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rebinding books doesn't create derivative works but may be actionable under Lanham Act

43(B)log

Spiralverse removed the original paperback glue bindings from the copies it purchased, punched holes in the pages, and installed spiral bindings. Spiralverse listed its modified copies for sale on Amazon at prices of $29.99 Copyright infringement: Rebinding doesn’t create a derivative work.

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Bungie & Ubisoft Sue Destiny 2 Cheatmakers Ring-1 For Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

The plaintiffs believe that Ring-1 or those acting in concert with them fraudulently obtained access to the games’ software clients before disassembling, decompiling and/or creating derivative works from them. Copyright Infringement Offenses. 1201(a)(2)). Other Claims Against The Ring-1 Defendants.

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Authors Get Mixed Results With Initial Skirmish in OpenAI Lawsuit

The IP Law Blog

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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Authors Get Mixed Results With Initial Skirmish in OpenAI Lawsuit

LexBlog IP

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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Deadly Dolls and a Forgotten Copyright Exception

Copyright Lately

While these sorts of objects typically aren’t themselves eligible for copyright protection, they often contain pictures or designs which are protectable. Unfortunately, however, Section 113(c) is like the Generation X of copyright law—it’s remarkably useful, underrated, and largely overlooked—even by copyright lawyers and judges.

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Court Dismisses Most Claims in Authors’ Lawsuit Against OpenAI

LexBlog IP

OpenAI, Inc. , [1] a putative class action filed on behalf of a group of authors alleging that OpenAI infringed their copyrighted literary works by using them to train ChatGPT. [2] 2] OpenAI moved to dismiss all claims against it, save the claim for direct copyright infringement, and the court largely sided with OpenAI.

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Famous Authors Clap Back at OpenAI’s Attempt to Dismiss Claims Regarding Unauthorized Use of Content for Training LLM Models

LexBlog IP

Yesterday, Plaintiffs hit back, noting that OpenAI hasn’t moved to dismiss the “core claim” in the lawsuits—direct infringement. ” OpenAI’s arguments instead focused on vicarious liability and failure to state a claim under Section 1202(b) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”).