LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

In 1984, Vanity Fair sought to license the photograph for an “artist reference” in a story about the musician. Goldsmith agreed to license a one-time use of the photograph with full attribution. The first factor of fair use considers the nature of and reasons for a copier’s use of an original work. [4]

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, only one patron at a time can get a copy. Mass Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? When lending digital content, ‘authorized’ libraries typically obtain a license or negotiate specific terms. The Internet Archive has no such license.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They further claim that the podcasters obtained a pirated copy of the fight to use in the show. According to H3’s response, their use of the video in the podcast was a fair use and if the version they had was pirated, that is not itself a copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

is one of the most interesting cases in history to rely on a fair use defense, arguing that the alleged infringement qualifies as a parody. ” 2 Live Crew had previously sought to license the track from Acuff-Rose to be used as a parody; Acuff-Rose refused and 2 Live Crew used it anyway. .”

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Velocity of Content

MAY 1, 2024

29 town hall, The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training and LLMs, presented a comprehensive case that AI systems do infringe copyrights and called for a licensing system to compensate content owners. Thus, it can be said that they have made complete and exact copies of everything they have ingested.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Next up today, Jasmine Simpkins at Hip Hollywood reports that musicians Brandon Cooper and Timothy Valentine have filed a lawsuit against both Chris Brown and Drake alleging that their song No Guidance is an infringement of their earlier song I Love Your Dress. Neither side has commented on the lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a copyright infringement lawsuit against the realtors Columbia House of Brokers Realty over the alleged infringement of floor plans. 3: Microsoft is Looking to Use the Ethereum Blockchain to Prevent Piracy.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Netflix also holds the position that Barlow and Bear “ copied liberally and nearly identically ” the elements of expression, dialogue, characters, and key plot points from Bridgerton. Ironically enough, if this case was filed in Bridgerton home territory, the UK, Barlow and Bear may attempt to use the defence of parody and pastiche.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 26, 2023

So-called ‘cam’ copies appear online within hours of movies first appearing in theaters, yet as piracy releases go, cams are unique in their ability to disappoint just about everyone. Amended Amendments The Standing Committee Report referenced 18 U.S. And quite rightly so.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Internet Archive (IA) sees things differently, noting that its ‘Controlled Digital Lending’ process operates for purposes including preservation, access and research, therefore meeting ‘fair use’ standards. In parallel, IA believes its liability is limited due to the safe harbor provisions of the DMCA.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

As most readers must be aware by now, the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on India’s IP regime has revealed a problematic, maximalist approach to IP protection, showing no more than a tokenistic appreciation of public interest considerations. Limitations on storage of copied works in digital formats. Bench decision).

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

It may not always prevent unauthorized copying; however, it may serve as a public notice by securing a public record in one’s favor. You may sign-up for a Creative Common License where the issue lies in seeking acknowledgment of the work. Blogging and Fair Use. is being utilized?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

s (AWF), [1] in a long-awaited decision impacting fair use under Section 107(1) of the Copyright Act. Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2] Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2] Goldsmith was not paid or credited for this use.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The series was originally commissioned by Vanity Fair after it bought the license of the photo portrait from Goldsmith. The legal question at the center of the dispute is whether Warhol’s series is fair use of Goldsmith’s original photograph. The trial judge John G. The implication of the result will be far-reaching.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Among the other solutions, the most easy and feasible way to come out of the problem of unavailability and unaffordability was to start copying the books, study materials, and video lectures with the help of different mechanisms. The exceptions in fair dealing have been stated in general terms and the list is not exhaustive.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 8, 2023

Adjusted for inflation, imported Japanese N64s changed hands for the equivalent of $1,400 in today’s money; a copy of Super Mario 64? Imported into the gray market in Europe, US cartridges were cheaper than their Japanese counterparts. Specifically, the reported repository provides Lockpick to users,” the complaint reads.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Vila licensed his photo to various online and print publications for use in articles about Shayk. Otherwise, Vila asserted, “no photographer could ever take a picture of any individual wearing any item of apparel or accessories without obtaining licenses or waivers from any and all rightsholders in such apparel or accessories.”

