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Humanizing Copyright Infringement: “Who Is the Bad Art Friend?” by Robert Kolker

IPilogue

Perhaps this is what makes “ Who Is the Bad Art Friend? ” Published by the New York Times on October 5 th , 2021, “Who is the Bad Art Friend?” There is no copyright in facts and historical events; however, writers can claim copyright in their letters if they are sufficiently original. so refreshing.

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Tips for Avoiding Copyright Infringement

The IP Law Blog

Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work. Copyright infringement occurs when a person or company uses another’s copyrighted work without permission.

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Cloudflare liable for copyright infringement by providing CDN services but not for DNS resolver services

The IPKat

The plaintiff sued Cloudflare for copyright infringement. It found that Cloudflare was liable for copyright infringement due to providing the CDN services but not for the DNS resolver services. Copyright infringement on ddl-music.to infringed the plaintiff’s right under the German equivalent of Art.

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Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

The publishers dismiss this as “just a ruse” to account for a “massive piracy effort” that runs counter to the stated aim of copyright law. copyright law to ‘promote the progress of science and the useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors. Copyright Infringement (17 U.S.C. §

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Lensa: Are AI Art Generators Copyright Infringers?

JD Supra Law

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT have made headlines for its human-like conversation and writing, and Lensa has done the same for its ability to create original works of art. No longer a concept hidden behind the walls of Big Tech and academia, AI programs are now available and accessible to everyone.

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Stopping the Trade in Fake Indigenous Art: Following in the Footsteps of Lucinda Turner

Hugh Stephens Blog

The lamented passing of artist and activist Lucinda Turner in Vancouver in early July reminded many of the struggle she engaged in to protect Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous artforms from counterfeiting and copyright infringement.

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“El TORO LOCO”: when a Monster truck show amounts to both trade mark and copyright infringement

The IPKat

Copyright and design rights are often invoked in parallel, particularly in relation to works of applied art [ e.g. IPKat here ]. This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris in a dispute concerning both copyright and trade mark infringement.