Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As digital spaces grow in popularity, so do the stakes around intellectual property, particularly copyright. Copyright governs the rights of creators over their digital works, ensuring they are protected from unauthorized use. However, determining ownership in this space is far from straightforward.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

ABSTRACT Technology advancements are linked to copyright, which gives authors of original works of literature, music, drama, or art, as well as audio recordings and cinematic films, a legal claim over their creations. Every day, there are several ways that someone’s copyright is violated on social networking sites.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 1, 2024

This is quite the picture of how the Indian copyright laws are treating the employees who try to become such exceptional creators. the ownership disputes in India and the U.K. Unlike the U.S.A., are heavily subjected to judicial interpretations.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This prompted Alexander to file a lawsuit against Take-Two, claiming copyright infringement of her work. He called an earlier decision in the case one of the 5 worst copyright decisions in 2020 and, with the jury verdict, called it a loss for bodily autonomy and free speech. Instead, she only won actual damages totaling $3,750.

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BYU Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Boghraty's claims focused on copyright infringement and breach of contract. He argued that Boston University's continued use of his course materials without proper authorization violates his exclusive rights as a copyright holder and breaches the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh? Ownership of IP In a recent curious example, Spice DAO paid $3 million for an original 1975 copy of the Dune bible by Alejandro Jodorowsky. A company may, however, own a copyright in an author’s work.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Introduction Copyright protection is essential for independent artists to secure the recognition and fair compensation they deserve. In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In an opinion letter dated February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (Review Board) affirmed a decision of the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) denying registration of a two-dimensional artwork generated by Creativity Machine, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Dr. Stephen Thaler.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Introduction Copyright protection is essential for independent artists to secure the recognition and fair compensation they deserve. In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The dispute centers around the use of copyrighted music to train AI models and the broader implications for the future of the music business. These AI tools are trained on vast datasets of existing music, raising concerns among record labels about unauthorized use of copyrighted material. Under the U.S. Is AI training fair use?

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Introduction The principle of the first sale doctrine is a basic precept of copyright law allowing the lawful possessor of a copyrighted work to resell, lend, or distribute that work without the permission of the copyright holder. 106, which grants copyright owners the exclusive right to reproduce their works. ReDigi Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

The relationship between copyright and generative AI (genAI) has turned out to be one of the most controversial issues the law has to resolve in this area. Is it a proper copyright ownership or an assigned license? If output works infringe copyright, who is responsible (e.g. user, service)?

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 10, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video “The 5 Ws of Copyright Registration” The five Ws: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. I want to apply that to copyright registration Who can register a copyright? It is the owner of the work who generally would register a copyright. When to register a copyright?

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 15, 2024

Copyright Office’s refusal to register copyright to an artwork generated by Thaler’s Creativity Machine. Copyright Act preventing Thaler from claiming copyright in the AI-generated work, and that standard principles of property law enables ownership of the work to vest in Thaler, who created the AI system at issue in the case.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 19, 2025

The defense concluded that the case was without merits, thus not violating copyright laws. ISSUES ARISING OUT OF DISPUTE The legal validity of the agreements signed by Nayanthara or Vignesh, including an assignment of copyright of any videos, photos, or other works created on the set of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, is under scrutiny by the court.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Academic integrity and plagiarism issues in this context ultimately also lead us to copyright law. Or do students expose themselves to liability for copyright infringement when using GenAI output? I. GenAI at odds with copyright law? Figure 1 – Microsoft Copilot reproducing an excerpt of a copyright-protected work.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copyright law serves as a vital mechanism for protecting the rights of creators over their original works. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 provides the legal framework that governs these rights. This article examines how Indian copyright law regulates these creative works, with a focus on recent case law and ongoing developments.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

