TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

In one recent case, two men set up a company to find and claim unmonetized music. Through a third-party partner with access to the Content ID system, the pair generated over $24 million in revenue from YouTube by falsely claiming ownership. A TV company claimed the public domain footage as their own. In 2020, the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TV Company Claims Ownership of Blender Film. On Sunday he informed TorrentFreak that he’s also an independent film composer and producer, working with music production libraries, and distributing to the main music platforms. to which I can add my own music on top,” Bruno said.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

It includes musical works, photographic works, artistic works, motion pictures, and computer programs. There are several chances for competitors to access and claim ownership of the original work. The registration certificate will give you a stronger position in court in terms of ownership of the copyright.

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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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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Bundy’s complaint claims that Nirvana has “routinely made false claims of ownership” by placing copyright notices in its name on allegedly infringing merchandise featuring the illustration. public domain (subject to potential restoration, which I’ll discuss shortly). It argues that when the U.S.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

These technologies are capable of generating new content, such as text, computer codes, music, photos, videos, and sounds, as a result of human input, like a brief textual explanation of what is wanted. There will be serious consequences for assigning other than human ownership to AI-generated creations.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Read this Tidbit by Kaustubh Chakrabarti on the Delhi HC ruling that the Regional Director under the Companies Act has no jurisdiction to decide ownership of a trademark. The Court found that the registered trademarks of the plaintiff are in the public domain. The defendants also abandoned their defence in the suit.

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Shades of Gray

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

” The lawsuit addressed only the lyrics, as the parties agreed that the music passed into the public domain long ago. It is important to note that, contrary to various assertions by commentators online, that the opinion does not hold that the lyrics are in the public domain.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Because of the enormous volume of illegal uses and the low return on suing a single person, copyright owners seldom sue those who exchange software, video, or music files over the Internet.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A diverse array of creative expressions falls under the purview of copyrights, including music, literary and dramatic works, sound recordings, artistic creations, cinematography, and more. Clarity in Ownership Disputes: Over time, courts have faced challenges in adjudicating ownership and originality disputes.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They further claimed that any similarities that did exist were derivative of Irish folk songs such as Danny Boy (aka Londonderry Air ), which was in the public domain. The basic elements that a plaintiff must prove are: “(1) ownership of a valid copyright; and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original.”

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

It includes musical , photographic, artistic, motion pictures, and computer programs. A creator may find several competitors once he succeeds in his work, and there are several chances for competitors to access and claim ownership of the original work. Inaccessible to competitors. Can all original works be copyrighted?

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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.

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SpicyIP

JULY 14, 2023

With over 35 years of experience in the creative industries, Achille pioneered music publishing in India with Deep Emotions Publishing in 1996 and has also served as a public servant in France. The long Battle of the Booksellers was about perpetual ownership. The influenced the American Copyright Statute of 1790.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Other digital works like memes, music albums and NBA clips are being sold on NFTs marketplaces where NFTs can be bought and sold. Although in principle, a NFT of a trademark or any work in public domain can be created. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of famous social media platform twitter sold an NFT of his first tweet for $2.5

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Other digital works like memes, music albums and NBA clips are being sold on NFTs marketplaces where NFTs can be bought and sold. Although in principle, a NFT of a trademark or any work in public domain can be created. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of famous social media platform twitter sold an NFT of his first tweet for $2.5

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

paintings, photographs, sculptures), musical works, cinematographic films, sound recordings, computer programs, and many more. Prima facie Evidence: In legal proceedings for copyright infringement, the registration certificate serves as evidence in a court of law for prove the ownership of original work.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Music sampling: the tapestry/raw materials of early hip-hop practice make those kinds of works works assets that can’t attract investment. Indian classical music: Raga system is the basic framework for composition and improvisation. Mailyn Fidler, Cross-Racial Copyright Litigation in Music: Only a Paper Moon? are scenes a faire.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As a result, visual arts including paintings, sculptures, literary works, as well as video, plays, and music, are regarded to be works of art. According to section 13 (1)(a) of Copyright Act of 1957 copyright subsists in original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. Ownership of Copyright. Ownership under employment.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

30, 2021): Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew that Defendant Wagner did not own the copyright to the images that Plaintiff posted on its social media channels, because Wagner abandoned the copyrights when he executed the Stipulation of Settlement, which dedicated the intellectual property rights of the images to the public domain.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The suit concerned agreements dating back to 2001 between IPRS and ENIL regarding broadcasting music in certain cities. When ENIL broadcast music in cities other than the ones in the agreement, IPRS filed an infringement suit. Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. Hero Electric Vehicles Private Ltd v.

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 19, 2020

PRO counterclaimed seeking declaratory judgment that the entire OCGA was in the public domain. There is a special provision in the Act dealing with ownership of copyright relating to “the Crown”. As a result, the Commission sued PRO for infringing its asserted copyright in the annotations of the OCGA.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They further claimed that any similarities that did exist were derivative of Irish folk songs such as Danny Boy (aka Londonderry Air ), which was in the public domain. The basic elements that a plaintiff must prove are: “(1) ownership of a valid copyright; and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original.”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Unfortunately, in cases like Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Limited (MCSN) v. Would it automatically place works compulsorily acquired in the public domain or only transfer ownership to the government? What are the implications of compulsory acquisition in this context?

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 14, 2023

Stories, folklore, rituals, music, and other rigorous customs that are regarded as universal laws in a given society [vii] are usually used to impart these. x] It is challenging to accurately identify and follow the knowledge holders [xi] , partly because complex group ownership. vi] United Nations University, 2015, pp.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

A German professor of music theory received Content ID Claims for recordings in the public domain uploaded by his YouTube channels. The YouTube channel littlescale uploaded a ten-hour video of white noise generated by the user’s own program that triggered five Content ID claims.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. Is blockchain useful for tracing Anti-Counterfeiting activities?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. Is blockchain useful for tracing Anti-Counterfeiting activities?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance. Is blockchain useful for tracing Anti-Counterfeiting activities?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2025

Access to videogames, music or films that are not already part of the public domain may be lost forever if the service provider decides to stop offering it. Indeed, intellectual access to works in the public domain, their enjoyment and their use presuppose prior material access to these works.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the music industry, a fierce legal battle is brewing between record companies and AI music generators. The dispute centers around the use of copyrighted music to train AI models and the broader implications for the future of the music business. Under the U.S.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Relying on Twin Books Corporation v Walt Disney Company ( Twin Books ), Bundy argued, “a foreign publication of a foreign work, before January 1, 1978, without notice of United States copyright, did not put the foreign work into the public domain in the U.S.”. They brought evidence of U.S. Copyright Act of 1909. The Outcome.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e., 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. Algorithmic tools are gradually colonizing every creative sector, from being able to generate text (i.e., Deepbrain AI , Veed.io ).

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

In the last year, the cryptocurrency revolution has impacted several industries, including gaming, music, casino, and surprisingly, the banking sector. Cryptocurrencies are significantly relevant in several IP-intensive industries such as music, pharmaceutical, automotive, and luxury goods. Image source:gettyimages].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs. The study covers practices of for-profit AI-powered online music creation services (e.g., Copyright protection and authorship of AI music outputs.

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IIPRD

MARCH 5, 2025

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. For example, in many Bollywood films, visual effects and script writing contain AI which brings up the issues of ownership and copyright protection.

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