The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. OpenAI, Inc.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2024

A new law entered into force on 11 January 2024 that aligns the protection of Italian artisanal and industrial products with the EU Regulation. Importantly, this is the first time the CJEU will consider this issue from the perspective of copyright subsistence, not infringement.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. OpenAI, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Some screenshots depicting the framing (the first image shows Google’s superimposed frame on the right; the second shows what happens if users click on the frame in the first image): If this issue sounds familiar, it’s because framing generated huge discussion in Internet Law circles… 20+ years ago. mobile device screen.”

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2024

Image from here Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors By Surabhi Katare In a major development, Calcutta High Court’s passed a landmark judgement on May 17, 2024, in safeguarding the copyrights of authors of music and literary work used in sound recordings.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 20, 2024

In 2022, the Hamburg Higher Regional Court held Pelham’s use of the Metall auf Metall sample to be lawful under §51a, arguing that pastiche covers the recognizable (re)use of original parts of protected works, insofar as the borrowing work engages in some form of discussion or intellectual interaction with the original work.

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