Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. That is, in an NFT there can be an underlying copy of a work of art –typically an image, photograph, piece of music, video or certain audiovisual content– that may be subject to copyright.

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McKinsey Operations

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Our work with the Rework America Alliance highlights how a skills-based approach can help US employers expand talent pools and retain great workers—even through economic uncertainty.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 6, 2023

You are likely already familiar with two US recent decisions that have addressed the copyrightability of AI-generated works: (a) On August 18, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) in Thaler v. Perlmutter, D.D.C., Perlmutter, D.D.C.,

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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2023

RAGHAV is the first non-human “author” of a copyrighted work. However, Canadian courts claim that “[c]learly a human author is required to create an original work for copyright purposes” (para 88). If the machine produced the expressive elements of the work, it is not copyrightable.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 15, 2024

And what our not-for-profit status does and what this mission does is empowers us and enables us to work with more than just a market input. It works with an impact input. As a species in publishing, the university press is the long-lived progeny of hybridization – the academic paired with the popular.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

This article delves into the saga’s central copyright issues and the concept of moral rights, and compares the situation in the US to how it might have unfolded under EU law. After Swift had found herself dissatisfied with the way in which BMR had made use of its rights, she decided to re-record the albums.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 12, 2023

The use of artificial intelligence (“ AI ”) is growing, but whether AI-generated works can be protected by copyright remains unclear and the position is inconsistent across different jurisdictions including the UK and USA. US Copyright Office decision Kristina Kashtanova is an artist and author.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The law gives copyright owners a monopoly to exploit and monetize creative works. Copyright protection is afforded to every original literary, dramatic, musical, or other artistic work, whether published or unpublished. The term of copyright depends on timing of creation and publication in the US, as well as the type of work in Canada.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 31, 2024

Miikka : I work as Senior Director of EMEA Operations at CCC. Previously, I worked for a few years as a Project Manager in the localization industry and as a Freelance Translator. What are your observations about Finnish work culture? What is it like working for CCC within your team? How would you describe it?

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2023

On this day in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed the “new” US Copyright Act. The 1976 Act was the first major revision of US copyright law since the 1909 Act , which was passed during the era of Mark Twain, ragtime, player pianos, and early silent films. Nation Enterprises.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 19, 2023

It has been nearly twenty years since the US Supreme Court has considered whether a creative work qualifies as a transformative use under the Copyright Act. The last time was in 1994, when the Court in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

I personally love everything by Cattelan and among other things I did enjoy the recent exhibition in Florence about his and other contemporary artists’ work. In all this, Cattelan is likely right in saying that Comedian is one of the best-known works of his.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MARCH 8, 2024

I had a blast talking to Elizabeth and Ruby about their work at Georgetown Law’s Office of Public Interest and Community Service. We are committed to creating an economy that works for all Americans and a workplace that is diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible to every employee. Department of Commerce.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Most chefs use their creativity to come up with multiple ways to beautifully present or plate their dishes. Copyrightable work The works that can claim copyright protection are enumerated under Section 13 of the Copyright Act. That is because the plating makes the first impression of the dish on the consumer. Modak [2] (2002).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

He sought to register the work for a copyright in the US, listing the computer system as the author and explaining that the copyright should transfer to him as the owner of the machine. The US Copyright Office denied the application on the grounds that the work lacked human authorship. Sarony and citing 17 U.S.C. §

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2023

On 21 February 2023, the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued a decision further to a request to register Zarya of the Dawn , a graphic novel that includes images created with the assistance of Midjourney , a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. The work is a “ comic book ”. The case In September 2022, Ms.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 8, 2024

In laboratories and libraries, ivory towers and coffee shops, scholars of all fields work out innovative answers to pressing problems. The setting for such research, on subjects from economics to the environment, may seem remote or even removed from our lives, yet the impact will eventually reach us directly.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2021

The plaintiffs complained that this breached their rights in respect of at least 386 copyrighted works. Ottawa Tek also sold pre-loaded set-top boxes and access to a pirate IPTV service, which together provided access to at least 1,408 copyrighted works. Judge Hands Down CAD$29.3m (US$23.6m) Damages Award.

