Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

The plaintiffs are authors of books, who, as per US copyright law, have registered copyrights in the books they published. Even if the plaintiffs did not consent to the use of their copyrighted books as training dataset, their copyrighted materials were ingested and used to train ChatGPT.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As a result, intellectual property refers to creations such as innovations, industrial product designs, literary and creative works, and symbols that are later used in business. As an artist or designer, one should be aware of two forms of intellectual property (IP) rights: copyright and Industrial design.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

According to The Business of Fashion , Kardashian “tweaked Dolce & Gabbana styles from the 1990s and early 2000s” creating “finished looks” with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana “that were, the designers said, about 20 percent different from the originals.” copyright law. copyright law.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. The purpose of copyrights is to protect creative works, including writings, from infringement. Is this the same in the US and China? If yes, under what circumstances?

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Externally, businesses are deploying AI-powered chatbots for customer service, using AI to personalize marketing campaigns, and even developing AI-assisted product design. Here’s why: Legal Compliance: By obtaining proper licenses, businesses can take measures to stay on the right side of copyright law when using AI tools.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As a result, intellectual property refers to creations such as innovations, industrial product designs, literary and creative works, and symbols that are later used in business. As an artist or designer, one should be aware of two forms of intellectual property (IP) rights: copyright and design rights.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

You agree not to archive, reproduce, distribute, modify, display, perform, publish, license, create derivative works from, offer for sale, or use (except as explicitly authorized in these Terms of Use) content and information contained on or obtained from or through the Netflix service. Copyright Law and DRM.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court found that artistic changes to a pre-existing work, alone, not necessarily sufficient to make a derivative work fair use. copyright law. Applying a new lens on how to view the purpose of a derivative work under U.S. Copyright law in the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 22, 2023

Several recent, high-profile lawsuits raise the issue of whether such training algorithms violate copyright law’s restrictions on creating derivative works without the creators’ consent. That “data” typically includes other creators’ copyrighted material. What is a Derivative Work?

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The plaintiff also consulted with various rabbis as part of the design process for the Second Holy Temple Product. Defendants argued that because information concerning the Second Holy Temple is in the public domain, Plaintiff’s copyrighted works are not original.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 14, 2023

In a recent case, the District Court of California upheld the copyright of a photograph of model Irina Shayk, taken by a paparazzi. The photograph in question features Shayk wearing sweatpants designed by the brand Deadly Doll, which is protected by copyright.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Second, Zillow selected certain photographs “of artfully-designed rooms in some of those properties” to post to its “Digs” website, which is directed toward home improvement. The Copyright Act contains a provision that “all the parts of a compilation or derivative work constitutes one work” for purposes of statutory damages.

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Garrigues Blog

MAY 11, 2021

In the case of architecture, holding copyrights in works enables authors to exploit their economic rights with a view to continuing their creative activity. The RAE’s definition of architecture as “the art of designing and constructing buildings”, is not alien to Peruvian copyright law. organic architecture).

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Authors Kennington Groff and Jaime Chandra Kozlowski delve deep into the potential implications of a landmark Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case that sent ripples through the art world, impacting copyright law including fair use and commercial licensing. Goldsmith Navigating the Future Legal Landscape Warhol v.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Within just over a month, a raft of barely-underground Discord servers like AI Hub have popped up to provide users with access to software—and step-by-step instructions—for creating new songs using hundreds of community-made AI models designed to mimic specific artists’ voices. ” VMG Salsoul, LLC v. .”

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

That $3,750 works out to a measly $71 for each month the case has been pending. 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. Skull arm design. Bible verse design.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The event was Organised by AI Fringe (AI for everyone) and co-convened by DACS (The Design and Artists Copyright Society). Mr Blackmore also raised the issue of copyright protection of AI created works. Questions that need to be answered are: ‘Are such works deemed derivative works?’

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. The purpose of copyrights is to protect creative works, including writings, from infringement. Is this the same in the US and China? If yes, under what circumstances?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. It does demand, however, that no part of the work be plagiarised. It must be the author’s original work. can have copyright.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

(Readers who are already familiar with the facts of the case and the advantages of registration may skip to “Fraud on the Copyright Office” below.). Unicolors’s business model is to create artwork, copyright it, print the artwork on fabric, and market the designed fabrics to garment manufacturers.” 3d 1194 , 1196 (9th Cir.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Introduction Software refers to a compilation of instructions, data, or programs designed to operate machinery and execute specific tasks. These actions include reproducing, distributing, publicly performing, adapting, translating, making derivative works, creating copies of films or sound recordings, and communicating the work to the public.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The humanized skeleton figure on the left is Skully, which artist and entrepreneur Gregory Spiers first conceived while designing a T-shirt for the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team. The humanized skeleton figure on the right is Curly, a character designed for Scholastic’s popular “Goosebumps” series of books.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

According to the court: “Copyright law restricts the removal or alteration of copyright management information (“CMI”) – information such as the title, the author, the copyright owner, the terms and conditions for use of the work, and other identifying information set forth in a copyright notice or conveyed in connection with the work.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet. It is hornbook law that secondary liability of all kinds requires proof that direct infringement is occurring. The question is whether the same is true as a legal matter.)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It’s not possible to “trespass” an intangible asset; any legal protection for the asset comes from contract law (but the plaintiffs gave a license) or IP law, such as copyright law, which the plaintiffs aren’t invoking. Google responds that whatever it means, it’s preempted by copyright law.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

The role of US copyright law and economic rights As a signatory to the WPPT , the US grants performers economic rights to performances which are fixed in a sound recording. After all, making and using new recordings similar or even nearly identical to existing ones, are not infringing any US copyrights, as per art.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 19, 2022

Fast forward to 1990, and enter Judge Pierre Leval , an incredibly influential and knowledgeable jurist on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, especially when it comes to copyright law. Back then, Judge Leval was a district court judge when he wrote an article for the Harvard Law Review called “Toward a Fair Use Standard.”

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks. His NFT sales have reportedly surpassed $1.1 million, with the most expensive METABIRKINS NFT selling for $45,100.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

is non-alienable and, therefore, is still very beneficial to authors, despite its evident shortcomings (such as the exclusion of “works for hire” and derivative works, as well as the requirement of notice from the author to effect the termination rights). By contrast, the 35-year termination right in the U.S

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In doing so, unfortunately, the DB has seemingly missed out on considering some of the crucial aspects of the SB order, especially with regard to its findings on the originality of Hulm Entertainment’s concept note and the copyrightability of GUIs. However, the current case discusses the protection of GUIs under the Copyright Act.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: COPYRIGHTS : Copyrights are a fundamental type of intellectual property right that plays a crucial role in protecting the creative works of startups. Under copyright protection, startups have the exclusive right to reproduce their works and distribute them to the public.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks. His NFT sales have reportedly surpassed $1.1 million, with the most expensive METABIRKINS NFT selling for $45,100.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Other contributions have focussed on creators within these industries, and look to the interplay between law and practice, examining whether specific provisions in copyright are successful in their application.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

copyright law. Secrecy Reasons : “Some religions use copyright law to keep their religions secret; some religions do not want to disclose their works to the general public.” ”) Other religions “seek copyright for secrecy, but secrecy to protect their students[,].teachers ” Id.

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