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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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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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

.” ‘Hired Guns Don’t Stop Evolving Technology’ The OpenAI defendants continue their motion to dismiss by noting that AI is yet another technical evolution that will change the world, including journalism. However, OpenAI notes that the suggestion that its activities threaten journalism is overblown, or even fiction.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Internet Archive, our fellowship applicant Tanishka Goswami explains the implication of the decision on fair use. She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. The NEL was held to be a derivative work, and the Archive’s lending practices violative of copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

[I published this post initially on the Association of Research Libraries blog in celebration of Fair Use Week 2022. Bloggers play an increasingly important role in the research ecosystem, especially as investigative journalism has declined. Fair use is supposed to protect research bloggers in these circumstances.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

The focus of the case is copyrightability of the SAS statistical software and its outputs. SAS argues that it made a “plethora of creative choices” in developing its material, and that creativity is more than sufficient to satisfy the originality requirements of copyright law. Copyright Alliance Brief – Supporting SAS.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Recent decisions suggest courts are losing patience with those who bring dubious copyright infringement claims as part of their business models. Back in May, I wrote about an overzealous copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Rachel Dolezal , the woman best known for mispresenting her racial background.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

There is no copyright in facts and historical events; however, writers can claim copyright in their letters if they are sufficiently original. While this alone is not sufficient to give rise to a claim for copyright infringement, Dorland and the protagonist do express similar sentiments.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 30, 2023

The new technology also brings up novel copyright questions. Several rightsholders are worried that their work is being used to train AI without any form of compensation, for example. How these and other copyright questions will be dealt with is not entirely clear. Meanwhile, rightsholders don’t intend to stand idly by.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. HLG ultimately filed suit for copyright infringement.

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Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

MAY 12, 2023

copyright law, … The post Compliance and Alignment: Ensuring Generative AI Stays Within the Bounds of Fair Use appeared first on Chicago-Kent | Journal of Intellectual Property.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. The article included multiple photos of Sewell, including the photo in question , and the Post apparently liked the image so much that they used a portion of the photo as the background for the newspaper cover that day (see screenshot at right).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

A series of recent amendments to copyright law, including in the EU Copyright and the Digital Single Market Directive (Art. 3 and 4) and in Singapore’s new Copyright Act (Art. 243, 244), seek to protect the ability of text and data mining researchers to use copyrighted content in their work. HathiTrust, 755 F.3d

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Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

All [four statutory factors] are to be explored, and the results weighed together, in light of the purposes of copyright.’”[1] 1] The fair use defense in copyright law is very flexible … The post Two Kinds of Fair Use: The Unintended Effect of Google v.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 24, 2022

s copyright infringement suit accusing him of unlawfully copying and distributing thousands of news articles from The Wall Street Journal, arguing that his actions are protected under fair use. A prominent investment manager has asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss Dow Jones & Co.'s

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It involves several IP rights, some of which overlap in some cases: copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/confidential information, and the right of publicity (and similar rights with different names). Copyright 1. Fair use in US ( Google Books but reuse pattern different here. Fair dealing c.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Just three short years ago, copyright litigation discussions centered around whether it is fair use to copy declaring code or make unlicensed use of Lynn Goldsmiths photographs of Prince. How AI technologies intersect with copyright was but a twinkle in most judicial systems eyes. The vast majority of U.S.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 31, 2023

I don’t find this argument convincing given the ability today to license many content types at scale for TDM, including images, music and yes, journal articles (See “Full disclosure” above), but it is an argument often offered by infringers. This practice creates a single point of contact for uses that may not fit within the CC lines.

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Intepat

JANUARY 8, 2024

New York Times alleges that this unauthorised use of articles infringes on their copyright and threatens its business model by diverting web traffic from its site. In light of the Copyright Act of 1976 (United States), like The New York Times, creators have the exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and display their works.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In the context of certain questions that arose in the proceedings, Tanvi then brings up an interesting hypothetical i.e. what if the defendants had challenged the ownership of the copyright early on, instead of the attempt to amendment later on. Tanvi is a second-year student pursuing BA LLB at the National University of Juridical Sciences.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Internet Archive (read the opinion here) , the court dealt a decisive blow to the Internet Archive, ruling that its practice of scanning and lending digital copies of books doesn’t qualify as fair use under the Copyright Act. million additional books protected by valid copyrights. At least, that was the idea.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 22, 2021

There seems to be a belief that police service, when paired with a musical interlude, will prevent a recording of the interaction from being posted on social media due to algorithms that detect and remove videos incorporating copyrighted music (among other types of content).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The following is an excerpt from the article “The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs,” authored by Daniel Gervais (Milton R. The full article can be read in the Journal of the Copyright Society. 7 When copyrighted works are used, AI systems typically make copies of the works to train and power AI outputs.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The website does not have a notice about not being allowed to use them. Is it still considered copyright infringement to use them? How do you tell if materials are public domain or fit under fair use? You should presume works are protected by copyright unless proven otherwise. Citing the source.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The following is an excerpt from the article “The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training, and LLMs,” authored by Daniel Gervais (Milton R. The full article can be read in the Journal of the Copyright Society. 7 This does not, however, fully answer hard questions about the right to prepare derivative works under US law.

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Art Law Journal

MARCH 11, 2021

If the owner of a copyrighted work cannot be found, can I use it? The post Using Orphan Works (Copyright Holder Can’t Be Located) appeared first on Art Business Journal. It may be possible if you analyze the orphan work properly.

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SpicyIP

JULY 11, 2021

He evaluates the various applicable laws to argue that a thesis is a ‘public document’, the right to access which is available to the public as a matter of public interest, as well as through fair use under Section 52 of Copyright Act and also the RTI Act. Other Posts. For further details, please see the announcement.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 10, 2022

In the aftermath of Brexit, many publishers were wondering if the UK — with its strong tradition of supporting the rights of publishers, authors, and artists — would provide another voice in defense of copyright. The options ranged from no change to UK law, to improving the licensing environment, to offering new copyright exceptions.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Copyright infringement and De Minimis are often replaced to complement each other. However, de minimis is sometimes used as a defence in a copyright lawsuit. More often than not, the lawsuits filed for copyright infringement are cases of de minimis and thereto, get dismissed on the anvil of frivolity. INTRODUCTION.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From Large Language Models (LLMs) to other research-based applications, AI technologies rely on millions of books, scholarly journals, and other curated publications. Responsibly using these works is a foundational part of the discussion. The post CCC Town Hall Preview With Bruce Rich appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

The Constitutionality of Mandating Editorial Transparency , 73 Hastings Law Journal 1203 (2022). How Fair Use Helps Bloggers Publish Their Research , Association of Research Libraries blog, Feb. A First Look at Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Filings. Comments on the Very Dumb “SMART Copyright Act”). Blog Posts.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. From a copyright perspective, these particular tracks are clearly derivative of both the original sound recordings and the underlying musical compositions.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 18, 2023

Mack Reed puts his finger on it — almost — in the Online Journalism Review: The Web has made unauthorized propagation of information — whether copyrighted or not — instantaneous. The post Publishers vs. YouTube appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This liberty to benefit from one’s intellectual creation gives rise to a bundle of rights related to intellectual property, including, Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, Geographical Indications, among others. Comprehend the concept, rationale, and significance of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks.

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Likelihood of Confusion

JULY 30, 2022

The New York Law Journal reports online (registration required) that the Southern District of New York has, thankfully, put a rare brake on the copyright rent grab. The defendant, Dorling. The post Grateful Defendant appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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