Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. The lawsuit was filed by SoundExchange after an audit alleged that Music Choice, which relies on a statutory license for the music it uses, had underpaid the royalties it owes. They are free of copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Two things that won’t be on many people’s minds will be copyright and plagiarism issues. So, with that in mind, here are five stories from this site’s history that show some ways copyright and plagiarism have helped shape the Thanksgiving holiday season (and vice versa). 3: Recipes, Copyright and Plagiarism.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 4, 2022

Kat friend Dr. Aleksandra Sewerynik shares her periodic insights on copyright in the recording industry, this time in connection with the rights of the music producer. This aspect of creating music is the domain of the musician called the music producer. But how do the copyright provisions play out?

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Christmas and copyright go together as often gingerbread cookies and milk. Here's just five ways that copyright has changed Christmas. The post 5 Ways Copyright Has Changed Christmas appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

One can only imagine the crew’s screams of pain when they discovered that a clerical error had robbed ‘Night of the Living Dead’ of its copyright protections. And for advocacy groups like the EFF, the story is tailor-made for showing how the public domain brings freedoms that can benefit society as a whole.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2023

The IPKat has received and is happy to host this guest contribution by Deborah De Angelis (Studio Legale DDA) on the highly publicized halted licensing negotiations between Italian collecting society SIAE and Meta regarding the availability of the music repertoire administered by the former on the latter’s services. 17 (4), a).

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Seun Lari-Williams , PhD researcher in the fields of copyright and dispute system design at the University of Antwerp, regarding copyright ownership of Nigeria’s re-adopted national anthem. Is the national anthem in the public domain?

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

To protect copyright holders, YouTube regularly removes, disables, or demonetizes videos that allegedly contain infringing content. While anyone can send a DMCA notice to the platform, most copyright actions come from the Content ID system that can only be used by a select group of copyright holders. In 2020, the U.S.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2021

It would be improper to list yourself as the publisher of a public domain song (we assume that by "traditional" you're referring to PD music). However, you may be able to acquire copyright protection for your unique arrangements. One workaround is to add new lyrics to a public domain melody.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

1: Supreme Court Leaves in Place Circuit Split Regarding Approach for Assessing Substantial Similarity in Copyrighted Works. 2: Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops. 3: ComicMix To Publish Lost Dr Seuss Stories, Out Of Copyright. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Seuss works.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 3, 2023

Each January 1 is Public Domain Day, which marks the entry of a fresh batch of copyrighted creative works into the United States public domain. By: Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

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SpicyIP

JULY 3, 2022

Akanksha Badika on the unresolved issues surrounding the term of the copyright in sound recording/cinematograph film and underlying work(s) under the Copyright Act, 1956. Their practice predominantly revolves around copyright law, litigation and advising on all matters related to films that are emanating from script to screen.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 28, 2024

Copyright Term Extension Act, also dubbed the Mickey Mouse Protection Act , extended copyright protection to 95 years. public domain would spark headlines worldwide. public domain would spark headlines worldwide. — From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Dear Rich: If a movie falls into the public domain, are all of the individual images in it also public domain? Yes, you are free to copy the individual frames or images from a public domain movie without permission. What if the image is of a movie star? What about movie stars?

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

OCTOBER 16, 2023

United States – The year 1927 brought with it musical compositions by the likes of Duke Ellington , cinematic masterpieces by film greats like Alfred Hitchcock , who produced his first thriller in 1927, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog , and pieces of classic literature, such as To the Lighthouse , by Virginia Woolf.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Where copyright protection begins and ends Employees consume and share copyrighted materials all day long. However, routine content exchanges such as sharing published reports, articles and other information found on the Web, have copyright implications, which can expose companies to a greater risk of infringement. In the U.S.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2024

This applies to photographers, artists, music companies, journalists, and authors, some of whom formed groups to file copyright infringement lawsuits to protect their rights. Authors sued NVIDIA Earlier this year, several authors sued NVIDIA over alleged copyright infringement. The authors clearly have a different take.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

Copyrights are a form of IPR that offers protection to a wide range of artistic and literary works of a creator. It includes musical works, photographic works, artistic works, motion pictures, and computer programs. As the name suggests, copyright means the right to copy. Then, why should you register a copyright for your work?

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again! Skully Curly.

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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. SETTLEMENT CASES.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works.

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IPilogue

MAY 6, 2022

Dua Lipa’s 2020 pop hit “Levitating” is facing copyright infringement lawsuits as of March 2022. Copyright infringement proceedings are the best course of action for instances of song stealing, but are often expensive and difficult to win, as a complainant must demonstrate more than ‘alike sounds’ or ‘similar vibes’. Next Steps.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

Is copyright, patent, or trademark infringement applicable to AI creations or not, and who owns the material that AI platforms generate for you or your clients is still an unanswered question. This way of doing things with the help of generative AI technology carries numerous legal challenges of intellectual property violation.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Here’s why determining the copyright status of old foreign works can be a hellish undertaking. The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. copyright law. without a copyright notice. Move over smiley face. Nirvana LLC.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Voices emerged questioning whether current EU copyright laws should be amended in light of the many AI-generated works that have come about. One important question has been whether copyright law should be extended in order to protect such works. In this upcoming paper, this author takes a different approach to this hot topic.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 10, 2023

Introduction It is an established notion that in case of a cinematograph film (Section 26) or a sound recording (Section 27), the Copyright stays for as long as 60 years, while literary or musical works enjoy Copyright for the lifetime of author and 60 years thereafter (Section 22).

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Copyright Act of 1976 became Public Law number 94-553 on October 19, 1976 and went into effect (as scheduled) as Title 17 of the United States Code on January 1, 1978. The new Copyright Act was the fourth general revision of copyright law since the original Act of 1790. Today is the 45th anniversary of that event.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

On January 1, 2022, copyrighted works from 1926 will enter the US public domain. That means that anyone can copy, share, and build upon that work , but it doesn’t mean the public can do the same for things that are already derived from the original. More into music? What do I mean by that? Lawrence).

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Yet, the rapid rise of podcasting has left many creators overlooking critical legal considerations specific copyright licensing. From background music and guest interviews to sound effects, every element in a podcast could involve intellectual property (IP). The key aspects of a podcast that are covered by copyright include: 1.Music:

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

On Sunday he informed TorrentFreak that he’s also an independent film composer and producer, working with music production libraries, and distributing to the main music platforms. to which I can add my own music on top,” Bruno said. No Rights to Post Video on YouTube.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 18, 2024

Many companies are not strangers to receiving demand letters on behalf of copyright owners. Routine demand letters often allege that the company’s use of what it believed was a stock photo, public domain image, or music on websites or social media is in fact infringing use of copyrighted materials.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Late 2020, Senator Thom Tillis released a discussion draft of the “Digital Copyright Act” (DCA), which aims to be a successor to the current DMCA. This is a sensitive subject that previously generated quite a bit of pushback when the EU drafted its Copyright Directive.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

First Neil Young , followed by Joni Mitchell , demanded that Spotify, the exclusive distributor of Rogan's podcast, reportedly the most-listened to podcast in the world, remove their music from the platform. Of course, there were creators before the advent of the copyright system. What are those commercial terms?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This uncertainty raises the question as to whetherYoga Asanas be copyrighted?Through Yoga poses and copyrightability The question of the copyrightability of Yoga Asanas has two aspects- the copyrightability of a new Asana and the copyrightability of a new type/ sequence of Yoga Asanas.

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