Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

In 1984, Vanity Fair sought to license the photograph for an “artist reference” in a story about the musician. Goldsmith agreed to license a one-time use of the photograph with full attribution. AWF licensed the “Orange Prince” to Condé Nast for an article about Prince.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

3) What is the effect of open source licenses on the AI model that uses only some open source components? (4) There are many AI models that claim to be open source – just as there are multiple forms of open source licenses , from permissive licenses (e.g. MIT License or Apache License ) to less permissive licenses (e.g.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. The flexibility of contracts makes them a prime candidate for restricting uses that copyright law leaves unprohibited. That still leaves a rather broad space for contract law to effectively limit the use of information.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 28, 2023

and Saranya Ravindran This June 28 th marks the thirteenth anniversary of the tabling of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008 (PUPFIP) – a legislation introduced by the UPA government on the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Among the other solutions, the most easy and feasible way to come out of the problem of unavailability and unaffordability was to start copying the books, study materials, and video lectures with the help of different mechanisms. for taking reprographic usage licenses after paying a prescribed tariff.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. The inventor of the invention and the corresponding contract number that the agreement was conceived under. important;}}.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 11, 2023

The newspaper’s print and digital formats reach over 6 million readers every week, with Report on Business magazine reaching over 2.5 Over the course of my time at The Globe, I gained vast and multidisciplinary experience, but three major themes emerged within my practical and research work: privacy, contracts, and data protection.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sony maintains that the worldwide copyright for the recordings is held by Experience Hendrix LLC and Authentic Hendrix LLC, who license the rights to exploit and distribute the recordings to them. There must be some kinda way out of here…” On their basic construction, the release agreements are broadly drafted.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

CJEU judgments Seven.One, CJEU, C-260/22 Coming from Germany, this preliminary reference concerned broadcasting organisations and their entitlement to fair compensation as a result of private copying. One highlight from the report is that global collections for creators reached a new historical record of €12.1

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

These and other relevant figures were recently published by WIPO and Marques' CLASS 46 reported on them here. DESIGN On Saturday, February 5, 2022, WIPO announced China's accession to the Hague System, making it the 68th contracting party to the 1999 Act and the 77th member of the Hague Union. In 2021, there was a 14.4%

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to Bungie, AimJunkies copied and distributed its copyrighted work, to develop and advertise its cheat software. The cheat software itself certainly isn’t a copy of Bungie’s work, they add. . Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions. The cheat seller, represented by attorney Philip P.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 28, 2022

The cheat software itself certainly isn’t a copy of Bungie’s work, they argued. Bungie also accused AimJunkies of a variety of other wrongdoings, including breach of contract, tortious interference, and unjust enrichment. Judge Zilly dismisses the copyright claims as Bungie failed to show that AimJunkies copied its work.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 20, 2021

They illegally downloaded Destiny 2 in violation of the company’s licensing terms and willfully distributed copyright infringing code. He is the reported operator of Lavicheats.com. Bungie vs. Kunsal Bansal (Lavicheats.com).

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

Digital assets can be protected by IP and have always been capable of being licensed or assigned via a contract, or protected as a trade mark. For example, the owners of the famous “ Grumpy Cat ” meme licensed the use of the name, image and likeness of the cat – and successfully enforced these rights.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 6, 2024

Yonay’s widow and son launched the legal action in June 2022 after Paramount Pictures released the blockbuster sequel Top Gun: Maverick without renegotiating a license to adapt Yonay’s “Top Guns” article, despite a 2018 copyright termination notice served by his heirs. As always, I’d love to know what you think.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

“The GoodPorn Website is a pirate website, displaying copyrighted adult entertainment content without authorization or license,” the complaint alleged. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar. Millions + Pornhub.com Goodporn accuses MG Premium of unfair business practices and breach of contract.

