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Generative AI and creativity: A quick analysis of US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Against that background, this blog post provides some tentative musings on the impact of text-to-image generators on human artistic creativity by analysing recent US and Canadian copyright registrations for artistic works. For simplicity, I will label this ‘commercial significant artistic creativity’.

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Do You Copyright or Trademark a Business Name?

LexBlog IP

You have a great business name, product name, or service name. So how do you protect that name from being used by others in ways that hurt your business? Trademark registration. Trademarks are for business names, slogans, logos, product names, and some types of product packaging.

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Protecting Fashion or Stifling Innovation

IIPRD

It is here that the distinction between ‘design’ in the Designs Act and ‘artistic work’ in the Copyright Act becomes relevant. This is evidenced as an artistic work enjoys protection throughout the life of the author plus sixty years; whereas a design only enjoys protection for 10 years from registration.

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Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. DXC Technology Private Limited – Analysis II

SpicyIP

Is it mandatory to be a member of copyright society to carry out the business of issuing or granting licences in respect of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works incorporated in a cinematograph film or sound recordings? Registration of Copyright society. (3) Registration of Copyright society. (3)

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Novex Communications Pvt. Ltd. v. DXC Technology Private Limited – Analysis I

SpicyIP

Section 33 and Business of granting licenses through Copyright Societies. Registration of Copyright society.— (1) The High Court held that the “business” implies continuity and is “a commercial enterprise carried on for profit“. Going by this definition, an individual can never run a business. Mukesh, 2006 13 SCC 197).

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Is your original work automatically protected by copyright?

Intepat

Intellectual property rights (IPR) offer protection and grant exclusive rights to the creator’s work. Copyrights are a form of IPR that offers protection to a wide range of artistic and literary works of a creator. It includes musical works, photographic works, artistic works, motion pictures, and computer programs.

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What Protects The Intellectual Property Created By Artists Or Designers?

Intepat

As a result, intellectual property refers to creations such as innovations, industrial product designs, literary and creative works, and symbols that are later used in business. As an artist or designer, one should be aware of two forms of intellectual property (IP) rights: copyright and design rights. Registration–.