Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2021

He is briefly dubbed a copycat for simply having some similar ideas to an earlier work, but yet a new derivative work can come along and find even greater success. For those trying to create original works, it raises the question: Why bother? They’ll be copied into oblivion. Why Bother?

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The IPKat

JUNE 7, 2022

It subsequently became a global success, topping the charts in 26 countries, with an estimated sales of over 16 million copies worldwide. The song is certified Diamond by RIAA, denoting sales of 10 million copies in the United States, becoming the first and only holiday song to accomplish this feat.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It is a doctrine that evolves as technology and the way in which people use copyrighted works advance. As an exception to the general law prohibiting copying others’ works, it permits copying for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as commentary, criticism, teaching, news reporting, scholarship, or research.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

The Conan Doyle estate, heirs to the author of the works about the famed detective Sherlock Holmes, alleged that Netflix infringed on the character Sherlock Holmes in its portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 2020 movie “Enola Holmes.” [2] 18] Netflix admitted it had access to and copied the memoir. [19]

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Deadly Doll’s theory was that by taking a photo of Shayk wearing clothes that included its artwork, Vila had created an unlawful derivative work that reproduced its copyrighted image. His main argument was that the photo couldn’t be considered an infringing derivative work simply because it captured Deadly Doll’s design.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Miramax claims, among other things, that the preparation and sale of these derivative works constitutes copyright infringement because the contractual rights Tarantino reserved in his 1993 agreement with Miramax don’t cover NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed. You can buy one right now on Amazon. (A

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

According to reports, he included strict exam instructions, including “forbidding students from using any class materials, notes or online resources while taking the tests,” and instructing the students they were “prohibited from copying any part of the exam.”. It has been reported that Prof.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2022

Eager to cash in on the non-fungible token (‘NFT’) boom, as widely reported in the media, Quentin Tarantino recently announced plans to auction off seven ‘exclusive scenes’ from the 1994 motion picture Pulp Fiction in the form of NFTs,” the complaint read. ‘Infringements’ Removed?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

2] The Court’s decision affirmed the ruling of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the Warhol work was derivative of the original, and noted that “the new expression may be relevant to whether a copying use has a sufficiently distinct purpose or character” but that factor was not dispositive by itself. [3]

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works. These rights generally include the rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, publish and create derivative works.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Triller said that the operators of the H3 Podcast “unlawfully uploaded, distributed, and publicly displayed” the fight in breach of its rights, causing damages in excess of $50,000,000 after the “unauthorized broadcast” was viewed a reported 1,000,000 times.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

The first thing that’s important to understand is that buying a copy of a creative work, even if it happens to the only copy in existence, doesn’t give you any copyright interest in the work. So, if you buy a copy of “Dune,” you can read it. Want to Create New Derivative Works?

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

Such databases may include work that is copyrighted. Thus, fundamental questions arise, such as whether such copying amounts to infringement under copyright law or whether it falls under the purview of fair use. One of the biggest problems is the vagueness around AI-generated outputs and whether these are derivative works.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The defendants’ use of the tattoo—”part of a visual and auditory compilation depicting the public’s overwhelming fascination with and reaction to Joe Exotic in the early days of the pandemic”—qualified as criticism, comment, or reporting and was therefore quintessential fair use.

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BYU Copyright Blog

AUGUST 11, 2022

Hudson-McKinney case (initial report here, subsequent update here), Defendant Hudson-McKinney filed a Motion to Dismiss on the grounds that the Complaint failed to state a claim for relief. In recent developments in the Eichelberger v. The Reply claimed that the plaintiff had defrauded the U.S.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

A huge chunk of Molly Mae’s success comes from social media channel Instagram, where she is reported to charge over £10,000 for each sponsored post. As well as ISAWITFIRST, Love Island has 9 sponsors this year and it’s been reported that each brand was asked to pay at least £100,000 to be affiliated with the show.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In fact, he was so big that when the producers of “Ghostbusters” approached him about writing the theme for their upcoming film, Lewis had to decline because of previous commitments, including his work on the “Back to the Future” soundtrack. The “Ghostbusters” folks eventually settled on Ray Parker Jr.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

