Erik K Pelton

JUNE 6, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video How to Protect a Book Title. The quick and short answer to “How can I protect a book title?” The content of a book can be registered as a copyright with the Library of Congress, but that doesn’t really afford any specific protection to the title.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As reported on Entrackr , Pocket FM has filed a copyright infringement case against Kuku FM before the Delhi High Court. Pocket FM alleges that Kuku FM has violated its copyright by providing audio summaries of books to which Pocket FM has exclusive rights to create audiobooks. [This post has been co-authored with Lokesh Vyas].

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! The IPKat team continues to read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community. Rules of Voting Only ONE vote per person.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors, visual artists, even the New York Times. “Books3” Many of the lawsuits filed by book authors come with a clear piracy angle. After pushback from rightsholders and anti-piracy outfits, Books3 was taken offline over copyright concerns.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 29, 2024

Korean books, especially novels by women authors, are also finding enthusiastic readers far beyond native audiences. The post K-Books Are Coming appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center. From Squid Game to Parasite , BTS to Blackpink , Korean popular culture has ascended to the summit of global attention.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 5, 2024

CCC returns to the London Book Fair next week to host the “ Publishers, Copyright & AI: Taking Action , ” panel and welcome the publishing community to Booth 7H02 to discuss how our data-driven solutions can help them transition to and transform Open Access (OA) programs.

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Copyright Alliance

APRIL 18, 2024

This week we’d like to introduce you to children’s book illustrator, Lauren Gallegos. Lauren has illustrated over 30 books ranging from board books to historical fiction.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 19, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision to block key provisions of HB 900, Texas’s controversial book rating law. In fact, the ratings would be ‘highly discretionary’ and would involve weighing and balancing many factors to determine a rating for each book.” On Wednesday, the Fifth U.S.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

, this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre. And who poses moral rights in the work?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Glyn Moody says about the book: “Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa get sued for alleged plagiarism and the majority of creators see pennies for their work, while the revenues of the record labels are exploding. The book aims to answer the following key questions: • What are the problems with copyright in the digital age?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

Several of the lawsuits filed by book authors include a piracy component as well. This book archive was publicly hosted by digital archiving collective ‘ The Eye ‘ at the time, alongside various other data sources. For example, the authors alleged that Meta trained its AI on copyrighted works without permission.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 3, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Department of Commerce releases a plan to increase women’s employment in the semiconductor sector in order to meet CHIPS goals; the FTC adds 300 drugs to the FDA’s Orange Book of junk patent listings; and eight major U.S.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Image: [link] I am sure you are all familiar with the books by the British writer A.A. You have probably read the stories to your own children or had them … Continue reading "Winnie the Pooh’s Copyright (and Other) Wars"

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2023

This is a review of the third edition of International Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: The Berne Convention and Beyond , by Sam Ricketson (Emeritus Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne) and Jane Ginsburg (Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law, Columbia Law School).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is a book review of Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management edited by Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor in Information Technology, Media and Intellectual Property Law, University of East Anglia Law School and Ruth Soetendorp, Visiting Academic, City University of London and Professor Emerita, Bournemouth University.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

This is a review of Poorna Mysoor ’s Implied licences in copyright law (Oxford University Press, 2021). As the title suggests, this book consists of a detailed analysis and explanation of instances where it is possible to imply a copyright licence in response to or as a defence to an allegation of copyright infringement.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 18, 2024

Four book publishers urged the Second Circuit on Friday to uphold a lower court's finding that the Internet Archive infringed their copyrights with its free e-book lending program, saying the nonprofit distributes "bootleg ebooks from its website to anyone in the world."

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

In addition to archiving the web, IA also operates a library that offers a broad collection of digital media, including books. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, IA patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house. Legal scholars, professors, and former government officials, also chimed in. .

