Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

The underlying digital asset is copyright protected and licensed to the buyer of the NFT. Should you hire a lawyer to work with you if you are selling or buying an NFT and licensing the associated digital art? That signed painting is going to be worth a lot more than a print copy or an unsigned version of that painting.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 1, 2022

From terminating allegedly infringing users and implementing copyright filters, to due diligence, website blocking, and running a search engine, tech companies can find themselves being held responsible when third parties upset the business models of other third parties. Image Credit: Jimmy Nilsson Masth ( Unsplash License ).

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

licensing, assignment, JVs, cooperation and co-development etc.) If a secret is stolen, or the ownership or its proper apportionment are disputed, or if a third party is trying to copy software containing AI algorithms, the right holders must not shy away from taking proper enforcement measures.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 4, 2022

The purpose of intellectual property law is to provide a legal framework to protect these creations from being copied or stolen. These rights give the owner exclusive control over their creation, and allow them to take legal action against anyone who tries to steal or copy it without permission. Investors and Due Diligence.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Facilitate effective collective licensing of rights, including where possible, through extended collective licensing systems. GLAM, in jurisdictions where digitized copies are copyrightable, should attempt to negotiate the necessary licenses with the initial rights holders to allow exploitation of these images by the public.

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azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

If each output is unique and another user gets a different output even if their query is identical to yours, it means someone else could only use the same visual images as you by copying yours. Would they be infringing your copyright though? Is the output infringing copyright? If so, that image would infringe copyright in the original.

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Copyright Due Diligence Designs Design 97

43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

In Council, we had proposals for staydown; Netherlands asked for a modest duty of care; Germans wanted a 24-hour deadline copying NetzDG; Parliament wanted liability exemption for marketplaces except for illegality; staydown; and prohibition of automated filtering that would have prevented spam filters. No admin oversight of content.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Copying was tedious. Copying took effort. Licensing agreements, fair compensation, and mutual respect for craft and code could be the keys to unlocking a harmonious scenario. Are you safeguarding your innovations with due diligence? It was always perfectly clear to me what someone else authored and owned.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

Obtaining patents or trademarks for their inventions or brand names can prevent others from copying or imitating their innovations, protecting those ideas and giving them a competitive edge. Investors and potential buyers often assess the IP portfolio of an emerging company as part of their due diligence process.

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Intellectual Property Due Diligence IP Branding 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The defendant in that case had offered adapters for sale which enabled Nintendo games, that had been produced by third parties in circumvention of copy protection measures and downloaded from the internet, to be used on the Nintendo games console. This does require a violation of a due diligence obligation, however.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Piggyback on VC due diligence, valuation. At the same time, the risk of copying essentially went away. So now, we have lots of protection for implementation where we don’t need it and no protection for interfaces where new entrants can easily be copied. Big difference is the direction of copying.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

If you’re using an online logo generator, such as the one in Canva, a very popular online program for creating all kinds of visual projects, or Logo.com, you need to look at the license terms of the software. Canva and other logo generators are licensing the use of their product and the generated logos in it to you.

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SpicyIP

MAY 6, 2024

Novartis appeal and the MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing v. The MHC in Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC vs Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs clarified the role of the ‘person skilled in the art’ (PSITA) in determining non-obviousness. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC v. Controller of Patents.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

Technology 52

Technology Patent IP Invention 52

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes. It is basically a distributed database that can achieve independent verification of the ownership chain of any or every cryptocurrency (amount) as each node stores its own copy of the blockchain.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 3, 2024

Warner) to license certain works from the Music Specialist catalog, including “Jam the Box,” which was interpolated into Flo Rida’s hit song “In the Ayer,” which went on to sell millions of copies. In 2008, unbeknownst to Nealy, Butler entered into an agreement with Warner Chappell Music Inc.

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Music Copyright Copyright Infringement Due Diligence 52

43(B)log

MAY 22, 2023

From 2014-2018, the posts at issue used revealing photos of the plaintiffs against ad copy linked thematically to the visual, e.g., a picture of one plaintiff “in an apparent school uniform that included a short plaid skirt, captioned: ‘Friday Oct 17th SEXY SCHOOL GIRL PARTY! Thus, they argued, they couldn’t know their losses.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

4] SOLUTION IP audit and due diligence can help identify the IP rights and obligations of the parties involved, as well as the potential IP threats and opportunities. 7] Risk of unauthorised disclosure, copying, or use of confidential or proprietary information, trade secrets, or copyrighted material stored in the cloud increases.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

You then upload a copy of the digital work that you want to represent in NFT-form to the NFT marketplace, pay a transaction fee and click ‘create’. It’s hard to identify and verify the true owner of content when an identical copy of that content can be created with a few clicks of a mouse. What are the benefits of NFTs?

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Non-Fungible Tokens IP Cease and Desist Ownership 40

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Under the “discovery rule,” the limitations period begins to run when “the plaintiff discovers, or with due diligence should have discovered, the injury that forms the basis for the claim.” In 2013 and 2015, it granted exclusive licenses to stream those works to Starz, a premium subscription channel. Petrella , 572 U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Under the “discovery rule,” the limitations period begins to run when “the plaintiff discovers, or with due diligence should have discovered, the injury that forms the basis for the claim.” to license works from the Music Specialist catalog. Petrella , 572 U.S. And Warner Chappell found quite a few takers.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 17, 2023

The bronze medal goes to Joe Hand Promotions , which targets bars that show pay-per-view boxing and UFC fights without a license. Minden is a licensing agency that specializes in wildlife and nature photography. In 2012, Complex used the photo in one of its articles, but didn’t get a license from Minden. .”

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Copyright Litigation Due Diligence Licensing 74

Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 24, 2025

Whether you’re building proprietary LLM infrastructure, training models on licensed datasets, or deploying AI-driven tools for end users, the stakes are high. Vesting can feel awkward to negotiate, but its standardand expected by any investor performing due diligence. Alongside equity, governance documents are essential.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 26, 2025

In the wake of Anurag Chaurasia’s (paywalled) Nature piece cautioning Indian scientists to conduct due diligence before using CRISPR gene editing tools, Prashant Reddy T looks closely at the patent issues raised by Chaurasia in his paper. Prashant Reddy T is one of our most prolific bloggers (his posts can be accessed here ).

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