IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Firstly, Originality, Section13 of the said act, to claim ownership over work (literally, musical, dramatic) created by AI, originality in work is an essential component, that can be detected by originality tests. Also, Moral rights of the creator is given in under Section 57 of the said act, are not relevant to the Artificial Intelligence.

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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

JANUARY 27, 2025

AI, a simulation of human intelligence by a computer system designed to perform tasks typically done by human beings, has in just a few short years evolved beyond what was previously believed possible, and has manifested itself in even creating new works of Intellectual Property, such as art, literature, music, etc.

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SpicyIP

MAY 1, 2023

AI might fall afoul of the fourth factor as well – effect of the use upon the potential market for the copyrighted work, as the output might act as a market substitute and also, the fact that non-compensation of copyright owners for training might destroy copyright owners’ licensing markets.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2023

A longtime friend of the blog, Achille is currently serving as an Advisor to the Board of the Indian Performing Right Society. With over 35 years of experience in the creative industries, Achille pioneered music publishing in India with Deep Emotions Publishing in 1996 and has also served as a public servant in France.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

However, in this aspect, what needs to be duly noted is that staying on top of Copyright Laws , rules, and regulations on a content-rich internet can be challenging. It is because not only the internet but the laws, rules, and regulations are also saturated with exceptions, clauses, and legal jargon.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

According to Section 2(d)(v) of the Copyright Act, the producer of a cinematograph film is considered the work’s creator. [1] This preference for producers in copyright law has recently been questioned. Music compositions are also given their unique copyright protection. In the case of Ilayaraja v.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes. More information about this event here. pre-publication event: EULAs: Friends or Foes?,

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

This post is brought to you by Oprah Nwobike , who is a lawyer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London focusing on copyright and artificial intelligence in the music industry, under the supervision of IPKat's Dr Hayleigh Bosher. This has become a lingering question in the minds of consumers of online content.

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2024

Image from here Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors By Surabhi Katare In a major development, Calcutta High Court’s passed a landmark judgement on May 17, 2024, in safeguarding the copyrights of authors of music and literary work used in sound recordings.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

Baby Gift House was amongst one of the first cases to delve into the commercial aspect of personality rights. [5] In the absence of a separate law safeguarding personality rights, the court granted relief by invoking passing off as governed under the Trade Marks law. Ammini Amma and Ors.,

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Personality Rights Fair Use Privacy Intellectual Property Law 98

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

1] The Copyright Act protects certain types of works, which are included in Section 13. 13 (1) states that original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works as well as cinematograph films and sound recordings are protected by copyright. ” A similar view was reiterated in “ Kanungo Media (P) Ltd.

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

When artificial technologies are utilized for creating innovations, such as employing evolutionary algorithms for antenna design or engaging IBM Watson to produce music, IPR laws become relevant. AI is doing lots of creative work in the fields of animation, web apps, images, music, designing, and various other things.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2022

” China’s copyright law protects the expression of ideas instead of ideas themselves, which is similar to U.S. copyright law. .” ” China’s copyright law protects the expression of ideas instead of ideas themselves, which is similar to U.S. copyright law.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Copyright Law Why are we so sure facts are excluded from the statute when the statute doesn’t use that word and uses a lot of other words. c) does grant authors “rights in something he created” and that “already belong to him” at common law and is taken after a few short years from him and his heirs. Cites Henry George.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More recently in 2020, Sankalp Jain discussed the copyright challenges in “Dreams,” a video game enabling user-generated content, arguing for the Indian copyright law’s limitations in addressing the the issues around the fan-made creations within the game. see also The Drama in the Definition of ‘Dramatic Works’ ).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Indian Performing Right Society Ltd. Ltd and Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd. Music Broadcast Ltd. Rajasthan Patrika Pvt.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Before the enactment of the new Act, the status of copyright as movable property under Nigerian law was uncertain, as the Nigerian Constitution lacks explicit definitions for "movable" and "immovable" property. Unfortunately, in cases like Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Limited (MCSN) v. copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

When it comes to dealing with Personality Rights it is very important to determine who will and who will not be covered under this regime, as previously stated the benefit of the particular rights can only be granted in the case of an Actual influential personality. Original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works; 2.

