The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The next phase of blockchain technology is focussed on bringing such scarcity and uniqueness to the internet, allowing for the ownership and collection of unique digital assets. Which field of law will govern such digital assets and the NFT technology? The concepts of ownership and licensing are relevant in this context.

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The IPKat

MARCH 5, 2024

Jane Wessel's book , Owning Performance | Performing Ownership: Literary Property and the Eighteenth-Century British Stage , is a distinguished contribution to this scholarly pantheon. If the latter, publication, whatever protection that the copyright law offered, might be unwise commercially. Read, learn, and enjoy.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

In 2019, Artem Stoliarov, a Russian DJ whose stage name is Arty, filed a lawsuit before the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that Marshmello’s song ‘ Happier ’ copied the synthesizer melody from his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s ‘I Lived’ (OneRepublic is an American pop rock band). From remixes to remasters.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.

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Patently-O

MAY 15, 2024

as a major turning point in American patent and antitrust law. Although Dick/Edison had patented the machine, they were an early adopter of the subscription model and wanted to also be the exclusive seller of copying supplies. by Dennis Crouch I see the US Supreme Court’s 1912 decision in Henry v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

The rights of speakers, organisers, and participants under Indian copyright law will be discussed in this Article, which will explore copyright concerns connected to webinars. Ownership of copyright in the lectures presented by the speakers. In addition, copyright law favours protection for long statements over short ones.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2023

Cynthia Zhang is a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This is a far cry from the revenues earned on the WWE 2K games, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies each. This development has led legal commentators to observe that, unfortunately, the copyright law surrounding celebrity tattoos remains unclear.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Image by Tumisu via Pixabay Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are altering society’s notion of digital ‘ownership’ and redefining the common perspective on distribution of original works to consumers by introducing scarcity to the digital realm.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Some screenshots depicting the framing (the first image shows Google’s superimposed frame on the right; the second shows what happens if users click on the frame in the first image): If this issue sounds familiar, it’s because framing generated huge discussion in Internet Law circles… 20+ years ago.

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43(B)log

MARCH 31, 2023

Upon Darger’s death, the Lerners took control of his works under the allegedly false pretense that he had gifted the physical copies of his works and their associated copyrights to them.” Copyright ownership: At this stage, the court accepted as true the allegation that Darger did not gift his works to the Lerners.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Taking him at his word: Did Twain infringe her common-law copyright? 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. So you should go more into common law/statutory distinction.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

In doing so, it calls into question a fundamental assumption of many traditional intellectual property (IP) frameworks as copyright laws only protect works created by humans and not AI. Copyright law protects just the expression, not the idea itself. This means that using the protected work requires prior consent from its creator.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

In this part II we discuss two additional aspects, with a focus on UK copyright law and the EU copyright acquis. The First Sale Doctrine in the Metaverse The first sale doctrine, also referred to as the ‘ principle of exhaustion’ , is a longstanding tenet of copyright (and more in general intellectual property) law.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. source code) under copyright law. Inspection of a Registered Mask Work. government.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

In the EU, Article 4(2) of the InfoSoc Directive specifically addresses exhaustion, stating that the distribution right of the copyright holder is exhausted within the EU after the first sale or other transfer of ownership of a copy of a work with the rightholder’s consent. What could this mean for copyright-relevant upcycling?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This book review of Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria: Emerging Trends, Theories And Practice by Desmond Oriakhogba (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) and Ifeoluwa Olubiyi (Afe Babaloloa University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria) is kindly provided by Kasim Waziri , Professor of Law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Introduction Private International Law governs the disputes between two individual parties rather than States. Unlike Public International Law that has a defined jurisdiction and law, Private International Law lacks in that area. Choice of Law is determining which country’s laws will govern the dispute.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

million ($3 million) acquiring a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune. With previous ones selling for around €25,000 ($28,000), their copy cost more than 100 times the going rate. Make the book public (to the extent permitted by law) 2. Many copies of the book are already easy to access just through a simple search.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . Make the book public (to the extent permitted by law) 2.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 5, 2022

Welcome to the first trimester of the 2022 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. We report here on one case, issued late in December 2021, which may be of interest to our copyright readers, despite its focus on private international law.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. source code) under copyright law. government. Id, section 2407.2(C).

