The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following legislative update on the new Ukrainian Copyright Law from Kateryna Militsyna and Liubov Maidanyk (both Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv). This prompted intensive work on the text of the draft law. See also here for the previous law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copyright law serves as a vital mechanism for protecting the rights of creators over their original works. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 provides the legal framework that governs these rights. Recent Case Law on Pseudonymous and Anonymous Works S. Ajay Kumar Goswami v.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations, in no particular order, were: • Der patentrechtliche Schutz von Daten und seine Grenzen; Landscheidt, by Fabian Landscheidt. European Patent Law: The Unified Patent Court and The European Patent Convention, by Paul Torremans and Duncan Matthews. •

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 28, 2023

Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law: A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual Rights Act, which–well, Lee says it very well himself, actually: The post Moral rights in Massachusetts appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

According to Mason's Complaint, these changes violated her rights under the Visual Artist Rights Act ("VARA"), a legal provision that incorporates artists' moral rights to preserve the integrity of their creations into United States copyright law, although in a limited manner.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 2, 2025

The Supreme Court decision While the High Court and Court of Appeal had ruled in Mr Palmers favour, the Supreme Court considered two issues on appeal: (a) whether the copyright in her artworks be part of the relationship property division; and (b) how the artwork and underlying copyright should be valued. Toriqul Islam 135

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 30, 2022

Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law: A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual Rights Act, which–well, Lee says. The post Best of 2010: Moral rights in Massachusetts appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. First published April 12, 2010.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As such, it was permissible under United States copyright law. Since there was no appreciable harm to the copyright owners, according to the Court – quite the contrary –it was clearly acceptable under the terms of United States copyright law. copyright law.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The following is an excerpt from the article “The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs,” authored by Daniel Gervais (Milton R. 1 Another key right is the creation of derivative works, which includes adaptations or translations. 13 Other arguments to limit the reach of the right exist. See 17 U.S.C. § ↩︎ See id.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Acko General Insurance , the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’ under Sec. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 2(c)(i), and, thus, copyrightable under sec. 57 of the Act.

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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2023

Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Office provided an example where a user instructs an AI tool to “write a poem about copyright law in the style of William Shakespeare”. How will this apply in Canada?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Whether the government plans to amend the Copyright Act of 1957 to update copyright laws to cover AI-generated content. Considering these factors, completely dismissing the idea of a specialized regime to address copyright protection for AI innovations may not be in our best interest. Is It Though?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Claims under copyright law.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. After Swift had found herself dissatisfied with the way in which BMR had made use of its rights, she decided to re-record the albums.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Copyright Marcel Pemsel addressed the question related to whether a photographer can waive the exercise of their moral rights, including the right of attribution, in the general terms and conditions of a microstock portal under German Law.

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Intepat

MARCH 13, 2025

Architectural works are also classified as artistic works, and hence, architects and designers are accorded the same rights provided for artistic works under Section 13 and 14 of the Act. Additionally, the architect is also granted moral rights over their work, enabling them to preserve the architectural integrity of the building.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Emily Prieur is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. In May 2021, a phenomenal IPilogue submission by Keir Strickland-Murphy (Osgoode Law ‘22) touched on the recent boom of Non- fungible Tokens. What about copyright infringement? Old Laws Protect New Trends.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

In the midst of the economic and social paralysis arising from the COVID 19 pandemic, the tireless discipline of law has prevailed as always, if anything with increased activity. Each State will decide on the basis of its own laws whether or not the payment of said economic rights is subject to collective management.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

To that end, this blog addresses how the Egyptian copyright law (ECL) regulates intermediaries’ liability when it comes to copyright-related infringements. What lessons, if any, should the Egyptian copyright legislator retain from the CJEU’s last words on the liability regime of the ECD? 147 ECL) and moral rights (art.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This is a book review of “ Harmonizing Intellectual Property Law for a Trans-Atlantic Knowledge Economy ”, edited by Péter Mezei, Hannibal Travis, and Anett Pogácsás. Laura Ford examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of harmonization, urging a reexamination of its foundational ideals in contemporary law reform.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2022

The copyright lawyer might well respond with a glazed look. Copyright law developed to protect the commercial potential of (literary) works in an age of multiple reproduction. Using a part of the photo of the Larivière painting on a book cover is certainly that. But of course. But this is not the case for works of art.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Accordingly, assuming the ownership is conceded to AI, making such a transfer would be troublesome Fourthly, under Section 57, author has Moral rights, incorporates right to paternity and right to integrity. internet source) [link] [link] [link] [1] Rupendra Kashyap vs Jiwan Publishing House Pvt Ltd.(1996)

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The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2024

The book that is going to change copyright law? After the referrals in Mio [IPKat here and here ] and USM Haller [IPKat here ] , another referral asking about the meaning of originality in EU copyright law has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): it is the referral from Romania in Institutul G.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

It has been the coldest days of the year where this Kat is based - perfect weather for looking into what other IP Blogs have been into recently:- Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog addressed the issue of moral rights in relation to artificial intelligence and copyright protection.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

In other words, there is no specific aspect of patent law, unlike copyright law involving the requirement for a human author or the existence of moral rights, that would drive a construction of the Act as excluding non-human inventors.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Applicable law In December 2022, Ukrainian Parliament adopted a new copyright law, Law No 2811-IX [see an overview of its main provisions by The IPKat here ]. In practice, the Law includes some digressions from the EU acquis, including in the way Ukraine implemented Art. 12), but does not include moral rights.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Copyright infringement cases often provide an opportunity to explore exceptions and limitations to copyright. This time this Kat encountered a recent French case involving incidental inclusion, an optional exception/limitation to copyright under EU copyright law [ IPKat on incidental inclusion here ]. 112-1 and L.112-2-10

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SpicyIP

MAY 1, 2023

Varsha is a lawyer based in Delhi and is a graduate of Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. This would encourage the development of AI, in a manner that is respectful of copyright law and the human creators whose work is being used as part of training datasets. For coding, there is The Stack , a 6.4

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For these reasons, the copyright agency considered that the analysis showed that the participation of the applicant was limited to providing language instructions to the software, and therefore, he could not be considered to be an author, under the applicable definition in the law.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The statute of limitations for copyright infringement in Singapore is six years. Copyright protects works like literary, computer programs, plays, music and paintings. It is not ideas but their expression that are protected by copyright law. Copyright protection takes effect as soon as this expression takes place.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Not a copyright dispute … and the non-role of Article 14 of the DSM Directive In sum: the CHC provides a way to control for-profit reproductions of Italian cultural heritage, irrespective of their copyright status (it is in any case worth recalling that under Italian copyright law moral rights protection is … perpetual).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Such works of art benefit the creator, and they are protected by the law of intellectual property. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 17, 2024

THE ART OF TATTOOING AND COPYRIGHT Tattoos are protected by copyright laws as original works of art. When a tattoo design is created and inked onto skin, it automatically gains copyright protection. This means the tattoo artist holds the exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, and display the design.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 6, 2024

In the US, a voice isn’t explicitly protected under copyright law, but there are potential protections under the right of publicity, which is enforced through state laws related to the appropriation of likeness, name, and voice. Legal precedents like Midler v.

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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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IIPRD

MARCH 1, 2023

The general position in intellectual property laws states that upon the assignment of the copyright by the artist over his artwork to another legal entity, the artist cannot enjoy any economic benefits attached to the artwork. This theory prescribes that artists have inalienable rights over their artwork upon its creation.

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