TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the availability of unlicensed music “remains an issue for the whole music ecosystem.” It is now the most prevalent form of online music copyright infringement. Savefrom, for example, which received 113 million visits last month alone.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

However, one musical duo exceeded the fan-generated content standards. They later released a 15-song album based on the show’s characters and storylines, entitled “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” This year, their album won a Grammy for “Best Musical Theatre Album?” Standing ovation for @abigailbarlow…”.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict against the concert streaming service Wolfgang’s Vault, including a meager damages award. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. The reality is more complicated.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Sony Music is accusing Gymshark of copyright infringement in using the label’s music in its ads without license, according to Reuters. Whatever cost they thought they might be saving in not paying licensing fees will have to be rendered many times over in legal costs.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Alfred Yen, A Federal Rules of Evidence Perspective on Forensic Musicology and Music Copyright Infringement Juries hear a lot of forensic musicology evidence they shouldn’t which confuses them and leads to poorer decisionmaking in music © infringement cases. Open Source Smell Culture: perfumers can share formulas using CC licenses.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

The value of a business is now closely tied to its IP assets, which can be licensed, transferred, or used as capital in a joint venture. In a licensing agreement, the licensor grants the licensee the right to use their intellectual property in a specified manner, while also retaining a stake in it.

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The IPKat

MAY 20, 2024

The next day, LES is holding the full-day LES100 Training Course, “Commercialising IP through the Power of Licensing”, which is the introductory course in the Licensing Executives Society’s Intellectual Asset Management Series and it is designed for those who are relatively new to licensing. To sign up, click here.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

ii] This unreported judgement helped bring the grievances on the table for the others to see that copyright law has deficiencies in terms of music sharing and copying along with royalty issues. They believe in subscription-based music sales that don’t include direct (i.e., Magic Mantra Vision. [ii]

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear combined their talent with their love for the Netflix Original, Bridgerton , to create the 15-song “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” album. Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. 501 and 15 U.S.C.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Nintendo develops, manufactures and sells video games for, among other platforms, the Nintendo Switch games console, and also licenses third party developers to develop and publish games for the Nintendo Switch (the “ Nintendo Games ”). v Warner Music UK Ltd has confirmed falls within the definition of a “ communication “.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2022

TikTok’s intellectual property issues arise largely from the music and choreography on the platform, despite their attempts to mitigate copyright infringement. As part of this agreement, NMPA members will be able to opt in to “a licensing framework that allows them to receive benefits for their work on TikTok.”

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 4, 2022

The brands need to identify the Class under which they can register their trademark, and this is done through the NICE Classification adopted by India. This trademark was obtained with the objective of protecting and highlighting the distinctiveness of the brand. IP Branding: Certification marks and GI.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Copyrights can be awarded for usage of literary works, dramatic works, cinematographic films, musical works and even for the designs of clothes and jewelry. Since the fashion industry is very versatile, there are bound to be the presence of counterfeits especially for famous clothing lines for both Indian and international brands.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Trademarks: Trademarks safeguard brand names, logos, symbols, or phrases that distinguish a startup’s products or services from competitors’ Registering a trademark ensures exclusive usage and prevents others from causing confusion among consumers. Firstly, trademarks ensure brand exclusivity.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Seyfarth Synopsis : Collaborations with athletes, actors, and singers have always been a great way for companies to grow their brand recognition and create profitable products. With the Super Bowl (and, of course, its famed commercials) last weekend, we saw new collaborations between celebrities and brands.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Copyright Claims Earthbound content and music have remained mostly unscathed on YouTube for many years. Nintendo owns the game’s brand and composed its music, but licensed the first two Earthbound series soundtracks to Sony for album releases in Japan in 1989 and 1994.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We have previously written about key steps for brand owners to consider for their trade mark strategy in the metaverse and since then, earlier this year, the 12 th edition of the Nice Classification came into force. The case also brings to light the potential for third parties to capitalise on the goodwill of reputable brands using NFTs.

