IP Close Up

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Mark Helprin is a successful novelist. He is also on a mission to keep the content he and others create out of the public domain. Continue reading.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Since copying was for the purpose of criticism, it amounted to fair dealing and did not constitute infringement of the copyright. Parody is often taken as a defence in trademark infringement suits. and will it amount to trademark infringement? Tata filed a petition for defamation and trademark infringement, and sought damages.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 105

SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

Shamnad Basheer, it offers expert analysis of patents, copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, and related policy issues. Analysing the impact of Indian copyright law on fair use in academic and critical writing. Evaluating the doctrine of fair use for Indian social media platforms in light of global cases.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Designed to be freely available licensed or public domain; we occasionally use fair use images where no free image is available, such as when a famous work has been destroyed. One of the most requested tool from volunteers is a better tool to detect plagiarism. Narrowly tailored solutions are the most effective.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While parody isn’t protected in the Constitution, fair use was codified into U.S. In that case, ComicMix LLC was seeking to release a comic book that mashed up themes from the two elements, only to have the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rule against them, saying it was not protected by fair use. Where Who’s Holiday!

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Cease and Desist Fair Use Artwork Intellectual Property 246

43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cross-cultural plagiarism: adaptation of a film to a different cultural context. A: Over 1000 cases in the US concern cinematic copying, and very few succeed. Can the NFAI screen the movie? The Hollywood movie is now out of copyright according to Indian law. Paramount waived its [apparently nonexistent?] rights so now it can be shown.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Matthew Sag, Copyright Safety for Generative AI Not addressing whether training is always fair use in every circumstance; explain how generative AI fits w/in existing law (nonexpressive uses) and identify best practices to make generative AI fairer. Implications: too much memorization undermines arguments in favor of fair use.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Dorland alerted publishers, writing conferences, and journalists to what she considered Larson’s plagiarism and ethical betrayal. The copyright claims came down to a fair use analysis, something that has occupied discussions by this poster before. ” Let’s see why. ’ Piccone v.

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Copyright Social Media Plagiarism Fair Use 52