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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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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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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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

The value of a business is now closely tied to its IP assets, which can be licensed, transferred, or used as capital in a joint venture. In a licensing agreement, the licensor grants the licensee the right to use their intellectual property in a specified manner, while also retaining a stake in it.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As we ramp up for film’s most anticipated event, the lists start flying for the year’s potential winners. One aspect of copyright law that makes adaptations attractive is derivative works. A derivative work is a work based on one or more existing copyrighted works. Happy Oscar season!

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

a 501(c)(3) organization created to solicit and manage resources on behalf of Louisiana Tech University ("LTF"), alleged that a Florida corporation, Bel-Mac Roofing ("Bel-Mac"), violated numerous federal and Louisiana state laws by infringing copyright and trademark rights LTF has in the logo for Louisiana Tech's Bulldog mascot.

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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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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

They’re not doing step 2 in any event. Rosen, Fog and Fiction and Copyright Term Extension aka Who Framed Mickey Mouse? MPAA is there; “Coalition of Creators and Copyright Owners,” represented by songwriter (ASCAP, music, dramatists, BMI, SESAC, VLA, Writers Guild); National Music Publishers. Largely royalty-dependent groups.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Famous for its expressionist renderings of various poker players, the site and its artist, Brett Butz, sold not only completed works but offered commissioned pieces that were popular among poker players. In particular photographers that specialized in shooting poker events. One Additional Issue: The DMCA.

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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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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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IP Close Up

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Goldsmith copyright case, which will have a dramatic impact on content providers and the definition Continue reading. The Supreme Court recently heard arguments for the Warhol v.

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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

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? If you remember just a few concepts that I’ll discuss in this post, you’ll be way ahead of the game when it comes to buying, selling and exploiting creative works, whether it’s in the metaverse or here in the boring old regularverse. Buying Copyrights.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

By defining purpose only as licensing image of Prince—use in a well-structured conventionalized market—the majority gets to be dismissive of the dissent; it doesn’t matter how much Warhol contributed b/c he created a substantially similar image which is now competing with her photograph. Your answer was that the two works didn’t compete.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Akshat Agrawal, Copyright's distortive effects Copyright directs investment to excludable assets. Music sampling: the tapestry/raw materials of early hip-hop practice make those kinds of works works assets that can’t attract investment. I could think that copyright is relatively neutral in an incredibly sexist society.

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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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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

The Conundrum of Naked Licensing Naked Licensing, aka “You Snooze, You Lose.” ” Conceptually, a lack of quality control mechanism while licensing TMs can result in the license being regarded as a naked license and the mark being deemed abandoned. Case Summaries Kubota Corporation v.

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