LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. On May 11, the U.S. 2] A week later, the U.S. 3] Graham v.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. However, not all music industry insiders were happy with it, as the copying took place without obtaining permission from all rightsholders. In a complaint filed at a U.S.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, only one patron at a time can rent a digital copy of a physical book.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Some of McFree’s critical videos use copyrighted material owned by Watch Tower so in 2018, the group filed an application for a DMCA subpoena which asked a court to compel YouTube/Google to hand over his details. ” Fair Use Considerations. Overall then, the first factor weighs in favor of fair use.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., ABCKO Music, Inc., This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., ABCKO Music, Inc., See Concord Music Group, Inc. Anthropic PBC , M.D. Tenn, 3:22-cv-01092, ECF No.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12] Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. The Court of Appeal unanimously held that the scope and content of the fair dealing defence should include works of criticism.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. However, not all music industry insiders were happy with it, as the copying took place without obtaining permission from all rightsholders. In a complaint filed at a U.S.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The Doctrine of Fair Use is a concept that originates from the case of Folsom vs. Marsh. Justice Story observed in his judgement, when the courts of law decide on cases like this, they must look to the nature and objects of the selection mode, the quantity and value of material used. Percentage of Original Material Used.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. The reality is more complicated.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. The first factor assesses whether the use is ‘transformative.'”.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

These industry groups draw a parallel between the impact Napster and BitTorrent had on music and movie sales, and the threat IA’s self-scanning library poses today. Internet Archive’s theory of fair use represents a threat just as grave.”

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

The libraries use this concept of CDL justify the mass digitalization of copyright works digital versions of their legally obtained items and lending them to patrons in a controlled manner. This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear combined their talent with their love for the Netflix Original, Bridgerton , to create the 15-song “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” album. Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. The Netflix v.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. 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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Plagiarism Today

MAY 19, 2022

2: Delhi HC Seeks Expert Help on Whether Event Firms Need License to Play Music at Weddings. Next up today, The Wire reports that the Delhi High Court is seeking an outside expert to assist in determining whether event firms in the country should be required to obtain a license to play music at weddings and other gatherings.

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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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou Recently, the news of reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny's eloquently put disappointment spread on social media, bringing up interesting questions concerning music creation using AI. AI-generated music has also taken music platforms such as Spotify by storm.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. The first factor assesses whether the use is ‘transformative.'”

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

Internet streaming in India contributes to the majority of revenues of the recorded music industry. Licensing is imperative for the product because it is known that music rights holders have worked hard. Licensing is imperative for the product because it is known that music rights holders have worked hard.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright law “protects original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture.” Using a copyrighted song, or portion of a song, in a presentation, at an event, on your website, or on social media. That is not the case.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. That is, in an NFT there can be an underlying copy of a work of art –typically an image, photograph, piece of music, video or certain audiovisual content– that may be subject to copyright. And why is that?

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 6, 2023

Goldsmith changed the way fair use is analyzed. In determining fair use, four factors are examined. The first fair use factor examines the purpose and character of the use. This transformative use analysis took on great importance and often eclipsed the other fair use factors.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Today’s post revisits something discussed several years ago on this blog: fair use. As a quick TL;DR to those previous posts, fair use is a defense to copyright infringement claims for a use of a copyrighted work that would otherwise be considered infringement. One example is parody vs. satire.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 6, 2023

Goldsmith changed the way fair use is analyzed. In determining fair use, four factors are examined. The first fair use factor examines the purpose and character of the use. ” This transformative use analysis took on great importance and often eclipsed the other fair use factors.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. Goldsmith involved the recasting by Andy Warhol, in or about 1984, of a photograph of the music artist Prince into an orange-hued silkscreen rendition (Orange Prince). 1258, (2023).

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The RIAA filed the lawsuit against the pair of sites alleging that they enabled and encouraged piracy by allowing people to download music from YouTube. Cooper, who goes by the stage name Mr. Cooper, and Valentine, AKA Drum’n Skillz, allege that No Guidance copies several elements from their earlier work.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Napster was an online platform used to download and access compressed digital music files in MP3 formats, making it one of the most popular peer to peer services in 1999. Napster gained immense popularity due to the fact that it was one of the most accessible services to use. Fair use defense that was deemed to be invalid.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2023

Targeting Youtube-dl’s Host This episode was a massive setback for the music industry, which had been fighting stream-ripping tools for years. However, instead of laying down their arms, the music companies went after Uberspace , youtube-dl’s website hosting company in Germany. It’s a Microsoft-owned corporation. .

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Fischer found triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. In comparison, previous copyright infringement cases over tattoo art focus on an existing tattoo being reproduced in another work rather than the copying of a reference image. On May 31, 2022, Judge Dale S. Background. For example, in Alexander v.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

A blog may contain an amalgamation of such rights since blogs do not merely utilize words and phrases but also videos, eBooks, music, etc. Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. Blogging and Fair Use. Copyright and Blogs. is being utilized?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. . Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The site is regularly targeted by legitimate music industry groups, including the RIAA and BPI, who allege that the site violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. The music companies classify YouTube rippers as anti-circumvention tools under the DMCA and Google typically honors their requests. nu and Y2mate.nu URLs as well.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

But this time, Netflix is the one doing the suing, and it’s targeting the creators of “ The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical ” with what I’ll call “The Official Bridgerton Musical Copyright Infringement Lawsuit” (read here). Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Digital Era And Copyright Infringement- Issues Easy Accessibility Online Now days the use of internet and online based systems has increased manifolds and it is no more a complex task to gather or collect any data from the internet. Kim cartoon and Ors. ,

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2023

modification, and other forms of copying of the work fall under this category. Music as well as the movie industry are two common industries that face copyright issues on a day to day basis. The Indian Government enacted The Copyright Act of 1957 to protect the rights of artists from getting copied or pirated. Wynk Music Ltd.

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