The IPKat

JANUARY 18, 2023

The claim is for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting, and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. What is really interesting is that the smart contract does not contain a link to the image but rather a link to a JSON file.

Artwork 82

Artwork Contracts False Advertising Art 82

The IP Law Blog

MAY 18, 2023

UMG considers this a violation of copyright law. The issue of whether training an AI tool on existing copyright-protected works constitutes infringement or is fair use is currently being litigated in a number of cases. California also has a common law right of publicity that’s a bit broader than the statute.

Music 52

Music Fair Use Copyright Law 52

LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

UMG considers this a violation of copyright law. The issue of whether training an AI tool on existing copyright-protected works constitutes infringement or is fair use is currently being litigated in a number of cases. California also has a common law right of publicity that’s a bit broader than the statute.

Music 52

Music Fair Use Copyright Copyright Law 52

43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

The copy of the brochure deposited with the copyright office is 50 pages long and consists primarily of photographs depicting products and product features purportedly available from ‘ColorCopper.com.’” There’s a similar copyright registration for this site. 1” therein.

False Advertising 72

False Advertising Ownership Registration Designs 72

LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

UMG considers this a violation of copyright law. The issue of whether training an AI tool on existing copyright-protected works constitutes infringement or is fair use is currently being litigated in a number of cases. California also has a common law right of publicity that’s a bit broader than the statute.

Music 40

Music Fair Use Copyright Copyright Law 40

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

With respect to copyright, the court says: “Plaintiffs do not rely on copyright protection for their websites in pleading their claim…Plaintiffs are not asserting infringement of any right to the reproduction, performance, distribution, or display of their websites. Implied-in-Law Contract/Unjust Enrichment.

Licensing 91

Licensing Copyright Contracts Advertising 91

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

On 12 th February 2021, Taylor Swift re-released one of her most famous songs “Love Story” the reason being as Swift told Good Morning America last August was, “My contract says that starting November 2020 … I can record albums one through five all over again.”. All copies are made from this recording. The Big Move. A Conglomerate.

Music 40

Music Branding Brands Branding 40

IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 19, 2022

The company bases its entire business model on the purchase of such a database and earns money from advertising, royalties, or client payments. The Indian Contract Act may be invoked by including a separate clause in the contract for database confidentiality. Picture Credit: Shutterstock].

Copyright 52

Copyright Database Right Privacy Technology 52

IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

There are several reasons why intellectual property (IP) may be particularly helpful in this digital age, including: Avoid having your original material copied. Social media influencers sign contracts with businesses to promote their products by providing original content for such brands. Obtain legal ownership verification.

Social Media 45

Social Media Intellectual Property Non-Fungible Tokens Music 45

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

In a framing case, the plaintiffs’ web servers aren’t the affected chattel because the plaintiffs’ web servers delivered the web pages directly to users’ devices, after which the framer (Google) superimposed its frame on the web pages once the copies were in users’ RAM. ” Even this correction is suboptimal.

Copying 78

Copying Ownership Derivative Work Contracts 78

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Claims under copyright law. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.

Contracts 98

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

From an archived copy of HitPiece’s FAQ. And now there’s a huge disagreement with the comedian population around what rights do comedians get for writing a joke because I don’t think that actually exists in copyright law yet. So there’s a lot of nuances out there.

Music 93

Music Social Media Artwork Intellectual Property 93

SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post from Akshat Agrawal on a recent order that raised questions on the extent / limitations of the exemptions and limitations to Indian copyright law. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression? IIM ) , and their applicability cannot be waived by contract.

Fair Use 116

Fair Use Copyright Reporting Licensing 116

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Risks for all stakeholders include FTC Part 255 regulations for endorsements and influencer contract drafting and, in this game, one of the things we’re going to be talking about is, you know, intellectual property. These are the contract terms that are the most obvious to all the stakeholders in the influencer-marketing game.

Marketing 81

Marketing Marketing Branding Brands 81

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

Apple also seeks summary judgment on whether it can be held liable for copyright infringement for “making available”—as opposed to actually selling—the compositions. Although courts have divided on this issue, I conclude that the copyright laws support this theory of liability on the facts of this case.

Copyright 114

Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Copyright Law 114

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. The papers were taken from copies of the examination papers that students provided, not from publications by the University of London Press Ltd. can have copyright.

Copyright 88

Copyright Public Domain Copying Publishing 88

The IPKat

MARCH 3, 2022

Wanting to make a statement, he hired an advertising company which hand-painted advertisement tabloids for cinemas. Paris Bar (Variante 3) The legal issue The relationship between art, artists and their “helping hands” is one that goes down to the very roots of copyright law, and the beginning of art itself.

Copyright 97

Copyright Art Copyright Law Graphic Design 97

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As the story goes, they provided him with a copy of a few scenes from “Ghostbusters” in which the theme would appear. ” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it. McDonald’s Corp.

Copyright 144

Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Parts 2 to 4 will address exploitation rights, related rights, exceptions and limitations, copyright contract law and enforcement. Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. The case law of that copyright law senate of the BGH from 2015 to 2019 is summarised below.

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Law Copyright Copyright Law 52