Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. source code) under copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “Audiovisual Coverage of Sports Events and Copyright Law: Originality in the Details?” Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. These additional creative elements can be protected by copyright law, provided they meet the EU originality standard.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The conclusion of that lawsuit declared that an emulator like Yuzu, that circumvents Nintendo’s technical measures, decrypts Switch games using unauthorized copies of Switch cryptographic keys, allowing games to be played on anything other than a Switch, violates copyright law.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2022

The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law. I am delighted to take this opportunity to share with the SpicyIP community the release of my book, The Finished Article: Essays on Indian Designs Law (Thomson Reuters, 2022, ISBN-13: 978-9393702173). Eashan Ghosh.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By excluding the creation of generative artificial intelligence from the scope of both TDM exceptions, the Polish copyright law would remove any statutory basis for the use of copyrighted works in the context of building generative AI models.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2021

Back in 2016, the European Commission announced plans to amend EU copyright law to better meet emerging challenges on the Internet. One of the most controversial elements of the new Copyright Directive was Article 13 (now Article 17).

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 29, 2024

This puts educators in a rather fragile position where they risk violating the rights of copyright owners in their endeavours of enriching their teaching with a variety of materials. Informing the users of the copyright laws and the repercussions of violating them is the other measure of risk management.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Introduction An artist’s ideas, be it for a renowned painting, sculpture, novel, technological design, jewelryor fashion are his own. However, many a times, we witness these designs being copied or recreated. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

Here’s what Henning writes: Works of applied art – the difference between design and copyright law by Henning Hartwig I. If this qualifying criterion were to be relinquished, design law would ultimately become obsolete. This is the price for the fact that the author can and should create completely without purpose.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2025

A ‘New and Improved’ Pirate Site Blocking Bill If approved, FADPA would allow copyright holders to obtain court orders requiring large Internet service providers (ISPs) and DNS resolvers to block access to pirate sites. Copyright Law. The inclusion of DNS resolvers is significant.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 31, 2025

This is consistent with longstanding precedent (in the US, at least) that only works by human authors can be protected by copyright. Authors, here, is a copyright-law catch-all term encompassing all creators, be they writers, painters, filmmakers, graphic designers, or even software coders. Monkeys need not apply.)

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 19, 2025

Does copyright law require that a human create a work? Perlmutter held that it does and that a machine (such as a computer operating a generative AI program) cannot be designated as the author of the work. Yesterday the D.C. Circuit in Thaler v. However, the D.C.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 18, 2023

Introduction The Plaintiff asserted that its hipster whiskey bottle design, which was inspired by the shape of a smartphone and intended to fit into a hip pocket, was novel due to its rectangular shape, smooth rounded shoulders, V-shaped neck, rimmed rounded cap, and dimpled bottom.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

The website features information about the CCB, updates on the process, and users can register a CCB Designated Service Agent to receive notices and communication from the CCB. 2: Senate Passes Bill to Strengthen Copyright Law, Prohibits Online Duplication, Rebroadcasting without Consent.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Copyright law was never meant to work this way. It is a law that was designed to let humans govern how other humans use content. Bots are much more than a copyright problem. However, they are an especially difficult one for copyright. Is using a clip of X seconds allowed under the law? Bottom Line.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

In Brooktree, the court stated that “If the copied portion [of the mask work] is qualitatively important, the finder of fact may properly find substantial similarity under copyright law and the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act,” even if other portions of the chip were not copied. 17 U.S.C.A. § Brooktree Corp. 2d 1555, 1564 (C.A.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2025

Image by wowbee from Pixabay In a decision of 20 February 2025 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) denied copyright protection as a work of applied art for two sandal designs. The ruling clarifies the scope of protection under German and EU law for works of applied art.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2023

Recently in Alexander v Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc , a jury of the US District Court of the Southern District of Illinois concluded that tattoo artist Catherine Alexander has a valid copyright claim in the designs she tattooed on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. For now, the law is still hazy. megastar Randy Orton.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

As such, many creators either neglect their work’s copyright protection or pay someone else to handle it, often at great cost. The reason for this is simple, the systems for organizing, registering and enforcing copyrights were, by in large, designed for large copyright holders. Though they provide a link to the U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Equally, a significant portion of online material is also likely to contain personal data, and there is likely to be a significant overlap in relation to specific pieces of content which are protected by both copyright law and by data protection law. What does this mean for the AI and copyright consultation?