It claims that 7News Australia downloaded videos from YouTube, stripped out the copyright management information (CMI), and incorporated the videos into its own videos that it uploaded to YouTube. At issue in this case is whether Viral DRM obtains ownership or exclusive licensing rights to the third-party videos it syndicates.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of copyright is human authorship. This bedrock principle was reinforced in two recent copyright decisions.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Copyright Office published a joint notice of inquiry in the Federal Register announcing that the two agencies would be collaborating on a study regarding intellectual property legal issues related to digital assets known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On November 23, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Copyright Act. On October 16, 2024, a Florida jury found in favor of renowned hip-hop group 2 Live Crew (2LC), restoring ownership of the copyrights to various of the group’s iconic albums. In a rare occurrence, a jury has rendered a verdict over termination rights under the U.S. By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

White created “beats” and got copyright registrations for them. White now claims that DistroKid infringed his copyrights to the beats, both directly and indirectly (the court dismissed the indirect claims last year). First, oral copyright licenses are a recipe for trouble. Ugh, so much going wrong here.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

1: Major Publishers Sue Shopify, Alleging Copyright Violations. 2: Movie Studios Sue Free Streaming Website Primewire For ‘Mass Online Copyright Piracy’. In total, the lawsuit is seeking both injunctive relief and damages for alleged copyright infringement and contributory copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 5, 2025

Poster of the film “ Naanum Rowdy Dhaan “ Image from here Nayanthara and Dhanush Copyright Controversy – De Minimis Rule to the Rescue? The first question is which work’s copyright has been infringed and who is the owner of that work. Later, we will look at the controversy from the lens of Prof.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

1: XXXTentacion and Lil Peep Sued for Copyright Infringement Over ‘Falling Down’ First off today, Trent Fitzgerald at XXL reports that musicians XXXTentacion and Lil Peep are being sued by a singer-songwriter named Jaden Hoff, for alleged copyright infringement in the duo’s posthumous song Falling Down.

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The TTABlog

MAY 15, 2024

The Board ruled that the band was entitled to challenge the registration, had not abandoned the mark, and had proved its claim of ownership of the mark and likelihood of confusion based on its prior use of the same mark for the same services. Text Copyright John L. The Plimsouls v. Edward David Munoz , Cancellation No. Welch 2024.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

While ownership of the domains has changed, SSL certificates are not necessarily updated, triggering an error. New Owner: The IPR Center The changed ownership of the.APP and.DEV domain names is undisputed. Targeted.DEV Domains Instead, many domains return an SSL certificate error, as we’ve also seen with the.APP domains.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

One key issue is the ownership of the works generated using AI and the ability to register a copyright in such works. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the film and television industry in content creation raises many legal and business issues.

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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. This article explores the essentials of copyright licensing in podcasting, debunks common myths, examines relevant case laws, and provides actionable steps to ensure compliance while maintaining creative freedom.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

While traditional copyright protects human-authored works, the lack of a singular human creator in AI-powered music throws a wrench in the system. [1] 1] This Paper explores the potential justifications for and against copyright protection for music composed by artificial intelligence (“AI”).

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Copyright Concerns When Using Others to Create Content. But there are some serious copyright issues that you ought to be aware of when you are working with others to create content for you. And that is a specific, important phrase in copyright law. What do you mean?

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

They are essentially a receipt that is placed on the blockchain that allows a purchaser to claim “ownership” over that particular NFT. ” 2: Court Overturns ‘Pirate’ IPTV Prison Sentences Due to Unenforceable Copyrights. The reason: The copyrights at issue were “unenforceable” due to the lack of a treaty.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Can a work entirely created by a machine be protected by copyright? In 2019, the Copyright Office rejected the application, holding that human authorship is necessary to support a copyright claim. In 2019, the Copyright Office rejected the application, holding that human authorship is necessary to support a copyright claim.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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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.

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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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

We begin with developments in the copyright field. In February , Kenya’s parliament passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2021. Amongst other things, the Act also establishes a National Rights Registry (NRR ) , which is the central repository collating details pertaining to the ownership of various copyright works.

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