JD Supra Law

JUNE 17, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo provide an update on the copyright infringement dispute between a paparazzo and Emily Ratajkowski, and discuss the settlement’s implications for Fair Use. By: Weintraub Tobin

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Thus, the question arises if such use attracts copyright infringement. If the photo taken without any prior consent is edited and used for a commercial benefit, then it might attract copyright infringement. There are certain exceptions to copyright infringement that can be used as a shield in such cases.

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Art Law Journal

JULY 31, 2020

Knowing more about copyright and fair use will help you determine what is yours to use and what is off limits. Nicole Martinez.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

[I published this post initially on the Association of Research Libraries blog in celebration of Fair Use Week 2022. Publishing these materials can create substantial legal risk for research-focused bloggers, including the risk of copyright infringement. Prayers for Ukraine.]. For example, in Righthaven LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. On May 11, the U.S. 2] A week later, the U.S. 3] Graham v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

While this conflict might seem minor (X’s users, after all, are not in the business of granting scraping licenses), the next one was not: Fair use. Judge Alsup suggested that X’s ToS conflict with copyright law by prohibiting scraping irrespective of whether it qualifies as fair use. The post X Corp.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

A federal district court in New York held that the Internet Archive’s Open Library project was engaging in copyright infringement by publishing digital copies of millions of books online. The court engaged in an extensive analysis of whether the purpose and character of Internet Archive’s use was transformative. of America v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Hence, licensed broadcasting of copyrighted music does not give rise to copyright infringement. In the case of Super Cassettes Industries Pvt.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 17, 2022

In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo provide an update on the copyright infringement dispute between a paparazzo and Emily Ratajkowski, and discuss the settlement’s implications for Fair Use. By: Weintraub Tobin

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. 2K Games rejected similar infringement claims on the basis of de minimis use, implied license, and fair use. Eric’s Prior Tattoo Copyright Blog Posts.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12]

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright law “protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” ” It also protects images, photos, videos, and other written work, such as blog posts. That is not the case.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

With more content comes the increased possibility that Netflix is engaging in copyright infringement and on the receiving end of copyright infringement claims. [1] 1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Instead, she gets a 12(b)(6) dismissal based on fair use. Purpose and Character of Use. Plus, the tattoo affected the fair use analysis because it established the impossibility of competitive tension between the tattoo artist and Netflix. WWE 2K Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Hence, licensed broadcasting of copyrighted music does not give rise to copyright infringement. In the case of Super Cassettes Industries Pvt.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As part of the course requirements, students were asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. There is no copyright in facts and historical events; however, writers can claim copyright in their letters if they are sufficiently original. It is common practice for jockeys to equip horses with blinders.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The Doctrine of Fair Use is a concept that originates from the case of Folsom vs. Marsh. Justice Story observed in his judgement, when the courts of law decide on cases like this, they must look to the nature and objects of the selection mode, the quantity and value of material used. Percentage of Original Material Used.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. The Court refers to it more specifically as a “user’s right”.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Although privacy invasion has been the main topic of discussion in this virtual context, there is another issue at hand: copyright infringement. The rights of speakers, organisers, and participants under Indian copyright law will be discussed in this Article, which will explore copyright concerns connected to webinars.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

What is copyright infringement? Unauthorized use of a work protected by copyright is referred to as copyright infringement. In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement. How to prevent copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It is composed of two phases centering on two legal issues that were trialed separately—the copyrightability of APIs and the fair use doctrine. It also ordered a second trial to determine whether Google’s use of Java API was acceptable under the fair use doctrine. Oracle appealed successfully.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 16, 2023

To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. ” 3) How to Distinguish Transformative Fair Uses From Infringing Derivative Works?

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

Their discussion covers the Second Circuit decision in favor of Goldsmith, the photographer whose image Warhol used to create the Prince Portraits, and the holding that Warhol’s renditions were not transformative enough to be fair use. The decision overturned a lower court decision in favor of the Warhol Foundation.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The legal question at the center of the dispute is whether Warhol’s series is fair use of Goldsmith’s original photograph. A permissible derivative creation, or fair use, requires transformative changes made to the original. The trial judge John G.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2022

The court says the Dubtown video wasn’t copyright infringing because of fair use: Purpose/Character of Use. ” The videos were transformative, even if parts of precedent material were used verbatim. .” However, McFree made transformative uses. Other Blog Posts on 512(h).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

and that the DMCA claim and attorney’s fee claims would be dropped, leaving only the copyright infringement claim.” The CCB in the Final Determination sidesteps that issue, and looks to Prutton’s two defenses: fair use and unclean hands. The citations for the basics of fair use do come from 9th circuit cases.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This blog has already covered the decision of the Rome Court of First Instance concerning a copyright infringement claim concerning a fictional character. The Rome Court of First Instance, which also considered (and applied) the US doctrine of fair use, eventually dismissed the action.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab? The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Goldsmith: The Supreme Court Revisits Transformative Fair Uses by Pamela Samuelson. Supreme Court ruled that Campbell’s creation of a rap parody version of a popular Roy Orbison song could be fair use because it transformed the original song by adding something new, with a different purpose, or a new meaning or message.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

De Fontbrune held the position that the estate did not have the power to approve such use. At the request of De Fontbrune , in 1998, the police confiscated copies of Wofsy’s book, and De Fontbrune sued for copyright infringement. The plaintiffs argued that the book has a commercial purpose, which weighs against fair use.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Typically, tattoo aftercare instructions include strictly hygienic recommendations, but tattoo artist Kat Von D might have a unique suggestion: prepare to be an exhibit in a copyright infringement lawsuit. for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976. Sedlik (“Sedlik”) filed a complaint in the U.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

They write: Nearly half of the respondents (43.1%) were unwilling to take on any financial risk, even in a hypothetical scenario contingent on a confident fair use while most of the rest (43.8%) were only comfortable with a risk level below $10,000. Among these scholars confident of fair-use, only 3.3% About 71% of U.S.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

18, 2023) , the plaintiff brought a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement because a photograph flashed on the screen during the “Tiger King 2” documentary depicted a tattoo of the now famous “Tiger King” (a/k/a “Joe Exotic”), that the plaintiff tattoo artist had inked. In Cramer v. Netflix, Inc. , 3:22-cv-131 (W.D. Koons , 467 F.3d

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Thus, copyright enforcement mechanisms are out of their league, so to speak, with respect to their application in this new digital world. With this brief background in mind, this blog post explores the implications of copyright protection of memes. Costs Versus Benefits of Copyright Protection. LAW AND ECONOMICS.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Due to the fact-specific nature of doctrines like implied licenses and fair use, it’s possible the Hayden and Orton jury verdicts are consistent with each other. WWE 2K Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik 2K appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The court says that instead of doing a First Amendment analysis, it’s possible that a fair use analysis is sufficient for 512(h) subpoenas (citing Eldred for the principle that fair use is the First Amendment safety valve to copyright infringement). This is my last blog post for 2021.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? Sixth, assuming Woodward published copyrighted material without Trump’s authorization, was he permitted to do so, either as a fair use, or by the First Amendment?

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