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IIPRD

JANUARY 7, 2025

A human inventor serves as the central figure in the design of the patent system. The main rationale behind patent law is to reward and encourage the creative actions of creators. The selection and evaluation of the previous art are aided further by the appropriately designated relevant art.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Understanding Mask Work Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Under the SCPA, a mask work is a series of related images that forms a design or part of a design used to produce an integrated circuit. In particular, Section 1213.2

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 30, 2025

Image by wowbee from Pixabay In a decision of 20 February 2025 the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) denied copyright protection as a work of applied art for two sandal designs. The ruling clarifies the scope of protection under German and EU law for works of applied art.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott argued that KMC was sophisticated about copyright law because the person who attached the photo to the bio had a journalism background. An obvious question: why did the plaintiff choose federal court over the CCB when the CCB was designed precisely for the facts of this case? Case Citation : McDermott v.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

court has ruled in favor of Carroll Shelby, ruling that a type of car featured in the Gone in 60 Seconds films were not protectable characters under copyright law. Halicki was the creator of the original 1974 film Gone in Sixty Seconds , which featured a series of four Mustangs that Halicki had designed.

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The IPKat

MARCH 12, 2025

A Kat awaiting weekly IP updates Designs Katfriend Henning Hartwig reviewed the interpretation of Articles 6 and 14 of Regulation 6/2002 (CDR). Marcel Pemsel looked into a recent decision of the German Supreme Court concerning copyright protection for two Birkenstock sandal designs. The survey closes on 1 April 2025.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 22, 2025

One such legal issues is what is referred to as “fair use,” which becomes particularly problematic in the context of the copyright law. Such databases may include work that is copyrighted. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides for the laws related to data privacy and some form of regulation.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

Plans, drawings, and related design documents are needed at all stages of a construction project, from early concepts and permitting to site preparation and construction itself. Many professionals in construction and property development are well versed in contract law, safety regulations, insurance law, and the like.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Now that the summer is formally over it is time for the third trimester of the 2024 roundup of EU copyright law. You can read a comment on the AG Opinion by Bernt Hugenholtz here , as well as the European Copyright Society’s opinion on the case here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

These contract law provisions, totally alien to the Irish legal tradition, are designed to apply in negotiations and contractual relationships between artists and commercial exploiters of their works, including social media platforms and streaming services.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

Architectural designs came to be recognised as a form of intellectual property capable of protection after the 1908 Amendment to the Berne Convention, 1886. This inclusion was crucial in recognising and protecting the rights of architects over their architectural designs and works.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, there is a major risk there that is easy to overlook and the risk comes from copyright law. Your Obligations Under the Law. Note: This article is focusing on United States law, if you are based in a different country or your server is located in a different country, please check your local rules.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Taming the ‘LAION’: Lessons for Harmonising AI and Copyright Law Unpacking the Hamburg Regional Court’s landmark ruling in Robert Kneschke v. Tanishka Goswami explores how text data mining can qualify as an exception to copyright infringement. Read her analysis on the evolving intersection of copyright law and AI!

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The IPKat

MARCH 11, 2025

Summer Course on International Copyright Law & Policy 2025 The Institute for Information Law will host its annual intensive post-graduate course on international copyright law and policy between 30 June and 4 July 2025 at de Burcht, Amsterdam. Further information here , more summer schools offered by WIPO here.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Commenting on the French action, Quad9 describes the latest blocking order as yet more “DNS censorship” The company believes that the ruling is based on an “absurd” application of copyright law, which has far-reaching consequences. This is in line with European and Swiss privacy laws.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

Indirect Infringement Risks: Although the AI itself may not recreate protected works, outputs may well be significantly similar to copyrighted material. For instance, if an AI produces art or designs most similar to other copyrighted art or designs, Equivalence by an AI leads to infringement.

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