District Court for the Northern District of California has knocked out the majority of their claims, refusing to accept the blanket allegation that “every output of the OpenAI Language Model is an infringing derivative work.” Stability AI , which involved analogous claims related to visual art instead of written works.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It was reported that the first dance notation submitted for registration was the choreography for the musical ‘Kiss Me Kate,’ which was accepted by the Copyright Office in the USA even though it was short and did not tell a story, as is otherwise stressed that short routines may not be registered.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

” On April 26, UMG held an earnings call in which it reported that revenues rose 11.5% It’s a new issue and there’s been some fresh reporting on it with some recent developments. It isn’t human-readable and does not contain copies of any audio recordings. year over year to $2.71

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Copyright Lately

MAY 22, 2023

Meanwhile, by the time the case reached the Court, photographer Lynn Goldsmith had limited her challenge to AWF’s act of licensing Warhol’s work to Condé Nast for use in a magazine commemorating Prince’s death. Put another way, it ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it. “[T]he first fair use factor.

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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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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Since fanfiction often uses parts of these original works, its seen as a “derivative work”, which means it’s based on something already created. According to Section 14 of the Act, you usually need permission from the original creator to write derivative works. In the case Amar Nath Sehgal v.

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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. Applying a new lens on how to view the purpose of a derivative work under U.S. copyright law.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Four years ago, we first published a post about an intriguing case involving two education consulting firms litigating over an online excerpt published on the website of Lehren Education (Defendant), which Ivy Coach (Plaintiff) alleged had been improperly copied, infringing on its copyrights. Williams et al. DYouville College et al.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

The 2018 Netwrix IT Risks Report found that small and medium businesses are even more vulnerable to IP theft and cyber espionage than enterprises; however, their losses go unnoticed. Copyright and trade secrets like software, secret formula/recipes, music, etc.,

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

According to reports, he included strict exam instructions, including “forbidding students from using any class materials, notes or online resources while taking the tests,” and instructing the students they were “prohibited from copying any part of the exam.” It has been reported that Prof.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

While reporting and removing copyright infringing memes is now easier than ever, such removal efforts still demand significant time and money. Keller, Recognizing the Derivative Works Right as a Moral Right: A Case Comparison and Proposal , 63 Case W. 405 (2019); Terrica Carrington, Grumpy Cat or Copy Cat? vii] Deidrè A.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Upon failure to resolve the matter privately, AWF filed suit against Goldsmith, seeking a declaratory judgment that Warhol’s works did not infringe Goldsmith’s copyright in the original photograph, or, in the alternative, Warhol’s works constituted fair use of the subject photograph. [1] Oracle America, Inc.

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Garrigues Blog

MAY 11, 2021

351 by the Andean Community Commission, protects different forms of expression of architectural works: illustrations, maps, drawings, plans, sketches, scale models, drafts and plastic works related to architecture, and also derivative works. Indeed, Legislative Decree no. 822 – Copyright Law, in line with decision no.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Copyright is essentially a right to copy. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. It’s an intellectual property, if an individual owns the copyright to something, then he’s the only owner of it and also the decider that who can copy it. Image source:Gettyimages].

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Intepat

JANUARY 8, 2024

Allegations and Claims by The New York Times The New York Times claims that these companies are trying to take undue advantage of the hard work and money put into creating such a high and superior quality of journalism. Training AI models using these works could infringe on these rights, especially without authorisation.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In addition, in granting Alexander’s motion for partial summary judgment, the court found that Alexander held valid copyrights in the tattoo designs at issue and that defendants copied those works. It was about vindicating the rights of little tattoo artists who have inked famous people all over the country.”

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2023

The cross-media creative franchise (think "Wonder Woman", from comics to film), is the apotheosis of the commercial potential of derivative works within the copyright system. Often few copies, and sometimes no copy, of a silent film would survive. As Langlois is reported to have said—"There is no Garbo!

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

2] The Court’s decision affirmed the ruling of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the Warhol work was derivative of the original, and noted that “the new expression may be relevant to whether a copying use has a sufficiently distinct purpose or character” but that factor was not dispositive by itself. [3]

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

2] The Court’s decision affirmed the ruling of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the Warhol work was derivative of the original, and noted that “the new expression may be relevant to whether a copying use has a sufficiently distinct purpose or character” but that factor was not dispositive by itself. [3]

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