Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

In this part II we discuss two additional aspects, with a focus on UK copyright law and the EU copyright acquis. The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 7, 2023

This examined the problem of authors’ remuneration: authors’ contracts tend to result in disproportionately low revenues relative to the returns of investors and intermediaries. Importantly, the parties may not contract out of this right to readjustment. Reversion of rights That said, some balance is offered in the U.S.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? What about editing some NBA Top Shots moments to create a fantasy matchup between Michael Jordan and Steph Curry? Here’s the first clause, section (i), dealing with ownership of the Bored Ape NFTs: “i. Definitely. The warning signs were all there.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

NFTs revolutionised the concept of ownership and digital art. NFTs have sparked several discussions raising questions on how this would affect IP Rights and what ownership of artwork, especially digital copies of artwork entails. However, the buyer of the NFT now had ownership over one unique copy of the same GIF.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 27, 2023

Kashtanova’s selection and arrangement of the images could be copyrighted (given that Ms. copyright law), that the images of the comic book itself could not be copyrighted as it was produced by a non-human. Instead, OpenAI treats the matter as one of ownership via contract law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

The first research-oriented-only flexibility introduced in EU copyright law – Article 3 CDSM Directive on text and data mining for research purposes – has also been implemented almost verbatim by Member States, with only a few divergences on permitted uses and beneficiaries, usually in favour of broader approaches.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All third-party services we use are bound by a contract with us to never use the information of our users for their own purposes and not to disclose the information to any third parties unrelated to the service. NordVPN is a transmission service provider, operating in Panama.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Emma Perot, Music Copyright Ownership: Factors Behind the Surge in Writer Credit and Rights Clearance Why so many writers on songs? Law is part of it, but industry factors also affect this. Files shared digitally, encourages more editing; their contributions are credited. Why so many interpolation credits?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

That then plays off the rest of the title’s allusions to separating “subjects” from the “predicates” of copyright ownership, themselves words connoting the foundational elements of both “ any complete sentence ” and at times a court’s jurisdiction over infringement matters. ” Id.

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