Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board has handed three more determinations, including one fair use issue and two questions on damages. The post 3 New Copyright Claims Board Decisions appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A case before the Copyright Claims Board tests the boundaries of public domain and artistic creativity when it comes to tarot cards. The post The Copyright Battle Over a Tarot Card Deck appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Twilight Zone is a Halloween favorite, but what is its copyright history? Let's look at two episodes in a different copyright dimension. The post Copyright and the Twilight Zone appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 27, 2023

2023 was a banner year for copyright. The post The 5 Dumbest Copyright Stories of 2023 appeared first on Plagiarism Today. However, the past 12 months also featured some real missteps and obvious mistakes.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 8, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board has handed down a new final determination, this one dealing with music and the first sale doctrine. The post Copyright Claims Board Finds in Favor of Right of First Sale appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It's Halloween, so let's take a look at 9 copyright stories that show how intellectual property has shaped the spookiest holiday. The post 9 Spooky Copyright Stories for Halloween appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2023

The US Copyright Office has announced a new public comment period on the subject of AI and copyright. The post US Copyright Office Seeks Comment on AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's how to participate.

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Creative Law Center

JUNE 30, 2023

If you use AI technology to create work, you can claim copyright protection for your contribution to that work. Here's how to file your application for copyright registration. The post AI-generated Content and Copyright Registration appeared first on Creative Law Center.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Registration of AI-Generated Works in the United States and Canada: A Comparison Credit: Shutterstock Human Creation The question of whether works that are generated in whole or part by Artificial Intelligence (AI) should enjoy copyright protection is a hot topic at the moment.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Facebook and Instagram have become rife with copyright infringement notice scams. The post How to Avoid Facebook/Instagram Copyright Scams appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's how they work and how to avoid them.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The post Copyright Claims Board Awards Photographer Minimum Damages appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Last week, two photographers won very different awards for their work. One got $6.3 million, the other less than $2,500. Here's why.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 3, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board has consolidated 12 cases filed by Games Workshop against an alleged repeat infringer. The post Copyright Claims Board Consolidates Games Workshop Claims appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Copyright Alliance

APRIL 30, 2024

There is little doubt that most of the focus relating to the impact of artificial intelligence […] The post Copyrightability of AI-Generated Works appeared first on Copyright Alliance. Where and how should we draw the line between protectable and non-protectable AI-generated works?

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The post Understanding The JerryRigEverything/Casetify Copyright Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Zack Nelson, the man behind JerryRigEverything, claims that Casetify copied his and dbrand's work. And he has significant proof.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

My daughter’s (copyrighted) art, circa 1990, age 5 (Used with permission) It is rare that a copyright story makes the national news, in Canada or elsewhere, but this one had all the needed ingredients. A teacher exploiting students, irate parents, and a possibly negligent school board. What’s not to like?

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here's what copyright and trademark law say about what is next. The post Copyright, Trademark and the Future of Zero Punctuation appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The long-running YouTube series Zero Punctuation has come to an abrupt end.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Copyright Claims Board is seeing a sharp rise in contested cases, here's four of the latest and most interesting to receive a response. The post 4 More Contested Cases Before the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The United States Copyright Office has proposed a new registration process for news sites. The post US Copyright Office Proposes New Collective Registration for News Sites appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's why many should be wary.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

In a recent decision, the Copyright Claims Board ruled in favor of a respondent, even though the respondent was in default. The post Copyright Claims Board Sides with Defaulting Party in Judgement appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Supreme Court to hear case over copyright statute of limitations, Writers hit back at Open AI response and RIAA targets pirate apps. The post 3 Count: Copyright Limits appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hosts often receive massive numbers of copyright notices, few of which turn out to be false. The post 5 Warning Signs a Copyright Notice May Be False appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Still, it's important to spot the fakes.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The post Copyright and The Bizarre World of Obituary Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Obituary piracy sites have long been a thing, but now YouTube channels are getting on the act. What is obituary piracy, and how can stop it?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A new study claims that AI systems can trivially reproduce hundreds of words from copyrighted works. The post Study Highlights AI Systems Printing Copyrighted Work Verbatim appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's what it means.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Copyright Claims Board has handed down three more default determinations. The post Copyright Claims Board Issues Three More Default Determinations appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's how the board is determining damages.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 26, 2023

But how does copyright and trademark impact those flags? The post Copyright in Pride Flags appeared first on Plagiarism Today. June is pride month, and pride flags have long been crucial symbols during it.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (“Office”) has published guidance on its policy and practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology. The Office recognizes that AI-generated works implicate other copyright issues not addressed in this statement.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Supreme Court has taken up a case that will determine how far back copyright damages can go. The post SCOTUS to Test the Limit of Copyright Liability appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's why the case is important to watch.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2024

The post Printed Minis and the Power of the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today. In September, Games Workshop filed 12 claims against a user offering copied 3D models online. Now the user is finally shutting down.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

And this one is original, in … Continue reading "Would Anyone Copyright This Flag? As a flag design, it’s a dog’s breakfast. Not that a registered design has to be aesthetically appealing, but it needs to be original. Not an April Fool’s Joke)"

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The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape) on one of the important but largely overlooked aspect of South Africa’s Copyright Amendment Bill: provisions aimed at ensuring fair remuneration for South African creators and performers.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. The plaintiffs show that ChatGPT can reproduce content from copyrighted news articles when prompted.

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Copyright Alliance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

You guessed it—they are works of […] The post Copyright Cases Visual Artists Should Know: Part 1, Copyrightability appeared first on Copyright Alliance. What do Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, Yayoi Kusama’s Pumpkin, and David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) have in common?

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Barry Sookman

APRIL 27, 2024

Copyright lawyers always want to keep up with developments in copyright law. Earlier this week I gave my annual copyright update to copyright lawyers at an ALAI Canada meeting. The focus of my talk was on copyright developments that would be of interest to Canadian lawyers. The cases I canvassed are listed below.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that? an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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The Illusion of More

MARCH 18, 2024

IA maintains that its practice of “Controlled Digital Lending” is not copyright infringement under the doctrine of fair use despite the […] The post Copyright News to Watch appeared first on The Illusion of More. Internet Archive filed their response brief opposing the archive’s appeal of its loss in district court.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2024

Copyright Office’s refusal to register copyright to an artwork generated by Thaler’s Creativity Machine. Copyright Act preventing Thaler from claiming copyright in the AI-generated work, and that standard principles of property law enables ownership of the work to vest in Thaler, who created the AI system at issue in the case.

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Copyright Alliance

JANUARY 4, 2024

On January 3, we published part one of this blog series summarizing the biggest copyright-related AI activities that took place within the federal government. In today’s post, we pick back […] The post AI and Copyright in 2023: In the Courts appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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