The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Equally, a significant portion of online material is also likely to contain personal data, and there is likely to be a significant overlap in relation to specific pieces of content which are protected by both copyright law and by data protection law.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Another recent article, “The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs, ” by Daniel Gervais, Haralambos Marmanis, Noam Shemtov and Catherine Zaller Rowland provides valuable insights into this complex landscape. Risk Mitigation: With proper licensing, businesses can minimize risks related to potential legal challenges.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

2: Senate Passes Bill to Strengthen Copyright Law, Prohibits Online Duplication, Rebroadcasting without Consent. Next up today, Vanguard reports that the Nigerian Senate has passed a bill that would reform the nation’s copyright law and add new penalties for those that broadcast any digital or online works.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The IPO has said that it will continue evaluating potential changes to copyright law but did not set a timetable. 2: Maryland Defends Its Library E-book Law, Seeks Dismissal of AAP Lawsuit. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 29, 2024

Due to the use of digital copies, it has raised the importance of coming up with clearer laws or exemptions within the copyright law in relation to online learning. Meanwhile, one of the most effective approaches to such risks can be permission to use educational content from the copyright holders.

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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

JULY 27, 2021

Back in 2016, the European Commission announced plans to amend EU copyright law to better meet emerging challenges on the Internet. One of the most controversial elements of the new Copyright Directive was Article 13 (now Article 17).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By excluding the creation of generative artificial intelligence from the scope of both TDM exceptions, the Polish copyright law would remove any statutory basis for the use of copyrighted works in the context of building generative AI models.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The team at Blender Studio drive Blender development by providing help and training courses to Blender users in an open environment, sharing everything in public and making all content available under free licenses. “The content in my video is owned by Blender Studio who has the full copyright. No Rights to Post Video on YouTube.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 21, 2022

First off today, Hillel Italie at the Associated Press reports that a judge in Maryland has shot down a law that would have required publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries in the state. Others are concerned that it could be a new tool for “copyright trolls” to target more people.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 5, 2022

According to their press release, LicenseGuard searches the internet looking for Dreamstime user images that are not licensed. Rather than sending a demand for settlement, LicenseGuard offers a special version of their regular stock image license that covers post-usage permission. However, this approach has been tried in the past.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Finally today, a press release by the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MLPC) writes that they have joined with the Copyright Society, one of the largest and oldest organizations devoted to copyright awareness and education. The MLPC has been around since 1986 and handles licensing for more than 1,000 producers.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 27, 2021

2: Ireland Pledges to Implement New EU Copyright Laws in Weeks After Failing to Meet Deadline. Next up today, Sarah Collins at the Irish Independent reports that the Irish government has agreed to pass the new EU copyright laws into their national code within the next few weeks.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

copyright law. However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. When the case got moved to a federal court, the judge dismissed the case, saying that copyright law preempted those claims. Neither side commented on the decision.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

First off today, Thomas Claburn at The Register reports that the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has won a key victory over Vizio as a judge has ruled that the open source GPL and LGPL licenses are not just copyright licenses, but contain an extra element covered by contract law rather than copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

Next up today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that the performing rights organization SoundExchange has secured a victory in their lawsuit against Music Choice as a federal court has agreed to refer the case to the Copyright Royalty Board at SoundExchange’s request. They are free of copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. According to Sen.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. McDermott argued that KMC was sophisticated about copyright law because the person who attached the photo to the bio had a journalism background. McDermott had not actually licensed the photo to anyone else to set a baseline license fee.

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Michael Geist

JULY 20, 2022

For much of the past two decades, copyright groups have steadfastly sought to deny what the Supreme Court of Canada has repeatedly endorsed, namely that the purpose of Canadian copyright law is to serve the public interest by balancing users’ and authors’ rights. ” The decision – SOCAN v.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As these technologies continue to gain traction, pending lawsuits and legal uncertainty around the globe highlight the need to respect copyright law while leveraging the power of AI. Generative AI systems are strengthened by reliance on high quality, responsibly sourced training materials, including copyrighted works.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

court has ruled in favor of Carroll Shelby, ruling that a type of car featured in the Gone in 60 Seconds films were not protectable characters under copyright law. The lawsuit was filed by Eleanor Licensing LLC, a company founded by the estate of Denise Shakarian Halicki.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Image from here Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws? Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Finally today, Porter Anderson from Publishing Perspectives reports that the International Publishers Association is joining a chorus of Kenyan-based publishers in decrying proposed changes to the nation’s copyright law. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

2: Possible Copyright Changes Could Mean More Money for Inuit Artists. Next up today, CBC News reports that, In Canada, the government is taking steps to introduce resale rights for artists in the country’s copyright law. The post 3 Count: Pulp Friction appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2021

2: World Kung Fu Governing Body Uses Copyright Law to Hunt Down YouTube Critics. According to Fioranelli, he licensed the footage to CBS for use in their news coverage, but then CBS inappropriately sublicensed that footage out to others. Neither Charter Communications nor the record labels had any comment on the new lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 13, 2022

2: Morocco Pledges to Strengthen Copyright Law Under New Bill. NuStar Enterprises LLC, a company that was using a similar mark, originally tried to negotiate with him over a license, but those efforts fell apart in 2019. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2021

People who post copyrighted videos to sites like YouTube need to ensure they have the necessary rights to do so. This can include uploads with appropriate licensing or content posted within the guidelines of ‘fair use’, including criticism or parody, for example.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Fast-paced organizations that rely on and invest heavily in R&D should not only regard published content as the heart of innovation, but also possess a deep appreciation of the system of copyright protecting this intellectual property. How Do Different Departments Use the Annual Copyright License?

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

1: Top EU Court Rejects Polish Complaint Over Copyright Law. First off today, John Silk at Deutsche Welle reports that the highest court in the European Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has rejected a Polish challenge to the latest EU copyright directive. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Atkins, who notes the irony, claims that the use of short snippets of the songs is permitted under copyright law. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. There is no word about a potential lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

However, now the band has filed a response to the lawsuit and is making a simple argument: That the two songs sound nothing alike and that any similarities are not protectable by copyright law. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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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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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

It has already entered into licensing agreements with several content creators, including other news media organizations.” Instead, they point to how much they have produced or licensed with the assumption that it is all scraped by OpenAI. Doubts About the Copyright Claims The copyright claims themselves will face a stiff challenge.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

2: Artists to Cash in When Work is Resold with Update of Copyright Laws. Next up today, Marie Woolf of the Canadian Press reports that, in Canada, a new law is being drafted by Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez that would give artists a “resale right” in their paintings.

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