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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts. Making a copy of a video or audio recording.

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Takeaways from the Hermès Litigation over MetaBirkins NFTs

LexBlog IP

The highly anticipated jury verdict in the Hermès litigation over MetaBirkins NFTs has some important takeaways for both artists and sellers of NFTs as well as brand owners. They must first determine whether the work is one “of artistic expression” and thus prima facie entitled to protection under the First Amendment.

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Battle of the Brushes: Are Makeup Artists Left in Copyright’s (Eye)shadow?

IPilogue

Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, enrolled in Professor David Vaver’s 2021-2022 Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program. The use of interactive face filters on social media platforms complements this integration of face detecting technology into our daily lives. Samantha Melhado is a 3L J.D.

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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

LexBlog IP

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. ” It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts. Making a copy of a video or audio recording.

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Yearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2021 has seen the emergence of a litigation genre against “yearbook” database vendors that publish old yearbooks online. I’m keeping my fingers crossed this anomaly gets fixed somewhere in this litigation. I’ve blogged three yearbook cases so far this year ( Callahan v. Ancestry , Knapke v. Copyright Preemption.

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Can Celebrity Catchphrases be Intellectually Protected?

IIPRD

Bregoli instantly became an internet meme worldwide, and her catchphrase gained much media attention, getting her worldwide recognition as the “Catch me outside girl.” This reportedly led her to secure appearances worth $30,000, and widening her social media presence. [i] In Reebok India v.

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Image Rights Alright—But Can They Trump Established Rights and Doctrines? Should They?

SpicyIP

A postcard can be taken either as a literary work or an artistic work under sections 2(c) and 2(o) respectively of the Copyright Act, 1957. These vintage picture postcards, if original, are works in which copyright subsists ( section 13 of the Copyright Act, 1957 ). Fans, starved for glimpses of their idols. Simply none.