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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach.

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October 19, 1976 – President Gerald Ford Signs the “New” Copyright Act…and Much More

Velocity of Content

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. Nation Enterprises.

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Fake ‘YouTube’ DMCA Notices Exploit Suspension Fears to Install Malware

TorrentFreak

Since YouTube content creators are also copyright holders, this can lead to a new perspective on the purpose of copyright law. To keep things running smoothly, content creators also need to respect any copyrights held by others. Not doing so could lead to copyright complaints from third parties.

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Nintendo’s ‘Mario Movie’ Leaks: DMCA Used To Suppress Spoiler Discussion

TorrentFreak

Over the years we’ve published thousands of articles on copyright law, from how it works in theory to its application in full-blown lawsuits. But other copyright disputes, where infringement isn’t so obvious, can trigger new complexity and polarized legal opinions. .”

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Will AI Copyright Claims Keep Standing After New Ruling?

Copyright Lately

OpenAI In the Raw Story Media case, two digital news organizations, Raw Story and AlterNet, claimed that OpenAI violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) by using their copyrighted articles—stripped of copyright management information (CMI), such as author names and copyright notices—to train ChatGPT.

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TV Museum Will Die in 48 Hours Unless Sony Retracts YouTube Copyright Strikes

TorrentFreak

Acting on behalf of a copyright owner, in this case Sony, India-based anti-piracy company Markscan hit the MCCTv channel with a flurry of copyright claims. Time Running Out Issuing copyright notices is core work for many anti-piracy companies. If these cannot be resolved, the entire project may disappear.

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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

LexBlog IP

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach.