Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Fitzpatrick’s videos includes reviews of manga and anime offerings and often makes use of the source material but in a limited capacity. According to Fitzpatrick, he ensures that himself and those that work for him follow both YouTube’s fair use policy and the various countries that they operate in.

Cease and Desist 264

Cease and Desist Artwork Fair Use Plagiarism 264

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Internet Archive, our fellowship applicant Tanishka Goswami explains the implication of the decision on fair use. Image from here Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws? Through this post, I shall: firstly , examine the Appellate Court’s “fair use” analysis w.r.t.

Copyright Law 104

Copyright Law Copyright Fair Use Law 104

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

To put it more metaphorically, it is the legal green light for web crawlers nowadays to scour all corners of the internet, scraping information from websites and databases, indexing their content, and storing it for later retrieval, typically by search engines.

Fair Use 117

Fair Use Copyright Copying Technology 117

Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The companies aren’t hiding the ball as there are repeated references along the lines of “ at all times, Open AI was and is well aware of its obligations to obtain a valid licence to use the Works. It has already entered into licensing agreements with several content creators, including other news media organizations.”

Settlement 113

Settlement Copyright Licensing Copyright Infringement 113

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

Users simply upload their work to RighsClick with all the relevant information about them, including the title of the work, the date it was created, whether it is published or unpublished and who the author is. . The first step is the most straightforward.

Copyright 348

Copyright Cease and Desist Registration Designs 348

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. The article included multiple photos of Sewell, including the photo in question , and the Post apparently liked the image so much that they used a portion of the photo as the background for the newspaper cover that day (see screenshot at right).

Copyright 102

Copyright Settlement Licensing Litigation 102

SpicyIP

JANUARY 7, 2025

Image from here There is a certain hypocrisy in arguing that training models on the publics data is fair use but then seeking to prevent others from doing the same thing. Rather, it is being used to break the lyrics into small tokens to derive statistical weightage. For both good and not-so-good reasons. Meta , Mike Huckabee v.

Fair Use 58

Fair Use Copyright Ownership Contracts 58

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 31, 2023

I have had people tell me with doctrinal certainty that Creative Commons licenses allow text and data mining, and insofar as license terms are observed, I agree. Full disclosure: CCC offers RightFind XML, a service that supports licensed commercial access to full-text articles for TDM with value-added capabilities.) GitHub Inc.,

Licensing 98

Licensing Fair Use Journalism Publishing 98

TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2024

This information becomes more and more valuable as time passes by. The organization doesn’t license authorized digital copies from publishers; instead, its books are scanned and digitized in-house. IA Points Out ‘Critical Misconceptions’ The Archive maintains that its lending service is fair use.

Copyright 138

Copyright Fair Use Copying Publishing 138

The IPKat

MARCH 4, 2025

Copyright and Design Law Alessandro Cerri detailed a decision by a Delaware court where the fair use defense was successfully applied in a copyright infringement case. Alessandro Cerri informed the Readers of events and opportunities.

Design 64

Design Designs Patent Drafting Fair Use 64

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 7, 2025

The fair use debate in the United States is likely to continue for several years until one or more Supreme Court opinions shed additional light on the issue. While LLMs are a significant and new technology and may be capable of multiple non-infringing uses, not every use of them with copyrighted material is transformative.

Copyright 52

Copyright Licensing Fair Use Journalism 52

TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

Mass Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? Without any license or any payment to authors or publishers, IA scans print books, uploads these illegally scanned books to its servers, and distributes verbatim digital copies of the books in whole via public-facing websites,” their complaint reads.

Publishing 145

Publishing Copyright Fair Use Copyright Infringement 145

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Multi-modal Models are AI systems that process and integrate information from multiple sources including text, audio, video, and image data. Text and Data Mining under §44b of the German Copyright Act (“the Act”) §44b acknowledges TDM as a limitation on an author’s copyright, thereby constituting use permitted by law.

Copyright Law 105

Copyright Law Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 105

SpicyIP

MAY 1, 2023

Licensing of training datasets The licensing of datasets – for the concerned rights under Sec. The problem is how do you license all the copyrighted images/information available on the web? The problem is how do you license all the copyrighted images/information available on the web?

IP 129

IP Licensing Fair Use Moral Rights 129

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Fair use; webinar recordings. In some situations, even if a person does not receive a licence from the copyright owners of the lectures that makes a webinar or their recording, for the use of lectures/recording does not constitute copyright infringement under Section 52.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Ownership Licensing Copyright 52

Velocity of Content

JULY 31, 2024

The copying and retention of these works in AI systems and their reproduction in outputs implicates copyright, making appropriate licensing essential for copyright compliance. Using copyrighted content for training LLM systems is fair use. Some AI companies defend their use of copyrighted materials as “fair use.”

Copyright 98

Copyright Fair Use Licensing Copying 98

TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

In the belief that the curriculum contains information supportive of the group’s cause and in the wider public interest, it’s alleged that Parrish set out to obtain a copy. The allegation that licensing costs were avoided carries much more weight, however. Parrish does not support LifeWise’s mission.”

Copyright 127

Copyright Licensing Fair Use Derivative Work 127

Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

In addition to copyright infringement, Atari brought claims for business disparagement, false information and advertising, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment. As a result, the court found that Atari had plausibly alleged that the copying exceeded the threshold of de minimis use and allowed the copyright claim to move forward.

Fair Use 109

Fair Use Copyright Artwork Social Media 109

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service is different from the licensing deals other libraries enter into. According to the Authors Alliance, IA’s digital ebook library is a prime example of a service that should be permitted to operate as fair use, as it benefits both writers and readers.

Copyright 140

Copyright Fair Use Publishing Marketing 140

The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Getty Images alleges that Stability’s actions constitute copyright infringement, false copyright management information, removal or alteration of copyright management information, trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution, and deceptive trade practices under Delaware law.

Copyright Infringement 104

Copyright Infringement Copyright Fair Use Technology 104

TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2022

Internet Archive later called for a peaceful solution , offering to partner with publishers to create a “digital system that works” A month later IA filed its answer to the complaint supported by defenses under fair use and the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions, and later attempted to show that its library did publishers no harm.

Publishing 135

Publishing Fair Use Copying Editing 135

Copyright Lately

JUNE 2, 2022

In a 30-page order, the district court largely denies both parties’ motions for summary judgment, finding triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. and High Voltage Tattoo) asked the court to determine that the use of Sedlik’s photo as a reference image qualified as a fair use of the copyrighted work.

Fair Use 109

Fair Use Social Media Copyright Copyright Infringement 109

LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc.

Fair Use 40

Fair Use Art Licensing Derivative Work 40

Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Non fungible tokens (NFTs) , the latest vehicle for capturing, linking to and licensing intellectual property. NFTs are being used in all forms of entertainment, gaming, art and science. That NFT can be transferred or licensed to subsequent NFT owners, all of which is recorded on the blockchain. . Does “Fair Use” Apply to NFTs?

Non-Fungible Tokens 40

Non-Fungible Tokens Fair Use Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement 40

43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

Copyright infringement: This was permissible comparative advertising, which is fair use: [I]t is clear that IDT used the images to compare its own Texas post drivers to the Montana post drivers sold by Creager, even if IDT’s advertisement does not include a picture or image of its own product. The ads used the entire images.

Fair Use 64

Fair Use Advertising Advertising False Advertising 64

IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Fischer found triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. Kat Von D did not request authorization or a license to reproduce the image. To freehand ink the tattoo, Kat Von D created a stencil by using a light box to trace the Davis photograph. Background. The outcome of this case may alter the tattoo industry.

Copyright Infringement 129

Copyright Infringement Fair Use Art Copyright 129

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2021

“Without any license or any payment to authors or publishers, IA scans print books, uploads these illegally scanned books to its servers, and distributes verbatim digital copies of the books in whole via public-facing websites.” Internet Archive Responds – Fair Use is Not Piracy.

Publishing 145

Publishing Fair Use Copyright Infringement Copyright 145

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

is one of the most interesting cases in history to rely on a fair use defense, arguing that the alleged infringement qualifies as a parody. ” 2 Live Crew had previously sought to license the track from Acuff-Rose to be used as a parody; Acuff-Rose refused and 2 Live Crew used it anyway. .”

Copyright 141

Copyright Derivative Work Fair Use Reporting 141

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

This sends the case back to the district court where other defenses, most notably fair use, will have to be weighed next. According to Microsoft, they hope that this will aid anti-piracy campaigns by granting full anonymity to informers, but still allow them to incentivize such reporting.

Reporting 130

Reporting Fair Use Plagiarism Licensing 130

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

What does all that mean for companies looking to develop generative AI, and the online sources of their training data that might be looking to stop them? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ We can infer from this opinion that treatment of Copyright Management Information (“CMI”) will be tricky for generative AI developers. Complaint at 2.

Blogging 132

Blogging Licensing Privacy Copyright Notice 132

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Emojico has trademark registrations in the word “emoji” for a ridiculously broad range of product categories–from (I’m not making this up) ship hulls to penis enlargers–and it then licenses the word to product manufacturers and defendants ensnared in its enforcement net. The SAD Scheme helps with that.

Trademark 133

Trademark Fair Use Trademark Law Brands 133

Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Just three short years ago, copyright litigation discussions centered around whether it is fair use to copy declaring code or make unlicensed use of Lynn Goldsmiths photographs of Prince. Alternatively, claims based on unlawful removal of copyright management information (CMI) have been thus far less hearty.

Litigation 52

Litigation Copyright Copyright Infringement Fair Use 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

While this conflict might seem minor (X’s users, after all, are not in the business of granting scraping licenses), the next one was not: Fair use. Judge Alsup suggested that X’s ToS conflict with copyright law by prohibiting scraping irrespective of whether it qualifies as fair use.

Blogging 130

Blogging Contracts Fair Use Copyright Law 130

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2021

This can include uploads with appropriate licensing or content posted within the guidelines of ‘fair use’, including criticism or parody, for example. Quite what IWUF intends to do with that information moving forward is unclear. ” Why the Videos Are Of Interest to IWUF.

Government 145

Government Copyright Law Copyright Law 145

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

The CCB Board found his complaint met “statutory and regulatory requirements for bringing a claim,” and that the claim “provided enough information” for respondent to respond to the claim. Oppenheimer sued two years later, alleging infringement and removal of copyright management information. The case proceeds along in federal court.

Blogging 105

Blogging Fair Use Copyright Copyright Notice 105

Intepat

DECEMBER 25, 2024

These industries heavily rely on database to store, manage, and analyse vast amounts of information. Raw data itself such as facts, figures, or basic information is not eligible for copyright protection, as copyright law does not protect facts or discoveries.

Copyright 52

Copyright Intellectual Property Copyright Law Fair Use 52

Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Entertainment furnish invaluable insights into how the subtleties of copyright law and the doctrine of fair use are navigated differently in the context of tattooing, reshaping the legal terrain for artists and copyright custodians alike. Cases like Kat von D vs. Jeffrey Sedlik and S. Victor Whitmill vs. Warner Bros.

Copyright 105

Copyright Fair Use Copyright Law Settlement 105