Copyright Lately

MAY 30, 2024

Judge to Cher: “I Got You Paid,” as court rejects Mary Bono’s bid to use copyright recapture to overturn a decades-old divorce settlement. It’s the right result, and one that I predicted back in 2021 when Cher first filed her lawsuit against Sonny Bono’s widow Mary.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In 2021, Reddit’s users created nearly 5.8 For the purpose of this report, however, we’ll home in on the copyright issues faced by Reddit during the last year and how the site responded to them. Copyright Removals. “In 2021, Reddit received 177,450 copyright notices reporting 920,672 pieces of content.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

However, copyright protection may unexpectedly clash with this sustainable practice, as certain upcycled items could include copyrighted prints, ornaments, or design patterns from the original materials, such as new clothing items made out of old bed sheets, curtains, or tablecloths , or jewellery made from broken porcelain.

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Barry Sookman

MAY 26, 2022

I had the pleasure earlier today to provide a talk to ALAI on “ Copyright The Year in Review 2021-2022. 2021 FC 314. 2021 QCCS 1187, motion to dismiss appeal denied, Arc En Ciel RH c. … The post Copyright Year in Review 2021-2022 appeared first on Barry Sookman. Pyrrha Design Inc. Plum and Posey Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In 2019, it was due to road work on my street and both 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. But, before I go, I wanted to leave you with five tales of how copyright has shaped Halloween that I’ve written over the years. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

At the end of 2021, YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 (“Report”) was published. It was taken down after one hour, as it was subject to a copyright notice by a news channel relying on the US DMCA. It is the first ever report by YouTube on copyright actions. 3 million), Copyright Match (ca.

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IP Law 360

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Supreme Court made the biggest splash this year, appellate and district courts delivered a stream of noteworthy copyright decisions, including disputes over embedded Instagram posts and the "Friday the 13th" horror franchise. Here are Law360's picks for the top copyright rulings of 2021.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

A new year is upon us and, while 2021 proved that a new year doesn’t mean a fresh start, it is still an opportunity to both reflect on the past and look ahead. To that end, 2022 is looking to be a major year for copyright in a myriad of ways. 1: The Copyright Small Claims Court. 3: Copyright and the Takings Clause.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Thank you to readers for voting in the IPKat book of the year awards, here are your 2021 nominees and winners!

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Copyright Alliance

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I have been at the Copyright Alliance for just over six years now. The post A Copyright Alliance Thanksgiving 2021 appeared first on Copyright Alliance. At this time each year, I’ve taken a step back and made note of various aspects of […].

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. CPL Industries Limited , dismissed an appeal from the High Court in a copyright infringement, trademark infringement and passing-off suit between two pharmaceutical companies. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2020, here.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

As I noted in my year-end wrap up a couple of weeks ago, some of the copyright and content related issues that were under discussion in Canada in 2021 will likely move forward in a more aggressive way this year.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 9, 2022

A recap of emoji law developments in 2021: Court References. The latest version enumerates a total of 586 opinions through the end of 2021. Courts rarely display the symbols in their opinions; it happened in less than 10% of the 2021 opinions I indexed. I found 166 cases in 2021 (so far), a 23% increase over 2020.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

1A few weeks ago, we took a look at the first 100 cases filed with the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), the recently launched copyright small claims court in the United States. According to the claim, JMC infringed on two of their films, the 1988 film Coming to America and its 2021 sequel Coming 2 America. Bottom Line.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

As we enter a new year, we would like to take this opportunity to pass on our best wishes for 2022 to all of our readers, as well as reflect on developments in copyright over the past year. Part II analysed some of the copyright law implications of NFTs. YouTube Copyright Transparency Report: Overblocking is real by Paul Keller.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 7, 2022

Back by popular demand, it is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2021! Anyone who managed to publish a book during 2021 most certainly deserves an award in any event, given the added pressures and stresses of the pandemic, but alas there can be only one winner (per category), so vote wisely.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

2021 was an exciting year for the IPilogue. This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Top 10 Most Read IPilogue Articles Published in 2021. Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? David Vaver. Copilot or Co-Conspirator?

