Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

3: Immersive Experiences and Copyright: TeamLab Sues MODS for ‘Copying their Artwork’ Finally today, Jonny Walfisz at Euronews reports that the Tokyo-based art collective teamLab has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles-based museum, the Museum of Dream Space (MODS) alleging copyright infringement.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

In this video, we will also examine the legal strategies each project got right on trademark registration and copyright licensing. Your NFT drop will license your copyright-protected digital asset (i.e., What Rights Are Licensed To Purchasers Buying NFTS? When you buy the Bored Ape NFT, you receive a license to the image.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

AI-Generated Art: Where Artistry Meets Algorithms Before diving into the intricacies of copyright registration /ownership, let’s set the stage by understanding the birth of AI-generated art. AI-generated art represents a fusion of human ingenuity in crafting algorithms and the machine’s ability to produce artworks autonomously.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? The name Beetlejuice, for example, has multiple registered trademarks related to it including registration number 4863369, which covers the use in “Clothing for men, women and children…”. Why did the company do this?

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It had a similar color scheme, page layout and website architecture, font type, and artwork and photographs to Boston Carriage’s. An ACPA claim also survived, as did some state law claims (not state TM claims requiring state registration based on conduct before that registration occurred, which was in 2018).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Apart from revolutionizing the creative markets, the ability to obtain new artworks with an increasing marginalization of human contribution has inevitably tested the fitness of copyright legislations all over the world to deal with the so-called “artificial intelligence” (‘AI’). ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e.,

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Here are a few reasons why content creators and social media influencers should consider registering their IP: IP registration helps establish ownership of the IP assets, which, in turn, helps enforce rights in the scenario of a legal dispute. In most cases, the online use of artistic and creative works is not safeguarded.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

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). It therefore held that Morison was also liable for copyright infringement of the artwork in the registered trademark.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

Howell ruled last Friday that the Register of Copyrights did not act “arbitrarily or capriciously” in denying a copyright registration to Dr. Stephen Thaler for artwork generated entirely by artificial intelligence. District Court Judge Beryl A. What is Unclaimable Material? Previously registered material.

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IP Tech Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The USCO’s AI Initiative launched in early 2023, and has included public listening sessions, educational webinars, engagement with stakeholders, and the publication of a registration guidance statement reiterating the “principle that copyright protection in the United States requires human authorship.” See Questions 6-14 of Notice.

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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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Intepat

OCTOBER 28, 2024

These assets can be anything from digital artwork and trading cards to in-game items, all of which are bought and sold using cryptocurrencies. Hence, the smart contract cannot be used for licensing any copyright related works. NFTs are unique digital tokens that represent ownership of specific digital assets.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The USCO’s AI Initiative launched in early 2023, and has included public listening sessions, educational webinars, engagement with stakeholders, and the publication of a registration guidance statement reiterating the “principle that copyright protection in the United States requires human authorship.”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

These classifications are then used, among other things, to establish what business licensing is necessary for a given industry. registration requirements. registration requirements. Copyright: NFTs are closely related to artworks that are the subject to copyright and related rights protection. electronic data deletion.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Copyright also protects the original work of the inventors, such as the software code, literary work, music, and artwork. Protection without Registration : Different from patent and trademark, trade secrets don’t require to be registered, allowing startups to protect valuable information without disclosing it openly.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Finally, it points out Viacom is the owner of three valid trademark registrations for the KRUSTY KRAB mark and 400 copyright registrations covering “creative aspects of the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise,” including episodes from the animated television series, movies, drawings, and stylebooks featuring artwork from the franchise.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Restellini allgedly “offer[ed] his opinions as to whether or not artworks should be included in the planned catalogue raisonné” in “oral consultation” with WI employees, based on the information and materials “researched, collected, synthesized, analyzed and expressed by” the employees.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

An NFT, or “non-fungible token” is a token added to a blockchain that links ownership to unique digital items (images, video files, audio files, artworks, etc.). Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP? Ownership and licensing ( copyrights & trademarks) vital when dealing in NFTs. What is a Non Fungible Token?

