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Creative Commons and NFTs – is CC licensing compatible with the new technologies?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This article provides a brief overview of the use of Creative Commons licensing in relation to NFTs based on the Creative Commons’ FAQ page linked above. Creative Commons Licensing. By purchasing an NFT one only purchases an actual digital token that normally contains a link to or a copy of a digital artwork.

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Limited Licensing: An introductory overview

IP and Legal Filings

Intellectual Property License is an agreement between the owner of the Intellectual Property and the party to whom the rights are being given in exchange for a fee or royalty. The present article looks into a comprehensive landscape of Limited License. The IP Owner and the third party are the licensor and the licensee respectively.

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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

TorrentFreak

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. It is unlikely that these features will appear on a licensed mainstream service but that doesn’t stop subscribers from desiring them. Subscriber Agreements.

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The Interplay Between Copyright Licensing and Exclusive Rights: AI Edition

Velocity of Content

This article originally appeared in The Scholarly Kitchen Copyright Licensing and Human Advancement Copyright licensing, that is, the granting of permission to reuse copyright works, has likely existed as long as copyright. Collective copyright licensing is nearly as old, generally viewed as dating from 1777.

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The Licensing Vector: A Fair Approach to Content Use in LLMs

IP Watchdog

For their part, some GenAI companies like OpenAI argue that there is no infringement, either because there is no “copying” of protected materials or that the copyright principle of fair use uniformly applies to generative AI activities. These arguments are deeply flawed and gloss over crucial technical and legal issues.

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 180: Victoria Owen Sets the Record Straight on the State of Canadian Copyright Law and Content Licensing By Libraries and Educational Institutions

Michael Geist

Since the Canadian copyright law reforms in 2012, education and libraries have increased spending on licensing and a non-partisan House of Commons study found no need to create new restriction on education and library copying rights. Show Notes: CFLA, Don’t Blame Copyright for Declining Revenues.

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Has Diehr been Overruled?; and How do you Prove Technological Advance

Patently-O

by Dennis Crouch Ficep begins its petition for certiorari with a brilliant statement of how its patented steel manufacturing method has won numerous awards and complements for its innovative approach, been copied by competitors, and led to numerous successful sales. There was copying by competitors.