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New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression?

SpicyIP

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Akshat Agrawal on a recent order that raised questions on the extent / limitations of the exemptions and limitations to Indian copyright law. You can see his previous posts for us here. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression?

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The FTC’s Misguided Comments on Copyright Office Generative AI Questions

Patently-O

Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. We, who have been writing and teaching about copyright law and how it has responded to challenges posed by new technologies for decades, were among those who submitted comments, see [link].

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Parody under the Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

It may be expressed in any artistic medium, and may not necessarily critique the work in itself – sometimes, it may also be used to criticize or highlight the theme, author, doctrine, philosophy, ideals, or even a particular subject. Vipul Amrutlal Shah (2009) and MRF Limited v. Greenpeace countered this with the parody defence.

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

The IP Law Blog

Take-Two Interactive Software found that the depiction of tattoos on wrestler Randy Orton in a video game published by Take Two Interactive infringed the tattoo artist’s copyright in the tattoos. She further testified that WWE then offered her $450 for extensive rights to use and produce the tattoo designs on WWE products.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. With that, any state or common law claim that is equivalent to copyright must therefore be preempted.

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Copyright Infringement Case: Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc.

Intepat

Brief Background: Android which is owned by Google LLC used Java’s Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for building their Android Operating System for Mobile devices from 2005. Java owned by Sun Microsystems was later acquired by Oracle in 2009. And held that Android was using APIs and was using them commercially.

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

LexBlog IP

Take-Two Interactive Software found that the depiction of tattoos on wrestler Randy Orton in a video game published by Take Two Interactive infringed the tattoo artist’s copyright in the tattoos. She further testified that WWE then offered her $450 for extensive rights to use and produce the tattoo designs on WWE products.