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. Course Hero declined to provide the information absent a subpoena. As part of that course, Prof.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MAY 24, 2022

Elliot McGucken ("McGucken") filed an Amended Complaint against Pepperdine University and associated parties ("Pepperdine"), asserting that Pepperdine infringed McGucken's copyright in a photograph (the "Photo") he had taken.

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2023

A 2020 class action lawsuit filed by musician Maria Schneider accused YouTube of mass copyright infringement, failing to suspend ‘repeat infringers, and restricting access to anti-piracy tools, among other allegations. Copyright Law: Infringement Standards. YouTube’s Motion For Summary Judgment.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This text discusses the basics of copyright and how it applies to artificial intelligence (AI). It highlights the importance of understanding copyright laws when using data for AI training or generating content. It debunks common misconceptions, such as assuming publicly available data is protected from copyright protections.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MAY 20, 2024

Post University claimed that Course Hero committed, among other things, multiple instances of copyright infringement, trademark infringement, violation of the DMCA, and unfair competition by posting and creating derivative works of educational materials owned by Post University without Post University's permission.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Andersen is the first of many cases brought by high-profile artists, programmers and authors (including John Grisham, Sarah Silverman and Michael Chabon) seeking to challenge the legality of using copyrighted material for training AI models. Copyright Act. ” Below are some key takeaways from the Order.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This text discusses the basics of copyright and how it applies to artificial intelligence (AI). It highlights the importance of understanding copyright laws when using data for AI training or generating content. It debunks common misconceptions, such as assuming publicly available data is protected from copyright protections.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Are you ready to unpack this legal saga and its implications for artists, copyright owners, and the commercial art industry? We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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TorrentFreak

MAY 11, 2023

’s use of cheat software modified Destiny 2 and led to the creation of an unauthorized derivative work. Regarding violations of the LSLA, the court was informed that as a minor, L.L. RIAA decision , which relates to the circumvention of technological measures that protect access to a copyright work.

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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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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

Emphasizing the lack of a robust mechanism to ensure access to literary work by persons with disability, the authors highlight how the existing copyright framework comes in conflict with the rights enshrined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Views expressed here are those of the authors’ alone.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

RIGHTS PROTECTED : Under this law Copyright law protects the copyright of authors, musicians, etc. Copyright is essentially a right to copy. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. The electronic works are stored in bits and bytes and processed by computers.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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LexBlog IP

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. Course Hero declined to provide the information absent a subpoena. As part of that course, Prof.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2022

All faced allegations of copyright infringement, violations of the DMCA’s anti-cicumvention provisions, RICO violations, conspiracy, plus sundry other charges. Information provided by Nelson enabled Bungie to pursue developer Daniel Larsen in Denmark, and when he failed to appear, Bungie obtained an entry of default.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This week saw yet another California federal court dismiss copyright and related claims arising out of the training and output of a generative AI model in Tremblay v. 2] OpenAI moved to dismiss all claims against it, save the claim for direct copyright infringement, and the court largely sided with OpenAI.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As we’ve previously written , the rise of generative AI has led to a spate of copyright suits across the country. Copyright Act. Yesterday, Plaintiffs hit back, noting that OpenAI hasn’t moved to dismiss the “core claim” in the lawsuits—direct infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 15, 2024

Introduction Intellectual Property Rights are intangible rights All rights related to the property are exclusively reserved with the copyright holder. Main Blog Unlicensed use of any content registered under the Copyright Act, 1957 , violates the exclusive rights of the owner and amounts to copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Other claims in the complaint include the unlawful reproduction of copyrighted artwork and game files, plus inducing and contributing to the copyright-infringing acts of Ring-1 customers, who allegedly create unauthorized derivative works when they deploy Ring-1 cheats. Defendants Picked Off, One By One.

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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.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act. IP Rights and NFTs.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 13, 2022

By inducing the direct infringements of Lavicheat users who “copy, reproduce, adapt, and/or create derivative works” from Bungie’s copyrighted works, Lavicheats is liable for contributory copyright infringement. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 6, 2023

Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides that “the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use… for purposes such as criticism [and] comment…. is not an infringement of copyright.” Otherwise, “transformative use” would swallow the copyright owner’s exclusive right to prepare derivative works….”

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., Copyright and trade secrets like software, secret formula/recipes, music, etc., Software Infiltrations : Malicious software sent by criminals often lead to the stealing of credential information.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2023

From a copyright perspective, AI brings up some interesting questions. For example, can content created by an AI be copyrighted? And can an AI be trained on copyrighted works without limitation? Fair Use The authors’ copyright infringement claims are grounded in copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 25, 2023

In August 2021, Bungie filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against a number of defendants involved in the development and supply of Destiny 2 cheating tool, Wallhax. The declarations referenced above are available here ( 1 , 2 , 3 , pdf) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They do this to create works of fiction expressing the writers’ truths by using, altering, extending, or supplementing others’ reality, and sometimes even use what others have written about their own experiences. The copyright claims came down to a fair use analysis, something that has occupied discussions by this poster before.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

AR involves overlaying the user’s view of (actual) reality with digital information and/or data – think Instagram filters; VR allows the user to experience and interact with a simulation projected on a head-mounted display as if it were their reality. For the most part, liability may be avoidable: museums could defend any copyright (e.g.,

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

One the most important technical features of the blockchain is that every information which is recorded there becomes immutable so that the “link to the digital file” becomes immutable once recorded in the blockchain. In other words, the “old” IP rights (copyright, trade marks, etc.) A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.),

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LexBlog IP

JULY 6, 2023

Section 107 of the Copyright Act provides that “the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use. is not an infringement of copyright.” The Warhol court focused significantly on balancing the first fair use factor against the copyright owner’s right to create derivative works.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Is Rick Astley’s right of publicity claim against Yung Gravy for vocal impersonation on a collision course with the federal Copyright Act? To all the naysayers, I’ll remind you that Copyright Lately is considered a scholarly publication by several of this nation’s law schools, at least one of which is still accredited.)

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Third, a change in licensing can have downstream effects on derivative works and integrations, potentially leading to legal disputes or claims of copyright or patent infringement. Failing to comply with the terms of either license could result in legal repercussions, including copyright infringement claims.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This question even after a broad reading of the Indian Copyright law remains unanswered, demanding an amendment in the present law or more clarity on the same by the way of judicial decisions.

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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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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 31, 2023

The Court held that the first factor of the copyright fair use test favored respondent photographer, Lynn Goldsmith, rather than petitioner, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (“AWF”). For more information, please see Cleary Gottlieb’s client alert. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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