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant’s use of “Café Social” for its restaurant in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh infringes its trademark as it copied the “Social” word mark and the plaintiff’s distinctive artwork representing its trademark. Both the parties have registrations over their respective “Karim” and “Kareem” trademarks.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Unlike other forms of IPR, copyrights subsist in works from the moment they are expressed in fixed form irrespective pf whether or not you have applied for a registration. Any specific design or original artwork that is incorporated into a garment is capable of being protected under the copyright laws.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 17, 2022

For example, the original Tsingtao bottle was sold with a very large label bearing all the typical and well known Tsingtao artwork and trademarks. The article provides as follows: “ Any of the following acts shall be deemed as infringement of exclusive rights to use registered trademarks: . (1)

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

If the other opinion becomes the standard, whoever mints the artwork first will be the copyright owner and the artist could be at risk of losing their artwork in NFT form. What was sold are “NFTiffs,” which are digital passes that NFT holders can redeem for digital artwork based on CryptoPunks. The profit from this was over $12.5

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, in order to have legal proof of ownership, it is always advisable to register for copyright registration. To protect them, find online trademark registrations, logos, slogans, tags, series names, and their distinctive hashtags. Subscribe to copyright for original videos, audio recordings, pictures, writing, and artwork.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 4, 2022

This can include inventions, designs, artwork, and even brand names and slogans. When it comes to intellectual property, investors will want to learn as much as possible, including any patents that have been filed, trademarks that have been registered, and intellectual property that has been licensed from other companies.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In Two Pesos, the Supreme Court tells us that “the general principles qualifying a mark for registration under § 2 of the Lanham Act are for the most part applicable in determining whether an unregistered mark is entitled to protection under § 43(a).” Tam and Brunetti, striking down various bars on registration. Then, in Lexmark v.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2022

For example, the original Tsingtao bottle was sold with a very large label bearing all the typical and well known Tsingtao artwork and trademarks. 7) causing harm to other’s exclusive rights to use registered trademarks.” ” Under which of the above seven acts of infringement does this case fall?

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

It’s heartbreaking to find your artwork on a t-shirt at Forever 21 or as an image on someone’s blog without your permission. What are statutory damages and how can you get them if your artwork is used without your permission? What qualifies as an infringement of artwork? Copyright registration is like having art insurance.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

If the other opinion becomes the standard, whoever mints the artwork first will be the copyright owner and the artist could be at risk of losing their artwork in NFT form. What was sold are “NFTiffs,” which are digital passes that NFT holders can redeem for digital artwork based on CryptoPunks.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

16 of the Act states that “ no person ” is entitled to copyright, except under the statute; ii) Application for Registration of Copyright (Form-XIV) requires disclosure of name, nationality and address; and iii) in case of computer-generated works, Sec. But under Sec. 17, India has a human author requirement, as can be evidenced from: i) Sec.

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Intepat

MAY 17, 2024

The United States Copyright Office has clarified the requirement for human authorship in generative AI through various decisions that rejected copyright registration for AI-generated works, each varying in human involvement. Despite this, the Office denied copyright registration for the AI-generated images.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

This ownership grants the holder exclusive rights to its distribution and reproduction, as well as the ability to license it and earn royalties. In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the AI painting tool “RAGHAV [10] ” was initially recognized as a co-author for the artwork “Suryast,” alongside its human creator, Ankit Sahni.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Subject to certain exclusions, an issuer must meet certain criteria, obtain commission approval, and submit a registration statement and a draught prospectus to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in order to issue regulated digital tokens.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

If these materials show the use of trademarks, logos, or slogans that are not already the subject of a trademark registration or application, then these marks should be cleared for use to prevent unintended liabilities, and they should be considered for possible registration. . pending or issued registrations) and those that are not.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 24, 2023

UK Supreme Court Confirms No Patent for “AI-invented” Inventions Image from here On December 20, the UK Supreme Court affirmed its previous decision to deny registration to inventions by Dr. Stephen Thaler’s AI DABUS, holding that an AI software cannot be listed as an inventor. SpicyIP intern Vedika discusses this development.

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43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

U’s registration for THE for clothing and other merchandise by putting THE on a hangtag. Registration v. Much of the law is a collection of rules of thumb from registration context. Hard to think coherently about TM status without thinking about registration v. artworks as TMs. acquisition is also a big deal.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Ankit Sahni’s AI “Co-authored” Artwork Denied Registration by US, Continues to be Registered in India Can AI (co)author art? without any registration and later in 2020, they applied to register “Khimji Jewels”. Relying on this, the defendant was able to obtain the impugned copyright registration. Khimji Dayabhai Co.”,

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