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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. the “lion’s share” cases), and we see that the notion of what an “author” even is is highly nuanced.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

LexBlog IP

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. The Office has answered that question with a resounding “maybe.” ” U.S. .

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Remixing and Remastering Music in US Copyright Law: Some Reflections after Arty v Marshmello

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2019, Artem Stoliarov, a Russian DJ whose stage name is Arty, filed a lawsuit before the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that Marshmello’s song ‘ Happier ’ copied the synthesizer melody from his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s ‘I Lived’ (OneRepublic is an American pop rock band). Background and decision.

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[Guest post] Free Holdings case raises important issues regarding the legal nature of NFTs

The IPKat

Ownership of every name periodically expires and, at that point, anyone may freely claim it on Namecoin by re-registering the expired name. The legal nature of an NFT In each NFT there is a non-fungible token created by the smart contract and an image (e.g., This is generally considered to be the first ever created NFT.

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Does EU law say anything regarding the exercise of IPR joint owners' rights? Not according to AG Campos. but is that it?

The IPKat

Joint ownership of IP rights is one of the areas that, in practice, may generate some of the biggest headaches, in particular when it comes to determining what each and every joint owner can do independently of the other owner(s). Subsequently, in 2006, one of the owners sought to terminate that contract against the will of the other owners.

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Spider-Man: Where is Home?

IPilogue

However, Marvel had no right to unilaterally retain Spider-Man’s copyright unless Sony decided to terminate the contract—which seemed unlikely to happen. In the meantime, Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 released in 2014 was met with criticism, ending the reboot series. A plot twist occurred in 2008 after Marvel released Iron Man.

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Man Pleads Guilty to $23m YouTube Content ID Scam

TorrentFreak

I falsely claimed legal ownership over them and began receiving royalty payments. Using MediaMuv, we entered a contract with Y.T. We also entered contract with a third-party company, A.R., Sometime in 2016, I discovered there were recorded songs of musicians and bands on the internet that were not being monetized.

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