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SpicyIP

MAY 1, 2023

Licensing of training datasets The licensing of datasets – for the concerned rights under Sec. The problem is how do you license all the copyrighted images/information available on the web? However, not taking licenses for other kinds of uses such as training of ChatGPT, Stable Diffusion, Github Copilot, etc.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 29, 2022

Nintendo develops, manufactures and sells video games for, among other platforms, the Nintendo Switch games console, and also licenses third party developers to develop and publish games for the Nintendo Switch (the “ Nintendo Games ”). Firstly, it was an infringing act under s.20 20 CDPA by communicating the work to the public.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Social media guru Steven Bartlett commented, ‘Isn’t social media just so powerful’, and with a following of 44k on the platform alone, it was clear that the duo are building and growing their brand via their social media presence. Logos, words, music and even colours can be protected and registered as a trade mark.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

The reason for this is that copyright encompasses all types of original literary, artistic, musical, theatrical, cinematographic, and other works. So, whether it’s your original reel, a musical composition, a YouTube video, a painting you shared, or a write-up you wrote as a social media influencer, everything is copyright protected.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The last panel of the day explored the fact that the Metaverse could provide another hurdle in the rights linked to the music licensing process. Consequently, it would be necessary to build in creative tools for the musicians and artists that want to bring their music to virtual worlds.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP? Ownership and licensing ( copyrights & trademarks) vital when dealing in NFTs. Just as music artists protect how their music is sold and listened to, non fungible token creators have a right to protect how their work is sold and used. How are Copyrights Used?

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

But a combination of federal copyright registration and state trademark registration for these goods and services may provide an opportunity for cannabis companies to protect the substantial investments made in their brands and offerings. in relation to urban music and the hemp/cannabis industry.”

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] Protection Under Copyright Act, Licensing & Contractual Issues for the Celebrities A celebrity is a well-known person. Copyright And Licensing Questions India’s film industry produces the most films in the world, with a national and international audiences.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). The suit concerned agreements dating back to 2001 between IPRS and ENIL regarding broadcasting music in certain cities. When ENIL broadcast music in cities other than the ones in the agreement, IPRS filed an infringement suit.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Major brands such as Coca-Cola, Disney, Nike, and Ubisoft were quick to jump on the bandwagon, for example. Some of the same brands have also been exploited by third parties who created unauthorized NFTs. While some of these NFTs are bound to become irrelevant, the underlying technology has plenty of potential.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Gibson Brands, Inc. Petitioners seek cancellation of Gibson's registration for the mark THEODORE for "stringed musical instruments," claiming likelihood of confusion with the mark MCCARTY for guitars under Section 2(d), and false suggestion of a connection under Section 2(a). Paul Reed Smith Guitars and The Estate of Theodore M.

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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? Where copyright protects works of creative authorship, such as books, movies, music, etc., In short, Juice Demon is Juice Demon because he can’t be Beetlejuice, not without a license. Why did the company do this?

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 19, 2023

This becomes evident from the following amendments: Patents: Reduced penalty for failure to file or refusal to file Form 27 (working requirements) : As per Section 84(c), patents need to be ‘worked’ in India failing which competitors can obtain compulsory licenses to make and sell the patented invention.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Companies rely on intellectual property (“IP”) rights to protect their valuable information, creations, and branding. Copyright Office explains, copyrights protect “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.”

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts on the E&Y’s report on music publishing in India, MHC’s judgement clarifying the jurisdiction of a High Court to hear writ petitions against orders of the Patent Office and the CGPDTM’s open house help desk portal. Here is our recap of last week’s top IP developments. Anything we are missing out on?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 25, 2022

Geisha i hand " by Mikael Moiner is licensed under CC BY 2.0. DESIGN GuestKat Jan Jacobi reported on the UK Government's response to the consultation on design law, as a result of which the government announced that it had joined the Global Brands Database provided by WIPO. Summer is not over yet and the IPKat has been pretty busy !

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Also, if the features of the trademark have changed, if new graphic elements have been added or modified, or if a re-branding proceeding has occurred, among other situations, it is advisable to apply for new registrations to cover the newly adopted features of the brand.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

However, the narrative and “reality” that we meet is usually based on sponsorships and paid collaborations with various brands trying to reach the consumers at any cost. District Judge in 2022 in the context of a motion for summary judgement on unauthorized use of music.

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