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

SpicyIP

You can see his previous posts for us here. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression? In response the Defendant claimed, “ fair use” and “ de minimis” use. A mere quantitative analysis of the duration of content used does not matter. Akshat Agrawal.

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What Goldsmith Means to AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. Damle introductory statement, Tr.

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

The IP Law Blog

Those arguments were that (1) Take-Two’s use of the tattoos was authorized by an implied license, (2) the fair use doctrine insulates their utilization of the tattoos and (3) the tattoos constitute a de minimis part of the video game. Take Two had good reason to believe in its implied license defense.

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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. In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against artist Shepherd Fairey over the famous Obama “Hope” poster that he designed.

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What Goldsmith Means to AI Trainers

LexBlog IP

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. ” (S.

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Cloud TV Service Boss Sentenced to 3 Years Prison Plus $505,000 Damages

TorrentFreak

In letters sent to around 20 companies, TTVK warned that without proper licensing, these services were illegal and must be shut down. The TV companies whose content was being recorded and fed back to subscribers of TVkaista disagreed, arguing that no permission was granted for this type of use.

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

LexBlog IP

Those arguments were that (1) Take-Two’s use of the tattoos was authorized by an implied license, (2) the fair use doctrine insulates their utilization of the tattoos and (3) the tattoos constitute a de minimis part of the video game. Take Two had good reason to believe in its implied license defense.