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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

The IPKat

Translated into copyright language: a critical edition is an example of derivative work. A second (revised) edition followed in 2008. Derivative works under EU law So far, the CJEU has tackled derivative works from the perspective of infringement, not copyright subsistence. Indeed, in Institutul G.

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First duel between NFTs and copyright before the Spanish courts: NFTs 1 – Authors 0

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Technically, from a copyright perspective, the NFTs were derivative works of the Paintings (underlying works), since the former included major copyrightable elements of the (previously created) latter. social networks, OpenSea and Decentraland digital platforms).

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Hey Bulldog!

BYU Copyright Blog

LTF provided evidence of a current version of the bulldog, in use since 2008, along with a copyright registration and a trademark registration for the Bulldog. In a Complaint filed on October 7, 2021, in the Western District of Louisiana, Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Inc.,

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[Guest post] Navigating the high notes: Taylor Swift's copyright dispute

The IPKat

By way of example, the potential utility of moral rights got underscored by Taylor distancing herself from the release of “Live From Clear Channel Stripped 2008”, a live album recorded when she was 18 which she had never wanted to have released.

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[Guest post] Artificial Intelligence and (hopefully) the death of copyright

The IPKat

Modak (2008) 1 SCC 1 ). Just as when two painters, setting up their easels in the same place and painting the same landscape, create two independent works (p. They therefore introduced additional rights for derivative works, such as translations, film adaptations or musical arrangements (pp. Rural, 499 U.S.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

Plagiarism Today

” The case raises questions of fair use and whether the new paintings were transformative enough to be non-infringing or if they were simply derivative works. According to Cariou, Prince’s 2008 series Canal Zone took images from a collection of photographs by Cariou and used them with only slight modifications.

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YouTube Wins Partial Summary Judgment in Maria Schneider Copyright Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

In 2008, Schneider appointed her management company ArtistShare Music Publishing (AMP) as the “sole and exclusive Administrator” of her musical compositions under a Music Publishing Administration Agreement (AA). The big questions now center on the nature of that license and whether YouTube can rely on it to fend off liability.

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