Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Trademark Registration. So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Your Copy-Rights.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Invention Intellectual Property Law Design Patent 67

Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Theft of Copyright: Generally, Copyright Infringement happens when an original film or artwork or musical work, or software code is reproduced (in whole or part) bearing similarity to the original work or has multiple and identifiable elements copied in a derivative work.

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property IP Confidentiality Registering Trademarks 98

LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works.

Trademark 52

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Branding 52

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Although copyright registration is not required, there are several benefits to doing so. To see more on the benefits of copyright registration, see Stop, Thief! Trademark Registration. So even a phrase as original as “M&Ms melt in your mouth, not in your hands‚” does not have copyright protection. Your Copy-Rights.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Invention Designs 52

IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

NFTs can be based on three-dimensional items or artwork, or can be purely digital creations—for example, a collectable digital sneaker or a token used in a videogame. Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works.

Trademark 62

Trademark Non-Fungible Tokens Branding Brands 62

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Is this the same in the US and China? The United States.

IP 52

IP Ownership Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Law 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. Legal Background: Registration. Unicolors, Inc.

Registration 75

Registration Blogging Copyright Designs 75

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Does such an output infringe on a copyrighted work of a third party, especially those works “ingested” during the training stage of the AI system? Under US law, is the output a “ derivative work ” of the “ingested” copyrighted works? There is disagreement among commentators whether this is a desirable development.

Copyright 138

Copyright Fair Use Copyright Law Law 138

43(B)log

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

UK: TM protection depends on formalities/registration; registered TMs are property rights; goodwill in a business is a different property right protected through the tort of passing off; no generalized unfair competition law. OK, Textualism: fair use transformativeness is at war with the derivative work right.

Fair Use 49

Fair Use Derivative Work Licensing Marketing 49