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Using AI Artwork to Avoid Copyright Infringement

Copyright Lately

In that case, artist Lebeus Woods claimed that a torture device used in the Terry Gilliam film had been unlawfully copied from his drawing of a wall-mounted chair. But if you’re exploiting AI art generated without any human contributions, understand that you may have no legal recourse if others later copy that work.

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Traditional Tattoos on the Red Carpet: Continuing the Conversation of Collective Ownership

IPilogue

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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

The IPKat

McCoy’s registration on the Namecoin blockchain expired In January 2015. The entire history of the name can be seen here ) On May 28, 2021, McCoy minted another NFT to record the Quantum artwork, this time on the Ethereum blockchain. Intangible assets are created by the law and do not exist in nature (e.g., are applicable to it.

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Protection of Nonfungible Tokens in Nepal

IP and Legal Filings

The National Information and Communication Technology Policy, 2015, has therefore been a key policy action. However, as artwork typically cannot be duplicated exactly and cannot be swapped with another without losing or gaining value, it is non-fungible. Conclusion. NFTs are viewed as the future of ownership by enthusiasts.

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Africa IP highlights 2021 #1: The copyright field

The IPKat

CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging. The Court of Appeal however found that there was enough evidence before the court to prove CPL’s ownership of the copyright in the artwork (as it had commissioned and paid for the artwork).

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (March 4-March 10)

SpicyIP

Calm Water Therapeutics Llc vs The Assistant Controller Of Patents And Designs on 28 February, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The appeal challenged the rejection of a patent application for a “Bi-Functional Co-Polymer” by the Assistant Controller of Patents.

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WIPIP Session 8 (copyright)

43(B)log

President Ford couldn’t prevent others from copying bare historical facts. Fact also delineates specific categories—1960 report of meaning of “writings” that is a precursor to 102(b) lists ideas, dress designs, reports of current events, names/titles. By 2015, almost all rejections are visual arts. Photos about 5-7% rejections.