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Copyright Claims Board Tackles Joint Authorship

Plagiarism Today

The Copyright Claims Board has issued another final dertermination. This one looks at issues of joint authorship and joint ownership. The post Copyright Claims Board Tackles Joint Authorship appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Potential Concerns With Copyrighted Characters Entering the Public Domain

JD Supra Law

Celebrated on the first day of every year, Public Domain Day marks the day works with copyrights that expired the year prior enter the public domain. 1, 2025.

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2 Live Crew Reclaims Copyrights in Iconic Rap Hits

Copyright Lately

A Florida jury has handed 2 Live Crew a big win, allowing them to reclaim copyrights in classic rap tracks in a long-running legal battle with Lil’ Joe Records. The post 2 Live Crew Reclaims Copyrights in Iconic Rap Hits appeared first on Copyright Lately.

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NFTs Were Never About Copyright

Plagiarism Today

An article by Adi Robertson at The Verge looks at a recent study by The Galaxy , which examines the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and examines what the buyer is obtaining in terms of copyright or other intellectual property rights. The “vast majority” of NFT projects did not attempt to convey any ownership of intellectual property rights.

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AI: The Copyright and Plagiarism Story of 2022 and 2023

Plagiarism Today

Typically, when I do these year-end reviews, I cover a wide variety of stories that happened and separate out the copyright and plagiarism. Simply put, copyright and plagiarism are two different things. Copyright and AI. Ownership of AI Works: Can work created by an artificial intelligence be protected by copyright?

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Why Bots Shouldn’t Decide Copyright Cases

Plagiarism Today

The case pits Sheeran against Structured Asset Sales, a company that owns a one-third stake in the copyrights of Ed Townsend. Sheeran’s attorneys argued the elements that were allegedly copied, namely a chord progression and the harmonic rhythm, were both commonplace in music and not protectable by copyright. The Battle of the Bots.

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Copyright and Tattoo Art

Creative Law Center

Copyright and tattoo. Understand the legal implications of ownership and how they can be changed with contracts. The post Copyright and Tattoo Art appeared first on Creative Law Center. Plus a look at the historical roots of tattoo art.

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