Corsearch

MARCH 13, 2023

Copyright © Walt Disney Animation Studios A background on copyright protections in the US All works that were published in the US prior to 1923 are now in the public domain, as is any work created by individuals in an official capacity for the federal government.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

While the occasional commercial use of a tattoo in a video game remains rare, tattooers use copyrighted material in their work on a regular basis. It’s also far more likely that major publishers and studios have timely registered their works, entitling them to statutory damages. Tattoo Advertising/Human Billboards.

Blogging 134

Blogging Fair Use Copyright Infringement Copyright 134

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

” 3) Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law by Brad Spitz. “ 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”). here and here).

Blogging 52

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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. Eventually, a publication featuring sixteen of the forty-two matriculation papers was released by the University Tutorial Publishing Limited.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Whether it always performs as advertised is up for debate but there are videos showing it in action on Amazon and other platforms quickly downloading files, rather than attempting to record the screen. It’s available from the Microsoft Store in trial format but gets pretty costly if users want to cover all possible services.

Copying 115

Copying Social Media Licensing Technology 115

Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. dismissed as implausible the class action plaintiffs’ claim for copyright infringement based on the theory that “every output of the LLaMA language models is an infringing derivative work.”

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Copyright Fair Use Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 96

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The court says the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged “functional disruption” by claiming that Google’s ads “obscured and blocked their websites, which if true, would interfere with and impair their websites’ published output. Are we really doing this again? That can’t possibly be right. Implications.

Licensing 89

Licensing Copyright Contracts Advertising 89

Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Interpolations (Get Money) Interpolations are big business, especially for many of the venture-capital backed companies looking to recoup some of the hundreds of millions of dollars they’ve spent acquiring music publishing rights from the likes of Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks, and Bob Dylan. ” 17 U.S.C. §

Music 97

Music Copyright Licensing Copyright Infringement 97

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Concerned about the effect the book would have on Twain’s reputation, publisher Harper & Brothers and his daughter Clara Clemens filed a lawsuit to stop further publication of “Jap Herron.” affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the advertisers. Dawn of the Dead. McDonald’s Corp.

Copyright 144

Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

If memes are so powerful to engage users with the underlying content, as recognized by their increased use as an advertising tool, then how can the same corporations claim that memes are creating a serious harm that the law should recognize and protect? Miceli, Law and Economics: Private and Public 23 (West Academic Publishing 2018). [v]

Copyright Infringement 98

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

Other commentators, such as Vishal Rakheccha, have also sought to reimagine how copyright in Crown copyright jurisdictions might strike the best balance of access, accuracy, and enforcement around government works copyrights in British common law jurisdictions like India. Thus, I mention them in passing in case others wish to explore them.

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Government Intellectual Property 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

According to Miramax, the creation of the NFTs constituted copyright infringement because they were unauthorized derivative works of Pulp Fiction. [23] 27] The defendants also claimed that the creation of the NFTs fell within Tarantino’s Reserved Rights, namely the right to publish his Pulp Fiction screenplay. [28]. at 15-19.

Non-Fungible Tokens 52

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

market for religious publishing and products at $6.8 In Europe and the United States at least, every trademark has at least three purposes: (1) It identifies the origin of a product or service; (2) It guarantees consistent quality of that good or service; (3) It serves as symbolic communication as a basis for publicity and advertising.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Invention Trademark Copyright 52