SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2025

The Defendants had also submitted that the Plaintiffs composition was similar to a 13th century composition by Amir Khusro and thus, a part of the public domain. Genres and Ragas might be in the public domain, however a composition consisting of an original selection and arrangement of common elements can be copyrightable.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JUNE 9, 2024

Have you heard the one about the monkey who stole the wildlife photographer’s camera and took a picture of herself?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Fair Use Doctrine: AI companies claim that training AI models on music falls under fair use, which allows limited use of copyrighted material for purposes such as research and education. AI companies argue that training models on copyrighted material falls under fair use, while record labels assert that it constitutes direct infringement.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art.

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Larson & Larson

JUNE 21, 2021

Copyright law provides a safeguard against copyright infringement. That being said, here is a brief elucidation of all you need to know about copyright and copyright infringement. How Long Does Copyright Protection Last? The duration of copyright protection is often date and fact-sensitive.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

Blog sought to study global moves or court cases that have taken place regarding uses of copyright in made-always-with-an-AI creation and provide discussion over possible solutions to the future of intellectual property laws. Copyright Act regulates the works which are created by humans only.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2023

Where a state classifies a public domain work as a national treasure there would be no issue. However, if the work was still protected under copyright this would be an invasion into the private sphere of a rightsholder, deeming the recognition of a national treasure a deprivation.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

[Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights. Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. iii] NFTs are limited to having a single owner.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

There are very clear records in the post-1978 Copyright Office database indicating copyright ownership but this person is insisting it is an invalid copyright because there is no “©” insignia anywhere on head or tail. Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain?

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2025

This brings us to the discussion of their personality rights, which confer upon an individual the exclusive right to govern how their persona is depicted in the public domain, particularly for commercial purposes. 11] WHY THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION BEST BE DEALT WITH CODIFICATION OF PERSONALITY RIGHTS?

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

Nintendo, represented in the lawsuit by one John Kirby , systematically dismantled Universal’s claims, pointing out serious questions of trademark and copyright ownership, including the fact that Universal itself had successfully argued in a separate lawsuit seven years earlier that the plot of King Kong was in the public domain.

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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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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TV Company Claims Ownership of Blender Film. “Primarily, I feel this is a lack of executive understanding of this problem, mixed with a combination of lack of training and proper playbooks for the editorial specialists looking at copyright strikes to understand that open source licenses are valid licenses to copyright content.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Indeed, human creators seek compensation for the novel use of their intellectual efforts while AI firms aim to maximize the free harvesting of data (including copyright-protected materials) for training their algorithms. Moreover, the Italian Supreme Court, in decision no. Secondly, para.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this case, Thaler listed the Creativity Machine as the author and designated the work as created autonomously by the AI, with ownership transferring to himself as the owner and creator of the machine. The Copyright Office denied the registration application on the grounds that copyright law requires human authorship.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2022

Some of the most notable arguments are included in a joint submission on the public consultation by 14 Canadian IP scholars. They recommended against recognizing AI as an author and argued that AI-generated works should remain in the public domain.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Development of Copyright Law Protection of Intellectual property rights has always been in existence among various sections of the society. TRIPS Agreement accepted the Berne Convention except Article which states that copyright protected work shall enjoy the copyright protection in all countries of the union.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

And unlike the vast majority of songwriters and performing artists who have relinquished ownership rights to musical publishers and record labels, Barlow & Bear decided to release “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” themselves, which means keeping more of the earnings. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In this article, we delve into the intricacies of these advantages and explore the requisite documentation necessary for the effective registration of copyrights. What is Registered Copyright? How is it different from Unregistered Copyright? Rights to Sue and Damages: Only registered copyright owners can file infringement suits.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 13, 2024

However, adopting a more systematic program of creating or adapting curriculum materials for an entire district or school highlights some important questions about schools’ and school districts’ rights and obligations under copyright law. Exceptions include materials in the public domain such as documents and materials the U.S.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

From the above description of NFTs, it may be hard to imagine any copyright related issues as these tokens are metadata files that have been encoded using a piece of work that may or may not be subject to copyright protection. Although in principle, a NFT of a trademark or any work in public domain can be created.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

From the above description of NFTs, it may be hard to imagine any copyright related issues as these tokens are metadata files that have been encoded using a piece of work that may or may not be subject to copyright protection. Although in principle, a NFT of a trademark or any work in public domain can be created.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. Ownership of Copyright.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NFTs revolutionised the concept of ownership and digital art. NFTs have sparked several discussions raising questions on how this would affect IP Rights and what ownership of artwork, especially digital copies of artwork entails. However, the buyer of the NFT now had ownership over one unique copy of the same GIF.

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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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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The defendants moved for summary judgment on the grounds that the elements claimed to be similar between You Raise Me Up and Soknudor were not actually “sufficiently similar” to support a finding of copyright infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

The first research-oriented-only flexibility introduced in EU copyright law – Article 3 CDSM Directive on text and data mining for research purposes – has also been implemented almost verbatim by Member States, with only a few divergences on permitted uses and beneficiaries, usually in favour of broader approaches. Public domain.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

copyright), can one call such a constitutional right? copyright law. Secondly, this would mean that copyright is now subject to the limitations associated with the right to property under Chapter 4 of the Constitution—namely compulsory acquisition. I do not think so. See similar argument here made about the U.S.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Hulm asserted ownership of copyright on the app on the basis of a copyright registration of a literary concept note detailing the working of its app, arguing that the app is an adaptation of the literary concept note.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In today’s world, copyright laws are essential for protecting creative works like books. For business owners, publishers, and sellers, understanding copyright can prevent legal issues and ensure fair use of content. Copyright grants the author or creator exclusive rights to use, distribute, and sell their work.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. Key among them is the extent to which pre-1978 works first published abroad without proper copyright notice are still protected under U.S. copyright law.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

A: author of Esperanto consigned it to the public domain. Authors have options: they can surrender to the public; they can assert complete control; or something in between. In most cases, the spouse doesn’t contribute copyrightable creativity. She thinks there’s more flex in merger than Yoo does.

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Ownership Moral Rights Copyright Branding 80

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

It is to be made sufficiently clear that the aforementioned creations ought to be original and independent, rather than a slightly altered version of the creation already in the public domain, to instill looking into the prospects of copyrightability. Re-Examining The Copyright Ownership Of Player Created Content, GNLU L.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2024

The defendants contended that the programme contained information about the legendary playback singer Dr. P.B.Srinivas which was available in public domain and it is not any person’s created copyright or created literature to be infringed. The plaintiff successfully proved his copyright ownership.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2023

The long Battle of the Booksellers was about perpetual ownership. By voting to limit the period of copyright, the House of Lords created the Public Domain. The decisive events in London from 1710 to 1774 determined the course of modern Anglo-American copyright. The influenced the American Copyright Statute of 1790.

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