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Book review: Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship

The IPKat

It focuses on authorship of the copyright in stage plays as dramatic works, texts that can be performed from a script (rather than musical theatre, dance, or performers rights). The book addresses questions of whom is the author and first owner of a dramatic work? Who receives the credit and the licensing rights?

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Is Generative AI Fair Use of Copyright Works? NYT v. OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Such uses, they argue, constitute copyright infringement. Google Books and Transformative Use The past two decades have seen a wealth of technological developments, but generative AI is qualitatively different from everything that has come before. As such, it was permissible under United States copyright law.

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

The IPKat

As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This book should not be perceived as a classic manual on the application of copyright to these art forms. This Kat therefore strongly recommends reading this book, taking into account its pros and cons.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

I have often felt, however, that these issues were a bit of a misdirection, with at least part of the tech community treating the copyright community like dogs distracted by squirrels. One core concept in AI-relevant cases that both find for, and against, fair use ( Google Books and Fox v. is being used as code. v Stability A.I.

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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

The IPKat

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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Generative AI and Copyright

IP and Legal Filings

[Image Sources: Shutterstock] Basic understanding of Copyright Copyright is a legal theory that provides artists complete ownership over their creative works, preventing unauthorised use and copying. AI additionally possesses no copyright on the material that it generates.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.