The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2022

3D trade marks are always a topic of interest, with some proprietors despairing as to whether trade mark law will provide them with any practical protection. Class 39: Rental of recreational vehicles. Picture on top middle is by Riana Harvey, who grants permission for its use. Class 21: Camping grills. International license.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A copyright’s primary topic is what it protects and the standards by which it is protected. The issue of two persons producing similar work is not a barrier to it becoming the topic of literary writing. Cinematographic Work. Sound Recordings. Artistic creations are included in the subject matter of literary works. Abstract Art.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Protecting such outstanding works of art and property through the use of intellectual property law is undeniably a sound strategy. The test is used to establish the extent to which one artist has copied, reinterpreted, and re-created the work of another artist.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Justin Koo, Exporting Fair Use to Developing Copyright Systems Difficult to grow when the law doesn’t have flexibility—across the Commonwealth Carribean. Either involuntarily imposed on us or adopted from UK w/o adaptation to local needs/lack of resources in former colonies. This also involves using © rights in appropriate ways.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Professors Amy Adler and Jeanne Fromer will draw their comments on the mentioned topics, based on their forthcoming article in the NYU Law Review. Find more information about the event and how to register here. Find more details and how to register here. Information on how to register is available here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

A recent report in the context of the reCreating Europe project addresses this question, building on previous work from some of its authors, namely a study on “Trends and Developments in Artificial Intelligence: Challenges to IP” (summarised in a previous post ) and this article. Copyright protection and authorship of AI music outputs.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics. In other words, IP registration serves as a piece of strong evidence in support if someone is misusing or recreating the original content of a social media influencer and wants it to be taken down.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 5, 2023

A trademark is a valuable intellectual property that businesses use to differentiate their brand from their competitors’ in the market. Trademarks are used to identify and protect a product’s or service’s words and graphic components. Always use a word that is distinct, one-of-a-kind, and non-descriptive.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In a first-of-its-kind copyright trial, a jury will decide whether tattoo artist Catherine Alexander can effectively control the use of Randy Orton’s likeness in video games. 2K Games , a very similar lawsuit involving tattoos used in the “NBA 2K” series of video games. There’s a lot at stake.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

This is the second installment of a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. This second part explores the potential of property rights to increase bias in content moderation by looking at the topic from the perspective of Article 17 CDSM Directive. from Audible Magic or Pex ).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Why are we revisiting this crusty old topic? By using an overly general descriptor, the analysis can sidestep key (and legally significant) technical distinctions. The plaintiffs lost al of the framing cases then, but here we are in 2024, still litigating framing cases. Thus, the framer never interferes with the web servers.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 2, 2022

As a result, the bill faces another potential trade challenge as it evolves into a straight subsidy model in which the bulk of the payments go from Internet companies to Canadian broadcasters with little regard for value or any notion of actually use of news content. The gradual expansion of eligibility for news outlets is an interesting one.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Over time, the internet and new online services – such as news aggregators and media monitoring services – have been frequently indicated as being partially responsible for this phenomenon, due to the impossibility for press publishers to control and contrast unauthorised uses of press content by these subjects.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The country reports, also presented as a part of a webinar organized by reCreating Europe project team on November 16, 2021, follow each other time-wise, in the order of the acceptance/status of the CDSMD implementation process. It also contains provisions on user rights and on authors’ claims to remuneration for uses on platforms.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

This two-part blog post offers a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. However, these tools are incapable of assessing contextual uses (see, e.g. here ). contextual uses. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay. Introduction. YouTube’s’ ContentID).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 7, 2022

If you are interested in tracking the implementation process, we recommend you check CREATe’s resource page (in partnership with the reCreating Europe project), as well as the COMMUNIA tracker. . European Parliament, Study on IPR and the use of open data and data sharing initiatives by public and private actors.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Whilst this is only an interim application, it is useful to know a little about the background and the alleged copyright work in order to follow the Judge’s decision making process. For the WaterRower to be protected as a copyright work in the UK, it needs to fall within one of the statutorily defined categories of copyright works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In the context of the reCreating Europe project a recent interdisciplinary report was published on Copyright Content Moderation in the EU. Chapter 3 carries out a legal mapping of the topic of this report at EU level. Our focus here is the legal regime of art. 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive ( CDSMD).

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Copyright Lately

MAY 13, 2022

So, if anyone out there is looking to do a follow-up article that doesn’t consist solely of a regurgitated Josh Hawley press release , here are five topics for your consideration: 1. Put another way, it’s an elected official’s use of legislation to target the content of speech he doesn’t like.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 2, 2020

As of the date of publication, 36 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for medical use, while 15 states and the District of Columbia have legalized it for adult recreational use. The FDA’s policies concerning the legality of such substances are as follows: CBD in drugs: The use of CBD in drugs (i.e.,

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

The title of this piece tracks a common “ phrase of exasperation used to emphasize a question or statement.” ”: Trademarks Using Holy Names and Words. This provision does not prohibit the use of the mark offending the religious beliefs of the group as the unregistered mark.” ” Aseri (2020) at 70.

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