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“Inducing” Copyright Infringement in Canada: Is it a Thing?

IPilogue

Is there such a thing as “inducing” copyright infringement? One must of course first start with the Copyright Act itself and deal with what the Supreme Court also said in Compo (above): “Mr Hughes … put it very well when he said that copyright law is neither tort law nor property law in classifi­cation, but is statutory law.

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Why do only fools and horses write original material? UK court finds copyright infringement of ‘Del Boy’ character

Kluwer Copyright Blog

That copyright was found to have been infringed by the creators of an ‘interactive dining experience’ which used Del Boy and the other main characters from ‘Only Fools and Horses’, one of the most successful British TV comedies of the 1980s and 1990s. It is noteworthy for a number of reasons.

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

To delve deeper into the question of ownership, we need to grasp the traditional concept of copyright. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators. Historically, these rights have been attributed to human creators, forming the cornerstone of copyright law.

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It’s No Laughing Matter As Spotify Removes Comedy Tracks

Copyright Lately

Note that this isn’t the case with traditional over-the-air radio broadcasts; due to idiosyncrasies in the way copyright law has developed over the years, artists and record labels aren’t paid for the performance of sound recordings via terrestrial broadcasts.). copyright law.

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Is that Bird A Cardinal or a Scarlet Tanager? Who Cares. The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Copyright Infringement and the Issue of Mistake

The IP Law Blog

Unicolors is the owner of copyrights in various fabric designs, including a 2011 copyright registration that consisted of 31 separate designs. The jury found in Unicolors favor and H&M moved the court for judgment as a matter of law, which the trial court denied.

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Is Generative AI Fair Use of Copyright Works? NYT v. OpenAI

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Such uses, they argue, constitute copyright infringement. As such, it was permissible under United States copyright law. Since there was no appreciable harm to the copyright owners, according to the Court – quite the contrary –it was clearly acceptable under the terms of United States copyright law.

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TIME TO CUT THE MUSIC?: TWITCH’S UNFAIR SOLUTION TO AN INEVITABLE DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT PROBLEM

JIPL Online

ii] These events were sudden and came as a shock to the platform’s creators who were given no opportunity to submit counternotifications or edit their content to remove the allegedly infringing material per the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”) and Twitch’s own DMCA Guidelines.

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