SpicyIP

MAY 18, 2022

A list of trademarks applied for in the EU for ‘ downloadable virtual goods’ and ‘online virtual services’ was recently published by The IPKat here. Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. Dec 21, 2021.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. Background (NFT Copyright). Shenzhen Qice Diechu Cultural Creativity Co.,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The case focused around a comic image depicting a chubby tiger receiving a vaccine shot, which was one of many artworks from the popular cartoon series “ Fat Tiger ” released on Weibo, China’s principal social media site, by a Chinese artist. Background. Shenzhen Qice Diechu Cultural Creativity Co., The ruling of the court.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2022

Responding in court, his lawyers pointed out that the director has always retained the right to publish portions of his original handwritten Pulp Fiction screenplay. For example, early artwork featuring Samuel L. As such, the lawsuit is characterized as “ offensively meritless.”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

However, two months later, the museum filed a complaint against NYDA to block the seizure order by contesting its rightful ownership of the statue. Ownership Interest In the case of Republic of Croatia v. The court underscored the need to determine whether the claimants can establish ownership of the Treasure.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The embedding of “smart contracts” in NFT sales allows for the automatic distribution of royalties – roughly 10% – anytime a change of ownership is requested on the blockchain. Exercising control of downstream purchaser actions for traditional or non-digital artistic mediums is more complicated. Not all Canadian galleries oppose ARRs.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 10, 2023

However, in 5Pointz the building owner consented to the artwork installation. So if graffiti can be protected, does one need permission from the artist to photograph the work and then “publish” it to a social media platform? This is almost exactly the same fact pattern as the 5Pointz case. ” Canilao v. Oct 18, 2022).

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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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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In 2019, Stephen Thaler submitted a copyright application for his visual artwork, “A Recent Entrance to Paradise,” which stated that an AI computer algorithm, the “Creativity Machine,” created the artistic piece. Perlmutter, et. Comments can be submitted electronically through regulations.gov until October 18, 2023.

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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. When your work begins “trending,” it’s tough to maintain track of how, when, and where it’s being replicated or re-published. Obtain legal ownership verification. Trademarks.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

1] The artwork is held by the Italian state museum Gallerie dell’Accademia of Venice, which, along with the Italian Ministry of Culture, initiated the precautionary proceeding against the German company Ravensburger and its Italian subsidiary for producing and selling the puzzle and reproducing the work’s image.

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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., Secondly, para.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Fundamentally, an NFT is just a transactional record and a link to a digital asset (often an image of artwork or a document) stored somewhere on the web. Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. Quentin Tarantino reserved publication rights in his “Pulp Fiction” screenplay, which has been published in book form.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

As noted above, one of HitPiece’s co-founders is Rory Felton , who for years ran a record company and music publishing company, among numerous other music industry ventures. What makes the HitPiece story unique, and particularly shocking, is that its founders did know, and at least claimed to care about artists’ rights.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

NFT creation, investment, sale, and ownership interest exists in Indonesia and elsewhere in the world. Most significantly, “the development of blockchain technology” has been accepted as a legal business activity by the Indonesian standard industrial business categorization code, which was published in 2020. Introduction.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 10, 2023

Through an examination of ChatGPT’s ‘Terms of Use’, our former blogger Varsha Jhavar attempts to investigate the copyright implications of the chatbot inter alia touching upon the issue of ownership and assignment of the output generated. Her previous posts on the blog can be viewed here , here , here and here.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Regulations also protect the rights of authors of an original applied or fine artwork to a share in the proceeds of sale of that work as long as copyright subsists. A presentation of the report was made by Hon. According to the court, no prima facie case was established as no clear evidence of infringement or plagiarism was produced.

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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. What is Unclaimable Material? Previously registered material. Material that is in the public domain.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Neal Town Stephenson, an American science fiction author, first used the term “metaverse” in his 1992 book “Snow Crash,” which was published 30 years ago. In contrast, NFTs and brands in the metaverse bring unique ownership considerations. What is the Metaverse?

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. For example, when uploading artwork to Artrepreneur, the artist also gives the company a limited right to copy, display, and distribute digital copies of the artwork as needed to provide the services of the website.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2022

On February 4, 2022, the Treasury Department published its Study on the Facilitation of Money Laundering and Terror Finance Through the Trade in Works of Art (the “Report”). [1] ” [7] In 2020, Treasury defined high-value art as artwork having an estimated market value of over $100,000. [8] 116-283 § 6110(d). [5]

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

This means that each time an NFT changes hands, the transaction is verified, adding a new record to the chain of ownership. NFTs have a variety of uses which extend far beyond digital artwork. The ownership of an NFT can be easily authenticated, meaning buyers can have confidence that they are buying the real deal.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

3] An announcement on SuperFarm’s website noted that the sale would occur on the Ethereum blockchain, and that the auction was significant because it would “set a precedent for how artistically created value and its ownership can be proven, transferred, and monetized seamlessly through a public blockchain.” [4]. Miramax LLC v.

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IPilogue

MARCH 1, 2022

Not asking someone if you can share their comic about depression before reposting it to your tens or hundreds of thousands of followers is irresponsible and can read as disrespectful of the time the illustrator put into the original artwork.” ” E: What has your experience been like collaborating with other makers?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

In 1984, Condé Nast, the publisher, obtained a license from Goldsmith to allow Andy Warhol to use her Prince portrait as the foundation for a single serigraphy to be featured in Vanity Fair magazine. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law. A film based on a book serves as an example.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2]

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Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

For example, anybody can publish a book about three teenagers who solve magical mysteries at a wizarding school. For example, when uploading artwork to Artrepreneur, the artist also gives the company a limited right to copy, display, and distribute digital copies of the artwork as needed to provide the services of the website.

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Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

Just as every piece of artwork is unique, there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to protecting your fashion goods with intellectual property tools. The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2]

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