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Copyright Infringement in edited photographs

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Photographs are under the subject matter of copyright which means that photographs are artistic works that attract copyright protection. In India, photographs enjoy copyright protection under Section 2 (c) i of the Copyright Act, 1957 , which mentions the certain types of artistic works granted copyright protection in India.

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How A Century-Old Insight of Photography Can Inform Legal Questions of AI-Generated Artwork (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

A new breed of artists is using generative artificial intelligence tools like DALLĀ·E, Midjourney, Firefly, and ChatGPT to create artistic works. Do these creations belong to the artists or the public domain? Do creators who use generative AI maintain copyright in their creations? By guest blogger Prof. When the U.S.

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Using that classic piece of art on a book cover: Grrā€¦

The IPKat

Works of art, in the form of the reproduction of a painting, frequently adorns the cover of a reissued edition of a renowned novel. Consider the following book cover of the Penguin Classics edition of Jane Austen's novel, " Mansfield Pak ". But what about the use of the artwork on assorted items of commerce?

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[Guest post] The NFT HermƩs Case: Mainly Relevant for Large Collection of NFTs

The IPKat

the artwork linked to the NFT) representing HermĆØs Birkin although, in the Metabirkin collection and contrary to the physical HermĆ©s product, the bags are depicted as fur-covered). Warhol was one of many pop artists who depicted branded products, and brands remain highly relevant to contemporary artists ā€. Grimaldi case).

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Dragons' Den IP Blog - Series 21 Episode 14

Dragons' Den

Their artwork for outdoor spaces is UV, waterproof and weatherproof resistant and easy to install. Their artwork helps transform a boring fence, wall or courtyard into a place which is more inviting. Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission.

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Generative AI and Copyright ā€“ Some Recent Denials and Unanswered Questions

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Copyright Officeā€™s denial of a copyright application for a work created using generative AI due to lack of human authorship ( Thaler v. Where AI alone creates a work, this point seems clear. Shortly following the Thaler decision, another artistic work created with generative AI was denied copyright protection.

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ā€˜AI Generated Workā€™, ā€˜Computer Generatedā€™ and ā€˜Workā€™ in Copyright: Whether AI Generated Work is a ā€˜Workā€™?

SpicyIP

suggest that highlighting tokens with the highest predicted likelihood of being edited by a programmer leads to faster task completion and more targeted edits. Overall, these papers indicate that there is a need for further discussion and development of copyright laws to address the unique challenges posed by AI-generated works.