Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v. Google, Inc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Photographs are under the subject matter of copyright which means that photographs are artistic works that attract copyright protection. This act is often done without the prior consent or permission of the copyright holder or the photographer of the picture.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This uncertainty raises the question as to whetherYoga Asanas be copyrighted?Through Yoga poses and copyrightability The question of the copyrightability of Yoga Asanas has two aspects- the copyrightability of a new Asana and the copyrightability of a new type/ sequence of Yoga Asanas.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Image from DALL-E 3 Introduction Generative AI is disrupting the creative process(es) of intellectual works on an unparalleled scale. More and more AI systems offer services that push users’ production capacity for new literary and artistic works beyond unforeseen barriers. ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e.,

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Technology and copyright law. Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Copyright Registration in India ensures legal protection to the creators of original works. Copyright is a kind of intellectual property right which grants exclusive rights to the creator of the original work. In India, the protection of copyright is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. the original owner of the work, for using his work, commercially.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2022

AI generated art is in full swing and the Indian Copyright Office is confused. Such works qualify as ‘computer generated works’ under the Indian Copyright Act. Computer-generated works were included as a category of works in 1995, presumably at a time when AI was not making art.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Intellectual property stands as a tribute to such endeavors, with copyright emerging as a unique category within this realm. Copyright, defined as the exclusive right granted to the creator for their intellectual labor, holds significance in the legal domain. What is Registered Copyright?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. the original owner of the work, for using his work, commercially.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment. Copyright and trademark are the most important IP rights in this industry.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright protection automatically attaches to a work when it is created. Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. That is not the case.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

However, in this aspect, what needs to be duly noted is that staying on top of Copyright Laws , rules, and regulations on a content-rich internet can be challenging. It is because not only the internet but the laws, rules, and regulations are also saturated with exceptions, clauses, and legal jargon.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Hence, the purpose of this blog is to delve into the significance of copyright protection, the limits of protection and the remedies against infringement. What is copyright protection? In the context of the Copyright Act, computer software is categorized as a ‘literary work’. Why should I copyright my software?

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 30, 2023

for Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information and Addition of False Copyright Management Information. According to the Complaint, Stross created the photograph entitled Plenty of Trees (the “Photograph”) in 2008 and registered it with the United States Copyright Office. He received his B.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects a creator’s exclusive right to control who reproduces or alters the product of their original creative effort. Copyright protects the producers of any original work, and is relevant to almost all businesses, not just those in the creative industry. Introduction.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which is subject to copyright protection. However, copyright infringement occurs when such copyrighted music is streamed without acquiring proper license from the copyright owners. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

2] [image Sources: Shutterstock] When it comes to disagreements over IPR that occur across international borders, this type of dispute is treated the same way as contractual disagreements over the transfer and licensing of these rights are treated: as a tort that falls under general jurisdictional guidelines. [3]

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

With most Western content either unlicensed or unavailable legally in Russia, multiple plans to pirate that content, enforce compulsory licensing (piracy, effectively), or say good riddance because Russia never needed it anyway, are all on the table. Eksmo told TASS that permission from copyright holders is not required for retelling.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

If an image is attached to an NFT, does that mean I own the copyright for that image? Where an NFT buyer has purchased an image, they do not necessarily receive the copyright associated with that image. Similarly, if you purchase a painting, you do not assume the copyright over that painting once you have purchased it.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One such avenue to safeguard such rights is through the way of Copyright and Trademark. Indian legislation does not provide exclusive statutory protection under the head of Personality Rights, but separate aid can be entreated under Copyright Act, Trademark Act, Fundamental Rights, and through various judicial pronouncements.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 7, 2023

Introduction When creative authors, performers, and artists worked in the past, they did so mainly because of their image and notoriety than for the objective of earning a living from their endeavors, so their works were written, performed, or created to safeguard their reputation. This trend is expected to continue.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

All copyrights, except one, expire.*. Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about. Confused yet? Just wait.].

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

In this guest post , Rounak Doshi discusses the position of law on arbitrability of trademark disputes in light of the Delhi High Court’s recent decision in Golden Tobie Private Ltd. He notes that the Court considered this dispute concerning the breach of a trademark licensing agreement as arbitrable and referred it to arbitration.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

Copyright and Blogs. Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. However, the content must reflect an expression of something since ideas are not governed under copyright. Therefore, it is always an option to copyright the entire blog.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. They gain from this information to create another piece of work, settling on free choices all through the cycle to figure out what the work resembles [2].

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner? This arguably makes the use of copyrighted works by by Stable Diffusion even more transformative than Google Book Search. Stability AI Ltd.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Voices emerged questioning whether current EU copyright laws should be amended in light of the many AI-generated works that have come about. One important question has been whether copyright law should be extended in order to protect such works. Importantly, copyright law is equally about culture.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

Understanding Copyright How would you define copyright? The word ‘copyright’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. Copyright is by nature a very narrow protection. Another important exception to copyright is facts or universal truths.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

One of the most important forms of intellectual property is copyright. A copyright is a set of rights available to any person or entity responsible for the creation of an original authored work. Under Singapore’s Copyright Act , it is a criminal offense for a person or company to conduct wilful copyright infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law. Firstly, both Brazilian and American legislation stipulate that the creator of a work holds copyright over it.

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azrights

AUGUST 11, 2022

As AI platforms like Midjourney , or Dall-E2 are widely adopted the question that is increasingly being asked is about the copyright position. It’s possible to create striking artistic images, music, poems and the like using Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms so people naturally wonder who owns the rights in the output?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 21, 2023

Understanding Copyright How would you define copyright? The word ‘ copyright ’ in its simplest sense is an amalgamation of the two words ‘copy’ and ‘right’ which leads to the meaning— ‘right to copy’. Copyright is by nature a very narrow protection. Another important exception to copyright is facts or universal truths.

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