Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Issues of ownership, counterfeit goods, and infringements are rising concerns, threatening the sustainability of creativity in the metaverse. Copyright and Ownership in the Metaverse In the metaverse, copyright applies to digital creations such as virtual art, music, designs, and even entire virtual worlds.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

According to the study, only one in 25 even attempts to transfer copyright ownership with the purchase of the NFT and even that may be ineffective. The “vast majority” of NFT projects did not attempt to convey any ownership of intellectual property rights. The answer is, quite simply, not much.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 24, 2023

Introduction Shutterstock is a global provider of licensed images, videos, audio and editing tools, that has revolutionized the way visual content can be accessed and used. Content creators contribute their work to the platform, making it available for licensing, while end users can easily browse, license and utilize them.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

It must only include music, literary works like art, and much more. In early 2012, there has been substantial amendments to the Act, copyright protection involves dramatic, musical, any original piece of literary work including cinematography films, etc. Unlike patents, trademark protection is held indefinitely.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. The transformed state of music now also includes remixes which on a substantial purview might engage in conflict with the foundational legal rights of the music produced by the musician.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This includes various forms of creativity such as literary works, musical compositions, paintings, sculptures, software, and even films. Evidence of Ownership : A registered copyright serves as proof of ownership in case of disputes or infringements. Musical Works : Compositions, songs, and music scores.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Trade Wings Hotels Limited , the Single Bench (SB) held that organizations such as Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and Novex Communications can grant licenses for the musical works owned by them, even if they are not officially registered as copyright societies under Section 33(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Warner Chappell Music, Inc. , The Facts The Supreme Court summarized the basic facts with admirable concision: This dispute had its start in a decades-old, short-lived music venture. In 1983, Sherman Nealy and Tony Butler [aka “Pretty Tony”] formed Music Specialist, Inc. Nealy , No.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Registering a song’s copyright provides proof of ownership, an invaluable tool in resolving disputes or dealing with unauthorized use. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Every year, a diverse community of over 40,000 music creators in India produces a remarkable 20,000 to 25,000 original songs! The country’s music publishing industry has grown significantly, reaching INR 845 crore during FY 2022-23. 382-1 , the 1983 German scheme for artists , and Latin American labor codes.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Firstly, work generated from AI with input, in this case command is given by the human or programmer and get output out of it with the help of their creative and innovative ideas hence the ownership and authorship can be ascribed to the human who has given innovative inputs to the AI. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

In fact, the only major use of it in this way that I am aware of is Bluebox, which uses it to track royalties and rights to music. Back in November, Safe Creative announced a new product that makes it easy for users to append copyright and licensing information to an NFT. Safe Creative is a third party non-repudiation service.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Registering a song’s copyright provides proof of ownership, an invaluable tool in resolving disputes or dealing with unauthorized use. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

He orally licensed the beats to Rivers for a 50% royalty and a promise to keep booking live performances for White. White alleges that Rivers stopped booking live performances and thereby abrogated the beats license. ” After the alleged license breach, White took down the album, but Rivers reuploaded it.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Intellectual property, inherently, can be sold, licensed or marketed. Image Sources: Shutterstock] Copyright- The Copyright Act provides for registration of original literary dramatic, musical and artistic works, including cinematography and sound recordings. Within India, the sports market is able to thrive due to the extensive laws.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. The reality is more complicated.

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

Image from here [Long post ahead] In a momentous development, the Bombay High Court made a bunch of important interpretations concerning the rights of the authors of underlying literary and musical works in light of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012. Music Broadcast Ltd. ( Music Broadcast Ltd. ( Rajasthan Patrika Pvt.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Copyright Office issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to clarify the application of the derivative works exception to copyright termination rights within the context of blanket licenses administered under the Music Modernization Act (MMA).

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. Image of camera: Unsplash.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the availability of unlicensed music “remains an issue for the whole music ecosystem.” It is now the most prevalent form of online music copyright infringement. Traffic aside, the ssyoutube.com domain is interesting for other reasons too.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

The value of a business is now closely tied to its IP assets, which can be licensed, transferred, or used as capital in a joint venture. It is crucial in establishing a transparent record of ownership and transfer, while also safeguarding the rights of all parties involved in the transaction.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.

