Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

In this part II we discuss two additional aspects, with a focus on UK copyright law and the EU copyright acquis. The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 31, 2024

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On the occasion of the opening of a new store in NY, the well-known clothing brand created a collection of NFTs based on digital copies of works of famous artists such as Miró, Tàpies and Barceló, incorporating various outfits of the collection available at the store, to be displayed in the Decentraland Metaverse, at the coordinates 16.78

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The lawsuits brought by the owners of such works, including artworks in the case of image-generators and journalism in the NYT case, claim that this should not be allowed. Over the course of a decade, Google copied large volumes of books and made them available online, both through excerpts, known as “snippets”, and as entire publications.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I’m talking about section 113(c) , which allows photographs of useful articles incorporating copyrighted works to be made and used without violating copyright law. While these sorts of objects typically aren’t themselves eligible for copyright protection, they often contain pictures or designs which are protectable. 17 U.S.C. §

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Emily Prieur is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Queen’s University Faculty of Law. . Much like the case of Jolie, the sweaters quickly became a topic of controversy , as the Cowichan Tribes of Vancouver Island alleged the sweater designs had been appropriated from one of their traditional designs.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

To answer that and other questions about Halloween costumes, we have to step back and look at how copyright and trademark law apply to costumes. First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected. If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

While at this stage the particulars of Getty’s claim are unavailable, their press release states that Stability AI “unlawfully copied and processed millions of images protected by copyright and the associated metadata owned or represented by Getty Images”. What is AI image generation software?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

The introduction and advancement of generative AI technology, which is capable of producing everything from research articles to realistic artworks, has brought a revolution in the field of creativity. Copyright law protects just the expression, not the idea itself.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the past year, I've carefully followed the increase in litigation brought by artists against retailers — clothing brands, automotive brands, and food and beverage chains — for the alleged copying of their distinctive artwork in fashion designs and marketing campaigns.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The French subsidiary stressed that a clause was indeed inserted into their agreement stating that the studio is responsible for providing original artistic designs, and that in the case of quoting or copying, it must obtain official legal approval from the original artists (See here ).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

The French subsidiary stressed that a clause was indeed inserted into their agreement stating that the studio is responsible for providing original artistic designs, and that in the case of quoting or copying, it must obtain official legal approval from the original artists (See here ).

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The IPKat

APRIL 19, 2023

The entire history of the name can be seen here ) On May 28, 2021, McCoy minted another NFT to record the Quantum artwork, this time on the Ethereum blockchain. The right of property dates probably back to the dawn of law and is a cornerstone of most legal systems. are applicable to it. are applicable to it.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The label in question was designed by an employee of SK Oil Industries. NTC didn’t own the copyright in the ‘SOYA DROP’ artwork or label. NTC failed to prove that it had used the artwork or label first or that SSPL’s artwork wasn’t original. It is also the successor of SK Oil Industries.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

However, as artwork typically cannot be duplicated exactly and cannot be swapped with another without losing or gaining value, it is non-fungible. An NFT and the corresponding permission to use, copy, or display the asset can be bought and sold in digital markets. Conclusion. NFTs are viewed as the future of ownership by enthusiasts.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Fortunately, you don’t need to grasp all the complexities of Intellectual Property law to protect your creative work. Your Copy-Rights. Trademarks.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

AI-generated works have won awards: The Crow , an “AI-made” film won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival and the story of an AI artwork winning the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition was reported in The New York Times. Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. It covers architectural design, software, graphic arts, motions pictures, sound recordings, and more, and it is adaptive to new technological advances that would likely apply to NFTs.

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The IPKat

MARCH 2, 2023

the artwork linked to the NFT) representing Hermès Birkin although, in the Metabirkin collection and contrary to the physical Hermés product, the bags are depicted as fur-covered). the artwork) is, in fact, negligible while the value of the NFT is its value as a symbol of luxury and as a form of investment.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 29, 2023

The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. A person who employed the artist will be considered the proprietor of the artwork and can register for exclusivity for the same character. [3]

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturing requires a great deal of imagination, from the designs of the garments to the patterns, shapes, logos, symbols, and names associated with them. IP PROTECTION LOUI VUITTON PRODUCTS HAVE.

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work.

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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. Law and the courts encourage innovation by guaranteeing its unrestricted flow while continuously attempting to avert abuse.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The plaintiff, NOC, is a teenager who has copyrighted designs in hand-drawn dots that Target allegedly copied in the clothing line. However, Target’s allegedly infringing works apparently were designed no later than December 2017. appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Case Citation : Cooley v.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

CC has a recent trademark registration for a design mark “consist[ing] of the stylized wording ‘COLOR COPPER.COM”, [with] a diamond shape between the wording ‘COLOR’ and ‘COPPER’ made up of four smaller diamonds, each diamond having a pattern inside of it,” COPPER.COM disclaimed. “The There’s no written agreement” will do it.] 1” therein.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. This leads to a number of questions: Is it copyright infringement to copy a work and use it as a tattoo?

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43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

RT: I would say lots of courts in © also try to reduce merger to meaning that you can do anything but copy verbatim, which is a narrowing that many courts in TM don’t bother with, though some variants of Rogers v. It’s always been clear to McKenna that TM use is everywhere in TM law, but almost always implicit or found in its absence.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. As currently worded, the transparency obligation to “document and make publicly available a summary of the use of training data protected under copyright law” is impossible to comply with. Introduction Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

copyright law. copyright law, the Supreme Court focused on the actual use made, i.e. what the user does with the original work. Copyright law in the U.S. ” Thus, copyright law provides authors with the right to control the use of their creative works. .” copyright law.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CPL had a registered trademark in the word “Conphamol” and the design of the product packaging. The Court of Appeal however found that there was enough evidence before the court to prove CPL’s ownership of the copyright in the artwork (as it had commissioned and paid for the artwork).

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 4, 2022

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. The purpose of intellectual property law is to provide a legal framework to protect these creations from being copied or stolen. Intellectual property (IP) is a legal term that encompasses a wide range of creations of the mind.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Copyright Law Why are we so sure facts are excluded from the statute when the statute doesn’t use that word and uses a lot of other words. President Ford couldn’t prevent others from copying bare historical facts. Q: patent parallels: to what extent were parallels solidified in patent law already? Cites Henry George.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

In turn, this attracts interest from businesses ranging from fashion and sports brands, sport teams, designers, game developers, and other content owners. As NFTs per se are currently unregulated by statutes in the US, common law protection through trademarks may become all the more important. The Specific Chinese Name for NFTs.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Discussing the order, Aparajita draws a parallel with the position of AI-generated works and prompts in the Indian Copyright law. Preliminary Exams for the Recruitment of Patent and Designs Examiners Cancelled! Other Posts Have a Break, Have a KitKat: The Chocolate or Chanachur?

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 1, 2021

The EUIPO has cancelled street artist Banksy’s trademark for the well-known artwork ‘Flower Bomber” on the grounds that it was filed in bad faith. My product was copied and I haven’t registered it. My product is better than yours’: is it lawful to use third party’s trademarks to advertise your own products or services?

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This is the unfortunate reality for most NFT projects: their artwork is entirely mutable which defeats the entire purpose of those NFTs. Nevertheless, there is a global expectation that an NFT is the artwork itself because it is common industry practice to equate the artwork with its token. What is the (Legal) Bottom Line?

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., The post Intellectual Property Theft: A Menace appeared first on Blog | Kashish IPR | Intellectual Property Rights Law Firm. by using the internet and computers as a medium.

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