passed in 1998, the 1976 Copyright Act ushered in a new era of copyright law in the United States.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2024

A federal jury is set to decide whether celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D infringed photographer Jeff Sedlik’s copyright in a Miles Davis portrait by tattooing the image onto her client’s body. A first-of-its-kind copyright infringement trial is scheduled to begin today in Los Angeles. The Good, the Bad and the.

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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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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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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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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.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

AI Boom Triggers Copyright Troubles Presser wasn’t wrong, but the dataset didn’t just help garage AI startups. Several of the world’s largest tech companies discovered it too and used it to improve their own language models. It is clear, however, that the company plans to rely on a fair use defense, at least in part.

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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

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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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. Image Sources : Shutterstock] It is a general principle that no copyright lies in ideas, subject-matter, themes, movie plots till the expression of the same are different.

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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. Image by freepik Prof.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Photo by Joey Csunyo on Unsplash In recent years, copyright departments in governments around the world have been preoccupied with AI’s effects on copyright industries and, more recently, copyright law challenges created for AI industries. Which copyright issues has the Australian government been grappling with?

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a 2019 federal district court’s ruling that held a French court’s ruling was unenforceable due to a conflict in copyright laws between the countries. De Fontbrune held the position that the estate did not have the power to approve such use.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

It’s always good to start off the year with an overview of trademark and copyright cases to watch. In this case, the Supreme Court will decide whether the Andy Warhol Foundation made fair use of a photo of the late artist Prince. We’ll start with Andy Warhol Foundation v. Next, we have Abitron Austria GmbH v. There, U.S.-based

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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. AI-Generated Art to the Rescue?

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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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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Introduction The copyright covers a vast domain of subject matters such as literacy, drama, music, artistic, cinematographic, and sound recordings. The act lays provision for accessibility of such copyrighted work to people with disability, such as blind, visually impaired, etc but does not lays any such guidance over the procedure.

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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. for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976.

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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.” Greer sued Moon and Kiwi Farms for contributory copyright infringement and other claims. Direct Infringement.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In recent years, adult entertainment outfit Malibu Media has often been described as a copyright-trolling operation. These include misuse of copyright, fair use, unclean hands, and excessive damages. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Fifteen in total.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Summary of argument: The constitutional goal of copyright protection is to “promote the progress of science and useful arts,” Art. 8, and the first copyright law was “an act for the encouragement of learning,” Cambridge University Press v. It is that functionality, and not the copying, to which Apple truly objects.

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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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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. Copyright laws also provide plausible remedies for enforcing one’s right to personality. Rajagopal v.

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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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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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