Dear Rich IP Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2020

These photos are in the public domain and free for anyone to copy. Pre-existing works might include your public domain photos, a foreword by a third party, or any previously registered or previously published works that are included in your book. The Creative Commons License.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

In addition, there are concerns that many stock photography sites provide limited licenses to users and many unwittingly overstep them. A variety of services work to find copied images , and many engage in speculative invoicing and litigation as part of their strategy. Reasons to Calm Down (Some).

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

This would put all of Disney’s work from roughly 1995 (or 1967) forward into the public domain. Next up today, Eva Martinello at Dot Esports reports that Riot Games has filed a lawsuit against Shanghai-based Moonton Games alleging that Moonton has copied assets from them when making the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 29, 2022

This means that a majority of published research is hidden behind paywalls and not available to those that don’t or can’t pay for access to it outside of pirated copies. This is largely achieved through the use of Creative Commons licenses. Gratis articles are free to view, but there is no clear license to allow or encourage reuse.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Second, since he was a federal employee at the time the image was taken, the work itself is in the public domain. AimJunkies continues to argue that the development of cheat software is not an infringement of copyright, though Bungie made claims that code was copied for the purpose of creating the software.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

2] While most Sherlock Holmes stories are now in the public domain, the estate alleged that some works and character elements regarding Sherlock Holmes are still protected by copyright. [3] 14] Before lawyers got involved, pressure from the photographer resulted in the granting of a licensing fee. [15]

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The course packs were copied and typically sold as an alternative to course textbooks. Copyright lobby groups and their supporters have long claimed that the practice relies on fair dealing and that universities are profiting from copying without compensation.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 13, 2023

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. CBS brought a summary judgment motion to establish that the speech was in the public domain. The defendants, Mister Maestro, Inc.

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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 authorship rules apply regardless of the nature of the claimant.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

As the name suggests, copyright means the right to copy. It provides credit for your work and builds your reputation in public. Besides, People who wish to license your work can get in touch with you. Hence, creators should be well aware to document their work before going into the public domain.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

Copyright Office, which is part of the federal government, the work itself is in the public domain. This means that it can be freely copied, printed, shared, distributed without any permission from the U.S. Copyright Office.

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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

Man’s ideas are both public and private in their essence. The owners’ and people’s ideas and works are generated with uniqueness and creativity, and they are released into the public domain. If the original contents of a cinematographic film have been duplicated, copied, and pirated.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Facilitate effective collective licensing of rights, including where possible, through extended collective licensing systems. National policymakers should review existing sui generis database rights or similar rights, when they exist, in order to avoid limiting access and use of public domain works. Proposal 3.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Statutory Damages : In case of infringement proceeding, the registered copyright owner can claim statutory damages as well as legal costs, Licensing and transfer : The registration of copyright can create the scope of commercialization of copyrighted works by the way of licensing and transfer which generates the royalties.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

TBL Licensing, LLC v. Most of the issued patents cited in this brief have expired, meaning that the disclosed features are in the public domain. To conclude that TBL can strip the public's right to copy and benefit from these features today would be antithetical to the pro-competitive objectives of both trademark and patent law.

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IPilogue

JULY 12, 2021

Not only did the Supreme Court of Canada hear the much-anticipated York University v Access Copyright appeal, an important case on the nature of copyright collective licensing and educational fair dealing, but it was also the Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella’s final hearing as a Supreme Court Justice. v Teranet Inc.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

Between 2013 and 2017, Elias took photographs of hotels and licensed their owning companies to use them in promotional activities. The owners of the hotels later made the licensed images available to another company, Ice Portal, to facilitate their appearance on travel agents’ websites for promotional purposes.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws. Copyright law forbids duplication, public performance, and so on, unless the person wishing to copy or perform the work gets permission; silence means a ban on copying. ” National Car Rental System, Inc.

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Intepat

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, it prevents other organizations from copying the invention, thereby lowering the risk of competitors in the market. Patents give the inventor the security and confidence to share their invention in public domains. Why should I patent my invention? Patents give you the much-needed competitive edge in the market.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Last month, the Danish Rights Alliance was the first group to claim a major victory on the takedown front, by removing a copy of the controversial Books3 AI training dataset from the web. There are still copies circulating elsewhere, but rightsholders are determined to take these down as well.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Rightsholders did not dispute that but noted that these issues don’t play a role when full copies of copyrighted content are shared. Opponents of filtering technology warn that fair use and First Amendment rights are at stake. Tweaking the DMCA.

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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. The process of seeking registration can be cumbersome and tedious. Conclusion.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

As the name suggests, copyright means the right to copy, which signifies that only the creator of the work has the right to use it. It provides credit for your work and builds your reputation in public. Hence, creators should be well aware of documenting their work before entering the public domain.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Most of the top publications are monetized by major publishers, which means that they are locked behind a paywall. To make their work easier to access, many researchers place copies of their work on their personal profiles, often hosted by their university. This can include their own publications. ResearchGate.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 23, 2022

As for fiction, one is tempted to conclude that it is usually easy to obtain another copy of a work of fiction, should this Kat wish to reread it. That means his multiple copies, each with its own marking and notations, will remain; so too will all the novels of Jane Austen. and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

A person brings in counterfeit copies of a work Without getting permission from the copyright holder, someone reproduces his work in any way. With today’s technology, it is very simple to copy and share the original works of other people. Public domain resources as a starting point. Do not copy anything.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, takedown orders cannot be directed against infringing copy of content hosted on OTT platforms. A complaint has to be filed by the copyright owner or member of the public. This could lead to a regime where each intermediary has to pre-screen the content being uploaded as to whether it is an infringing copy or not.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Genius planted tiny mistakes in some of the lyrics it posted, and once those appeared in Google’s information boxes, it argued that Google copied lyrics from Genius. Genius’s “browsewrap,” however, prohibits copying for commercial use, and Genius sued Google for breach of contract.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Making AI as a separate legal entity may prompt to copyright infringement to those who provide the said data or information in public domain.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Multiple times throughout June and July 2022, Netflix informed Barlow & Bear’s lawyers that their July 26 performance wasn’t authorized and would give rise to claims for willful copyright and trademark infringement unless they negotiated a license—which Netflix was willing to do. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

His defense is that the work he used was free for all; after his victory, that work remains in the public domain for others to build upon. A successful defendant, by contrast, recovers nothing he didn’t already have. The best he can hope for is to break even—to recover his attorney’s fees.

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Patently-O

APRIL 6, 2023

WPL is a UK based software company who obtained several copies of SAS statistical software and made their own clone version by rewriting the code and by relying upon an early version of SAS that is not protected by copyright. The copyright case is not about copying code. SAS sued in E.D.Tex for copyright infringement.

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Dragons' Den

APRIL 6, 2023

The duo were clearly aware how important it is to look at what registered IP you can get early into your product development phase before it’s in the public domain. It can really help with getting funding as well as deterring and/or stopping competitors from copying your product. A patent will last 20 years.

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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. Signal 23 Television v.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Unique expertise on code too; code is different from photos, music, videos; some of the most valuable code on GitHub is licensed openly. Remediation not removal is often the goal—changes to the code rather than removing often resolves the problem, e.g. addressing violation of open source license by adding attribution etc.

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