The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022.

Copyright 92

Copyright IP Social Media Copyright Infringement 92

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.

Licensing 103

Licensing Social Media Contracts Privacy 103

Copyright Lately

APRIL 6, 2024

A federal court has shot down a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that Top Gun: Maverick flew too close to a 1983 magazine article that inspired the original film. Hit me up in the comments below or on your favorite social media app @copyrightlately. As always, I’d love to know what you think.

Copyright 93

Copyright Copyright Infringement Social Media Licensing 93

Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. Their pages contained a pair of copyright notices that read, “Nothing on this page may be copied or reproduced without explicit permission.”

Publishing 259

Publishing Registration Social Media Copyright 259

IPilogue

JANUARY 11, 2023

Publishing is, of course, one of the core copyright industries – if not the core industry historically associated with copyright. IP law in publishing, especially at The Globe – who is known for being an early provider of digital media and device-agnostic content delivery – goes far beyond copyright infringement and litigation.

Journalism 80

Journalism Privacy Contracts IP 80

The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many companies, intentionally or unintentionally, have language in their contracts that would severely prejudice the athletes in the future. For example, and this is the most prevalent issue I’ve seen, many companies include language in the agreements that would grant the company a license “in perpetuity” to use the athlete’s NIL.

Intellectual Property 98

Intellectual Property Social Media Licensing Contracts 98

The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

As such, whereas other streaming services negotiate to license music that they subsequently make that available to consumers, YouTube effectively negotiates licences for music that users are already providing through the service. Plot twist!

Music 139

Music Contracts Reporting Government 139

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

The media entities republished 20 photos he uploaded to Facebook and IMDB and misattributed the photo credits. After he was released from jail, he got copyright registrations for the photos and sued (pro se) the media entities for copyright infringement, 1202 violations, and more.

Copyright 125

Copyright Fair Use Licensing Ownership 125

Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Nearly a year after a screenwriter’s lawsuit over Disney’s “Muppet Babies” reboot was dismissed, the trustee of Jeffrey Scott’s bankruptcy estate has filed a new complaint alleging copyright infringement in a production bible and scripts from the original series. Does the Bankruptcy Trustee Have a Case?

Ownership 80

Ownership Copyright Infringement Contracts Copyright 80

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

But before they get there, these courts must first decide whether AA’s terms and conditions constitutes a valid and enforceable contract, and whether TPG assented to its terms. Power Ventures involved a social media aggregator’s consensual use of its users’ Facebook passwords to access their Facebook accounts. Facebook v.

Cease and Desist 121

Cease and Desist Blogging Contracts Social Media 121

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many companies, intentionally or unintentionally, have language in their contracts that would severely prejudice the athletes in the future. Put another way, the company is only paying the athlete for the express term of the contract, but it will be able to use the athlete’s NIL forever. It’s really a matter of education.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Licensing Social Media Contracts 52

JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

The museum industry, it would seem, is taking note of technology’s growing role in its operations, particularly in regards to visitor engagement and staying relevant in a social media-driven society where declining visitation rates have only been exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic.

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Fair Use Art Social Media 52

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.

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Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 111

Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 5, 2021

When a record label or other distributor receives performance royalties from Spotify, it will presumably share a portion with the comedian per the parties’ contract. Performance “Absent a Specific License”. If an artist has explicitly granted a label the right to license the work to streaming platforms, Spotify may be free to proceed.

Music 83

Music Licensing Copyright Publishing 83

TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2022

In today’s social media-powered world, it would’ve been devasting. According to Bungie, access to Destiny 2 is only granted after the user agrees to the terms of a Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA). The terms of the LSLA represent a binding contract between Bungie and each individual player of Destiny 2.

Social Media 131

Social Media Derivative Work Contracts Licensing 131

The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

Artist Four Tet took to social media to announce that its record label, Domino, had requested his music be removed from streaming platforms, amidst a legal dispute over royalties. He seeks a declaration as to the true construction of his contract and monetary relief, capped at £70,000.

Contracts 96

Contracts Music Copyright Copyright Infringement 96

LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Damon Dash. Miramax LLC v.

Non-Fungible Tokens 52

Non-Fungible Tokens Social Media Contracts Branding 52

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. ” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it.

Copyright 144

Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144

SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Such an interpretation allows for a patentee to claim a right to prohibit another party’s export of allegedly infringing goods, thus going beyond what the statute actually offers. This judgment concerned the classification of payments under end-user license agreements (EULA). Engineering Analysis Centre for Excellence Pvt.

IP 143

IP Intellectual Property Copyright Trademark 143

43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

Special rules for hosting providers, including online platforms; online platforms, including distance contracts, and very large online platforms and very large online search engines. What about the copyright interface w/ the DSA? YouTube is an OCSSP, but other than that much is unclear—are all different types of social media OCSSPs?

Copyright Law 40

Copyright Law Law Copyright Art 40

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

The IPKat

AUGUST 25, 2023

In this regard, the role of legal frameworks such as copyright law, data protection laws and contract law in regulating and structuring data access is significant. Need for data: A survey From a legal perspective, a taxonomy of data used in AI research and development shows that there is copyright data (i.e.,

Social Media 52

Social Media Law Journalism Copyright 52

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. Glynn Lunney: why use an existing open source structure?

Music 52

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