TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2024

IIPA is concerned that South Africa isn’t doing enough to deter copyright infringement. There are also grave concerns that proposed “fair use” exceptions, which are partly modeled after U.S. law but go further on some issues, could lead to problems in the African country.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Cries of ‘Fair Use’ In thousands of social media posts, comments and numerous articles posted since Mark’s announcement, a common theme persists. As it happens, however, another ‘law’ is more immediately pertinent in this case – that of YouTube’s Content ID.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v.

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The IPKat

APRIL 6, 2025

Copyright Law by Angela Chung Do everything by hand, even when using the computer. Many lament the extractive nature of accessible art outputs, where AI companies train first and ask for forgiveness (fair use) later. Here's what Angela writes: Ghiblification and the Moral Wrongs of U.S.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

What Is Accidental Copyright Infringement. 2024 Update) Accidental copyright infringement occurs when someone unknowingly violates copyright law. This can happen due to: Lack of Understanding: Not fully comprehending copyright laws and regulations.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2022

Soon after and in mysterious circumstances, copyright law entered the equation. On October 29, 2020, a business entity called Bayside Advisory LLC contacted Twitter stating that since it owns the copyrights in the six photos, they should be taken down under the DMCA. DMCA Takedowns Followed by DMCA Subpoena.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 19, 2024

A New York federal judge said Monday that the fair use exception to copyright law is fatal to former U.S. George Santos' suit against ABC and Jimmy Kimmel over video clips that the late-night TV show host tricked the ex-congressman into making.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2025

The defense concluded that the case was without merits, thus not violating copyright laws. Thus, in such cases, copyright laws would favor the producer if the BTS Footage was created as part of the production process. The dispute shares a similarity with Ilaiyaraaja’s copyright case. [1] 1] Llaiyaraja v.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

That was perceived as an attempt to bring the matter to an end but on unacceptable terms; no recognition of Parrish’s right to use the material under the doctrine of fair use and a potentially devastating effect on raising awareness and future criticism of the religious group. Factors of Fair Use A.

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The Illusion of More

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Fair Use Week. I still don’t know why this doctrine in copyright law should be observed on the calendar, let alone for a whole week carved out of Black History Month. But in 2013, some anti-copyright ideologues thought it should be a thing, so now it’s a thing. […]. Well, here we are again. Ninth annual.

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The Illusion of More

APRIL 16, 2025

The purpose of cultivating works of authorship is to shed light on human experience, and the foundational purpose of the fair use doctrine in copyright law is to shed light on works of authorship. From its 18th century, English roots to the U.S. Supreme Courts 2023 decision in AWF v.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Walter Olson rounds it up: Ralph Lauren lawyers: dont you dare reproduce our skinny-model photo in the course of criticizing our use of skinny models [BoingBoing] With photoshop, evidently, quite a bit! Here’s an excerpt from […] The post The skinny on fair use appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

Copyright law is in charge of controlling how literary, artistic, and theatrical works, among others, are used. The law of copyright regulates the activities of copying and disseminating the words of someone who has copyright over something online without that person’s consent.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2022

After reviewing McFree’s videos, last month a New York judge denied the Watch Tower application declaring that McFree’s use of Watch Tower clips was permitted under fair use. However, Watch Tower is still pursuing a parallel copyright infringement lawsuit against McFree in another court. Until now, that is.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The company demanded damages under copyright law claiming that the team “willfully and maliciously” copied, adapted and distributed its source code and other content without permission. Affirmative Defense – Fair Use. The doctrine of fair use bars the relief sought by Plaintiff,” the response adds.

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Intepat

JANUARY 10, 2025

Introduction Copyright law plays a crucial role in regulating the distribution and protection of creative works, but its impact is not uniform across the world. In the Global South, the challenges posed by copyright law are particularly significant, often hindering access to knowledge and limiting opportunities for development.

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Copyright Alliance

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

As seen in parts 1 and part 2 of our blog series, where there is art, there are artists who love to push boundaries, particularly in copyright law. This is […] The post Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 3, Fair Use appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In the latest salvo, the New York Times Company sued Microsoft and OpenAI – the creator of ChatGPT – for infringement under the federal Copyright Act. Fair use is a defense to a claim of copyright infringement that must be affirmatively invoked by the accused infringer.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The only claim that wasn’t contested by OpenAI is direct copyright infringement, which the company plans to address at a later stage. Among its arguments to dismiss the claims, the AI company cited fair use. “Fair use, of course, is an important—yet limited—feature of U.S. copyright law. .

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Today’s social media users see copyright conflicts on a regular basis, but probably due to the way copyright is enforced, tend to view images and text as faiir game when compared to movies and music. In Japan, where the concept of fair use isn’t recognized, there’s arguably less cause for confusion.

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The Illusion of More

JUNE 8, 2023

Goldsmith, she stated the following: If Warhol had used Goldsmith’s photo to comment on or critique Goldsmith’s photo, he might have availed himself of that factor’s benefit (though why anyone would be interested in that work is mysterious).

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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. However, they are an especially difficult one for copyright. Copyright law was written, quite deliberately, to allow for a lot of nuance and judgment. Fixing the Issue.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Early September the defendants fired back with a motion to dismiss the “fatally defective” complaint, arguing that they only used a very small portion of the four-hour broadcast for the purposes of commentary and criticism, a key component of a fair use defense. Other Fair Use Factors Cannot Be Relied Upon.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board has handed three more determinations, including one fair use issue and two questions on damages. The post 3 New Copyright Claims Board Decisions appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Law 360

MAY 12, 2022

A sketch comedy group on Thursday successfully convinced a New York federal judge that its play "Vape: The Musical" is a parody of the film version of the musical "Grease" and is therefore protected under copyright law's fair use doctrine.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 25, 2023

In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. She emphasized that both uses were commercial in nature, making them substantially similar in purpose.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Promoting research and access to its products has always been a core purpose of copyright law, often expressed in limitations and exceptions for research uses. Empirical scholarship has highlighted the positive impact on scholarship of copyright exceptions for TDM and of more “open” exceptions for research uses.

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IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

The Act states that copyright owners are entitled to “damages and profits of the infringer that are attributable to the infringement.”. An artist who fails to acquire permission from the copyright owner can use the ‘fair use’ defence. The fair use defence is rarely used in music sampling cases.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The increasing sophistication of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has had widespread effects on fields ranging from art and film to law and healthcare.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Meta: Fair Use Last week, Meta filed a motion to dismiss the authors claim regarding Removal of Copyright Management Information as well as the claim of violating California Penal Code 502, arguing that neither was properly pled. . copyright law.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 1, 2023

Supreme Court has ruled that Andy Warhol’s orange silkscreen portrait of musician Prince, adapted from a photograph by Lynn Goldsmith, does not qualify as “fair use” under copyright law. The commercial nature of the copying further weighed against fair use. Continue reading

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. That anyone’s use of a copyright-protected work infringes the copyright owner’s property.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era.

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The Illusion of More

APRIL 7, 2022

The post Addressing Fair Use Rhetoric in Debate Over SMART Act appeared first on The Illusion of More. For a detailed description […].

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Akshat Agrawal on a recent order that raised questions on the extent / limitations of the exemptions and limitations to Indian copyright law. You can see his previous posts for us here. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression?

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 31, 2022

2: Amendment Passes to Grant Teachers Fair Use of Copyrighted Work Remotely. Next up today, Focus Taiwan reports that the Taiwan legislature has passed a new copyright law that would grant educators a fair use protection when using copyright-protected works via online classes.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

La entrada Infographic | Everything you need to know about fair use se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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