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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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SCOTUS Denies Cert in Thaler – The Thorny Issue of AI Inventorship

LexBlog IP

History suggests the law will split inventorship down the middle and grant rights to those “portions” of an invention or copyrightable work that were created by a human, and avoid granting protection to the “portions” that were AI-generated. Copyright law does this well with the protection of derivative works.

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Amicus in Apple v. Corellium

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For example, Apple did not attempt to explain how slowing down the execution of its code using CORSEC created an infringing derivative work or unauthorized copy, any more than slowing down video playback would. 101 (derivative works “represent an original work of authorship”); L. Patton, 769 F.3d See 17 U.S.C. §

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Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here’s What to Know

Copyright Lately

The principle that characters which evolve over time don’t enter the public domain all at once was established by the 2014 opinion in Klinger v. At the same time, those aspects of the character’s evolution that don’t appear until later works may still be eligible for copyright protection. Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.

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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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Digital Death Penalty? Legal Battle over Piracy Disconnections Heats Up in Appeals Court

TorrentFreak

On top of that, it notes that the $223 million damages for derivative works should not have been granted. In 2013 and 2014, Cox terminated over 600,000 residential and 20,000 business customers for nonpayment — over 800 terminations a day. Music Companies See a Profit Motive. The music companies see things quite differently.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.” 1962, 1976 (2014). “Netflix would not authorize and did not want them to engage in any live performances (e.g.,

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