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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. While pleadings are not uploaded online by the Delhi High Court, Entrackr has obtained copies of the pleadings and has discussed some of the key facts and arguments here. Image from here.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

1: Megan Roup Seeks Dismissal in Fitness Routine Copyright, Contract Lawsuit. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that trainer Megan Roup has filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by fellow trainer Tracy Anderson over allegedly copyright-infringing exercise routines. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

“The GoodPorn Website is a pirate website, displaying copyrighted adult entertainment content without authorization or license,” the complaint alleged. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar. Millions + Pornhub.com Goodporn accuses MG Premium of unfair business practices and breach of contract.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) receives so many complaints about these fraudsters that it issued a warning on January 18, 2023, entitled “ How to spot, avoid, and report weather-related scams.” Walk away if they demand cash payments up front, or refuse to give you copies of their license, insurance, and a contract in writing.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Part I addresses decisions in the areas of scope of protection, exploitation rights, exceptions and limitations, and copyright contract law. One of the key issues in contention was whether the publication of a section of a map contained in the report was permitted under copyright law. Scope of protection (copyrighted works) 1.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2022

Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. ‘History Rewritten’ Tarantino is “shockingly” trying to mischaracterize the license agreements by leaving out critical parts, Miramax informs the court. NFT Copyright Battle.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 1, 2021

Here is his report. The defendant operated the platform based on license agreements with TV channel operators. It claims that circumventing the defendant’s geo-blocking measures is relatively easy, the defendant is aware of customers using its service outside the licensed territory, and it fails to prevent such illicit use.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

Factor three : The entirety of the work was copied. Factor four : The fourth factor also weighs against fair use: Unrestricted and widespread conduct of the sort Defendant engaged in would destroy the market for licensing Plaintiff’s work. Related posts : Blogger Loses Copyright Ruling Over Photo…But No Mention of the CC-BY-SA License!–Von

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. But ultimately, the onus is on Disney to create a contract formation process so conspicuous that a court can’t reach decisions like this. Bleacher Report, Inc. , No. 23-cv-00368-SI.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash This article continues the tradition of reporting on the copyright case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof, the highest German civil court for copyright matters (Federal Court of Justice – “BGH”). Part II will focus on copyright contract law and claims under copyright law.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 8, 2021

K&K claimed rights relating to Evel Knievel, including trademarks, copyrights for audio/visual works, right to publicity, existing licenses, contracts, and common law rights. The toy came with a red “energizer”, which wound up the toy to be released.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. The second comer/licensee assigned the exclusive license to a successor licensee, the defendant in this case. assertions. MGA Entertainment.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The plaintiff applied for an injunction against the defendant for copyright infringement and breach of contract. The photographs were taken at a shoot organised by Orisun TV, owned by Virtual Media Network (“VMN”), who subsequently licensed the photographs to NTA-Star. For more on this decision, see this Katpost.

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The IPKat

APRIL 11, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host this guest contribution by Katfriend Marijus Dingilevskis (Ellex), who reports and comments on the recent transposition, by Lithuania, of the DSM Directive [Katposts here ]. The new law implements Article 17 of the DSM Directive mostly in a copy-and-paste fashion. The same cannot be said about Article 18.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

This information or any portion thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association or the copyright holder. percent of apparel manufacturers, like Fossil, reported such problems.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. In another decision , from 2016, the BGH found that remuneration claims under Section 32 UrhG arise when the agreed remuneration at the time of the respective contract being concluded is not appropriate when viewed from the perspective of the time of conclusion of the contract (ex-ante view).

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

It was revealed in Court that the Plaintiff and Defendant had entered into an agreement wherein the Plaintiff had licensed, in a non-exclusive manner, its right to broadcast and exploit the audio-visual song clips, scenes and dialogues/clips to the Defendants’ channels. This agreement was for a period from 1 st July 2019 to 30 th June 2022.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 16, 2023

The mapping produced a wealth of data and findings, which are systematized in a dataset available on the user-friendly website www.copyrightflexibilities.eu , and analyzed in a report downloadable from Zenodo , SSRN or ResearchGate , entitled “Copyright Flexibilities: Mapping and Comparative Assessment of EU and National Sources”.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

NFTs were minted Money was advanced The underlying contracts Never got a glance Dreams of exploitation From Florida to France But no rights were acquired The kids don’t stand a chance. — “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance, Aaron’s Version” ( with apologies to Vampire Weekend ). Buying Objects ? Buying Copyrights.

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