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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

SpicyIP

This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. The US copyright law of 1976 explicitly excludes the mechanical or utilitarian aspects of applied art from the definition of artistic craftmanship.

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What principles should guide African governments in realising the right to research in Africa?

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Copyright law, with its protection of materials ranging from literary, musical and artistic works to cinematograph films and computer programs, etc. Access, within the field of copyright law, is a question of ownership, authorisation or exception. organises access to some or even most of these resources.

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A.I. Paintings: Registrable Copyright? Lessons from Ankit Sahni

IPilogue

assisted works could be given protection and whether I could get an image I had made with an A.I. as an artistic work in Canada on December 1 st , 2021, for “ Suryast ” with CIPO (Registration no. As Raghav contributed its own creativity, it fulfilled the definition of joint authorship under section 2.

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Copyright Infringement Case Concerning Photos of Jennifer Lopez Gets Dismissed: An Overview of the August Image LLC v AirG Inc Decision

IPilogue

C-42 , the following conditions must be met for a copyright to be conferred to an author of an artistic work:(1) the work must be original; (2) the person must be the author of the work; and (3) they must, at the date of its creation, be either a Canadian citizen or a citizen of a signatory country on the Berne Convention (para 26).

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Prompt Authorship and Ownership: Clarifying Rights and Responsibilities

Intepat

The notices underscored key aspects of Section 2(d)(iii) and 2(d)(vi) of the Copyright Act of 1957, which stipulate that an ‘author’ should be an artist or an individual involved in facilitating the creation of artistic work. In such cases, it amounts to licensing of copyrightable works.

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Interaction Between Ai And Copyright : Who Has The Copyright In Ai?

IP and Legal Filings

Even though no legal definition has been ascribed to the term as of yet, but broadly it is perceived as the ability of the machines to perform work which require human intelligence. [1] Hence, the trainer also has strong claims for ownership of AI. [10] The term artificial intelligence was coined by McCarthy in the year 1956.

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‘AI Generated Work’, ‘Computer Generated’ and ‘Work’ in Copyright: Whether AI Generated Work is a ‘Work’?

SpicyIP

In the context of copyright laws, AI-generated work poses a unique challenge in determining authorship and ownership. In the European Union, AI-generated work is generally considered to belong to the human creator if there is sufficient human oversight in the creation process.