SpicyIP

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Acko General Insurance , the Delhi High Court is faced with the opportunity to elaborate whether and how street art in general is subject to the Copyright Act, the scope of ‘artistic work’ under Sec. 52(1)(t) and ‘moral rights’ of the author in such work. 2(c)(i), and, thus, copyrightable under sec.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2021

IPO Digital Communications Officer, Oliver Downey, recently attended The Photography Show at the NEC Birmingham alongside the team, where copyright was centre stage. It was remarkable to see the incredible new technology on display and how intellectual property was being used to protect inventions and works. Answer: No.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. However, the Court ultimately dismissed August’s case because they failed to prove all the necessary elements of copyright infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. These creations are regarded as artistic.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The use of interactive face filters on social media platforms complements this integration of face detecting technology into our daily lives. At the time, Mykie filed a complaint through the app and in Snapchat’s view the filter did not infringe any copyrights. Spoiler alert, it depends. According to s. The Compendium of U.S.

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IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2022

On the one hand, social media has enabled global sharing of news and creative media. However, it also brings new dimensions to copyright and trademark issues. Based on these insights, I was curious about what artists who have gone through some form of legal process would say to their peers.

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Dragons' Den

APRIL 4, 2024

You can’t brush off copyright Charlotte's artwork is automatically protected by copyright and she therefore does not have to apply or pay a fee. Copyright protects your work and stops others from using it without your permission. Copyright protection starts as soon as the work is created.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Copycats: unregistered designs, unfair competition and copyright Better register first than be sorry later. Last but not least, fashion items might be protected by copyright. The appeal of using copyright as the means to acquire IP protection lies in the fact that it lasts up to 70 years after the creator’s death.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The copyright eligibility of computer-generated literature and artistic works is not, contrary to what many may think, a post-millennial question. A finding of infringement would be straightforward, except as to whether the AI-generated portrait is itself a copyrightable work. Certainly not. 16, 2023), [link].

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IPilogue

JANUARY 17, 2022

January 1 st marks the expiration of most jurisdictions’ copyright terms. The previously copyrighted works enter the public domain, free to use and copy. Works enter the public domain on a country-by-country basis, depending on the jurisdiction’s laws. Canada currently maintains a shorter copyright term than the U.S,

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Bregoli instantly became an internet meme worldwide, and her catchphrase gained much media attention, getting her worldwide recognition as the “Catch me outside girl.” This reportedly led her to secure appearances worth $30,000, and widening her social media presence. [i] are generally not protected by copyright law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2021

For example, if a third-party poster copies a newspaper article and posts it to their social media page, the court implies that the social media service can never assert Section 230 protection for that article–even if the third-party poster isn’t infringing copyright because of, say, fair use.

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Corsearch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Intellectual property rights are defined as legal rights that protect the ownership of artistic, literary, and other creative works. You should prepare links and screenshots as evidence for your claims of copyright, or trademark, patent, or design right infringement on Alibaba. Choose the relevant platform (e.g.,

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility. I argue that rewarding knowledge production and creative effort itself through maximising commercial advantage via exclusive rights are incentives that do not apply to government works whose primary motivation for creation is public dissemination.

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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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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3] 3] Section 17 of the Copyright Act, 1957. [4] 4] Andrew L.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 22, 2023

The “simple version” of the effect of the Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998 , which is the one I’ve generally gone with, is as follows: Copyright terms for US works were extended by 20 years. In the ordinary case, that amendment to the US copyright statute extended terms to life-plus-70 years.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To address these illicit items, you can send enforcement notices citing copyright, design right, or patent infringement. Copyright infringement Copyright protection extends to creators and authors of literary, visual, and multimedia creations, encompassing books, films, music, photographs, video games, and artistic works.

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

Artist Four Tet took to social media to announce that its record label, Domino, had requested his music be removed from streaming platforms, amidst a legal dispute over royalties. Permission was also sought to add an alternative claim relating to alleged restraint of trade and copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The plaint was filed seeking permanent injunction against the respondent’s use of trademarks “YEH KHILA YEH KHILA” and “TIN TIN,” alleging trademark infringement, passing off, and copyright violations. Frankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.)

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

vs Acko General Insurance on 10 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The dispute pertains to the use of the plaintiff’s artistic work “Humanity” by the defendant in one of its advertisement hoardings. The defendant argued that since the plaintiff’s work was exhibited in public its reproduction will fall under the ambit of fair use.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Sunanda Bharti on the copyright aspect of the personality rights emitting from this order, reserving a separate post for later on other interesting issues like use/ misuse of personality rights via deepfakes and application of doctrine of first sale in the context of NFTs. But, ‘safety’ against what?

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Question: is a political newsletter really artistic? One of the issues running underneath the disputes over Rogers is what courts means when they say there’s a special test for ‘expressive’ or ‘artistic’ works. Of course, there are lots of expressive works that are purely commercial, like standard advertising.

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