Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

Since the underlying asset in NFTs is primarily art, disputes in relation to NFTs bring up interesting questions pertaining to copyright law, the answers to which have the potential to shape the evolution and growth of NFTs as a medium to create, distribute and collect art.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

[For this Kat, it is a question of whether DJs should pay for all uses of music or whether the context should determine who pays for the DJs’ use of music] Source: Pinterest In April , the then President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2021 which has now become the Copyright (Amendment) Act No 14 of 2022.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The scholars acknowledged the government’s commitment to “keep pace” with technological developments in AI while protecting the public interest through Federal statute (the Copyright Act ). Authorship and Ownership of Works Generated by AI.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

One of the primary legal concerns is related to copyright – both in terms of protecting the work generated and the concern of infringing someone else’s work. Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including literary works like blog articles. Many are concerned with the potential for plagiarism.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Breaking down Miramax’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Quentin Tarantino, a dispute about NFTs that isn’t really about NFTs. NFTs Are Not Copyrightable. The confusion only seems to increase when you introduce copyright into the mix. Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Right on the heels of Vedika’s earlier post , we are pleased to bring to you this guest post by Dr. Anson C J taking an in-depth look into the question of whether an AI-generated work is a “work” under the copyright law. Samuelson argues that, under current law, they are not.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The company also asserts copyright ownership in two “director’s statements” written by Coakley about the alleged on-set bullying, as well as in Coakley’s planned derivative project about the making of Runt. In 2021, Rachel Dolezal filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS Interactive.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

There’s a similar copyright registration for this site. Chiusa’s claims: willful copyright infringement; breach of the oral distribution agreement; trademark infringement, false advertising, trade dress/trade name infringement, and false designation of origin undre the Lanham Act; a Tennessee Consumer Protection Act claim; and conversion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

I have often felt, however, that these issues were a bit of a misdirection, with at least part of the tech community treating the copyright community like dogs distracted by squirrels. Each of these cases is unique, fact dependent, and likely, if fully litigated on the merits, to shed light on different aspects of copyright law.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. Ownership of Copyright. Corel Corp.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

¯_(ツ)_/¯ We can infer from this opinion that treatment of Copyright Management Information (“CMI”) will be tricky for generative AI developers. Also, ignoring copyright licenses is at least arguably copyright infringement, and your fair use claim probably won’t get you out of the lawsuit at the motion to dismiss stage.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 6, 2021

Not knowing who owns a copyright is like not knowing who owns a house. The person who ordered the work might not own the copyright they thought they were buying. .” But instead of explaining all the nuance, let’s look at a single case that explores all four paths to ownership, Yellowcake, Inc. Hyphy Music, Inc.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Hulm asserted ownership of copyright on the app on the basis of a copyright registration of a literary concept note detailing the working of its app, arguing that the app is an adaptation of the literary concept note. This criterion was primarily established in the EBC v. Modak case.,

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

Nineties grunge-rock band Nirvana, already embroiled in a long-running legal battle against fashion company Marc Jacobs over its “happy face” t-shirt designs , now finds itself on the less happy end of a new copyright infringement lawsuit worthy of Dante’s trip through the underworld. copyright law. and Germany.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

And now there’s a huge disagreement with the comedian population around what rights do comedians get for writing a joke because I don’t think that actually exists in copyright law yet. So there’s a lot of nuances out there. “We Have Struck a Nerve” That’s one way to put it.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Although cloud offerings are often global and multi-jurisdictional, the IP laws governing services generally remain territorial and national. Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What constitutes copyright infringement in one country may not be in another. Thus, in Tiffany(NJ) Inc.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

994 (2020) , a decision holding that the sovereign immunity of individual states prevented a copyright holder from recovering damages for infringement, I was a bit disheartened. 2d 588 (1985) (“Section 106 of the Copyright Act confers a bundle of exclusive rights to the owner of the copyright.”);

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

It took eight months, but the ownership question of the photographs has been settled. However, it is not what I expected for the first case to be finally determined: Section 512(f) and an ownership dispute between former business partners. Conclusion One case related to ownership and Section 512. It seems like it did.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Sonal Infosystems the Court held that registration of a copyright is a pre-condition for claiming relief for copyright infringement, thus reading into the legislative framework a non-existent requirement. Meher Distilleries Pvt Ltd v. The significance of the report and its issues have been extensively covered on the blog here.

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