Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This has been a long-standing question in copyright law. Professor Paul Goldstein, for example, has argued that, in light of the enumeration, the statutory text is intended primarily to protect certain licensing markets. An amendment to the copyright statute is only one of them. Copyright Soc’y U.S.A. 17 U.S.C. §

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image from DALL-E 3 Part 1 of this post introduced the challenges for copyright associated with generative IP and the legislative developments in this field. 99 of the Italian Copyright Law entitles the author of such works to be fairly compensated for the unauthorized for-profit implementation of the technical project.

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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 complexities of licensing deals for film and television adaptations. Protecting Indias folklore and oral traditions through copyright and IP law.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year saw the introduction of Law 4996/2022, which brought significant changes to IP legislation in Greece, amending several provisions of the existing Copyright Law 2121/1993 as well as Law 4481/2017 on Collective Management. Law 4996/2022 was implemented into the Greek legislation EU Directive 2019/789.

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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. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression? You can see his previous posts for us here.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 7, 2021

The studio argues that a complaint seeking an accounting of profits from its planned Rin Rin Tin film doesn’t arise under the Copyright Act. He’s the canine film and television star made famous in the 1920’s, which makes him nearly 700 if you’re counting in dog years. In 2019, Warner Bros.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Fourthly , the preposterous recommendation to prohibit/restrict storage of copied works in digital form during a global crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic betrays a myopic understanding of copyright law. Another major issue is that it only superficially touches upon issues relevant to copyright law. Concluding thoughts.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service offered by the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. ” According to the amici, there is nothing fair about IA’s digital library; instead, they see it as “unambiguous copyright infringement.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

. “This is a collaboration of like minded corporate Industry associations and individual right holders to help fight piracy,” the Copyright Board added. Copyrighted content being distributed without a license appears to be the root of the allegations facing Lime Fiber.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The courts need to understand the degree to which such usage may harm the work or decrease the profits for the owner of the copyright. Today, this doctrine has become one of most popular doctrines in the realm of copyright law. It allows people a positive defense against the infringement of copyright. Definition.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2023

The year 2020 brought a big change for the music and movie industries as the forced lockdown to control the pandemic issue made them launch their movies and music albums on the online platform, which also brought up the problem of copyright infringement as now it was easy to record and sell the movies online. Conclusion. The Tips v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. Hence, the plaintiff filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against them.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

DataCamp faces secondary copyright infringement claims, none of which hold water, the company now insists. “The Channels are not Registered Copyrighted Works with the U.S. .” The CDN company says the aim was to “aggressively monetize DISH’s contractual rights under the guise of United States Copyright Law.”

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

However, copyright infringement occurs when such copyrighted music is streamed without acquiring proper license from the copyright owners. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. As a result, the plaintiff brought a copyright infringement complaint against them.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 20, 2022

Fred Simian –the deal included licensing rights, and Green created a television show to feature Fred. In the past week, Green revealed that Fred Simian is home, yet the strange, twisted tale of a Bored Ape has many more turns left, involving copyright law, cryptocurrency, and blockchain code.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 13, 2023

and 20th Century-Fox Records argued that, because King had distributed advance copies of the speech to the press without restricting them from reproducing or distributing it further (and without the copyright notice required under copyright law at the time), the speech was in the public domain.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 26, 2023

A copy available via PRS Legislative Research ( pdf ) shows that the committee heard evidence from the Motion Picture Distributors Association, Viacom 18, the Film and Television Producers Guild of India, and others. Amended Amendments The Standing Committee Report referenced 18 U.S.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? For that, you’d need an assignment or license from the owner of the underlying copyright. You Should Probably Read The License. NFT enthusiasts envision a fictional world of fan-owned creative properties and character crossovers.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Multiple times throughout June and July 2022, Netflix informed Barlow & Bear’s lawyers that their July 26 performance wasn’t authorized and would give rise to claims for willful copyright and trademark infringement unless they negotiated a license—which Netflix was willing to do.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. Hence, the plaintiff filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against them.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 25, 2024

This case, which has seen several significant rulings over the years, primarily addressed the applicability of statutory licensing vis-a-vis streaming or internet broadcasting. a popular online music streaming service, believed it could also enjoy these statutory licenses under the umbrella of being a “broadcasting organisation”.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Despite a number of solid affirmative defenses—including implied license, de minimis use and waiver—the jury was only asked to determine whether defendants had proven that their conduct qualified as a fair use under the Copyright Act. For example, if a client were to license the reproduction of a tattoo design by itself (e.g.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the district court level, the law of copyright preemption is a morass of ad hoc explanations of whether certain contracts are “equivalent” to the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright law. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

On the other hand, professional photographers have to make a living by licensing their photos to publishers (and other intermediaries) who are willing to pay them to reproduce and display those photos. Instagram, of course, was licensed to publicly display the post under its own terms and conditions, so there is no direct infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

a case where plaintiffs alleged that the defendant violated their rights under the Act by selling services that allowed users to watch television programs over the internet at the time the programs were available on live television. Aereo, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Despite the proliferation of streaming services, there’s still a market for broadcast television, as evidenced by the fact that cable packages remain a thing, albeit a diminished thing, and that there are ever more options that offer customers the channels they love served to them over the internet rather than through a cable box.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

It was formed following a state license, in order to collect, among other things, the equitable remuneration provided by article 49 of Law 2121/93 in favour of producers, performers, and musicians for the public performance of legitimately released sound carriers. The direct licensing of in-store music was not covered by the agreement.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 1, 2024

29 town hall, The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training and LLMs, presented a comprehensive case that AI systems do infringe copyrights and called for a licensing system to compensate content owners. Legal & Copyright Issues With that technical background, the discussion moved to legal and copyright issues.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Copyright: WIPO. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Restrict the treaty’s terms to apply only to traditional broadcasting–linear radio and television broadcasting and cablecasting. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. See Love 2023.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash The implementation transposition of the Copyright Directive 2019/790 (DSMD) in the summer of 2021 represented probably the greatest reform in German copyright law since the German Copyright Act (UrhG) came into force. Germany’s implementation of Art.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Meme Culture Meets Copyright Law: A Guide for Businesses & Creators Memes, often humorous media fragments that spread rapidly through online sharing, are a global phenomenon that have made their way into mainstream culture. All meme-like images in this article are properly licensed. Are Memes Dangerous? Yes and no.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

v GO4YU GmbH ( Case C‑423/21 ) The facts of the case are representative of the grey areas of the application of copyright territoriality in the digital era. is a Serbian company which produces television programs that are broadcast in Serbia by a TV channel, Prva Srpska Televizija. Grand Production d.o.o.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

- 24 February 2022 The Institute of European Media Law of the University of Luxembourg will hold the webinar "Piracy on all waves?" One of those Scholarships provides the opportunity to undertake an investigation into the regulation of IP licensing in a pandemic context. Registration is available here.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

You see, when I was growing up, computers took up entire rooms and content was published on paper – books, newspapers, magazines, and yes, sometimes even broadcast on television or radio. Much of that content is protected by copyright laws. The Perks of Using Copyrighted Content: Should We Feed the Machine?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

Union law does not provide for a neighboring right to copyright for sport event’s organizers but that some Members States have introduced specific rights for sports events organizers in their legislation, including a new “neighboring right” to copyright. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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