The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This book should not be perceived as a classic manual on the application of copyright to these art forms. Those artists are attached to their creations and to the right of attribution. because of rain).

Art 57

Art Copyright Moral Rights Cease and Desist 57

Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

Regardless, as of this writing there are now five cases that may provide some clarity on this less frequently discussed but foundational issue of the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data for AI (I use “AI” here as a shorthand which also includes text and data mining and machine learning). Case 1- Doe 1 v.

Litigation 98

Litigation Fair Use Copying Derivative Work 98

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This article scrutinizes the constitutional implications of this provision and the potential repercussions for copyright. Is copyright movable property under Nigerian law? Unfortunately, in cases like Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Limited (MCSN) v. The new Copyright Act to the rescue? copyright law.

Copyright 62

Copyright Moral Rights Government Public Domain 62

43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

What does this have to do with law? The other dating sites offered affordances; on the facts alleged in Roommates, the site required selection within regulated categories, thus forcing people to select descriptors the law didn’t allow them to select, which was attributable to the site because the site decided what was mandatory.

Ownership 80

Ownership Moral Rights Copyright Branding 80

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq. Claims under copyright law.

Contracts 98

Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Introduction Intellectual property entails the protection of legal rights for inventions and creations made by individuals or businesses using their minds. Such works of art benefit the creator, and they are protected by the law of intellectual property. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

Non-Fungible Tokens 79

Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Intellectual Property Ownership 79

The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Marco Ricolfi (who, besides, was also this GuestKat's esteemed professor) gave a learned lecture with many references also from the philosophy of law entitled “ IP in the algorithmic society: between metamorphosis and continuity ”. Perhaps, says Ricolfi, one might think Joseph Schumpeter was right: large oligopolies do not need IP.

Reporting 91

Reporting Copyright Intellectual Property Moral Rights 91

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Protecting personality rights has become a growing problem in India due to deepfakes, morphed pictures, etc. In between these problems came Delhi High Court’s judgement in favour of Anil Kapoor wanting to get personality rights. Interesting right? Ramkumar Jewellers [6] , the court seems to have utilised Section 17(b).

Personality Rights 63

Personality Rights Privacy Social Media Intellectual Property 63

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We are happy to announce that going forward we will be publishing an annual review of the case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof, authored by Jan Bernd Nordemnann (NORDEMANN law firm). This first part covers the definition of a work, authorship and moral rights. Definition of a work (Sections 2-5 UrhG). 4, (2) UrhG. [1].

Moral Rights 52

Moral Rights Law Copyright Copyright Law 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124