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

1: Copyright Office Launches New Copyright Claims Board Website. Copyright Office announces that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has launched its new website, ccb.gov. government passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE Act). Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

According to the lawsuit, during the spring 2021 semester Berkovitz was teaching a Business 215 class, during which he gave both a midterm and a final exam to the students. Course Hero states that it has a policy to not tolerate copyright infringement. Using Copyright to Prevent Cheating. Copyright Office.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

I’ve posted a 2021 year-in-review post for emoji law , and I will post a separate Section 230 year-in-review soon. It creates a third asset for creators to sell, in addition to any physical item and the work’s copyright. In 2021, governments lost several rulings over their online content moderation efforts.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

Part I of this post discussed the changes to copyright contract law and the new text and data mining exemption provisions that formed part of the 2021 copyright law reform. It also addresses changes to the German Collecting Societies Act (VGG) and copyright liability of online content sharing service providers.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 21, 2022

To protect copyright holders, YouTube regularly removes, disables, or demonetizes videos that allegedly contain infringing content. For years, little was known about the scope of these copyright claims but that changed last December when the streaming platform published its first-ever transparency report. Takedown senders (h2, 2021).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Welcome to the third trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. This eagerly awaited AG Opinion was published on 15 July 2021. This begs the question of whether standards can be subject to copyright protection.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

Not very long ago, the Indian Designs Office notified the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021 and now the Copyright Office (hereinafter referred to as ‘CRO’) too has notified the Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021. The Copyright Rules, 2013 was last amended in the year 2016 subsequent to which, it was done recently.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2022

A friendly feline reminder to vote for your favourite intellectual property law book of the year 2021 in the IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Vote for your best IP book of 2021 by taking the survey here PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF IP, only complete the survey once! Only votes for books published in 2021 will count.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 27, 2024

However, it's important to be aware of copyright laws, especially when recording inside theatres during live performances. 38/2021 on Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights provides clear guidelines on copyright infringement, emphasizing the importance of respecting intellectual property rights. Federal Decree-Law No.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

In the last year, the German Copyright Act has experienced what is probably its most substantial reform since it first came into force in 1966. The reason for this was the implementation of the DSM Copyright Directive 2019/790/EU (DSMD) and Directive 2019/789/EU (Online SatCab Directive). Extensive changes to the German Copyright Act.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Welcome to the second trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. On 3 June 2021, the CJEU delivered its judgment in CV-Online Latvia. The deadline to implement the CDSM Directive passed on 7 June 2021.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash 2021 saw a very active German Bundesgerichtshof (“BGH” – Federal Supreme Court) in the area of copyright law. This article covers the most relevant copyright law decisions of the BGH from that year. Part II will cover claims under copyright law and collecting societies.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

When we launched the Copyright Evidence Portal , our ambition was no less than to create a catalogue of all existing empirical studies about copyright. CREATe , within the AHRC Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) , launched the 21 for 2021 project in May 2021. Photo via CREATe. Introduction.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 25, 2021

Last year ‘The Mandalorian’ was the most pirated TV series and in 2021 another Disney title tops the list. Most downloaded TV-shows on BitTorrent, 2021. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. torrentfreak.com. 1. (…). Wandavision. 2. (…). 3. (…). The Witcher.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash The implementation transposition of the Copyright Directive 2019/790 (DSMD) in the summer of 2021 represented probably the greatest reform in German copyright law since the German Copyright Act (UrhG) came into force. Scope of protection (copyrighted works) 1.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Very few jurisdictions expressly provide for copyright in computer-generated works.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

There was no image copyright credit or compensation to Lynn Goldsmith. The photographer threatened to sue the Foundation alleging copyright infringement. She countersued for copyright infringement declaring that the paintings weren’t transformative. .

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2021

On the brink of the new year, we look back at 2021 by going over the twelve most read news items of the last 12 months. In September, the Federation Against Copyright Theft and West Midlands Police announced that they shut down a major illegal streaming operation in the UK. All in all, it was quite a controversial year once again.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 1, 2024

This is quite the picture of how the Indian copyright laws are treating the employees who try to become such exceptional creators. This means that if an employee makes any copyright then the owner would have the title of that intellectual property unless there is an agreement stating otherwise. Unlike the U.S.A.,

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