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A Work in Progress: CCC and Artificial Intelligence

Velocity of Content

Shumaker: I’m also curious about CCC’s role in any of the current litigation. But we don’t keep track of this, and we don’t get involved in their litigation decisions. Shumaker: What’s the status of social media content or content made available without charge by policy think tanks, public interest groups, and the like?

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Deadly Dolls and a Forgotten Copyright Exception

Copyright Lately

Deadly Doll’s theory was that by taking a photo of Shayk wearing clothes that included its artwork, Vila had created an unlawful derivative work that reproduced its copyrighted image. His main argument was that the photo couldn’t be considered an infringing derivative work simply because it captured Deadly Doll’s design.

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AN ARGUMENT FOR EMBRACING THE LEGALITY OF CROWDFUNDED GAME MODS

JIPL Online

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] 4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5] 11] Physical mods of game hardware are considered derivative. [12]

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.” “Netflix would not authorize and did not want them to engage in any live performances (e.g., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

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Taking the Mona Lisa Effect from Illusion to Reality: Enhancing the Museum Experience with Augmented and Virtual Reality

JIPEL Copyright Blog

The museum industry, it would seem, is taking note of technology’s growing role in its operations, particularly in regards to visitor engagement and staying relevant in a social media-driven society where declining visitation rates have only been exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

Players rallied against Nintendo’s actions, causing #FreeMelee to trend across social media and throughout the gaming world. It is an open legal question whether this would constitute an infringing derivative work. Nintendo’s Statement After Issuing its Cease-and-Desist Letter via Email , November 19 th , 2020.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

How are photographers supposed to get the attention of those publishers without displaying samples of their work? In other words, the gist of the case is whether the photographers surrender their right to exclude others by voluntarily posting their own photos to social media.