Derivative Work Ownership Registration 
Copyright Lately
AUGUST 10, 2021
In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot falls within the “derivative works exception” to copyright termination. The law permits the owner of a derivative work prepared before termination to continue using that new work even after termination.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
JUNE 16, 2021
Gutierrez held that Arty had contractually given up ownership of the rights over remix composition, and therefore had no grounds to sue. The Remixer Declaration provides that Arty does not have any ownership or financial interest in the “underlying musical composition” embodied in the Remix Master. Background and decision.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Intepat
MAY 17, 2024
The generated work might be an original creation of the AI, or it could be considered a derivative work depending on the nature of the output and the input data used. Despite this, the Office denied copyright registration for the AI-generated images. In such cases, it amounts to licensing of copyrightable works.
SpicyIP
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Interestingly, T-Series enjoys joint ownership of the franchise “Aashiqui” with Vishesh Films. The viability of title registrations with societies and guilds has also been a major aspect of discussion for film title registrations. Lyca Productions v. The issue was resolved amicably, leading Kapoor to alter the film’s name.
Kashishipr
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Each work has various rights, such as theatrical rights, distribution rights, rental rights, broadcasting rights, rights related to adoption and translation, rights to prepare derivative works, and so on, each of which can be exploited separately. An assignment is, in spirit, a transfer of ownership, even if it is partial.
Copyright Lately
AUGUST 25, 2023
Howell ruled last Friday that the Register of Copyrights did not act “arbitrarily or capriciously” in denying a copyright registration to Dr. Stephen Thaler for artwork generated entirely by artificial intelligence. In a decision that surprised exactly no one, D.C. District Court Judge Beryl A. What is Unclaimable Material?
Patently-O
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems like MidJourney and ChatGPT that can generate creative works have brought a wave of new questions and complexities to copyright law. On the heels of a recent court decision denying registrability of AI created work, the U.S.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
105 
Let's personalize your content