The IPKat

JUNE 7, 2022

Readers may have seen that the media have picked up on a claim made against Mariah Carey for copyright infringement by her infamous song " All I Want for Christmas is You ". However, as readers will know, there can be no copyright in a title (see also Compendium US Copyright Offices Practices, §313.4C ).

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 4, 2024

but it also raises some serious copyright and trademark issues. The post Copyright, Trademark and Willy’s Chocolate Experience appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The recent "Glasgow Willy Wonka Event" may have launched a thousand memes.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2021

The plaintiffs believe that Ring-1 or those acting in concert with them fraudulently obtained access to the games’ software clients before disassembling, decompiling and/or creating derivative works from them. Copyright Infringement Offenses. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Copyright Infringement? . Chegg works by hiring freelance workers to prepare step-by-step processes to answer the questions at the end of each chapter of Pearson textbooks. There has been a spike in Chegg subscriptions since the COVID-19 pandemic moved many students to remote learning. . Under the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2021

1: Bungie & Ubisoft Sue Destiny 2 Cheatmakers Ring-1 For Copyright Infringement. The lawsuit alleges that the group is committing copyright infringement not only because they are making derivative works based upon their games, but because they are circumventing copyright protection tools.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

1: ‘ Sports Illustrated’ Model Sues Twitter for $10 million, Accusing its Algorithm of Contributing to Copyright infringement. 2: Three Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement. 3: Taylor Swift Rerecords ‘Wildest Dreams’ in Fresh Copyright Salvo. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

With more content comes the increased possibility that Netflix is engaging in copyright infringement and on the receiving end of copyright infringement claims. [1] 1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

In October, we reported that Post University, a for-profit university located in Waterbury, Connecticut, filed a complaint claiming copyright infringement, trademark infringement, violations of the DMCA, and related violations of law by online service provider Course Hero.

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IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

Moten, a Texas pastor, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against rapper Kanye West for incorporating a sample recording of his religious sermon into one of his songs. To incorporate a sound recording into a new musical work, artists must obtain “clearance” or permission from the copyright holder.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2025

It’s been a busy two weeks for copyright and AI cases. March 18, 2025) This case involved the completely AI-generated work, “A Recent Entrance to Paradise”: The copyright applicant, Thaler, disclaimed any human involvement in the work’s creation. Perlmutter , No. 23-5233 (D.C.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

1: Songwriters take the win with this Copyright Office ruling. Copyright Office has handed down a ruling that may help songwriters that have reclaimed the rights to their songs receive their royalties directly. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. First off today, Bobby Owsinski at Hypebot reports that the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 10, 2022

Bungie’s claims were underpinned by alleged breaches of copyright law, including the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions. ” The defendants argued that during the development of the cheating software, no copies of Destiny 2 were made or distributed, and no derivative works were created. 1201(a) and (b) ).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

is one of the most interesting cases in history to rely on a fair use defense, arguing that the alleged infringement qualifies as a parody. Acuff-Rose sued members of hip hop group 2 Live Crew, claiming that their track “Pretty Woman” infringed the label’s copyright in the Roy Orbison song, “Oh, Pretty Woman.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Image via Pixabay The two US class actions against Meta We have previously analysed US class actions against Open AI ( here ) and Google ( here ) for unauthorized use of copyright works in the training of generative AI tools, respectively ChatGPT, Google Bard and Gemini. Vicarious Copyright Infringement (17 U.S.C. §

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The ability for students to complete parts of their curriculum by means of automated tools has caused unease in academic communities in light of the growing inability to properly distinguish between honest student work and AI-generated submissions. I. GenAI at odds with copyright law?

