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Best practices to avoid copyright infringement

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

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. In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Nevertheless , tokens may be used in a digital rights management scheme, as the aforementioned default position is subject to contract modification, as explained below. Assignment The copyright owner may transfer the entirety of the copyright in the work to the purchaser by assignment. Valid Transfer of Rights?

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat the past 2 weeks!

The IPKat

COPYRIGHT Katfriend Moritz Sutterer posted on a new competition tool that the German Competition Authority recently tried out against Google in relation to press publishers' neighbouring right. Reminder: last call to vote for your best IP book of 2021 by participating in the poll here !

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If You Ask Your Friend to Take Your Photo Using Your Camera, Who Owns the Copyright?–Shah v. NYP

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

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. Nonetheless, Shah has not alleged authorship under current Seventh Circuit law and the Court dismisses his copyright infringement claim. (To

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Bombay HC Clarifies the Contours of Copyright Infringement and Confidentiality Law

SpicyIP

Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and confidentiality law and held that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law. Merely showing certain elements were copied does not pass the threshold for copyright infringement.

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Digital collections from GLAM institutions: Policy Paper

Kluwer Copyright Blog

use of indigenous content, model contracts and/or national laws on limitations and exceptions). National policymakers should review existing sui generis database rights or similar rights, when they exist, in order to avoid limiting access and use of public domain works. version with further considerations (e.g.,