Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

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). Image by 453169 from Pixabay.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

Although Section 81 of the IT Act specifies that the prohibitions of Section 79 do not preclude anyone from exercising any rights allowed under the Copyright Act 1957, intermediaries are exempted from accountability for copyright infringement. As a result, the IT Act’s obligations have precedence over all other laws.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 19, 2022

Sullivan’s family has said that it took Sullivan decades of “personal experience, skill and hard graft to create and develop an imaginary world rich in memorable characters” warranting copyright.

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The Illusion of More

MAY 9, 2023

Just as it is folly to anthropomorphize computers and robots, it is also unhelpful to discuss the implications of generative AI in copyright law by analogizing machines to authors.[1] 1] In 2019, I explored the idea that “machine learning” could be analogous to human reading if the human happens to have an eidetic memory.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2021

According to the latter, IWUF is the “ultimate copyright holder” of all material related to IWUF competitions and demonstrations, which includes footage of competitions. Missingham told the Court that in late 2019 he became aware of around 24 videos posted to the Wushuleaks channel that he identified as IWUF copyright works.

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Barry Sookman

APRIL 7, 2024

… The post Understanding the AIA Copyright Provisions in the EU Artificial Intelligence Act appeared first on Barry Sookman.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

In February 2019, Tamita Brown, Glen S. More decisions like the ruling in Brown v Netflix will certainly help restore the right balance between the interest of copyright owners and those of documentary makers, by affirming a robust fair use space which allows said filmmakers to use necessary raw material. Chapman, and Jason T.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

To get around the tangle of copyright law. There are two types of copyright registrations available for music: composition rights, which can cover lyrics and sheet music, and sound recording rights, which cover the actual recording of the song.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Part 1 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 is available here , and parts 3 and 4 will be published on the blog over the coming days. . The BGH arrived at the same ruling as in Cordoba II in another judgment in 2019 called Testversion.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 27, 2021

2: Ireland Pledges to Implement New EU Copyright Laws in Weeks After Failing to Meet Deadline. Next up today, Sarah Collins at the Irish Independent reports that the Irish government has agreed to pass the new EU copyright laws into their national code within the next few weeks.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

copyright law. Genius filed the lawsuit in 2019 alleging that Google was unlawfully copying lyrics to songs that they had hosted. However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. Neither side commented on the decision.

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The IPKat

JUNE 18, 2023

On June 19, 2022, Belgium adopted a copyright law that transposed Directive (EU) 2019/790 into the Belgian Code of Economic Law. This copyright reform entered into force on August 1, 2022. 18 of the Directive (EU) 2019/790. Nevertheless, it can be seen as an implementation of (a rather vague) Art.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In early 2019, Ms Y noticed that several of her other photos were still available online and had been altered. On 8 July 2019, Ms Y unsuccessful addressed a cease-and-desist letter to L'Oréal. After ruling out L'Oréal's contractual liability, the court addressed the infringement of the photographer's copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 13, 2022

2: Morocco Pledges to Strengthen Copyright Law Under New Bill. Omi in a Hellcat rose to prominence and wealth by operating an illegal IPTV service that allowed subscribers access to copyright infringing material. government in November 2019 and, since then, he has had “at least” $5.2 million seized from him.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

As we discussed back in 2019 , the case itself didn’t have a significant impact on the legal landscape of copyright. In My Feelings and Nice for What were both released in early-to-mid 2018, Dancing with a Stranger was released in January 2019 and Levitating in March 2020. Though reduced to $5.3

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Finally today, Porter Anderson from Publishing Perspectives reports that the International Publishers Association is joining a chorus of Kenyan-based publishers in decrying proposed changes to the nation’s copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2023

Next up today, Mia Robson at The Canadian Press reports that, in Canada, a new copyright law has taken effect that will extend the copyright on works in Canada another 20 years, bring the country up to the same term used by the United States.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

years after the implementation deadline, Poland still had to implement the provisions of the 2019 Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive into national law. This must have been the key insight at the Polish Culture and National Heritage Ministry when the new administration took over and discovered that more than 2.5

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

1: Top EU Court Rejects Polish Complaint Over Copyright Law. First off today, John Silk at Deutsche Welle reports that the highest court in the European Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has rejected a Polish challenge to the latest EU copyright directive. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The conflict of laws has often resulted in interesting dilemmas for courts where precedent cannot be readily applied, necessitating a case-by-case approach. In 2011, to enforce the decision in the States, De Fontbrune brought the case to California who ruled in Wofsy’s favour in 2019.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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Patently-O

APRIL 18, 2024

.” In November 2018, Thaler filed an application with the Copyright Office seeking to register a copyright in this AI-generated work. The Copyright Office refused registration in August 2019, stating that it “cannot register this work because it lacks the human authorship necessary to support a copyright claim.”

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

First off today, Thomas Claburn at The Register reports that the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has won a key victory over Vizio as a judge has ruled that the open source GPL and LGPL licenses are not just copyright licenses, but contain an extra element covered by contract law rather than copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2021

The lawsuit is the second the group has filed against Charter, with one being filed in 2019 that looked at Charter’s alleged activities between March 24, 2013 and May 17, 2016. 2: World Kung Fu Governing Body Uses Copyright Law to Hunt Down YouTube Critics.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

In his copyright application, Mr. Thaler stated that he was the owner of the Creativity Machine and that the machine had autonomously created the work of art using an algorithm. In 2019, the Copyright Office refused the application on the grounds that it lacked “human authorship.” Copyright Office Practices , §602.4(c)

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of copyright is human authorship. Perlmutter, et.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 25, 2022

“Copyright issues are also apparently on people’s minds, with accusations made that Big Tech are lobbying to weaken copyright laws.”. London Book Fair will also return next month as an in-person event, its first since 2019. Click below to listen to the latest episode of the Velocity of Content podcast.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On its face, it does not require much – of course, entities operating in the EU must “respect Union copyright law” regardless of whether there is a provision in the AI Act requiring them to do so. Overall, the copyright provisions in the AI Act are a step in the right direction.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

More than five years ago the USTR described Taiwan’s ISD problem as “rampant” but welcomed amendments to copyright law in 2019 that criminalized the provision of piracy apps, helping the public to access pirated content, and the importation or manufacture of piracy devices.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

First of which is a document sighted by Masihzadeh in 2019 that reportedly says Farhadi is the originator of the concept. However, I know very little about Iranian copyright law. and European copyright law. Though much of copyright law is fairly standardized internationally, it may or may not apply to Iran.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As readers may be aware, Articles 18-22 of the Directive (EU) 2019/790 (DSM Directive) [IPKat coverage here ] establish protective measures for authors and performers that license or transfer the exclusive economic rights over their works and performances to third parties for the purpose of exploitation.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2024

“Freemon has a long history of brazen disregard for copyright laws, and his early foray into internet piracy is the first link in the chain leading to his current web of illegal services,” they write. “Beginning in 2016 and continuing through 2019, Freemon sold illegally modified Fire TV Stick devices.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law. This question even after a broad reading of the Indian Copyright law remains unanswered, demanding an amendment in the present law or more clarity on the same by the way of judicial decisions.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 18, 2022

After its defeat in the earlier action, in 2019 Axel Springer filed a new lawsuit on new grounds. ” In other words, AdBlock Plus breaches copyright law. The defendants are not – together with the respective user – accessories to a copyright infringement,” the decision reads.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Catchphrases in Copyright and Trademark Law Copyright law guarantees artists the protection of their creative work while allowing others to expand upon it through its legislations. are generally not protected by copyright law. 541 of 2019. In Reebok India v. iii] §13, The Coyright Act, 1957. [iv]

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