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Patent Trademark Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Keep in mind that I am a US patent attorney. While we are not licensed to practice patent law outside the US, we do work closely with IP attorneys in foreign countries to coordinate our client’s foreign patent filings. China patent litigation might even be less costly than US patent litigation.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Very few jurisdictions expressly provide for copyright in computer-generated works.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 31, 2023

The US District Court for the District of Columbia agreed with the US Copyright Office’s denial of a copyright application that sought to register visual art generated by artificial intelligence (AI) because US copyright law only protects works of human creation. Perlmutter, Case No. CV 22-1564 (D.D.C.

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SpicyIP

MAY 17, 2023

Image from the Report The US Trade Representative (USTR) released the Special 301 Report for 2023 on April 26, 2023, and has placed India in the ‘Priority Watch List’, yet again. India and the US have been at loggerheads over patent issues until recently. With this background, we are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Prof.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 1, 2024

Any content creator who sees their work being used by unauthorized third-parties can file DMCA notices against platforms communicating that content to the public. We also received a few direct to us via email, more than usual in 2023. Ltd) decided that Google should deindex our work, as the notice on Lumen Database reveals.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

A look at streaming giant Spotify’s recent significant copyright battles provides some insight into the issue of compensation for artists’ work on online streaming platforms. Inadequate artist compensation may be partly explained by the difficulty of accurately identifying the rightsholders of each work, given the volume of music works.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

In addition to being works of scientific achievement, many luxury timepieces are artistic wonders with innovative designs, like some of the reportedly 100 000 (!) Brands like Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet hold rich trade mark and design portfolios and enforce their rights vigorously.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Fair use in US ( Google Books but reuse pattern different here. Does the machine infringe when it produces a new “work”? For the right to prepare a derivative work in US, linked to issue 3, see paper #1 and Getty Images lawsuit 3. USCO and Federal Court decisions in US b. Copyright 1. Fair dealing c.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. Thus, as a new year approaches, those in the field of copyright look to see which works will expire at the end of the year. As a general rule in the U.S., As a general rule in the U.S.,

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In June, the US Copyright Claims Board was launched. Through this venue, hosted at the US Copyright Office, rightsholders can try to recoup alleged damages outside the federal court system. AnyStories tried, but says that the email address provided for the hosting company didn’t work. Cloudflare’s reply.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

On September 5, 2023, as explained here , the US Copyright Office (USCO) issued an interesting decision in a copyright registration matter that involved AI-generated work. Previously, in the Thaler case , the US Copyright Office had refused to register an AI-generated work since the application named the AI-system as the author.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions. Is this the same in the US and China? Copyrights in the US are protected under the U.S. IP Rights and NFTs. If yes, under what circumstances?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Image by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay The US class action against Google Bard ( J.L. 3:23-cv-03440 ) In a recent post we analysed a class action filed in the US against Open AI for unauthorized use of copyright works for training of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT ( here ) (“Generative AI” or “Gen AI”).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2024

Police say Huy and Nhan were tasked with downloading, editing and distributing movies, but offered no specific details in relation to that work. With the world’s largest online piracy operations now publicly linked to Vietnam, Hollywood has been urging authorities to take meaningful enforcement action.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In our latest Q&A, we catch up with Ana Dominguez Perez , a Senior Engineer, who works in Guadiaro, Spain. Please tell us a little bit about your professional background. You’re working in Guadiaro, Andalusia, Spain, I believe? Yes, I work remotely and currently I am based in Guadiaro. DD: Hi, Ana! Challenging?

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 6, 2022

British IP Day, however, gives us that extra excuse for sharing some great IP success stories. Together with support from Local Enterprise Partnerships, the Growth Hubs and partners Innovate UK Edge, they have used IPO’s free IP business tools and the IP Audit scheme to identify and use the IP in their business to help them grow. .

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The IPKat has received and is happy to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Matt Blaszczyk on copyright protection of “authorless” works. The post summarizes the main findings of Matt’s article ‘Impossibility of Emergent Works’ Protection in U.S. This is a framework which allow for a lot: but not for emergent works.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The move to UNH Franklin Pierce came after nearly three decades in the US Navy, where he was a submarine officer and then Navy Judge Advocate. I am happy to explore the possibilities with them and why they would want to pursue an LLM, JD, or Master’s degree with us to advance their professional and personal goals.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 24, 2023

by Dennis Crouch In 2022, the Federal Circuit held that an invention is only eligible for a US patent if a human conceived of the invention. Thaler’s petition for writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court would have been due last week, but Thaler was able to obtain an extension with the petition now being due March 19, 2023.

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