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2022

Many readers will already be familiar with this title, since it won our IPKat book of the year award 2021 for best copyright book! But, for those who are yet to pick up a copy, here is what is in store: The EU legislature adopted Directive 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) in 2019.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 900, the controversial “book rating” law from taking effect in Texas. But for now, the headline is that the controversial book rating law in Texas is blocked.” The post Judge Blocks Texas “Book Rating” Law appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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The IPKat

JUNE 19, 2023

Part One covers copyright and rights relating to television shows, songs, photographs, and intimate videos. In chapter two: Copyright Liability and Music ‘Piracy’, Peter Mezei, discusses file-sharing and the case of Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset. Part Two covers patents and trade secrets.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A few years ago, book piracy was considered a fringe activity that rarely made the news, but times have changed. Department of Justice targeted popular shadow library Z-Library, accusing it of mass copyright infringement. Superior Goal The average user is probably not especially interested in downloading metadata; they want books.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 8, 2024

of the plaintiffs’ books infringed the copyrights in those books. The books in question include The Cabin at the End of the World by novelist Paul Tremblay and The Bedwetter by comedian Sarah Silverman. Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc. and Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc., LEXIS 24618 (N.D.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, as you enjoy your favorite seasonal traditions, it’s important to remember that, just like most things in our lives, copyright has had a role in shaping it. So, since it is the holiday season, let’s take a look at five ways copyright has helped shape our season’s traditions. 1: It’s a Wonderful (Copyright) Life.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

This is a book review of ‘ Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author ’, by Professor Kathy Bowrey , UNSW, Sydney. The methodology of this book is interdisciplinary and socio-legal, so there is a lot to unpack. As a result, it is not a light read.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Taylor Swift says a $1 million copyright suit alleging that a book accompanying her 2019 album "Lover" rips off the look of a 2010 poetry publication "never should have been filed," arguing in Tennessee federal court on Friday that the supposed infringing elements are generic, and the books don't look similar.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Several of the lawsuits filed by book authors include a piracy component. The general vision was that the plaintext collection of more than 195,000 books, which is nearly 37GB in size, could help AI enthusiasts build better models. The complaints allege that the authors’ books were sourced from pirate sites.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Proper Copyright Notice. While this podcast is predominantly about trademark issues, I do from time to time like to talk about other intellectual property issues, especially copyright issues. That’s what a proper copyright notice looks like. Now, why do we want to use that?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This blog article is a book review of the very practical guidebook Creativity & Copyright ➲ Legal Essentials for Screenwriters & Creative Artists looking to succeed as industry professionals written by California-based film industry veterans John L. Geiger and Howard Suber.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This is a book review of the Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Moral Rights , curated by Ysolde Gendreau (Université de Montréal, Canada), provided by Francesca Mazzi , Lecturer in AI, Innovation and Law at Brunel University London. Such gestures couldn't be overlooked in a book on moral rights.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With more than 14 million digital books in its archive, Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet. Sharing Paper Books Thus far, these endeavors were all in the digital realm. Books you have read should not gather dust on your shelf – instead, they can get a second life in the hands of new readers!

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2022

For millions of website publishers the problem mostly solves itself, but for those who have more restrictive offerings in mind, such as physical book sales or a digital subscription offer, the wider internet can prove to be a disruptive competitor. Copyright Infringement Allegations. “In view of the above, defendant no.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

But, before I go, I wanted to leave you with five tales of how copyright has shaped Halloween that I’ve written over the years. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 7, 2022

Back by popular demand, it is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2021! Anyone who managed to publish a book during 2021 most certainly deserves an award in any event, given the added pressures and stresses of the pandemic, but alas there can be only one winner (per category), so vote wisely.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 22, 2023

Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2022! Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations were: Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Related Innovation: Fit for Future? We look forward to reading and reviewing more IP books in 2023!

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IP Law 360

APRIL 22, 2024

Mike Huckabee has urged a New York federal court not to dismiss Bloomberg from his proposed class action alleging copyright infringement of e-books to train the media company's large language model, arguing the business cannot lean on a fair use defense to toss the complaint at this stage. Former Arkansas Gov.

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