Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
JUNE 23, 2022
While the copyright conditions in the user agreements of the applications in question are always important, it will be assumed for the purposes of this post that the apps do not claim ownership through these user agreements. Ownership of copyright in the lectures presented by the speakers. Fair use; webinar recordings.
SpicyIP
DECEMBER 6, 2023
2(c), the fair use exemption thereof under Sec. 52(1)(t); and (ii) if yes, whether the proviso of the same or ‘fixation requirement’ excludes it from the scope of fair use. Lastly, I will discuss the argument of moral rights of the author in contending the ‘fair use exemption’ of their work.
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43(B)log
MAY 19, 2023
Its TOS provide that users will not use Roblox content outside of the Roblox Platform, monetize Roblox content, or imply an association with Roblox for their businesses outside of the Roblox Platform. Wowwee sells a line of dolls called “My Avastars,” which plaintiffs allege were “copied directly from Roblox’s Classic Avatars.”
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 16, 2023
This paradigm, however, breaks down when copyright ownership is contested. In that circumstance, the takedown notice becomes a proxy battle for a larger and likely fact-dependent war over ownership, which the service in the middle isn’t in a good position to resolve. The hosting service honored the takedown notice.
IP Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
If restrictions are placed on the fair use defense and/or a compulsory licensing regime implemented for models that used copyrighted content, such restrictions might apply to computer vision models that enable surgical robotics and autonomous vehicles. AI is in many ways a creature of copyright.
TorrentFreak
DECEMBER 22, 2023
According to the Authors Alliance, IA’s digital ebook library is a prime example of a service that should be permitted to operate as fair use, as it benefits both writers and readers. Instead of allowing libraries to own copies, they have to license them, which makes it impossible to add them to the permanent archive.
43(B)log
AUGUST 11, 2021
Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” Twain gave her a signed & inscribed copy after publication, which descendants donated to UMd decades back. Did Twain make fair use? And we should be talking more about implied permission, not © ownership per se. Seems unlikely.
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