IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 27, 2025

Potential developments could include: Expanded Copyright Exceptions: Allowing practically training AI to search for broader exceptions or use more content for commercial purposes could keep the UK on the cutting edge of the Internet while ensuring that rights holders receive reasonable compensation in the process.

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

The nature of Prompts can be understood as Literary Works which is defined in Section 2(o) of the Copyright Act, 1957, as it includes computer programmes, tables and compilations including computer databases. For a prompt to be protected under copyright law, it must meet the criteria of originality and fixation.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 30, 2024

Many professionals in construction and property development are well versed in contract law, safety regulations, insurance law, and the like. Yet the law that governs ownership and use of architectural works—principally, copyright law—often is not well known even among seasoned veterans of development and construction.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

During litigation, the unredacted version may be used as evidence to support the ownership of the redacted portions in the registered mask work. government. Copyright Office will retain copies of all deposits for registered claims for the entire term of protection. source code) under copyright law.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that the Chinese government prohibits the transaction of virtual currencies, the Chinese market and users had to change this translation to avoid referring to crypto currencies as that could make NFTs illegal. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership. Two ideas of ownership have emerged under copyrights.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

The Report’s recommendations boil down to: Permitting photocopying (only) in Government-owned educational institutions and storing it in libraries for easy access to students. Firstly , education , which is not only a copyright exception but a fundamental right under Article 21A, is imparted outside of government-owned institutions as well.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This article explores the essentials of copyright licensing in podcasting, debunks common myths, examines relevant case laws, and provides actionable steps to ensure compliance while maintaining creative freedom. For podcasters, ensuring copyright compliance should be as fundamental as sound editing or episode planning.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

[Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights. Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. iii] NFTs are limited to having a single owner.

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IPilogue

JUNE 14, 2022

At the heart of Taylor’s decision was an often overlooked but significant legal distinction in the copyright law governing the music industry. All music can be subdivided into three categories of copyright: lyrical, compositional, and sound. Look What You Made Me Do.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

After being briefed by Hollywood for the umpteenth time, that’s certainly the view of the United States government. Yet despite reported progress, including an overhaul of Vietnam’s copyright laws and promises to crack down on piracy, including the formation of a specialist anti-piracy unit , nothing has had any visible effect.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

Analysing the intersection of journalistic privilege and copyright law. The role of IP law in combating the spread of misinformation and disinformation. Analysing the impact of Indian copyright law on fair use in academic and critical writing. The challenges of protecting literary works in the digital age.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

[For this Kat, it is a question of whether DJs should pay for all uses of music or whether the context should determine who pays for the DJs’ use of music] Source: Pinterest In April , the then President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2021 which has now become the Copyright (Amendment) Act No 14 of 2022.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Although the author worked under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement when he penned the movie, the right to ownership was governed by copyright law and not labor law. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled. Miller, September 30, 2021, Carney, S.). Case date: 30 September 2021. Case number: No.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

In doing so, it calls into question a fundamental assumption of many traditional intellectual property (IP) frameworks as copyright laws only protect works created by humans and not AI. And if someone substantially edits AI-generated data and claims copyright on the edited work, they could potentially qualify for copyright protection.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. Government Regulation No. Introduction. Image source: iStock].

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Introduction India has a rich culinary legacy, in recent times, the growth of Indian cuisine has seen a tremendous commercial surge both domestically and internationally which has led to an increased need for the protection of recipes to ensure their authenticity and provide ownership rights to the actual creator of the recipe.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Like many other countries around the world, India’s copyright law allows rightsholders to limit access to pirate sites. If these don’t take action, the Indian Government gets involved. The Indian law blog SpicyIP has several articles on the subject and also discusses this latest order.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

During litigation, the unredacted version may be used as evidence to support the ownership of the redacted portions in the registered mask work. government. Copyright Office will retain copies of all deposits for registered claims for the entire term of protection. source code) under copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Violations of copyrights are addressed under Chapter XI of the Copyrights Act of 1957. Infringement of copyrights is addressed under Sections 51 through 53A of the Copyrights Act, 1957. Producers may claim exclusive ownership of an album or song in court owing to copyright protections.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Development of Copyright Law Protection of Intellectual property rights has always been in existence among various sections of the society. At international level, Berne Convention was the first major convention established in 1886 to govern copyright, and USA became a signatory to Berne in 1989.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

at 1-2] At its heart, therefore, this case is a dispute about copyright ownership. Plaintiffs Nealy and MSI claim to own registered copyrights in eight musical works, either as works made for hire or by assignment; while the defendants rely on licenses from Butler, the composer and performer. 17 U.S.C. § at *13-*16. at *16-*19.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

But if we try to solve the issue of ownership and decide on who should hold the heritage that has not disappeared and that is still around, 3D digitisation is actually not that helpful, and it would be insensitive to even question if any country would give up on the repatriation requests if they were given a digital copy.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 23, 2024

Resnik also emphasized that the authors of two leading copyright treatises, David Nimmer and William Patry, both agree that termination under U.S. copyright law does not impact foreign rights. Instead, protection is conferred by each country’s internal copyright laws. While Vetter acknowledged that U.S.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In this two-part post, Lokesh Vyas examines the legal framework governing academic participation in the judicial process, tracing its roots to Soviet-inspired codes. Other Posts Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws?

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Dr. Dagne is the Ontario Research Chair in Governing Artificial Intelligence and an Associate Professor at York University’s new Markham campus in the School of Public Policy & Administration. He also teaches Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he is an Affiliated Researcher with IP Osgoode.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 1, 2025

Through the Copyright Amendment Act, 2012, DRM and TPMs received a legal sanction as the newly introduced Section 65A (1) criminalised the act of circumventing the DRM with the intention to infringe on copyright laws. They will ultimately govern the relationship readers have with the purchased materials.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

Delving into the parallel creation model, proposed for machinima, it is proposed that it should be based on collaborative creation and no exclusionary ownership. This also rules out the threat of the creation of a new game and is more convenient since developers do not have to take the pain of extracting copyright fees from a lot of users.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 20, 2023

Therefore, the law usually has registration requirements (known as ‘perfection’ of security) that are meant to serve as public notice to the world at large. Tracing of title and the Copyright Act, 1956 However, things are entirely different for copyright. This post suggested some ways in which these problems can be addressed.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

Copyright comes into the picture since the law safeguards the computer software and programs that are used to collect and analyze big data. Also, the European Union has a Database Directive in place as an initiative to harmonize Copyright Protection offered to databases in all Member States alike.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 4, 2021

Unlike a physical bill or coin issued by the government, it exists only in a digital medium. The ramifications of not attributing trademark ownership could lead to multiple issues arising from the unsound use of such technology. The realm of cryptocurrency gets far more complicated with new generation blockchains like Neo and Ethereum.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? In order to know if you’re acquiring the ability to create derivative works, it’s important to carefully read the terms and conditions that govern the sale or license. It also wouldn’t be a bad idea to hire a lawyer to read them. You Own the NFT.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility. I argue that rewarding knowledge production and creative effort itself through maximising commercial advantage via exclusive rights are incentives that do not apply to government works whose primary motivation for creation is public dissemination.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Vidya Drolia case laid down certain conditions for non-arbitrability of disputes and stated that grant and issue of patents and registration of trademarks were exclusive sovereign or government functions, thus making them non-arbitrable. The significance of the report and its issues have been extensively covered on the blog here.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2023

This decision raises many issues regarding copyright ownership that will require further court involvement and/or policy reform. The primary challenge arising from AI-generated artwork pertains to copyright existence and ownership. Copyright law traditionally assigns authorship to individuals who create original works.

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