Velocity of Content

APRIL 25, 2024

I call the use of these resources “intentional searching,” where you visit these sites and use keywords or author names to look for the articles or publications you want to read. We have all had the experience of finding articles that intrigue us when we are browsing mainstream media sources, sites like the Wall Street Journal, for example.

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Journalism Social Media Copyright Publishing 97

TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. The plaintiffs show that ChatGPT can reproduce content from copyrighted news articles when prompted.

Copyright Infringement 97

Copyright Infringement Copyright Publishing Copying 97

The IPKat

APRIL 15, 2024

In a recent judgment (in Czech) which is one of the first of its kind in Europe, the Municipal Court of Prague (the Court) held that an image generated by an AI tool was not capable of being protected by copyright, as it was not authored by a natural person. contractual) protections to prevent this.

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Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Contracts 145

IP Law 360

APRIL 30, 2024

Eight regional newspapers owned by private equity giant Alden Global Capital sued OpenAI and Microsoft in New York federal court Tuesday, accusing the tech companies of ripping off the newspapers' copyrights and misappropriating news articles to train AI chatbots that also allegedly spread fake news falsely attributed to the newspapers.

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IP Copyright 98

Copyright Lately

APRIL 6, 2024

A federal court has shot down a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that Top Gun: Maverick flew too close to a 1983 magazine article that inspired the original film. The plaintiffs enlisted writer and professor Henry Bean to opine on the similarities between Yonay’s article and the sequel film.

Copyright 98

Copyright Copyright Infringement Social Media Licensing 98

TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. The plaintiffs show that ChatGPT can reproduce content from copyrighted news articles when prompted.

Copyright Infringement 85

Copyright Infringement Copyright Publishing Copying 85

The IPKat

JANUARY 17, 2024

The book that is going to change copyright law? After the referrals in Mio [IPKat here and here ] and USM Haller [IPKat here ] , another referral asking about the meaning of originality in EU copyright law has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU): it is the referral from Romania in Institutul G.

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Derivative Work Editing Copyright Music 137

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. And why is that? an exploitation that caused them no harm).

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Copyright Artwork Moral Rights Non-Fungible Tokens 121

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2024

On January 1, 2024, TorrentFreak published a review of the wrongful DMCA notices filed against us in 2023, either directly via email or at Google demanding deindexing of our articles. Our small request for 2024 was not unreasonable: stop sending us bogus copyright notices. domain, but the repo was reported for infringement nonetheless.

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Publishing Copyright Infringement Reporting Copyright 91

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

It does seem like the topic of AI and copyright was everywhere in the copyright world last year. While some digital topics have been known to cause a great commotion in copyright circles only to later sink practically without a trace, unless I am mistaken, the issue of the copyright implications of AI is different.

Copyright Infringement 124

Copyright Infringement Copyright Law Journalism 124

The Illusion of More

APRIL 2, 2024

It was hard not to dismiss the headline posted by The Verge: How AI copyright lawsuits could make the whole industry go extinct. The article summarizes a new Decoder podcast hosted by Nilay Patel, joined by Sarah Jeong to discuss the copyright lawsuits filed against generative AI developers.

Fair Use 83

Fair Use Copyright 83

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Copyright: WIPO. There is such a provision in current Article 10, mandating prohibitions of signal piracy in any regulatory framework. But Articles 6-9 promote exclusive rights. 3] The current chair’s draft contains a national treatment clause (article 5.2) Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. International License.

Public Domain 64

Public Domain Contracts Copyright Licensing 64

Velocity of Content

APRIL 18, 2024

RightFind provides a platform for accessing and managing a wide range of medical and scientific literature in a streamlined and copyright compliant way. Medical Affairs often has a training role that curates a set of articles to get new employees up to speed on their products and therapeutic areas. Cite It is RightFind’s citation tool.

Copyright 92

Copyright Licensing 92

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 9, 2024

One area that often gets overlooked in the outsourcing and collaboration process is how to manage copyright compliance and the associated risks of non-compliance. When an article is purchased for download, it is typically only authorized for the use of the individual user who purchased it.

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Copyright Journalism Licensing Copyright Infringement 97

TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2024

OpenAI/Microsoft Late last year The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft , alleging that its generative AI models were trained on copyrighted news articles. The news publication also suggested that, when prompted the right way, ChatGPT could recite content from these articles. Instead, it mostly sticks to its original claims.

Copyright Infringement 90

Copyright Infringement Television Copying Social Media 90

Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. HLG ultimately filed suit for copyright infringement.

Plagiarism 122

Plagiarism Fair Use Copying Copyright Infringement 122

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Is a country’s failure to ensure the protection of IP rights a breach of human rights, more precisely the right to the peaceful enjoyment of one’s own possessions under Article 1 of Protocol No. In sum: nothing in domestic law would shield the defendant NGO from liability for copyright infringement.

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Copyright Copying Publishing IP 144

Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 2, 2024

My über-sharp friend Oliver Herzfeld, moving up in the world, has written an article in Forbes magazine on a recent Copyright Office policy statement that, as he puts it, “revises, and to a certain extent reverses, its prior position regarding the protection of compilations.” ” Oliver sums up the changes.

Copyright 98

Copyright Copyright Law Law 98

The IPKat

APRIL 21, 2023

Is it an act of communication to the public under Article 3 of the InfoSoc Directive to broadcast music on board of a train or a plane? The judgment Whether the broadcasting of copyright or other protected content within a public transport means is a communication to the public As stated, the CJEU answered this question in the affirmative.

