Copyright Lately

JANUARY 13, 2023

and 20th Century-Fox Records argued that, because King had distributed advance copies of the speech to the press without restricting them from reproducing or distributing it further (and without the copyright notice required under copyright law at the time), the speech was in the public domain. What’s the difference?

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

law, a copyright owner does not need to include a copyright notice on published works, nor does the owner need to post notices barring the use of the work. You should presume works are protected by copyright unless proven otherwise. There is no statement forbidding copying. Citing the source.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Flores sent a DMCA 512(g) counter-notice on June 27, 2022, and filed with the CCB the next day. Section 504(c)(2) says: “in a court’s discretion where the infringer “sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that such infringer was not aware and had no reason to believe that his or her acts constituted an infringement of copyright.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

At the end of 2021, YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 (“Report”) was published. It was taken down after one hour, as it was subject to a copyright notice by a news channel relying on the US DMCA. Copyright actions on such large and important platforms like YouTube may be abusive or otherwise unjustified.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 18, 2021

A copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship. Copyrightable works include literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. When Should You Use a Copyright for Your Startup? What Does a Trademark Protect? .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

The Ninth Circuit also held that the 31 designs were not a “single unit of publication” as a matter of law, because they were not first published together as a “singular, bundled unit.” The Ninth Circuit acknowledged that “this court has never previously addressed what it means to publish multiple works as a ‘single unit.’”

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 2, 2022

There are two main issues presented in the ruling—whether Kat Von D used copyrightable elements from Sedlik’s image to create her tattoo, and if so, whether her actions in doing so are protected by copyright law’s fair use doctrine.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

Brewer hired the infamous copyright troll Richard Liebowitz, who has been repeatedly sanctioned by the federal courts for filing frivolous litigation and who was recently suspended from practicing law in New York, pending a disciplinary investigation. Despite a significant request for damages, Vergara never responded to the complaint.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Scott-Giles’ “Upper Hell” illustration was first published in a 1949 U.K. ” The complaint, filed in federal court in Los Angeles, claims that Nirvana infringed an illustration first published in a 1949 English language translation of Dante’s “Inferno.” copyright law. without a copyright notice.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2022

But for IP types, perhaps their most notable accomplishment was the revenge that they took upon the copyright system. And, while the copyright laws were used to try to keep the film from public view, ultimately it failed, to the continuing benefit of cinematic creation. Enter the copyright laws.

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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

APRIL 27, 2022

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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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Kerala High Court had recognised a petitioner’s right to privacy and reputation while seeking the removal of their name from judgments published on IndianKanoon. In October, Newslaundry revealed that its YouTube operation had been suspended pending an enquiry into 53 separate copyright notices received from Aaj Tak.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 14, 2024

If you buy a wallpaper that shows copyright-protected pictures and apply it to the wall of a room, can you take a picture or video of the room and publish the picture or video online? Or do you have to ask the copyright owner for explicit consent? The plaintiff sued the defendants for copyright infringement.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2024

copyright law does not, in fact, require adaptations of newly freed works to transform cherished childhood memories into homicidal maniacs. Initially distributed in the United States without the copyright notice required under the 1909 Copyright Act, the films were effectively thrust into the U.S. public domain.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Two weeks ago, former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward and his publisher, Simon & Schuster (and its parent company Paramount Global, formerly known as Viacom-CBS), in U.S. The audiobook is also published on CD, and transcripts were published in paperback and ebook formats.)

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