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Williams wasn’t entitled to a rebuttable presumption that he was the copyright owner because he only submitted a copy of his Public Catalog search results, not his certificate of registration. conclude Williams retained ownership of the right to publicly display the mural would create an absurd and inefficient division of ownership.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On one hand, unauthorized mass copying and distribution of movies, TV shows, and music is widely recognized as copyright infringement. The general consensus is that copyright law favors the publishers, but in a recent motion to dismiss, Elbakyan had other things on her mind too. ” Mandatory Economic Component Absent Mr. .

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded ”. Crucially, the ownership of an NFT does not equate to ownership of an underlying asset. Internet Law: A Concise Guide to Regulation Around the World. Creative Commons’ position on NFTs.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

Trade mark infringement cause of action is brought under common law while unfair competition cause of action is brought under both common law and California Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 et seq. NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e. This is a U.S Ether (USD 1+ million).

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This will help avoid surprises from the application of unfamiliar Chinese laws and regulations. If a secret is stolen, or the ownership or its proper apportionment are disputed, or if a third party is trying to copy software containing AI algorithms, the right holders must not shy away from taking proper enforcement measures.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Photo by Udo Pohlmann via Pixabay Over the last decades, European lawyers got used to the – at times remarkable and even forceful – interventions of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in copyright law. For now, Luxemburg and Strasburg case law are not in conflict. The Safarov case In 2009, Safarov authors a book.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2023

Judge or New Jury On February 27, Grande filed a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law. For example, there were no copies of the 1,403 original copyrighted works to compare against the alleged pirate copies, and it’s unclear if the infringers were actually Grande subscribers, instead of unauthorized network users.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 19, 2022

claimed that they held 50% ownership in the work, given to them by a producer named Greg Mathieson who worked on the album. Atkinson sued Netflix and Dark Horse Comics, alleging that Umbrella Academy copies characters and elements from a 1996 comic book he created for Rogue Satellite Comics. However, a UK company named Stillwater Ltd.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

At issue is pirate sites that, according to publishers, use the Shopify platform to sell pirate ebook copies of textbooks. Next up today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street Media reports that a half dozen movie studios have filed a lawsuit against the free streaming service Primewire alleging that the service is engaged in widespread piracy.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2024

Google does not have to face a proposed class action alleging it raked in over $2 billion from unauthorized advertisements by trespassing on website owners' property, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday, saying a website owner can't claim ownership of copies of the website displayed on a user's screen.

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

There was a recent story that is an instructive lesson in copyright law that has application to the NFT market. The token goes onto the blockchain, indicating ownership rights and potentially royalty rights for future transfers of the NFT, but not the underlying digital asset. See article below). What Are NFTs? NFT are ERC-721 tokens.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Potential copyright issues are always a concern but the Hollywood group believes that current laws are capable of handling any NFT-related challenges. law, including the DMCA’s takedown provision, is well-equipped to handle copyright and trademark issues as they arise. While that’s a problem, the MPA believes that U.S.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 24, 2024

Comprehending Data Privacy and Intellectual Property While data privacy laws are intended to protect people’s private information, they also interact with intellectual property rights, which confer ownership and security to creative works. It also asks us to understand complex laws deeply.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

One Music Specialist work (“Jam the Box”) was interpolated into Flo Rida’s hit song “In the Ayer,” which sold millions of copies and reached No. at 1-2] At its heart, therefore, this case is a dispute about copyright ownership. Meanwhile, Butler (unbeknownst to Nealy) entered into an agreement with Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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