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Is "The Naked Kiss" Missing Copyright Notice?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Does the absence of the insignia mean that the film is public domain? Nowadays, the publication of a film without copyright notice won't effect ownership, but in 1964, the penalty was draconian. If the copyright owner failed to include a copyright notice on "The Naked Kiss," then it would likely be in the public domain.

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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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Is it possible to protect AI-generated works with copyright? According to the US Copyright Office, no.

CopyrightsWorld

On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.” says the author.

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Can AI-generated works be protected by copyright? No, according to US Copyright Office.

CopyrightsWorld

On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.” says the author.

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

IP and Legal Filings

The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.” Here, merely automated and mechanical work that lacks originality is also protected by the said copyright doctrine. can have copyright.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The humanized skeleton figure on the left is Skully, which artist and entrepreneur Gregory Spiers first conceived while designing a T-shirt for the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team. The humanized skeleton figure on the right is Curly, a character designed for Scholastic’s popular “Goosebumps” series of books.

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A Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

If the work was published with proper copyright notice, it received a federal statutory copyright. If the work was published without proper copyright notice, the work entered the public domain. There is case law suggesting that even express licenses should be construed narrowly. In Random House, Inc.

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