Copyright Lately
AUGUST 10, 2021
In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot falls within the “derivative works exception” to copyright termination. The law permits the owner of a derivative work prepared before termination to continue using that new work even after termination.
Copyright Lately
JANUARY 23, 2023
Instead, the lawsuit is premised upon a much more sweeping and bold assertion—namely that every image that’s output by these AI tools is necessarily an unlawful and infringing “derivative work” based on the billions of copyrighted images used to train the models. The Copyright Act Definition is Broad, But.
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LexBlog IP
OCTOBER 5, 2021
It’s probably not easy to be famous in the age of social media. According to Morton and her legal team, the cropped images created by the algorithm are derivative works violating her copyright. Which is good when the mentions are good, but when it comes to control of your own image, it’s an uphill battle.
Velocity of Content
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.
Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
I understand a lot of you may be upset that I saw a photo on social media and loved it enough to imitate it in a very different style. No, I'm not opposed to giving photographers a %, it's hard work. Even then, each image could introduce new variables that could change the outcome.
JIPL Online
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] Section 106 of the Copyright Act grants copyright holders an exclusive right to make or license derivative works based upon a previously copyrighted work. [11]
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 1, 2023
It is certainly within the definition of chutzpah to publicly display your own work on the Internet, visible for anyone to see for free and without further conditions, and then to complain that others are helping people find your work by linking to it. Breitbart case settled before definitively resolving the issues.]
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