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Personality Rights Artistic Work Trademark Copyright 52

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. E.g., see Prateek Surisetti’s post here and Niyati Prabhu’s post here.

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Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

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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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 4, 2024

1 Another key right is the creation of derivative works, which includes adaptations or translations. 3 This action would violate the right to translate, which is a specific aspect of the broader right to create derivative works. 13 Other arguments to limit the reach of the right exist. See e.g., ABKCO Music, Inc.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

While Sanremo is over for this year, this Kat is still musing on possible IP issues during the most appreciated Italian music show. The work, from the moment when it was created as a piece of street art in Genoa, became potentially protectable under Italian copyright law, which includes both commercial and moral rights.

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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. Also, recently introduced as a Bill in the U.S.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Therefore, the purchaser of an NFT will only receive the underlying copyright when the smart contract accompanying the NFT expresses this. Of course, unless waived by the artist, the moral rights associated with the artistic work remain with the artist. What about copyright infringement? Old Laws Protect New Trends.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Art Moral Rights Copyright Infringement 110

The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

And the winner is: The Proportionality Test in European Patent Law (Bloomsbury) by Léon Dijkman Best Copyright Law Book The nominations were: • Copyright and the Court of Justice of the European Union (2nd edition), by Elenora Rosati. • Copyright: Music Borrowing and Copyright Law, by Enrico Bonadio and Chen Zhu. •

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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2023

It begins by distinguishing whether the ‘work’ is one of human authorship, with the AI tool merely being an assisting instrument, or whether the protectable elements of authorship in the work (literary, artistic, or musical expression or elements of selection, arrangement, etc.) were conceived and executed not by man but by a machine.

Copyright 105

Copyright Moral Rights Copyright Law Registration 105

The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (Bar of the Province of Antwerp) on the copyright troubles of music superstar and copyright-savvy artist Taylor Swift. This would make herself a right holder to her music again, in control over where and how it was being used.

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Moral Rights Copyright Music Art 70

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). It also once again confirms the strong protection of moral rights in Ukrainian copyright law.

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Related Rights Law Copyright Moral Rights 145

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

A key goal of the analysis is the reconciliation of the structure and legal tests applied in copyright law with the way authorial creativity develops as a process. A copyright lawyer will be familiar with legal issues on subject matter, originality, authorship and ownership.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Moral Rights Ownership 95

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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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2023

It begins by distinguishing whether the ‘work’ is one of human authorship, with the AI tool merely being an assisting instrument, or whether the protectable elements of authorship in the work (literary, artistic, or musical expression or elements of selection, arrangement, etc.) were conceived and executed not by man but by a machine.

Copyright 40

Copyright Moral Rights Copyright Law Registration 40

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Lucius Klobucnik calls for a harmonized approach to the categorization of rights in Europe to streamline online music licensing, comparing EU and US perspectives. Anett Pogácsás examines the divergent legal approaches to copyright waivers, discussing how to mitigate the lack of uniformity.

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Law Public Domain 62

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law.

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Moral Rights Law Copyright Copyright Law 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2023

Pastiche is one of the newer harmonized user rights in EU copyright law. The exception for caricature, parody and pastiche was made mandatory as part of Article 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) in 2019. To fill this gap, German fundamental rights NGO Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V.

Copyright Law 64

Copyright Law Copyright Law Music 64

The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

The second edition offers revised, or wholly rewritten chapters to the overlaps discussed in the first edition so as to reflect recent developments, as well as to include new chapters (the overlap between privacy and copyright law; privacy and secrecy; trademarks certification marks and collective marks; and IP and traditional knowledge).

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