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. Best of all, since it was produced by the U.S. Copyright Office. What it Leaves Out.

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Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

In Dastar , the defendant had copied footage from an old television series that had entered the public domain, made minor edits, and sold the resulting videos as its own product without attribution to the original creators. 1125(a)(1)(B) (Section 43 of the Lanham Act).

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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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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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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. To that end, most have adopted an “author pays” system, where the author(s) pay for an article processing charge (APC), commonly referred to as a publication fee.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To bolster their argument, the authors refer to a recent ruling in a Thomson Reuters lawsuit, which also deals with AI-related copyright claims. In that case, the court rejected the fair use argument and referred the matter to trial. .” Given that, OpenAI’s arguments regarding fair use are wholly misplaced.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

Unauthorized use of a work protected by copyright is referred to as copyright infringement. 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.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2022

Some also refer to claimed structural similarities with the novel by Wilkie Collins , The Woman in White. So, if a copy of the movie could be found, the movie could be safely screened there. That is what happened, with one copy discovered in the 1940's and another in the 1950's. The movie had entered cinema oblivion.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

Subsequently, performance can be referred to as the representation of any visual or acoustic presentation which has been performed by one or more performers. He has the right for producing and duplicating his work and can also produce copies for the same. He has the right of communicating the work in the public domain.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They further claimed that any similarities that did exist were derivative of Irish folk songs such as Danny Boy (aka Londonderry Air ), which was in the public domain. The basic elements that a plaintiff must prove are: “(1) ownership of a valid copyright; and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original.”

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Subject matter of a copyright is covered under section 13 of the Copyrights Act 1957 (hereby referred to as the Act) which subsists of the following: Literary Work. The picture was released in Public Domain without permission, which is the issue with this. Copyrighting Art. Subject Matter of Work. Cinematographic Work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Here the final version is a clear improvement over the original Parliament text as it no longer suggests that model providers need to distinguish between copyright-protected and public domain training materials and then apply different transparency standards to both, which would be unworkable.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 24, 2022

But then I wonder in this context – what is welfare , and whose welfare are we referring to – creators, public, society, industry, nations, world, unborn kids, law firms ( sarcastically )? But yes – IPR usually refers to that – the IP holder’s ability to stop others from making use of their works.

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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. 1996) 38 DRJ 81 (India). [2]

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2024

3 RoP states that “ The Application shall be made at the same time as lodging a document containing the information or evidence and shall provide a copy of the unredacted relevant document and, if applicable, a copy of the redacted document.” Reference was made to Dutch national practice by Kodak to argue that this should be different.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Should it be confirmed that these copies are copyright-protected reproductions, the exception under Art. 5(1) InfoSoc Directive would apply to all copies transmitted from the server to the device embedding the photo camera and vice versa.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2024

An indication becomes generic when it returns to the public domain and is no longer protected in its country of origin or has ceased to be used there. References Gautami Govindarajan & Madhav Kapoor, Why The Protection of Geographical Indications In India Needs An Overhaul, Volume-VIII-Issue-I-39-65, NLR, 2019.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

They further claimed that any similarities that did exist were derivative of Irish folk songs such as Danny Boy (aka Londonderry Air ), which was in the public domain. The basic elements that a plaintiff must prove are: “(1) ownership of a valid copyright; and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original.”

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

MAY 8, 2020

referring us back to its very first copyright case and revisiting the government edicts doctrine for the first time in more than a century. On April 27, the Supreme Court took us on a stroll down memory lane in its decision in Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., The Court, applying logic from Wheaton v. Peters , along with Banks v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works. Once the period expires, the program enters the public domain and is free for all users. This situation brings new challenges to legal protection.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The High Court referred to the terms of the assignment deed and ruled that “ what was agreed between the parties is traditional mode of exhibiting the cinema as could be contemplated by both parties by then, but after technical advent of exhibiting film through satellite has become available. In the present case the Assignor (Defendant no.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming that the competitor’s design for the data center copied the plaintiff’s technology and asserting breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and other claims. The plaintiff then sued the competitor and the customer in the U.S.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

President Ford couldn’t prevent others from copying bare historical facts. Wheaton is about no federal perpetual copyright, but it is also about what is common/public property as opposed to private property. The only mention in leg history of facts refers to the sweat of the brow doctrine. She doesn’t think those are the same.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

Just like other patents, the patent protection on Blockchain also achieves exclusive rights to its inventor or assignee in exchange of details about the blockchain invented to be released in the public domain. billion) as this is the reason for its global importance.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

The judgment notes that the plaintiff did not, in fact, claim that the defendant had copied his screenplay and did not claim originality in any one element or that there was a shot-by-shot reproduction. However, the plaintiff also did not argue that his arrangement of the plot was substantially copied by the defendant.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

The definition of “ original ” as most people understand it refers to something that has never been done before by any person. Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. A publishing company called Feist Publications Inc.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Significant amounts of content are also available through the public domain. law, copying copyrighted content to train AI can state a cause of action for infringement [Citing, Thomson Reuters Enters. 2021) (downloading and copying of Westlaw database for the purpose of training AI).] ROSS Intelligence Inc., 529 F.Supp.3d

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Furthermore, the SCOTUS decision was influenced by the existence of a licensing agreement between Goldsmith and Vanity Fair, which permitted a one-time use of her photograph as an “artist reference for an illustration.” The pre-existing licensing agreement was also a significant aspect of this case.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. These rights are transferrable for financial benefits.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Interestingly, this has been described as a method to reduce the burden on patent applicants since this information is already available in the public domain. Apart from the above, another change proposed in the fees schedule is that pre grant opposition can only be filed online and not via a physical copy.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Summary of current treatment: Although courts have often referred to “expressive” or “artistic” works as shorthand for the scope of Rogers, they have applied it to speech that quali?es TM bullying w/ a public domain quilt, claiming rights over “Dear Jane” as quilt/software. What to do next? Why does she believe it’s hers?

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2022

Therefore, once copyright protection ends, and the work falls in the public domain, others must have the right to call the work by its name. Moreover, if the work sought to be registered is not copyrighted, the public may copy it at once and would be as clearly entitled to call it by its name (case citations omitted).

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Hulm Entertainment alleged Fantasy Sports had substantially copied its ‘original trading and stock features’ along with the graphical user interface (GUI) of their fantasy sports mobile application “Exchange22”. Microsoft without making any express finding in this regard.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, when a sound recording of a musical work gets played on Spotify, both the owner of the copyright in the musical work and the owner of copyright in the sound recording (the derivative work) are entitled to royalties for the public performance. Condé Nast paid $400 for the license, which specified “No other usage right granted.”

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

In today’s digital world, a lot of data and information have been shared online and are susceptible to corruption and copying. When someone mints an NFT on a public domain, they could falsely claim to be the owner of the original artwork’s copyrights.

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