Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

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”). Legal Background: Copyright and Derivative Works Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including “pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works,” 17 U.S.C.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

However, a quest by local parents, to raise public awareness of the nature of that instruction, has led to one of their group in Indiana being sued by LifeWise for copyright infringement. Copyright Complaint, Religious Controversy Filed in the Northern District of Indiana (Fort Wayne Division) on July 2, 2024, plaintiff LifeWise Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. iii] NFTs are limited to having a single owner.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

Transformative use” is not mentioned in Section 107 of the Copyright Act but has been read into the first of four fair use factors. If you are confused by the difference between transformation that excuses infringement and transformation that is the exclusive right of the creator, welcome to my world.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

45, to bring enforcement actions aimed at activities, including those involving the training and use of AI, that might involve copyright infringement—although we would note that the copyright consequences of AI are, as yet, undefined. Under governing law, that is a judicial function. That is far too hasty. Andersen v.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Theft of Copyright: Generally, Copyright Infringement happens when an original film or artwork or musical work, or software code is reproduced (in whole or part) bearing similarity to the original work or has multiple and identifiable elements copied in a derivative work.

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Intepat

JANUARY 8, 2024

Training AI models using these works could infringe on these rights, especially without authorisation. 1) Section 106 Exclusive Rights : Section 106 of the Copyright Act of 1976 grants copyright owners exclusive rights to reproduce, prepare derivative works, and distribute their copyrighted material.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Trademark Ownership and Infringement.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

As the worlds of GenAI and copyright collide, the issue before us is whether the use of copyrighted works through TDM for the training of GenAI amounts to copyright infringement? Primarily because many suits related to GenAI, TDM and copyright infringement have been initiated and are still pending in the USA.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

This case revisits the venerable topic of if, and when, cloning-and-revising a legal document can be copyright infringement. The plaintiff gets an expensive lesson in the law of derivative works. * * * UIRC offers bonds using a private placement memorandum (PPM) and an indenture of trust.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“The European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling in joined cases C-682/18 (YouTube) and C-683/18 (Cyando), concerning platform liability for copyright-infringing user uploads under Art. ” 3) Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law by Brad Spitz. here and here).

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

Entertainment, a company incorporated by the famous music composer, singer and lyrist Daler Mehndi, sought a permanent injunction prohibiting infringement of his publicity rights and deceptive endorsements that could result in passing off. Copyright laws also provide plausible remedies for enforcing one’s right to personality.

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Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

Copyright © Walt Disney Animation Studios A background on copyright protections in the US All works that were published in the US prior to 1923 are now in the public domain, as is any work created by individuals in an official capacity for the federal government.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, a permissive license like MIT allows others to do almost anything they want with your project, whereas a more restrictive license like GPL requires any derivative work to be open-sourced. Proactively protecting your work is a legal necessity and a strategic move that can add value to your startup.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, a permissive license like MIT allows others to do almost anything they want with your project, whereas a more restrictive license like GPL requires any derivative work to be open-sourced. Proactively protecting your work is a legal necessity and a strategic move that can add value to your startup.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

Section 42 of the Act places an obligation on the appropriate government to ensure that all contents available in audio, print and electronic media are in accessible format. This created a ‘third-party accessibility model’ where if these parties received federal funding, they were mandated by law to create accessible copies of existing works.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 6, 2023

Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides that “the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use… for purposes such as criticism [and] comment…. is not an infringement of copyright.” Otherwise, “transformative use” would swallow the copyright owner’s exclusive right to prepare derivative works….”

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LexBlog IP

JULY 6, 2023

Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides that “the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use. is not an infringement of copyright.” The Warhol court focused significantly on balancing the first fair use factor against the copyright owner’s right to create derivative works.

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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. Some of Randy Orton’s tattoos from Catherine Alexander’s copyright applications. What Happened. Skull arm design.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Detecting infringements of property rights is a fairly complex task both in the online as well as offline world. Internet technology is developing faster than the laws that govern it. Laws that apply to the internet have been established either by legislation or the courts; copyright laws are among them.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 31, 2023

She contacted AWF alleging infringement of her copyright in her photograph. In response, AWF sued Goldsmith, seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement, or alternatively, fair use. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Chrissy uses voice conversion software to convert the SpongeBob track and ends up with something atrocious like this: AI Drake imitating Drake, imitating SpongeBob Copyright Law, What Say You? But I think it’s very important governments around the world interpret and enforce the existing laws correctively [sic]—correctly and actively.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

If any of these cases challenging the use of copyright-protected works in generative AI outputs or in developing generative AI models is successful, it could have significant implications for the future of generative AI, which relies on large and diverse datasets in order to provide accurate and unbiased results.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Trademark Ownership and Infringement.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Lessons from China: patent office can work with bank and experts to value specific IP, issue a certificate, and the bank can then rely on that. Can also have government provided guarantee. Ben Depoorter, Copyright Small Claims Litigation: An Empirical Analysis Goal: stick to infringement. Insurance policy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Copyright Act grants authors five exclusive rights: “to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords”, “to prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work,” “to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public,” “to perform the copy­righted work publicly,” and “to display the copyrighted work publicly.”

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

But the entire Morford analysis revolved around the 11 th Circuit’s “abstraction-filtration-comparison” test, described as “initially developed to review claims of copyright infringement relating to novels and plays but also applied in contexts such as software programming.” ” Id. Google] , 804 F.3d

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

To avoid these issues, religious groups can implement copyright law to prevent all impermissible copying and distribution of the religious works and any derivative works, and therefore maintaining their doctrinal purity. ” Welsh (2015) at 134. ” Id. at 138-139.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 5, 2025

Ill first break down copyright and fair dealing laws and then examine how legal threats and censorship are used to silence dissent. Kamra might joke that comedians fear low ticket sales more than the government – but at this rate, copyright strikes and vandalised venues might top the list of the formers worries.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

This part explains why pastiche will have a decisive power over how copyright is conceived, even outside the exceptions framework. Indeed, he cited that it appears that the Notice makes reference to free use of copyright works, which might refer to the old German catch-all exception to copyright infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? 105 , as a “work of the United States Government”? 17 U.S.C. §

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