The IPKat

JULY 7, 2024

The adventures of the young boy with the quiff seem to be an inexhaustible source of copyright disputes [ IPKat here or here ]. Hergé's legacy is fiercely defended by Mrs Rodwell and Tintinimaginatio against third parties who draw too much inspiration from his works. Parody Starting with parody, relying on both article L. 113-4 of CPI.

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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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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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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Netflix argued that this is a direct violation of US copyright law , which provides that only copyright holders have the exclusive right to monetize and create derivative works of their IP. Since one of the event locations is in Washington D.C

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. First, as far as copyright cases go, this one’s easy. Barlow & Bear refused.”

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

” So, while writers have a compulsion to use what they know from life to create their works of imagined lives, they will draw not only on events central and personal to themselves but on many things intersecting or tangential to the writer’s own life. They have to look and see, that’s all. Then they have to write.”

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

As a person involved in copyright on a daily basis, I’ve observed a number of events and requests for comment over the last few years on the issue of whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be “authors” in the copyright sense (or inventors of patents). This article was originally published in The Scholarly Kitchen.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In any event, it is worth noting that the decision to delete did not stem from the artificial origin of the music, but rather from the fact that the songs were being used to collect royalties on behalf of fraudulent accounts. Essentially, FlowGPT would have fed the copied songs into the system, and that could mean copyright infringement.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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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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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. We, who have been writing and teaching about copyright law and how it has responded to challenges posed by new technologies for decades, were among those who submitted comments, see [link].

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Many copyright scholars and most in the world of fine art have loudly condemned the ruling as a travesty of justice. As usual, readers who are already familiar with the case and/or with copyright law may skip the “Background” sections below (but don’t skip the commentary “The Road Not Taken”).

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Despite a number of solid affirmative defenses—including implied license, de minimis use and waiver—the jury was only asked to determine whether defendants had proven that their conduct qualified as a fair use under the Copyright Act. That $3,750 works out to a measly $71 for each month the case has been pending. What Happened.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. It is an open legal question whether this would constitute an infringing derivative work.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The copyright owner in Runt is seeking to enjoin director William Coakley from releasing a behind-the-scenes project about alleged on-set bullying and sexual harassment that it claims he fabricated. At the time of his death, the 20-year-old Boyce was working on what would prove to be his final film, the independent coming-of-age drama Runt.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that Trump owns the copyright in the sound recordings (or in the alternative, in his interview responses on the recordings), and that Trump is entitled to all or the lion’s share of the profits made from the sale of those recordings and transcripts, which the lawsuit (absurdly) values at almost $50 million.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Sponsored] PatSeer Connect 2023: AI’s Role in Shaping the Future of Intellectual Property PatSeer is organizing its event “PatSeer Connect 2023” in Mumbai (October 6, 2023, Friday), Delhi (October 12, 2023, Thursday) and Chandigarh (October 13, 2023, Friday). Case Summaries Kubota Corporation v. TIPS Industries Ltd. TIPS Industries Ltd.

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