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3 Count: Dirty Cheaters

Plagiarism Today

The lawsuit alleges that the group is committing copyright infringement not only because they are making derivative works based upon their games, but because they are circumventing copyright protection tools. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

7] Before the court could decide if the subtitled version, a type of derivative work, could still be protected even if the underlying film on its own was available to be used by all, both parties settled. [8]. 14] Before lawyers got involved, pressure from the photographer resulted in the granting of a licensing fee. [15]

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Copyright Claim Soars Over Top Gun: Maverick

LexBlog IP

Shosh and Yuval assert further that in January of 2018, they notified Paramount of their election to terminate those rights as of January of 2020. In other words, the termination period began May 18, 2018 and ends May 18, 2023 requiring a notice of termination effective January 2020 to be served in January 2018. 17 U.S.C. §

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Copyright Claim Soars Over Top Gun: Maverick

LexBlog IP

Shosh and Yuval assert further that in January of 2018, they notified Paramount of their election to terminate those rights as of January of 2020. In other words, the termination period began May 18, 2018 and ends May 18, 2023 requiring a notice of termination effective January 2020 to be served in January 2018. 17 U.S.C. §

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AN ARGUMENT FOR EMBRACING THE LEGALITY OF CROWDFUNDED GAME MODS

JIPL Online

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] Section 106 of the Copyright Act grants copyright holders an exclusive right to make or license derivative works based upon a previously copyrighted work. [11]

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What Goldsmith Means to AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. Damle introductory statement, Tr.

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Fair Use: Graham v. Prince and Warhol v. Goldsmith

LexBlog IP

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ holding that the Andy Warhol Foundation’s licensing of Warhol’s Orange Prince , a print based on a photograph of the late musician by defendant Lynn Goldsmith, did not constitute fair use of the Goldsmith photograph. [3] 2] A week later, the U.S. 3] Graham v.