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

3] The suit alleged that Sherlock Holmes’ character traits of warmth and empathy were copied and not yet in the public domain, as these traits only developed in later works that are still protected by copyright. [4] 14] Before lawyers got involved, pressure from the photographer resulted in the granting of a licensing fee. [15]

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TorrentFreak

MAY 26, 2023

The TV production is licensed to Sony LIV and was a huge success. In addition to removing the reported posts, Instagram must also remove other infringing URLs from its platform. The same applies to other “rogue handles” that the users potentially used. Alternatively, they may be classified as fair use.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 27, 2022

Instead of the owner of the copyright issuing copies for distribution, the works are available for being seen or heard or otherwise enjoyed by the public. No person or organization can rebroadcast the broadcast without the license of the right owner. Fair use in criticism, review and news reporting.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

Since most tweets relating to the initial dispute have since been deleted or disabled, here we rely on archived and cached copies for evidence. “He sent a DMCA report which blocked my account: this means I’m on the brink of the permanent suspension. The two people at the heart of the original dispute are both Twitter users.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 11, 2022

On October 12, 2022, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the fair use copyright case of Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. Andy Warhol admittedly used Lynn Goldmith’s copyrighted photographs of Prince as the basis for his set of sixteen silkscreens. Warhol was never personally a party to the license). 21-869 (2022).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

The Rusty Krab court expands upon these points in its subsequent section detailing findings of law, but its discussion is fairly conclusory, mainly comprising maxims about what a parody is and isn’t rather than specific discussion of the defendants’ use and why it fails to qualify.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based. By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 569 (1994).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

AI-generated works have won awards: The Crow , an “AI-made” film won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival and the story of an AI artwork winning the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition was reported in The New York Times. Leaving the law aside, generative AI triggered some backlash in 2022.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

” On April 26, UMG held an earnings call in which it reported that revenues rose 11.5% It’s a new issue and there’s been some fresh reporting on it with some recent developments. It isn’t human-readable and does not contain copies of any audio recordings. year over year to $2.71

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As reported on Entrackr , Pocket FM has filed a copyright infringement case against Kuku FM before the Delhi High Court. While pleadings are not uploaded online by the Delhi High Court, Entrackr has obtained copies of the pleadings and has discussed some of the key facts and arguments here. Image from here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

You can see his previous posts for us here. New(s) Questions and Fair Use: Using Copyright to Curtail Expression? In response the Defendant claimed, “ fair use” and “ de minimis” use. Without prejudice, the Defendant also contended de-minimis use as the use was of a clip lasting less than a minute.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 13, 2023

The New York Times reported on Dr. Martin Luther King’s copyright lawsuit over “I Have a Dream” in 1963. Shortly after his “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered in August 1963, King moved for a preliminary injunction preventing record companies from selling copies of the speech. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mister Maestro.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JULY 12, 2021

Since we last reported on this case (in May of 2020), the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued its opinion on the matter, concluding that ComicMix, LLC ("ComicMix") cannot successfully claim a fair use defense against claims of copyright infringement by Dr. Seuss Enterprises ("Seuss").

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This song called "NostalgIA" (IA standing for “Inteligencia Artificial” in Spanish) was created by account user “FlowGpt”, using the voices of Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, and Daddy Yankee. The song, and specifically the part of Bad Bunny´s voice and style of lyrics, was reported by his fans to be so much like Bad Bunny that had them fooled.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

Later, on page 46, while listing the key challenges in India’s ‘march towards leadership in AI’, the report terms India’s intellectual property regime ‘unattractive’ and one of the impediments to incentivising research and adoption of AI. Committee D – This report is on cyber security, safety, legal and ethical issues.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. The second comer/licensee assigned the exclusive license to a successor licensee, the defendant in this case. assertions.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

I would read an article or book passage, take notes, write what I’d learned in my own words and voila my homework, research, or report was complete. Copying was tedious. Copying took effort. Licensing agreements, fair compensation, and mutual respect for craft and code could be the keys to unlocking a harmonious scenario.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

Copy-reliant technologies have banked heavily on that principle over recent years and it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the principle of non-expressive use has become the legal foundation of how the internet essentially works. Litigation against these models has piled up at the same breakneck speed as they have gained ground.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

’s (AWF), [1] in a long-awaited decision impacting fair use under Section 107(1) of the Copyright Act. Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2] Goldsmith and, as a result, did not constitute fair use. [2] Goldsmith was not paid or credited for this use.

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