IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

On June 10, 2018, Ms. Copyright Office. Dorland’s copyright infringement claims were allowed, while her claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress was denied.? . In order to prove copyright infringement , Ms. Dorland originally posted on Facebook.? . 19-cv-10203-IT), Ms.

Art 105

Art Copyright Infringement Copyright Copying 105

TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2023

Adjusted for inflation, imported Japanese N64s changed hands for the equivalent of $1,400 in today’s money; a copy of Super Mario 64? In summary, this prevents users from playing pirated copies of Nintendo’s games on Switch devices but also prevents users from copying and playing games on devices that are not Nintendo Switch.

Copying 121

Copying Copyright Licensing Fair Use 121

TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

It is now the most prevalent form of online music copyright infringement. The same is broadly true for blocking action in Australia while a more recent blocking injunction in India targets 18 sets of domains, with each set consisting of often multiple domains linked to the same platform or perceived ownership.

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Music Branding Brands Branding 134

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. The wranglings caused the registrant’s sticker to be removed from Amazon for a total of 44 days in 2018 across several different incidents.

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Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 112

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TV Company Claims Ownership of Blender Film. The notice claimed that Bruno had infringed ZO’R TV’s copyrights by reproducing content (6:21 to 8:26) from this YouTube video published in 2018. The video published by ZO’R TV appeared on YouTube in March 2018 and since then has amassed 324 views.

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Licensing Music Copyright Public Domain 143

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab? The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

Blogging 92

Blogging Social Media Television Fair Use 92

IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? Copyright Confusion: Sony Upsetting Nintendo YouTubers by Natalie Bravo. Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? In 2018, section 53.1 Copyright Law. Even Fake Facts are Not Copyrightable. David Vaver. By Claire Wortsman.

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IP Copyright Infringement Inventor Intellectual Property 106

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cattelan moved to dismiss Morford’s infringement and plagiarism claims on three grounds: [7]. Morford cannot claim ownership over a natural element (a fruit) and a functional component (duct tape). 13] He argued that those elements were original and thus protectable and, in this case, infringed by Cattelan’s Comedian.

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Copyright Copying Artwork Art 52

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 52

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

Advertisements are for public display and therefore, claiming the ownership is a debatable question in the domain of intellectual property. Plaintiff alleges that the same amounts to infringement of the trademark rights and the copyright involved in the cinematograph works.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Intellectual Property Social Media 52

43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

16, 2023) The court refused to dismiss copyright and trademark claims based on copying of a TV show format, including the hosts. It developed the show with Big Fish, but the parties agreed that A&E would have exclusive ownership of the rights in Live PD. “In A&E Television Networks, LLC v. 7411 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y.

Social Media 59

Social Media Copying Fair Use Advertising 59

LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon stopped the program in 2018, before Amazon recruiters had used it to evaluate candidates, when AI specialists discovered that the engine was biased against hiring women. Other industries have been reckoning with bias in AI as well. Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes.

Business 52

Business Law Reporting Music 52

IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon stopped the program in 2018, before Amazon recruiters had used it to evaluate candidates, when AI specialists discovered that the engine was biased against hiring women. Other industries have been reckoning with bias in AI as well. Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes.

Business 52

Business Law Social Media Reporting 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, the U.S. 3d 39 (2d Cir.

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Music Blogging Copyright Ownership 95

IP Intelligence

JUNE 3, 2024

Warner) to license certain works from the Music Specialist catalog, including “Jam the Box,” which was interpolated into Flo Rida’s hit song “In the Ayer,” which went on to sell millions of copies. Nealy sought damages for alleged copyright infringement dating back to 2008 – 10 years before he filed suit. 1] The U.S.

Music 52

Music Copyright Copyright Infringement Due Diligence 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

¯_(ツ)_/¯ We can infer from this opinion that treatment of Copyright Management Information (“CMI”) will be tricky for generative AI developers. Also, ignoring copyright licenses is at least arguably copyright infringement, and your fair use claim probably won’t get you out of the lawsuit at the motion to dismiss stage.

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Blogging Licensing Privacy Copyright Notice 128

LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2023

sent on June 9, 2023 by granting Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s motion for summary judgment in a copyright lawsuit fellow artist Joseph Morford brought against him in the Southern District of Florida. [1] Morford’s claim is barred by the copyright doctrine of merger. 22] The banana is a real banana. [23]

Art 52

Art Copyright Copying Art Law 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

In so holding, the Ninth Circuit created (or widened) a circuit split with the Second Circuit, which previously held that even under the discovery rule, damages for copyright infringement are limited to “a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed.” Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39, 52 (2d Cir. Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39 (2d Cir.

Blogging 86

Blogging Copyright Licensing Copyright Infringement 86

IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 12, 2024

Initially, this law applied only to copying books, but over time, its application expanded to include photographs, motion pictures, recordings, and more. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 grants certain rights to creators. Section 55 of the Copyright Act of 1957 [ii] provides civil remedies for copyright infringement.

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Intellectual Property Copyright Journalism Copyright Infringement 82

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

994 (2020) , a decision holding that the sovereign immunity of individual states prevented a copyright holder from recovering damages for infringement, I was a bit disheartened. 2d 588 (1985) (“Section 106 of the Copyright Act confers a bundle of exclusive rights to the owner of the copyright.”); 2d 480 (Fed.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Government Invention Copyright 52

LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

Patent and Trademark Office granted ownership of the word “Jesus” to Jesus Jeans, owned by a publicly traded Italian company, BasicNet, giving the company exclusive rights in America to sell clothing bearing the name “Jesus.” 73, 77 (2018)(footnotes omitted)]. Garg (2018), at 78-80 ]. copyright law.

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Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

It took eight months, but the ownership question of the photographs has been settled. However, it is not what I expected for the first case to be finally determined: Section 512(f) and an ownership dispute between former business partners. On June 4, 2018, Oppenheimer found his image on Prutton’s website. It seems like it did.

Blogging 95

Blogging Fair Use Copyright Copyright Notice 95

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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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The company also asserts copyright ownership in two “director’s statements” written by Coakley about the alleged on-set bullying, as well as in Coakley’s planned derivative project about the making of Runt. In 2021, Rachel Dolezal filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS Interactive.

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Copyright Derivative Work Fair Use Social Media 79