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When is a derivative work original and thus protectable by copyright? Classicist’s critical edition makes its way to Luxembourg in fresh Romanian CJEU referral

The IPKat

Translated into copyright language: a critical edition is an example of derivative work. In 2015, the Romanian Academy/National Foundation for Science and Art, published a book that allegedly incorporated Slușanschi’s critical edition. Despite (or rather because of ?) Indeed, in Institutul G. When the CJEU decides Institutul G.

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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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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

In another public domain case from 2015, Netflix was sued for copyright infringement, because the Plaintiff film distributor asserted that while the Italian film “The Bicycle Thief” was in the public domain, the subtitled version of “The Bicycle Thief” was not in the public domain. [7] 22, 2015), [link]. [8] 21, 2020), [link]. [3]

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AN ARGUMENT FOR EMBRACING THE LEGALITY OF CROWDFUNDED GAME MODS

JIPL Online

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] Section 106 of the Copyright Act grants copyright holders an exclusive right to make or license derivative works based upon a previously copyrighted work. [11]

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

Copyright Lately

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. While later iterations of a character may be protected, you can’t bootstrap the copyright in a derivative work to extend protection on the original work.

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What Goldsmith Means to AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

2015); Authors Guild, Inc. Challenges for Content Owners in AI Training No content owner will ever be able to demonstrate that it was their work, and their work alone, that enabled a usable AI model. See generally A.V. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, LLC ,562 F.3d 3d 630 (4th Cir. 2009); Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. , 3d 87, (2d Cir.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

Keller, Recognizing the Derivative Works Right as a Moral Right: A Case Comparison and Proposal , 63 Case W. 8, 2015), [link]. Stearns, Todd J. Zywicki & Thomas J. Miceli, Law and Economics: Private and Public 23 (West Academic Publishing 2018). [v] vii] Deidrè A. 511, 523 (2012). viii] See, e.g., Lee J. Minc Law (Sept.