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Can I Use Publicly Available Data for Research or Projects Without the Risk of Copyright Infringement?

Velocity of Content

There are several factors that should be taken into consideration even when using public data: Nature of the Data Publicly available data can include a wide range of information, such as government datasets, publicly shared research data, research published under open access (OA) licenses, and datasets that fall within the public domain.

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[Guest post] German court: copyright infringement by ‘re-pin’ on Pinterest

The IPKat

Here's what Mirko writes: German court: copyright infringement by ‘re-pin’ on Pinterest by Mirko Brüß A Kat pin Readers of this blog will remember the CJEU decision Renckhoff ( C-161/17 ), which was discussed by Eleonora here. 3(1) of the Copyright Directive ). Background In the Hamburg case (case No.

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Intellectual Property Strategies for Development of AI in China

IP Tech Blog

licensing, assignment, JVs, cooperation and co-development etc.) Litigating in China is a viable option and there are competent and experienced Specialized IP courts that can handle very complex patent and copyright infringement matters. But rights holders must be prepared.

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Beyond the Limit: The Battle Over Copyright Back-Damages in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy

Patently-O

While a laches issue was at the heart of this ruling, the Second Circuit adopted this rule for all copyright infringement cases. The unsatisfying conclusion here is when combined with the discovery accrual rule a copyright holder could have a timely infringement claim but not be eligible for relief.

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The Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the Discovery Rule for the Copyright Act’s Statute of Limitations — Starz v. MGM (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In so holding, the Ninth Circuit created (or widened) a circuit split with the Second Circuit, which previously held that even under the discovery rule, damages for copyright infringement are limited to “a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed.” Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39, 52 (2d Cir. Petrella , 572 U.S. 3d 39 (2d Cir.

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[Guest post] German court finds online marketplace liable under CJEU YouTube/Cyando standard

The IPKat

Now the Higher Regional Court of Nürnberg has ruled on a case in which the key issue was whether an online marketplace can be held liable for damages and injunctive relief, when a third-party vendor uses a copyright-infringing image to advertise their product (case number 3 U 2910/22, judgement of 01.08.2023, not final).

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Under traditional copyright law, the purchase of an NFT representing a work in which copyright subsists does not automatically confer copyright ownership in the underlying work ( the traditional approach ). For instance, CrypToadz is a prominent CC0 NFT project wherein the artwork related to the NFT is in the public domain.