The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou Recently, the news of reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny's eloquently put disappointment spread on social media, bringing up interesting questions concerning music creation using AI. AI-generated music has also taken music platforms such as Spotify by storm. Did the track infringe Bad Bunny's rights?

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

However, one musical duo exceeded the fan-generated content standards. They later released a 15-song album based on the show’s characters and storylines, entitled “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” This year, their album won a Grammy for “Best Musical Theatre Album?” Standing ovation for @abigailbarlow…”.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner? But before we get there, we need to ask a fundamental question: What’s a derivative work? The Copyright Act Definition is Broad, But.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical? original sound – Abigail Barlow.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Authors Kennington Groff and Jaime Chandra Kozlowski delve deep into the potential implications of a landmark Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case that sent ripples through the art world, impacting copyright law including fair use and commercial licensing. Goldsmith Navigating the Future Legal Landscape Warhol v.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It highlights the importance of understanding copyright laws when using data for AI training or generating content. It debunks common misconceptions, such as assuming publicly available data is protected from copyright protections. See Traverse Legal’s Copyright page.)

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It highlights the importance of understanding copyright laws when using data for AI training or generating content. It debunks common misconceptions, such as assuming publicly available data is protected from copyright protections. See Traverse Legal’s Copyright page.)

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2023

A 2020 class action lawsuit filed by musician Maria Schneider accused YouTube of mass copyright infringement, failing to suspend ‘repeat infringers, and restricting access to anti-piracy tools, among other allegations. Copyright Law: Infringement Standards. YouTube’s Motion For Summary Judgment.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law. This question even after a broad reading of the Indian Copyright law remains unanswered, demanding an amendment in the present law or more clarity on the same by the way of judicial decisions.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Already a fixture on the pop charts and in the world of bait-and-switch hyperlinks, Astley is now looking to make history yet again, this time with a new lawsuit that may put a damper on the music industry’s latest nostalgia kick. Gravy and his team couldn’t get a license to sample the master recording. “So,

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

RIGHTS PROTECTED : Under this law Copyright law protects the copyright of authors, musicians, etc. Copyright is essentially a right to copy. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. Napster faced action for copyright infringement in cyberspace.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted. The United States.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 9, 2022

Goldsmith realized what had happened—that Warhol had made over a dozen works based on her photograph, the majority of which had not been licensed. She brought suit for copyright infringement, lost at the trial court because of the Warhol estate’s fair use defense but won on appeal to the Second Circuit. federal copyright law)?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Under copyright law in the 1940s, copyrights registered for an initial 28-year period, and that period could then be renewed for an additional 28 years with proper filings. Supreme Court precedent to sort of “reclaim” the copyright. Why then did the film turn into the Christmas classic we know today?

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Goldsmith involved the recasting by Andy Warhol, in or about 1984, of a photograph of the music artist Prince into an orange-hued silkscreen rendition (Orange Prince). At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. Goldsmith , 598 S.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 6, 2023

Prior to this case, the focus has been on the transformative nature of the work itself. in other words, whether and to what extent the new work is transformative.” The Warhol court focused significantly on balancing the first fair use factor against the copyright owner’s right to create derivative works.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted. The United States.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

Goldsmith involved the recasting by Andy Warhol, in or about 1984, of a photograph of the music artist Prince into an orange-hued silkscreen rendition (Orange Prince). At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. ” (S.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 6, 2023

Goldsmith involved the recasting by Andy Warhol, in or about 1984, of a photograph of the music artist Prince into an orange-hued silkscreen rendition (Orange Prince). At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. Goldsmith , 598 S.

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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. These rights generally include the rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, publish and create derivative works.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. 569 (1994). 102(a)(5) , a category that is defined to include photographs, 17 U.S.C.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 11, 2024

Copyright and technology are not enemies, but instead can work together when there is respect for the copyright laws that encourage creation of the trusted content that technologies require. GenAI systems use copies of content like books and articles, many of which are protected by copyright, for training their LLMs.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 16, 2023

Top 3 Kluwer Copyright Blog posts 1) Generative AI, Copyright and the AI Act by João Pedro Quintais “ Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. ” 3) How to Distinguish Transformative Fair Uses From Infringing Derivative Works?

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. In law, the quality of an idea’s expression is given more weight. It does demand, however, that no part of the work be plagiarised. can have copyright.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

You can always get drunk and order random stuff on Amazon curl up with a scary book or Halloween-themed movie, game or music video that’s found its way into copyright history. So, without further ado, here are 13 Halloween-themed works that someone (hopefully other than you) got sued for. Ghostbusters, Part II.

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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. But that doesn’t seem particularly relevant, because the derivative works at issue are actually the screenplay scans, not the NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 19, 2022

After all, the last time the Court considered whether a creative work qualified as a “transformative” fair use under the Copyright Act was in 1994’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” case, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. That’s practically a lifetime ago, even for justices with lifetime appointments. The case, Castle Rock Entertainment v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

copyright law. Secrecy Reasons : “Some religions use copyright law to keep their religions secret; some religions do not want to disclose their works to the general public.” ”) Other religions “seek copyright for secrecy, but secrecy to protect their students[,].teachers ” Id.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Under the 1976 Copyright Act, copyright subsists automatically in any “original work of authorship” that is “fixed in any tangible medium of expression.” [ 17 U.S.C. A)] The audiobook reproduces both the sound recordings and the literary works embodied in them; while an ebook or paperback reproduces only the literary works.

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