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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

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Each of these cases is unique, fact dependent, and likely, if fully litigated on the merits, to shed light on different aspects of copyright law. The Defendant argues (1) that breach of contract (essentially downloading in violation of the terms and conditions) is preempted by copyright law, and (2) that the copying was fair use.

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Bill Cornish Memorial Lecture – Author as Revenue Sharer

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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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IPSC, Breakout Session 1: Copyright: Music & Authorship

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Do other jurisdictions have litigation over editors/give © credit to editors? Also: what about derivative works? So how do you build in that to recognize contribution to singular work v. creation of derivative work. Not available in ©. A: editor example is tricky b/c it’s about construction of originality.

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If “Trespass to Chattels” Isn’t Limited to “Chattels,” Anarchy Ensues–Best Carpet Values v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

As a result, the legal issues rarely are litigated any more. * * *. Underlying this litigation is an epistemological question: what does a “canonical” version of a web page look like? Implied-in-Law Contract/Unjust Enrichment. WhenU concluded that trademarks was a dead-end.

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Copyright Evidence: 21 for 2021 (a year in review)

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In this post, we offer an overview of the project to date, stratified across CREATe’s core research themes : Creative Industries , the Public Domain , and Competition and Markets. For investors, copyright has become a currency; users struggle with rights clearance (or ignore rights altogether); creators seek ever new ways to the market.

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NFT Update:  5 Recent Lawsuits Show a Glimpse into Future Legal Battles Involving NFTs 

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As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. Copyright Claims: Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.

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WIPIP Concurrent Session #5 Copyright & Culture

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But socially valuable innovations can be difficult to marketize/commodify. Music sampling: the tapestry/raw materials of early hip-hop practice make those kinds of works works assets that can’t attract investment. Lunney: benefits of © system may also include consumption of © works: attending theater, buying albums, books.