TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

Many digital file formats allow creators to embed additional data to provide details of ownership or any other relevant information. The DMCA recognizes metadata (and other related marks) as Copyright Management Information (CMI) when “conveyed in connection with” a creative work. Copyright Management Information.

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Moral Rights Copyright Public Domain Copyright Infringement 144

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E.

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Kashishipr

APRIL 20, 2022

In simple terms, trade secrets are Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) granted on confidential or sensitive info, which may be licensed or sold. Information Protected by a Trade Secret . and commercial info, including the list of clients and suppliers, distribution methods, marketing strategies, etc.

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Intellectual Property Confidentiality Public Domain Business 119

The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2023

The IPKat has received and is happy to host this guest contribution by Deborah De Angelis (Studio Legale DDA) on the highly publicized halted licensing negotiations between Italian collecting society SIAE and Meta regarding the availability of the music repertoire administered by the former on the latter’s services. 17 (4), b).

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

It provides credit for your work and builds your reputation in public. Besides, People who wish to license your work can get in touch with you. It includes commonly available information such as calendars, telephone directories, a list of tables in a public document, etc. Action against infringer.

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Copyright Public Domain Registration Ownership 98

43(B)log

OCTOBER 9, 2023

28, 2023) Cap Export alleged that Zinus fraudulently obtained a patent after Zinus used the public domain bed-in-a-box sets of a non-party as the basis for its patent application. When the information about the prior art came in, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Cap Export in the patent case and invalidated the patent.

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False Advertising Patent Infringement Patent Advertising 104

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 23, 2024

FAIR enables the use of data and metadata for a wide range of use cases and without it, data is not consumable in a way that is needed to build upon research, to make it reproducible, or to provide it as a trusted source of verified information to new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

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Licensing Public Domain Privacy Designs 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The CC Copyright Platform was established as a discussion space to strategize on copyright reform as a complementary action to developing and stewarding CC licenses. They focused their work and outputs on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Access to Information, Right to Participate in Cultural Life and Freedom to Share.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Law Public Domain Copyright Law 116

The IPKat

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This idea is that trademarks are an efficient tool for consumers because a consumer can rely on the mark, rather than having to search for sufficient information about the source of the product each time he wishes to make a purchase. Picture in the middle is by Jay Dobkin, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 15, 2025

When using copyrighted materials, a common misconception persists that internal use within an organization does not require licensing. Lets explore why licensing matters and how your organization can stay compliant while fostering innovation and collaboration. The truth is that copyright law applies to both internal and external uses.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 28, 2021

In this case, the nuance is expressed in the context of the balance between the ‘right of information’ of the participants to a public tender and the possible presence of ‘trade secrets’ in the bidding documentation. 50/2016 on public tenders , stating: 5, let. Universal Public Domain Dedication.

Contracts 93

Contracts Confidentiality Public Domain Licensing 93

SpicyIP

MAY 22, 2022

Although the history of property both in general and in the IP context is too hazy to explicate here, it is interesting to note that all sorts of words have been used earlier to describe this ‘property’ – these include ‘privilege’, ‘charter’, ‘license’, etc. Over the centuries, there were different understandings of these concepts.

IP 131

IP Intellectual Property Public Domain Copyright 131

SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In this post, we will be discussing the proposed amendments which, if passed, can alter the key flexibilities of working statement requirement, pre-grant opposition, information about foreign applications and disclosure of invention claimed divisional application. Anyhow, let’s look further into the reasoning as well.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 15, 2022

Her areas of interest are Information Technology law, Intellectual Property law, Media & Communication Law, and human rights law. . The right is an exclusive right to reproduction and making the content available online to the EU press publishers against online use of their content by information society service providers for two years.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 16, 2024

There is no definite definition of trade secrets, it includes extensive range of information of commercial and technical nature. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) , “trade secrets are intellectual property rights on confidential information which may be sold or licensed.”

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Confidentiality Contracts Intellectual Property Business 96

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

AI calculations gain from the information sources gave to them by developers. They gain from this information to create another piece of work, settling on free choices all through the cycle to figure out what the work resembles [2]. Thus, most would agree that AI-created work does not have the component of originality.

Ownership 90

Ownership Moral Rights Public Domain Intellectual Property 90

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

An interesting perspective on IP and sports is provided by Stef van Gompel, who describes different facets of inclusivity in sports, both from an athlete’s (accessibility of patented sports gear) and a fan’s (exclusive territorial licensing in sports events broadcasting) perspective. The following two chapters by Sven J.R.

Intellectual Property 59

Intellectual Property Public Domain IP Licensing 59

SpicyIP

AUGUST 13, 2024

Lastly, I contrast the outcome of the judgement with MHC’s decision in Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC , wherein the Court had granted the patent without looking into the question of enablement, independent of the 3(k) inquiry. The collected data was then stored in a metadata store, which could be later examined by the user.

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Invention Patent Public Domain Technology 110

Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 16, 2024

To use a copyrighted dataset, you often need permission or a license from the creator or rightsholder. If the license isn’t clear, check the dataset’s documentation or metadata, which may also contain relevant copyright information. Many licenses require that you provide proper credit to the dataset’s creator or source.

