Of Macaques and Men: [obligatory monkey pun subtitle here]
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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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?
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 20, 2023
Firstly, work generated from AI with input, in this case command is given by the human or programmer and get output out of it with the help of their creative and innovative ideas hence the ownership and authorship can be ascribed to the human who has given innovative inputs to the AI. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI.
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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.
IPilogue
DECEMBER 10, 2021
copyright law, a particularly confusing subject for foreign works published before 1978. copyright law. Drawing on Twin Books , they argued, “a publication of a work in the United States without the statutory notice of copyright fell into the public domain,” as per the U.S. law, the U.K.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 27, 2022
It would be a copyright infringement case. Also, something that Dickson noted, it points to an Imgur link as the original rather than somewhere with greater proof of ownership. It broadly misuses terms, misunderstands how the law works. The letter also makes reference to a “DMCA legal case”, which is simply not a thing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
APRIL 5, 2023
Opposing the claimants’ arguments, Ravensburger challenged the cross-border application of Italian law, alleging that the claims conflict with article 14 of Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive since they attempt to unlawfully impose property assertions on public domain works. 633/1941, l.
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.
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.
Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
AUGUST 3, 2023
Benefits for Registration of Copyright in India Legal Protection: The registered copyright owners have the right to take legal action against anyone who infringes the copyrighted work. In India, the general term of copyright protection is the lifetime of the author plus 60 years after their death.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CopyrightsWorld
APRIL 29, 2022
On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.”
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.
CopyrightsWorld
APRIL 29, 2022
On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
SpicyIP
JANUARY 2, 2022
The Court noted that redacting one’s name from a judgment acquitting them is counterproductive when there are other tarnishing publications in the public domain and that access to court judgments are integral to “open justice”, subject only to some exceptions. Top 10 Judgments/Orders [Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity].
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C.
Barry Sookman
MAY 4, 2020
The goals of patent law are generally recognized as seeking to foster and reward invention; promote disclosure of inventions to stimulate further innovation and to permit the public to practice the invention once the patent expires; and to assure that ideas in the public domain remain there for the free use of the public.
LexBlog IP
JANUARY 10, 2024
That then plays off the rest of the title’s allusions to separating “subjects” from the “predicates” of copyright ownership, themselves words connoting the foundational elements of both “ any complete sentence ” and at times a court’s jurisdiction over infringement matters. ” H.R.
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