Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

The government of Japan is taking into consideration the best way to regulate cosplay using copyright law protecting both the rights of the cosplayer and the owners of the relevant IP. The main sources of such cosplay characters are from animation, comics, and graphic novels which are copyrighted by their writers.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

The government of Japan is taking into consideration the best way to regulate cosplay using copyright law protecting both the rights of the cosplayer and the owners of the relevant IP. The main sources of such cosplay characters are from animation, comics, and graphic novels which are copyrighted by their writers.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

To delve deeper into the question of ownership, we need to grasp the traditional concept of copyright. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators. Historically, these rights have been attributed to human creators, forming the cornerstone of copyright law.

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Barry Sookman

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The Supreme Court Gets a Second Shot at an Important First Amendment and Social Media Issue [link] 2022-12-12. Can a wooden rowing machine be protected by copyright? "Why Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-12-10 [link] 2022-12-11. link] 2022-12-11.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2021

Advertising can take many forms, including statements about a company’s products on websites and social media platforms. We will also forecast the consequences of the new federal government administration for false-advertising enforcement. Mital Patel , Associate, Foley Hoag LLP.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The IIPA notes that China has made some progress recently, such as copyright law amendments introducing broadcasting and public performance rights for producers of sound recordings. In addition, the maximum punitive damages for copyright infringers in China was increased ten-fold. ” Baidu.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 26, 2024

The platform has weathered many storms since then and, along with owner Bytedance, is currently hoping to overturn what it believes is an unconstitutional ban at the hands of the United States government. We honor valid removal requests based on infringements of copyright law and trademark law.”

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

A track called “ Heart on My Sleeve ” went viral recently on social media with lead vocals sounding eerily similar to a certain crooner known for his lovelorn lyrics. What has Ghostwriter977/AI actually infringed and, moreover, is AI art copyrightable? So, copyright is not well suited to protecting one’s voice “generally.”

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Barry Sookman

AUGUST 29, 2021

The Federal Government Combats Hate Speech And Other Content Published On Social Media [link] 2021-08-24. Australia and South Africa find Artificial Intelligence “Inventor” compatible with Patent Law [link] 2021-08-24. Website terms not binding on consumer Soliman v. SUBWAY FRANCHISEE ADVERTISING FUND, 999 F.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 17, 2021

I should caution that the solution is not to expand the scope of the bill by covering hyperlinks, which would run counter not only to established law, but create a risk to freedom of expression by limiting the ability to cite to other works. This is not to say that there should not be government support for the sector.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Government’s Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center ( IPR Center ) and Hollywood’s Motion Picture Association ( MPA ). The shorter 15-second clips are intended for social media, where they will be circulated in the coming weeks. There are two videos, both set to appear in a short and longer version.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

These include (and may be limited to) Hong Kong ( section 11(3), Copyright Ordinance ), India (section 2(d)(vi), Copyright Act, 1957 ), Ireland ( Art. We will keep the law under review and could amend, replace or remove protection in future if the evidence supports it.”

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A little under two years ago, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo (aka Omi in a Hellcat). As the government works to take possession of those assets in a civil process, the long-awaited criminal indictment has now landed. .” IRS and FBI agents seized “at least” $5.2m

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

It’s nothing new, but the role and responsibility of social media platforms when it comes to the behavior of its users is something that will probably be contested until such time as the internet ceases to be a thing, which at this point seems concurrent with the end of humans as a species.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Copyright in the Tourism Industry. With the rise in the popularity of social media and networking, copyright becomes particularly relevant. The players in the tourism industry have started relying on social media and other digital platforms to promote and advertise their goods and services.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media. The vast majority of people who post to social media want their posts to be embedded and made available to others.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

To create its product, Clearview scraped billions of publicly available photos from websites and social media platforms. The fact that this is the main goal of the class action seems to be supported by the proposals introduced by the plaintiffs for a governance scheme for all Gen AI models. 4th 1149 (9th Cir.

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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. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted. Copyright Ownership.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 15, 2023

A track called “ Heart on My Sleeve ” went viral recently on social media with lead vocals sounding eerily similar to a certain crooner known for his lovelorn lyrics. What has Ghostwriter977/AI actually infringed and, moreover, is AI art copyrightable?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In November 2019, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his social media handle Omi in a Hellcat. Whatever that advice was, anyone with even a basic understanding of copyright law in the United States could see otherwise.

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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. However, the Government later withdrew these guidelines.

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

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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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This book should not be perceived as a classic manual on the application of copyright to these art forms. The penetration of copyright would be corrupting. to protect the reputation of artist).

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

First of all, in terms of copyright, to reiterate our very clearly articulated position. sophisticated generative AI that’s enabled by large language models, which trains on our intellectual property, violates copyright law in several ways. copyright law really doesn’t seem to give UMG a ton of options.

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LexBlog IP

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. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted. Copyright Ownership.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Note that this isn’t the case with traditional over-the-air radio broadcasts; due to idiosyncrasies in the way copyright law has developed over the years, artists and record labels aren’t paid for the performance of sound recordings via terrestrial broadcasts.). copyright law.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Other News India warns social media platforms repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes. Government announces production of generic medicines to treat Tyrosinemia Type 1, Gaucher’s Disease, Wilson’s Disease and Dravet-Lennox Gastaut Syndrome.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

They go as far as to call for people to change their mindset about social media before making the jump. But, while Mastodon does have a slew of important and well-understood differences between it and a centralized platform, like Twitter, there’s a very important one that’s easy to overlook: Copyright. Some Mastodon Basics.

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43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

YouTube is an OCSSP, but other than that much is unclear—are all different types of social media OCSSPs? Is that governed by Member State law? The “good guy” theory of EU copyright law: court finds a way around liability for a good faith player, and a way for direct liability if there’s not.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] 4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5] 6] Mod creators are not always deterred by these setbacks. [7] Formgen Inc.,

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

3: Copyright and the Takings Clause. One of the more confusing areas of copyright law in the United States is how it impacts states. Under the current law, all copyright matters are federal. The post 5 Copyright Stories to Watch in 2022 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

The copyrights Act includes computer programmes and electronic communication, however this has been viewed as a grey area. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law. They serve as a medium for new ideas, images, and sounds.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Tax dollars go to the government, who can then allocate the money to (in theory) advance the public good—such as funding journalism. The CJPA bypasses the government’s intermediation and supervision of these cash flows. Instead, it pursues a policy worse than socialism. I think CJPA raises the same concerns.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Given that IP rights are territorial and a particular cloud computing service can operate across multiple jurisdictions, it can be quite uncertain which IP regulations should govern activities in the cloud computing environment. Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Second, we also spotted certain effects that stemmed from the structure and business logic of the services, as well as the public laws of the European Union. For example, users of social media platforms (e.g., Facebook) as well as streaming platforms with hosting functionality (e.g., Conclusion. by Alexander Puutio. €

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 10, 2022

In a much-anticipated report , the UK Intellectual Property Office recommends a major rewriting of UK copyright law, delivering the future of copyright to those using AI and damaging the present and future financial interests of publishers, authors, journalists, and musicians among others.

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