Copyright 52

Copyright Licensing Public Domain Copyright Infringement 52

The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2023

According to the complaint , the defendants have made an unlawful use of The Times’s content to create competing artificial intelligence products, which threaten the Times’s ability to provide trustworthy information, news analysis, and commentary. More information can be found here. The whole editorial is available here.

Intellectual Property 72

Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Public Domain Copyright Infringement 72

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. We write to inform those wary of the potential for a new sweeping WIPO Internet treaty to take note. No amendment offered in public session. Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod.

Public Domain 69

Public Domain Contracts Copyright Licensing 69

The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Anastasiia Kyrylenko, our GuestKat, exploring the case of subsequent overlap between trademark and copyright protection and its implications for the public domain. And in a world brimming with trademarks, what is the ultimate purpose of the public domain? Is the overlap of different IP regimes genuinely problematic?

Reporting 64

Reporting Copyright Public Domain Law 64

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As a result, potential legislation in this field risks not only a one-sided representation of the interests of only certain stakeholders, but could also generate excessive costs (legislative, compliance, licensing, among others). For further information, please contact the author directly.

Marketing 116

Marketing Marketing Copyright Copyright Law 116

Greenspoon Marder LLP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Certain marks may once have been legally protected trademarks that subsequently lost their protection as trademarks because the marks entered the public domain by becoming generic terms through public usage. and Plant (for the sale of plants). The post Ugg! Generic or Not? appeared first on Greenspoon Marder LLP.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a software-implemented creation, it was not in the public domain and the company willing to exploit the work had to clear the right to reproduction. Part 1 of the post discusses legislative proposals in this field and Part 2 will explore the potential statutory license solution. of the CDSM Directive.

Copyright 125

Copyright Art Copyright Law Licensing 125

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Facing difficulties in licensing the reuse of their publications to these service providers, leading publishers pushed heavily for the introduction of such rights, first in selected Member States, like Germany and Spain, and later in the EU.

Publishing 52

Publishing Related Rights Intellectual Property Law Public Domain 52

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Multiple times throughout June and July 2022, Netflix informed Barlow & Bear’s lawyers that their July 26 performance wasn’t authorized and would give rise to claims for willful copyright and trademark infringement unless they negotiated a license—which Netflix was willing to do. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

Music 112

Music Derivative Work Fair Use Cease and Desist 112

IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

Both artistic and technical information have been transforming lately about how to create in all industries. Now recent information has been disclosed that EUIPO turned down IP Protection of an AI-created music piece because it had no human input in the process of creating it.

Copyright 52

Copyright Intellectual Property Copyright Law Artwork 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

Part I of this post briefly discusses the concept of bias and examines the role of property rights in data and factual information, with a focus on copyright. Third, exceptions and limitations for the extraction of information from works are narrower in the EU than in many other non-EU legal systems (see e.g., here ).

Public Domain 52

Public Domain Licensing Copyright Law Copyright 52

JIPL Online

APRIL 21, 2021

Copyright protection entails a balance between the interests of authors in having monopolistic protection and economic incentives to encourage the production of works, and the interests of the public in having unrestricted access to certain kinds of information. [i] xxix] For example, in Veeck v Southern Bldg. Code Congress Intern.,

Government 98

Government Copyright Public Domain Law 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

In this regard, a clear reflection on the preservation and legal protection of the public domain against undue appropriations seems necessary. Copyright policy – such as regarding models of remuneration for rightholders – can indeed have a decisive impact on future initiatives regulating access to/use of information (e.g.

Copyright Law 116

Copyright Law Copyright Law Art 116

The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

An inventor must secure a patent application within a very short period of time to prevent the work from falling into the public domain. In the US, privacy laws are generally driven by state law, but there may be applicable federal law depending on the nature of the information collected.

IP 98

IP Intellectual Property Social Media Cease and Desist 98

Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Licensing Rights: Copyright owners have the right to license their work. Copyright registration allows anyone to confirm the true owner of the work, facilitating the licensing process. The act of publication ensures that the work is broadcast in the public domain, offering the owner a sense of security.

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Registration Copyright Ownership Public Domain 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In this post, we offer an overview of the project to date, stratified across CREATe’s core research themes : Creative Industries , the Public Domain , and Competition and Markets. The digital revolution has moved legal questions about copyright, information, and competition law to the regulatory centre of the creative industries.

Copyright 52

Copyright Public Domain Marketing Marketing 52

The IPKat

MARCH 21, 2022

The next iteration, web2, brought the rise of tech giants such as Alphabet and Meta, which managed to amass huge centralised databases of user information. Picture on right is Peretz Partensky and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.

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Marketing Marketing Public Domain Licensing 86

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Man’s ideas are both public and private in their essence. The owners’ and people’s ideas and works are generated with uniqueness and creativity, and they are released into the public domain. If the original contents of a cinematographic film have been duplicated, copied, and pirated.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Copyright Public Domain Music 52

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. Let’s dive in!

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