Music 130

Music Copyright Editing Law 130

Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Contact US patent and trademark attorney Vic Lin at 949-223-9623 or email vlin@icaplaw.com to explore how we can register your clothing brand’s trademarks, patents and copyrights. Trademark protection applies to the names and logos used to sell your clothing articles. But how do you show a trademark on clothing? Be careful here.

Branding 52

Branding Brands Branding Trademark 52

IP Law 360

JANUARY 2, 2024

The copyright infringement complaint The New York Times filed against Microsoft and OpenAI alleging that the companies ripped off millions of its articles to train ChatGPT came after the newspaper tried for months to negotiate a licensing agreement, according to the suit.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Licensing Copyright 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash This article continues the tradition of reporting on the copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof, the highest German civil court for copyright matters (Federal Court of Justice – “BGH”). This article is divided into two parts. I. Copyright protection 1.

Law 64

Law Music Copyright Art 64

The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The creator of a LEGO brick Second Holy Temple product is accusing another LEGO creator of copyright infringement for their interpretation of the same temple. Read Eric’s article about this case here. Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri discuss this case on this episode of The Briefing.

Copyright 117

Copyright Copyright Infringement Copyright Law Law 117

The IPKat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Today, we focus on the Italian Supreme Court decision, which will be of great interest not only to Vespa fans, but also to those working on overlapping IP rights, the requirements for copyright protection post- Cofemel [IPKat here ], and what the elusive notion of ‘substantial value’ actually means in trade mark law and how it is to be assessed.

Designs 134

Designs Design Copyright Registration 134

Likelihood of Confusion

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

If you want to read an article about an important development in copyright news, but you don’t want to be distracted by a lot of “facts” and such, enjoy this. The post Detective work: Hunting down the copyright victory (of a “cop”). appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

Copyright 94

Copyright 94

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Among these rules, which were one of the main areas of contention between Council and Parliament until the very end, the final compromise includes two provisions relevant to copyright. A newly introduced article on “Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models” includes two distinct requirements related to copyright.

Copyright 145

Copyright Copyright Law Publishing Public Domain 145

IPilogue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Copyright Creeping into Costumes. In general, any clothing, including costumes, is not protected by copyright laws. In Canada, under section 64(2) of the Copyright Act , it is not an infringement of copyright to reproduce the design of a “useful article”, so long as more than 50 copies are made. Copyright Office.

Intellectual Property 116

Intellectual Property Designs Design Copyright 116

IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Copyright exits everywhere—from books on a library shelf to music playing on the radio, to the software running the electronic device on which you are reading this article. Copyright’s broad scope and extensive reach foster a varied and fascinating landscape of copyright cases.

Copyright 64

Copyright Music Technology Litigation 64

43(B)log

JANUARY 25, 2024

Despite the tiers of regulation in the DSA, and very much in its copyright-specific companion Article 17, it’s evident that the broad contours of the new rules were written with insufficient attention to variation. It uses size-based tiers to delineate the different levels of obligation imposed on various services.

Copyright 78

Copyright 78

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

It is thus clear that TDM does matter - but what should its relationship with copyright and related rights be? It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law.

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Government Related Rights Copyright Law 141

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 1, 2024

Google is one of those platforms and without the diligence of the Google Search team, at least 150 articles published on TorrentFreak.com would’ve been disappeared over the years due to bogus DMCA notices. On January 20, Google received a takedown demand to deindex from search results an article published just four days earlier.

Reporting 122

Reporting Copyright Publishing Artwork 122

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.

Copyright Infringement 120

Copyright Infringement Copyright Moral Rights Intellectual Property 120

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 22, 2023

On April 11th, the Cyberspace Administration of China released a draft of the Regulation for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (the ‘draft Regulation’) for public consultation, which includes 21 articles detailing the proposed regulatory framework for the generative AI industry.

Licensing 98

Licensing IP Copyright Reporting 98

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Copyright and design rights are often invoked in parallel, particularly in relation to works of applied art [ e.g. IPKat here ]. This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris in a dispute concerning both copyright and trade mark infringement. The court first tackled trademark infringement.

Copyright Infringement 100

Copyright Infringement Copyright Cease and Desist Intellectual Property 100

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Liu ) that an AI-generated image is copyrightable and that a person who prompted the AI-generated image is entitled to the right of authorship under Chinese Copyright Law (see our bilingual version , and the later-released official translation ). The court therefore ruled that Defendant infringed upon Plaintiff’s copyright.

Copyright 135

Copyright Copyright Law Social Media Registration 135

The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This Kat is always on the hunt for new copyright rulings. This time he has found a recent ruling issued by the Paris Court of Appeal , concerning a copyright assignment agreement, a subject that is the source of many disputes in France. In 2016, L'Oréal changed the packaging for its Kérastase products. Ms Y then appealed. 112-1 and L.

Copyright Infringement 124

Copyright Infringement Copyright Cease and Desist Intellectual Property 124

The IPKat

JULY 4, 2022

In 2019, the EU legislature introduced an EU-wide related right (Article 15 of the DSM Directive , on which see Katposts here ) for EU-based press publishers in relation to online uses of their press publications by information society service providers, including news aggregation services, social media, and search engines.

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Publishing Copyright Related Rights Social Media 124