IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

A musical production of the 1908 children's classic "Anne of Green Gables" on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to shut down another production's trademark claims, saying that, since the book is in the public domain, it would be equivalent to claiming ownership of Shakespeare's works.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie : The second in the Creepy Copyright Mondays series was an explainer on how Night of the Living Dead , one of the most iconic zombie films, fell into the public domain. It’s an interesting look at how a public domain source and a modern interpretation can clash.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

A: author of Esperanto consigned it to the public domain. Authors have options: they can surrender to the public; they can assert complete control; or something in between. Ownership should require a lower burden of proof: comes from the relationship between the spouses and not from the connection to the creation.

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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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Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy. You can't claim copyright solely based on your ownership of a photo. Pre-existing works might include your public domain photos, a foreword by a third party, or any previously registered or previously published works that are included in your book.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The advantages of registered copyrights over unregistered ones are evident: Public Record of Ownership: Registration serves as a public record, enhancing the authority and confirming ownership to the creator. Copyright registration significantly reduces ambiguity in determining ownership and originality.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

APRIL 16, 2020

There are very clear records in the post-1978 Copyright Office database indicating copyright ownership but this person is insisting it is an invalid copyright because there is no “©” insignia anywhere on head or tail. Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain? Is the copyright notice missing?

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

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 one recent case, two men set up a company to find and claim unmonetized music. In 2020, the U.S.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

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. It includes commonly available information such as calendars, telephone directories, a list of tables in a public document, etc.

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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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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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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Basic understanding of Copyright Copyright is a legal theory that provides artists complete ownership over their creative works, preventing unauthorised use and copying. There will be serious consequences for assigning other than human ownership to AI-generated creations.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The creation of AR experiences may involve acts of reproduction and communication to the public that have potential copyright implications. AR can concern two categories of cultural goods – those that are in the public domain and those embedding a copyrighted work of art. . (i) i) Public domain works.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Corpus mysticum Vs. Corpus mechanicum We all know, and in particular the owners of paintings and other artworks should know, that the ownership of a material medium in which an original work, for example, a painting, has been incorporated, does not confer any copyright on such work.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

My understanding is that all publicity photos taken back in the 1920s and 1930s were never copyrighted, therefore, in the public domain, especially if the photographer is unidentified. The public domain. You're correct that Louise Brooks publicity photos are probably public domain. What to do?

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IP Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

So if the consumer’s Midjourney birthday card is deemed public domain because an AI tool did the lion’s share of the work, so too will the product design created with that tool. Copyrighted works are used to train many AI models, and ownership of AI outputs might be crucial to certain industries.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 27, 2022

While the government is not making the change retroactive (meaning works currently in the public domain stay there), no one seriously expected that to happen. Page 328 of the bill features the shoehorned amendments to the Copyright Act, including an extension of the term of copyright.

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

Sense of ownership. Patents give the inventor the security and confidence to share their invention in public domains. You can share your invention with the scientific community and investors without any fear of losing ownership of your invention. Patents as assets.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Opposing the claimants’ arguments, Ravensburger challenged the cross-border application of Italian law, alleging that the claims conflict with article 14 of Copyright Directive in the Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive since they attempt to unlawfully impose property assertions on public domain works. 633/1941, l.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

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. The registration certificate will give you a stronger position in court regarding copyright ownership. Inaccessible to competitors. Can all original works be copyrighted?

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Kashishipr

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Through IP licensing, IP rights holders grant third parties the exclusive right to use their IP while retaining their ownership. In contrast to IP assignments, which transfer the entire ownership of the IP asset, IP licensing provides only limited use. Bottom Line.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

Also, something that Dickson noted, it points to an Imgur link as the original rather than somewhere with greater proof of ownership. Either seeking out public domain licensed images or stock photos from libraries he has legal access to. The letter also makes reference to a “DMCA legal case”, which is simply not a thing.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It has valuable information about the public domain status and copyright ownership. The subject matter of Copyright or any application for copyright registration in India can be searched based on information available at the database of the Copyright Office, India. The database acts as a source of all Copyright records.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 18, 2023

In this case, Thaler listed the Creativity Machine as the author and designated the work as created autonomously by the AI, with ownership transferring to himself as the owner and creator of the machine. With the current copyright regime requiring human authorship, however, true machine-created art remains in the public domain.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Although in principle, a NFT of a trademark or any work in public domain can be created. For instance, a seller could offer to turn the token into an actual transfer of copyright ownership of the original work. If something be it a digital art or physical goods can be turned into a NFT as long as it can be digitized.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Although in principle, a NFT of a trademark or any work in public domain can be created. For instance, a seller could offer to turn the token into an actual transfer of copyright ownership of the original work. If something be it a digital art or physical goods can be turned into a NFT as long as it can be digitized.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The Bill would vest ownership of traditional knowledge with the appropriate government of the territory where it is practiced (a suggestion that has received some criticism ), and then allows for "knowledge societies" to apply to the government to be recognised as custodians of the knowledge. Image from Pixabay.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

Shah pointed to his copyright registrations as evidence of his ownership, but the court says the allegations in his complaint show that he was never entitled to register the copyrights (i.e., To be clear, joint copyright ownership of photos like these could be a policy disaster, so I don’t share the judge’s lament on that front).

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2023

Instead, in the opinion of the author, AI-generated works should immediately enter into public domain. The book closes with Part V, where several specific questions of authorship and ownership are tackled. This might slow down the development of this market in Europe. Part IV covers the protection for AI-assisted works.

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The IPKat

MAY 17, 2023

Where a state classifies a public domain work as a national treasure there would be no issue. IP subject matter can qualify as cultural heritage in certain circumstances, and cultural heritage subject matter may use IP as a vehicle to serve its aims.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

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. After the expiration of the copyright term, the work enters the public domain, and anyone can use it without seeking permission.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 15, 2023

Collective ownership: In case TK is protected under trade secrets there is no requirement of specific right holder and the community is deemed to have collective personality. Perpetual ownership: Patent and copyright both have a limited period of protection, after which the traditional knowledge falls into the public domain.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The report complements the analysis of laws with a review of practices and contractual arrangements of claiming and attributing authorship and/or ownership by actors in the field of AI music creation. The study covers practices of for-profit AI-powered online music creation services (e.g., folk-rnn , Melomics ).

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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.

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The IPKat

MAY 4, 2023

The valuation of SEPs is at the core of the draft regulation At its core, the draft regulation reflects the European Commission’s desire to take further ownership of the valuation of standard essential patents. Picture is of a painting by Philipp Foltz and is in the public domain.

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