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The new technology also brings up novel copyright issues. For example, several rightsholders are worried that their work is being used to train and exploit AI without any form of compensation. The only claim that wasn’t contested by OpenAI is direct copyright infringement, which the company plans to address at a later stage.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 27, 2023

Steeplechase has a copyright for the book, “Piano Book for Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself How to Play Famous Piano Songs, Read Music, Theory & Technique” and registered trademark rights in STEEPLECHASE ARTS & PRODUCTIONS for, among other things, music instruction books, including for the Piano Book. Wisdom Paths, Inc.,

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 23, 2024

INTRODUCTION AND CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE Ever since ANI filed a lawsuit against OpenAI for alleged infringement of its copyright, existing discrepancies in the legal framework surrounding its permissible bounds have cropped up, and policymakers all over hope to receive much-needed clarity on the issue through the medium of this verdict.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

In the US, two class actions were filed against OpenAI , one mainly focused on alleged data breach ( here ) and only based on alleged copyright infringements (here). In the UK the High Court of Justice of England and Wales is dealing with a copyright case between Getty Images (US) Inc. and others v. and others v. and Awad M.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While most creators support fandoms, with some even regularly appearing at fan conventions , the line between appreciating a creator’s work and copying can be blurred. What may seem like a harmless activity in the spirit of fandom can at times give rise to copyright infringement. . Fanfiction and Fanart.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Filed in May, the complaint alleged two types of copyright infringement, violations of the Federal Communications Act (FCA), conversion, and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. According to them, that’s not infringement. In July, Triller filed its second amended complaint which added Teddy Fresh Inc.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 10, 2023

The Domino Effect Bungie filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against defendants allegedly involved in the development and supply of Destiny 2 cheat ‘Wallhax’ back in August 2021. in copyright infringement damages against Elite Boss Tech, Inc., in copyright infringement damages against Elite Boss Tech, Inc.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

The relationship between copyright and generative AI (genAI) has turned out to be one of the most controversial issues the law has to resolve in this area. Is it a proper copyright ownership or an assigned license? If output works infringe copyright, who is responsible (e.g. user, service)?

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IPilogue

JULY 18, 2022

Last year, Andy Warhol lost an infamous copyright infringement lawsuit against photographer Lynn Goldsmith regarding an image of the pop singer Prince. The focus of the conflict was the meaning of “transformative works” in the U.S. There seems to have always been tension between artistic creativity and copyright law.

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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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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

However, a quest by local parents, to raise public awareness of the nature of that instruction, has led to one of their group in Indiana being sued by LifeWise for copyright infringement. Copyright Complaint, Religious Controversy Filed in the Northern District of Indiana (Fort Wayne Division) on July 2, 2024, plaintiff LifeWise Inc.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Copyright is a bundle of rights and can be exploited in several ways independently from each other. What is an Assignment of Copyright? In case the assignment of copyright is for any future work, the assignment will take effect only when the work is in an expressed form and not just an idea.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

When standard approaches failed, a business professor recently turned to copyright law, hoping for a solution. Berkovitz administered a midterm exam and a final exam, which comprised copyrighted material. To obtain a subpoena, Berkovitz would have to register his copyrights and file a lawsuit for copyright infringement, which he did.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner? This arguably makes the use of copyrighted works by by Stable Diffusion even more transformative than Google Book Search. Stability AI Ltd.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. Aaron Moss has a thoughtful breakdown of the court’s seeming mishandling of the Alexander case at Copyright Lately. by guest blogger Aaron Perzanowski , University of Michigan Law School.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 29, 2022

After 28 years on air, it might be a surprise to see a new copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the song in Louisiana on June 3. Vance seeks $20 million dollars in damages for Carey’s failure to obtain permission to use Vance’s song to create a derivative work.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

is further accused of selling Bungie emblems on third-party platforms and using cheating software that modifies the Destiny 2 game, violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions, and creates infringing derivative works. conceded Bungie’s claims that he infringed its copyrights in the Destiny 2 software and.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Thousands will compete, many are objectively baseless, but only five can be crowned the worst of the worst copyright lawsuits of 2023. We’re nearing the end of December, which means it’s time for Copyright Lately ’s annual worst-of list. When Netflix refused to pay up, Cramer sued for copyright infringement. Polychron v.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Bungie’s copyright infringement-based lawsuits against cheat makers, sellers, and those who use them, have divided opinion in unexpected ways. It targeted an individual who had deployed cheats in Destiny 2 and as a result, now faced claims of breaching security mechanisms controlling access to a copyrighted work.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2022

Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. “Miramax’s copyright claim fails because it misapprehends fundamental principles of copyright law and ignores the clear language of the agreements and assignments,” Tarantino’s lawyers write.

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