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Kashishipr

JULY 6, 2022

Here in this article, we shall be thoroughly discussing Copyright Protection in the Indian music industry. We shall answer a few questions, including: How is copyright protection applicable to the music industry? It also includes the exclusive right to distribute, reproduce, and license the copyrighted work to obtain royalties.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

On October 25, 2022, the US Copyright Office proposed a new rule that would end and reverse actions of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) that have deprived songwriters and their heirs of US copyright royalties after they have recaptured ownership of their musical works following exercise of their statutory termination rights.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

But this time, Netflix is the one doing the suing, and it’s targeting the creators of “ The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical ” with what I’ll call “The Official Bridgerton Musical Copyright Infringement Lawsuit” (read here). Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical?

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In light of the recent copyright dispute between singer Jasleen Royal and music label T-Series over the composition of the song “All Right”, we are pleased to bring to you this quick post by SpicyIP intern Mansi Bhatia. Mansi is a law student at Institute of Law, Nirma University. Jasleen Royal. Image from here.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 29, 2023

The LFA was executed via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) wherein RBEP, T-Series and Hungama would become joint copyright holders, thereby being entitled to the copyright and publishing rights for the existing music titles as well as the unreleased future music titles of the subject films.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

New creations implicate IP issues, including the protection of what is created, potential infringement of preexisting IP, and ownership and licensing issues of the output. when AI technology receives solely a prompt from a human and produces complex written, visual, or musical works in response). Both the U.S.

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Intepat

JANUARY 24, 2024

Licensing is a legal tool that permits the utilization or reuse of already protected intellectual property. This raises discussions on various factors influencing the decision of licensors and licensees regarding the licensing process. Considerations for sub-licensing, including any specific limitations or financial terms.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 27, 2023

The court says: “whether YouTube has a license for a particular work will be a matter of intense inquiry at trial.” The opinion explains how the named plaintiff Schneider didn’t understand her own chain of ownership. For these reasons, I remain skeptical of all class action lawsuits by copyright owners.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Jenks licensed the beat non-exclusively to Jordan White (a/k/a G-BABY GVVAAN), who incorporated it into a song called “ Oi! Despite UMG’s lack of ownership in the beat, UMG’s “content protection specialist” found the song Oi! online, matched the beat to Right Now, and assumed that Oi! infringed Right Now.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 14, 2023

Harper Collins ], the Delhi High Court dealt with the vexed issue of copyright ownership in a component of a cinematographic film, namely a screenplay. Third, the ownership of the copyright would be governed by S. Implications of the Judgment This judgment is likely to profoundly impact the copyright licensing landscape in India.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2024

Released on Wednesday, the astonishing Udio produces music from written prompts and seamlessly integrates user-supplied lyrics, regardless of how personal, frivolous, or unsuitable for work they are. Yet, there are solid grounds for even the most experienced technologists to reevaluate almost everything based on current AI innovation.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

But that doesn’t mean you should have exclusive ownership over the result. The court recognized that artists routinely create rough versions of new works before seeking licenses, and that restricting this practice would limit creativity and stifle innovation in the music industry. As I discussed in my post on Chapman v.

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Patently-O

APRIL 13, 2022

Yes, a corporation may own or license an invention and its resulting patents. In that sense, there is no “corporate invention” because corporate ownership of patent rights are derived rather than original—they stem from a transfer of property rights from human inventors who begins the chain of title. link] abstract=4081317. = = = =. [1]

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IPilogue

MARCH 9, 2022

In Sony’s case, it is likely more cost-efficient to purchase Bungie and gain some ownership over its future games than to create games itself for its PlayStation consoles. The ownership raises questions regarding Bungie’s intellectual property rights. The design, stories, source codes, and music can all fall under this protection.

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The IPKat

JUNE 18, 2024

During this period, Mr. Nealy was not involved in the music industry as he was serving a prison sentence. Meanwhile, Flo Rida’s song already gained significant popularity and was licensed for use in several popular television programs, including "So You Think You Can Dance.”

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