Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

107-108 of the Legislative Decree 42/2004 , Cultural Heritage Code “Codice dei Beni Culturali” (the public law on the regulation of cultural heritage) and, by analogy, art. In particular, under EU law the Italian public cultural property seems to be inconsistent with art. The Tribunale di Firenze applied the Italian law: 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. ” 99.5%

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

On April 13, Ben Dickson at The Next Web received an email from a lawyer with the name Nicole Palmer with the subject “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice”. First, the subject of DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice is strange. The fake lawyer identifies herself as a trademark attorney, but is handling a copyright issue.

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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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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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TorrentFreak

JULY 4, 2024

That basically allows one party to request evidence from the other, to properly support or refute the copyright infringement claims that form the basis of the lawsuit. OpenAI Seeks NYT ‘Source’ Material In its quest for evidence, OpenAI is particularly interested in the copyrights of the New York Times’ works.

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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. Notably, the 1998 U.S. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what happened.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and confidentiality law and held that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law. Merely showing certain elements were copied does not pass the threshold for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The new technology also brings up novel copyright issues. According to the tech company, there are no viable claims for vicarious copyright infringement, DMCA violation, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment. copyright law. In that case, the court rejected the fair use argument and referred the matter to trial.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

However, this gives a grand legal question: who has the right to copyright AI-created works? This has to do with the application of copyright to works made through AI. Traditional Copyright Framework and Its Limitations Copyright law is fundamentally based on three principles: Authorship : The creator of a work owns the copyright.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Walt Disney incorporated in 1923 and first aired a video of Mickey Mouse (which I shall refer to as Mickey Mouse 1.0) The movie was copyrighted in 1928. in the short cartoon "Steamboat Willie" a movie about 7 minutes long.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Part 1 of this post outlines the technology, its applications in the cultural heritage sector and the potential copyright implications. Part 2 discusses the relevant copyright exceptions and limitations that interfere with the development of AR experiences. Copyright implications of AR in the cultural heritage sector.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

The libraries use this concept of CDL justify the mass digitalization of copyright works digital versions of their legally obtained items and lending them to patrons in a controlled manner. This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized.

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Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

The copyright for one of the first depictions of Mickey Mouse will expire in 2024. Copyright © Walt Disney Animation Studios Interestingly, Mickey started as a character known as “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit”. Copyright protection is usually granted for 95 years to works published between 1923 and 1977. Steamboat Willie.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

legal battle over the character of Zorro, the Supreme Court has provided important guidance on the requirements and limits of parody under both copyright [see also here for a recent French case] and trade mark law. holding that the character of Zorro had fallen in the public domain. Let’s see what happened.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The Code of the Cultural and Landscape Heritage’s legal force is separate from copyright laws and remains in effect when copyright protection does not. The Italian Code , which came into effect in 2004 and was updated in 2016, operates independently from copyright law. In Canada, under the s. In Canada, under the s.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Introduction Originality in copyright works is the sine qua non of all the copyright regimes of the world. The definition of “ original ” as most people understand it refers to something that has never been done before by any person. Yet the Act does not define what “original” clearly means.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This organization now owns the copyrights, over which it works hard to maintain control. The Anne Frank Copyright Battle While early versions are presumably in the public domain in several countries, the original manuscripts are protected by copyright in the Netherlands until 2037.

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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. Importantly, copyright law is equally about culture.

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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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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2022

But for IP types, perhaps their most notable accomplishment was the revenge that they took upon the copyright system. And, while the copyright laws were used to try to keep the film from public view, ultimately it failed, to the continuing benefit of cinematic creation. Enter the copyright laws.

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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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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It noted that each IP right has its own subsistence requirement (see also Gömböc ; IPKat here , here , and here ): the fact that a sign represents an artwork that can be or could have been protected by copyright (e.g.,

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2021

However, the volume of copyright claims sent to its sister site YouTube has remained a mystery. Yesterday, YouTube released its first-ever copyright transparency report which provides an in-depth overview of how many ‘infringements’ are reported on the platform. Webform, Copyright Match, and Content ID. as invalid.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2025

This brings us to the discussion of their personality rights, which confer upon an individual the exclusive right to govern how their persona is depicted in the public domain, particularly for commercial purposes. WHERE SHOULD THE LINE BE DRAWN TO CURB MISUSE?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Last week the media reported (see here ) that the Commercial Court Number 9 of Barcelona has issued a decision on the precautionary measures filed by VEGAP, the sole copyright collecting society which in Spain represents authors of artworks against the well-known Spanish fashion brand. Obviously, the response of rightholders was immediate.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

The so-called “conditional irresponsibility” of online content-sharing service providers (OCSSPs) with regards to copyright infringements is a never-ending, vexing, and daunting topic not only for scholars (see here , here , here and here ), but also for the European Court of Justice itself (CJEU). Overview of the Egyptian Copyright Law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Among these rules, which were one of the main areas of contention between Council and Parliament until the very end, the final compromise includes two provisions relevant to copyright. A newly introduced article on “Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models” includes two distinct requirements related to copyright.

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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. Google, Inc.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Should the EU unify copyright laws? The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. see Katpost here ) When finally addressing the question, "Should the EU unify copyright laws?" the PermaKat stated loud and clear, and I quote: “The short answer is: yes!

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Earlier this year, Creative Commons announced that four working groups of the Creative Commons Copyright Platform would examine policy issues affecting the open ecosystem from a global perspective: (1) artificial intelligence and open content; (2) platform liability; (3) copyright exceptions and limitations; and (4) the ethics of open sharing.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

The author(s) do not pay anything, but are required to sign over the copyright in their article so that the journal can charge for access to it. The largest is that it locks important research behind a paywall, meaning that other researchers, members of the public and even government agencies may not be able to access the work they need.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

It is to be made sufficiently clear that the aforementioned creations ought to be original and independent, rather than a slightly altered version of the creation already in the public domain, to instill looking into the prospects of copyrightability.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 8, 2021

In March, 2019, the US Supreme Court released its decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. While reading this decision – authored by the late Justice Ginsberg — it occurred to me that it might have immediate application to the routines regular bloggers (and podcasters ) use to protect their work under copyright.

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