Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Netflix’s reaction to “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” was hailed by the fan fiction community, a group which has historically faced a tenuous relationship with the owners of the intellectual property that serves as inspiration for their work. We didn’t ask for permission to use their intellectual property.”.

Music 104

Music Derivative Work Fair Use Cease and Desist 104

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Branding has become more important than ever, particularly in developing an online presence through search engines, various online platforms, and social media. Nearly every mainstream marketplace and social media platform has Acceptable Use Policies, which provide procedures for reporting intellectual property infringements.

Branding 52

Branding Brands Branding Intellectual Property 52

IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

At least one judge has defined the boundaries for litigants appearing in his court. Other industries, however, are far from a share and share alike attitude towards AI, and AI has posed challenging questions regarding intellectual property ownership across the creative fields of visual art, music, and writing.

Business 52

Business Law Social Media Reporting 52

LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

At least one judge has defined the boundaries for litigants appearing in his court. Other industries, however, are far from a share and share alike attitude towards AI, and AI has posed challenging questions regarding intellectual property ownership across the creative fields of visual art, music, and writing.

Business 52

Business Law Reporting Music 52

IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Because ownership of original works, like a tattoo, vests with the author (here the tattoo artist), the tattoo artist owned the copyright in the tattoo, even though it was physically on the someone else’s body. Specifically, while on lockdown, she became concerned about her ability to earn income as people were unable to come in for tattoos.

Fair Use 62

Fair Use Cease and Desist Social Media Art 62

SpicyIP

AUGUST 15, 2021

They highlight that this failure is typified by the stark realities that have come to light in a pending public interest litigation before the Bombay High Court [BHC], regarding access to life saving drugs. John Doe & Anr. 9 August, 2021]. The Delhi High Court in Star India Pvt. 13 August, 2021]. News from India .

Licensing 83

Licensing Government Reporting Patent Law 83

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. Amazon is a key player in this litigation, but the court doesn’t address its responsibility at all. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win! So what did it win?

Registration 111

Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 111

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Once a brand becomes popular, it is no longer necessary to use the actual brand name in posters and other forms of marketing; this may be accomplished by simply writing the product’s information with the trademark sign and flashing it on social media and other sites to increase its popularity.

Business 52

Business Trademark Registration Cease and Desist 52

Copyright Lately

JANUARY 16, 2022

Crabtree claims that Kirkman talked him into giving up co-ownership rights in “Invincible” by asking him to sign a document in 2005 that Kirkman represented would make it easier to market the work to licensees but which wouldn’t affect any of Crabtree’s rights. The Requirements for Copyright Joint Authorship and Co-Ownership.

Ownership 65

Ownership Television Copyright Copyright Notice 65

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The decisions in the first category , i.e., Top 10 IP Judgments/Orders (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2022

Hytera litigation in the U.S. Dean Pelletier and Erik Weibust have a fine article in IP Watchdog noting that trade secret protection may be the best intellectual property protection available but that it may be prudent to protect the underlying AI first. Patents or NDAs?

Social Media 52

Social Media Ownership Intellectual Property Blogging 52

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The race to protect intellectual property rights in the Metaverse is under way, despite the fact that there is still some scepticism about the concept. It wouldn’t be overstating things to argue that, in a few years, the Metaverse might influence how we enforce and safeguard intellectual property rights.

Trademark 85

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 85

LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

3] An announcement on SuperFarm’s website noted that the sale would occur on the Ethereum blockchain, and that the auction was significant because it would “set a precedent for how artistically created value and its ownership can be proven, transferred, and monetized seamlessly through a public blockchain.” [4]. Miramax LLC v.

Non-Fungible Tokens 52

Non-Fungible Tokens Social Media Contracts Branding 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Bita Amani, Some More Equal Than Others: Critical Contexts for the (False) Promises of Intellectual Property Rights IP and sustainable development goals: What is equality itself? Emma Perot, Music Copyright Ownership: Factors Behind the Surge in Writer Credit and Rights Clearance Why so many writers on songs?

Music 52

Music Art Copying Licensing 52