IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 26, 2023

4] The Copyright (Amendment) Act of 2012 was enacted to establish a fair and rational system for copyright administration, and revenue sharing, and to protect the rights of those involved in audio and video recordings. [5] 8] These provisions recognized the rights of directors. There is a conflict between scriptwriters and producers. [10]

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article is part of our series showcasing well-known copyright ownership cases from the music and film industries, technology, and more. This week’s post looks at three well-known copyright infringement cases involving tech giants battling each other over ownership rights. Apple vs. Microsoft. However, Windows 2.0

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

Image from here [Long post ahead] In a momentous development, the Bombay High Court made a bunch of important interpretations concerning the rights of the authors of underlying literary and musical works in light of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012. The court passed a joint order in Indian Performing Right Society Ltd.

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Music Copyright Ownership Licensing 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Firstly, in conformity with the CJEU’s 2012 UsedSoft case, the exhaustion doctrine applies to first sales of computer software copies. Such resales of works of art taking place in tandem with NFT undertakings may generate the resale right, presupposing that on-chain NFT ownership and off-chain artwork ownership are aligned.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 5, 2021

Through 2012, only about 1000 registered. Consider compulsory licensing as a midway point here as well. Ownership is of linguistic description of structural properties of invention. found in one key case that boat hulls didn’t infringe if the decks were different. Computer chips: Semiconductor mask works, 1984.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2024

DAOs stand by the statement that, “code runs the board” rather than the other way around since the code is open source i.e. can be seen by anyone, is executed by efficient smart contracts and finds its way around the archetypal company management style. iv] (user content stored on centralised servers of the company). [v]

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 16, 2022

Crabtree claims that Kirkman talked him into giving up co-ownership rights in “Invincible” by asking him to sign a document in 2005 that Kirkman represented would make it easier to market the work to licensees but which wouldn’t affect any of Crabtree’s rights. The Requirements for Copyright Joint Authorship and Co-Ownership.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For the first time since FDA licensed the first biosimilar, Sandoz’s Zarxio ® (filgrastim-sndz), in 2015, the United States saw a decrease in annual biosimilar approvals in 2020. Legislation Relating to Biologics and Biosimilars. BPCIA Litigation. Antitrust Litigation. Post-Grant Challenges at the PTAB. Conclusion.

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

10] According to one of the biggest litigation funders, publicly traded Burford Capital—recently featured on 60 Minutes [11] —there was a 237% increase in overall litigation funding in the US between 2012 and 2018, a trend that, by all accounts, continues unabated. [12] 604C (2021); Nonrecourse Civil Litigation Advance Contracts, Ohio Rev.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. Further, given that the 2012 amendment does not have a retrospective effect, the Court held that the amendment has no effect on the legal position.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C. Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? The Falwell court was on solid ground in denying relief on the grounds of an implied license.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Contracts aren’t enough to specify what each person is to do and what percent of the profits they get. Disempowers those who participate in TM but not in the ownership of the company. In 2016, b/c of issues from 2012 and McCain, the ASCAP/BMI blanket license added an opt out for political campaigns. There is no one truth.

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