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Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility

SpicyIP

In this post, I look at the question of the government’s copyright ownership in State Board textbooks, and its implications on access to knowledge and education. Government’s Role as Publisher and Copyright Owner. Image from here. Crucially, instead of taking a user rights-based approach, particularly to education, Section 3.4

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Copyright Notice was Sufficient Copyright Management Information to Survive Motion to Dismiss

Chicago IP

Having pled ownership of the copyright, Force Partners was not required to provide proof that the image was part of the copyright registration or deposit materials. The Court denied Force Partners’ motion as it related to alleged removal of Southall’s copyright management information (“CMI”).

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Is "The Naked Kiss" Missing Copyright Notice?

Dear Rich IP Blog

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. This was the rule until March 1, 1989, when the notice requirement was terminated.

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How to Defeat an AI-Powered DMCA Scam

Plagiarism Today

As we discussed in March 2021 , many scammers are turning to fake copyright notices as a way to extort money, push malware, obtain backlinks (as in this case) or obtain personal information. It would be a copyright infringement case. This caused the website to go down and seemingly bring an end to this particular.

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How to protect your photos from unauthorized use online

CopyrightsWorld

Get proof of ownership by registering your copyright. When you create an original work, you are automatically granted copyright of that work, which means you can decide how it is used and distributed. Use a copyright notice. A very good way to have a proof of ownership is by digitally signing all of your photos.

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Copyright Notice was Sufficient Copyright Management Information to Survive Motion to Dismiss

LexBlog IP

Having pled ownership of the copyright, Force Partners was not required to provide proof that the image was part of the copyright registration or deposit materials. The Court denied Force Partners’ motion as it related to alleged removal of Southall’s copyright management information (“CMI”).

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How Can AI Models Legally Obtain Training Data?–Doe 1 v. GitHub (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

According to the complaint, these separate entities are just one big data-sharing family, leveraging their combined resources in non-standard ways such as Microsoft sharing hardware and cloud infrastructure resources in exchange for an ownership interest in OpenAI. Complaint at 31. Not all was lost, however. Corelogic, Inc. ,

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