The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou Recently, the news of reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny's eloquently put disappointment spread on social media, bringing up interesting questions concerning music creation using AI. Concerning the lawfulness of the outcome of this machine training, we need clarity on the exclusivity of making derivative works.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.” For years, fan fiction communities have operated under social norms that regulate the behavior of their members.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In particular photographers that specialized in shooting poker events. I understand a lot of you may be upset that I saw a photo on social media and loved it enough to imitate it in a very different style. However, the announcement drew the attention of a different crowd: Photographers.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Spadika Jayaraj discussed a case where the Delhi High Court dismissed a suit by a media house accusing copyright infringement on its database of users. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. To get an overall picture, see Prashant’s post “ The Rs.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i]

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] Magic Mantra Vision. [ii]

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Branding has become more important than ever, particularly in developing an online presence through search engines, various online platforms, and social media. Nearly every mainstream marketplace and social media platform has Acceptable Use Policies, which provide procedures for reporting intellectual property infringements.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 17, 2022

The termination provision at issue in Livingston is Copyright Act section 203(a) , which allows authors and their statutory heirs to terminate post-1978 copyright assignments and licenses as early as 35 years after they were originally made. Que Sera, Sera, indeed. I’ll post updates on the Livingston case as they develop.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Despite a number of solid affirmative defenses—including implied license, de minimis use and waiver—the jury was only asked to determine whether defendants had proven that their conduct qualified as a fair use under the Copyright Act. What Happened. The first one to go was the de minimis defense, which the court rejected before trial.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

” This is an attempt to define “journalists,” but what publications don’t “observe current events” or “analyze documents or other information”? ” I assume the analogous agreements will come from music licensing? Bhagwat, Why Social Media Platforms Are Not Common Carriers , 2 J.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? For that, you’d need an assignment or license from the owner of the underlying copyright. You Should Probably Read The License. NFT enthusiasts envision a fictional world of fan-owned creative properties and character crossovers.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. While Nintendo has waffled on its support for the Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros.

Intellectual Property Law 59

Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Cease and Desist Law 59

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). CRI Events Private Limited [Delhi High Court]. The second suit was filed by IPRS and PPL against an event management company for broadcasting music without authorization. Engineering Analysis Centre for Excellence Pvt.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

All Member States recognize the prevalence of the public interest in receiving information on current events over copyright, but they do not converge on practical implementations. A misleading language is often adopted, e.g., speaking of “sale”, “purchase” and the like, although EULAs are licenses for customers of service providers.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

As one participant noted , “It is the UK’s single biggest environmental mass participation event and sees volunteers from across the country make more than one million miles of British outdoor spaces cleaner and greener.” ’ (Op. Neither Marano [v. ’ See, e.g., Google, Slip op. at 24-28, Dissent at 15-17.

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