TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

. “In 2021, Reddit received 177,450 copyright notices reporting 920,672 pieces of content. We removed 665,898 pieces of content in response to these takedown notices,” the company reveals in the latest edition of its transparency report. Any copyright notices sent to Reddit must comply with various rules.

Copyright Infringement 108

Copyright Infringement Copyright Copyright Notice Reporting 108

Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. The IPO has said that it will continue evaluating potential changes to copyright law but did not set a timetable.

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Copyright Copyright Law Publishing Copyright Infringement 198

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

the GPT models of Open AI) will have to “put in place a policy to comply with Union copyright law” and “draw up and make publicly available a sufficiently detailed summary about the content used for training” of the AI model. What, therefore, does the general reference of the AI Act to “Union copyright law” mean?

Copyright 77

Copyright Copyright Law Art Copyright Infringement 77

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

Copyright exceptions: Quotation and pastiche Apart from exhaustion, another possible avenue of “legitimizing” upcycling in the face of copyright infringement allegations could lie with copyright exceptions. How to reconcile copyright with the human right to a healthy environment? A solution?

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Copyright Copyright Law Business Intellectual Property 117

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

Free Speech Has Limits A criminal copyright infringement trial that concluded in Finland this week also saw the defendant rely on a fair use-style parody defense. When he copied and then rebroadcast the news report, that was copyright infringement. Not that other routes hadn’t already been tested, however.

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Copyright Derivative Work Fair Use Reporting 117

SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law, on May 14 th , 2021 we announced the 2 nd edition of the Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on the occasion of Shamnad ‘s 45 th birth anniversary. A photograph of Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer.

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 19, 2021

The Federal Court of Australia has awarded additional damages in the highest order against Clive Palmer ( Palmer ) for his copyright infringement of the 1985 Twisted Sister’s rock song “ We’re Not Gonna Take It ” (the Song ). After being alerted to the UAP campaign, Universal commenced copyright infringement proceedings against Palmer.

Copyright Infringement 40

Copyright Infringement Copyright Music Publishing 40

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Massive Copyright Infringement The language used in the complaint makes it extremely clear that the MPA views playlists as a threat and illegal under copyright law. at [former repo location],” the notice reads (minor edits for clarity).

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Copyright Infringement Television Copyright Advertising 138

Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

The following is an edited transcript of my video Copyright Concerns When Using Others to Create Content. And that is a specific, important phrase in copyright law. And the infringement doesn’t have to be long. Lots of us use others to help create content online. And this is shocking to many people.

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Social Media Copyright Cease and Desist Contracts 147

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

If any person imitates the ideas of any other creator, he would said to be infringing the original artist’s design and the copyright thereof. A copyright protection is the ability of a designer to protect his original designs through the copyright laws. What Is Copyright?

Designs 88

Designs Design Copyright Copyright Infringement 88

TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit, equating IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) operation to copyright infringement. Earlier this year a New York federal court concluded that the library is indeed liable for copyright infringement.

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Publishing Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property Law 141

IPilogue

JULY 22, 2021

On June 8 th , the Federal Court of Australia ruled that AGL Energy, Australia’s largest electricity generator, failed to establish its trademark and copyright infringement claim against Greenpeace , an international environmental activist organization. Therefore, no damages were awarded to AGL. From 2019 to 2020, AGL produced 42.2

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Law Copyright Law Trademark Copyright 106

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

However, copyright infringement occurs when such copyrighted music is streamed without acquiring proper license from the copyright owners. Hence, licensed broadcasting of copyrighted music does not give rise to copyright infringement. In the case of Super Cassettes Industries Pvt.

Music 52

Music Moral Rights Copyright Infringement Television 52

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

In doing so, it calls into question a fundamental assumption of many traditional intellectual property (IP) frameworks as copyright laws only protect works created by humans and not AI. As a result, using AI for producing content is only eligible for an infringement of copyright if the data used by AI violates copyright.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Ownership Technology 84

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Photo by Christian Wiediger from Unsplash 2021 saw a very active German Bundesgerichtshof (“BGH” – Federal Supreme Court) in the area of copyright law. This article covers the most relevant copyright law decisions of the BGH from that year. Part II will cover claims under copyright law and collecting societies.

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Copyright Law Due Diligence Copyright Infringement 52

Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2023

AI tools offer unprecedented assistance in content creation, from automated editing to graphic design, and push the boundaries of creativity. This article explores the intricate world of AI and copyright, providing insights and guidance for those at the forefront of digital content creation. Understanding the U.S.

Copyright 52

Copyright Content Creation Graphic Design Copyright Law 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In a decision issued [1] November 27, 2023, a Chinese court ruled that AI-generated content can enjoy protection under copyright law. copyright law and may have far-reaching implications. The plaintiff sued for copyright infringement in May 2023. Background of Case The plaintiff used a U.S.-based

Copyright 52

Copyright Copyright Law Intellectual Property Plagiarism 52

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The company demanded damages under copyright law claiming that the team “willfully and maliciously” copied, adapted and distributed its source code and other content without permission. As such, US copyright law lacks reach, the defendants say. Affirmative Defense – Fair Use. on Metacritic.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This Conference marks the 25th anniversary of the Boards of Appeal and will bring together leading intellectual property experts from multiple jurisdictions, representing a broad spectrum of professional interests with representatives from some of the leading IP offices, lawmakers, judges, academics, and lawyers.

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Intellectual Property Moral Rights Registration Editing 65

TorrentFreak

MAY 6, 2024

4 Other anti-piracy work reported for the period includes legal action against pirate site operators and translation groups, civil/criminal action through local subsidiaries and overseas affiliates, establishing response strategies in accordance with local copyright laws, and overseas administrative actions.

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Reporting Social Media Publishing Editing 102

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

AI tools offer unprecedented assistance in content creation, from automated editing to graphic design, and push the boundaries of creativity. This article explores the intricate world of AI and copyright, providing insights and guidance for those at the forefront of digital content creation. Understanding the U.S.

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Content Creation Copyright Graphic Design Ownership 52

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. Helena Vasconcelos (et.

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Copyright Artistic Work Copyright Law Music 49

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On one hand, unauthorized mass copying and distribution of movies, TV shows, and music is widely recognized as copyright infringement. The general consensus is that copyright law favors the publishers, but in a recent motion to dismiss, Elbakyan had other things on her mind too.

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Publishing Ownership Copyright Copying 126

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 2, 2024

OpenAI’s vision for a fair AI ecosystem The ADAI mentions copyright only in passing, but it is fairly obvious that the desire to ‘deal’ with pending copyright infringement claims (largely in the US) lies at the core of this ambitious statement.

Contracts 79

Contracts Copyright Publishing Business 79

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Caveat Emptor The common notion that acquiring ownership of an NFT representing a work in which copyright subsists equates to owning the copyright to the underlying work is clearly false. As such, the CC0 approach might efficiently address copyright infringement issues in the NFT world, as it seeks to develop viable open content IP.

Non-Fungible Tokens 98

Non-Fungible Tokens IP Ownership Contracts 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Photo by Artur Shamsutdinov on Unsplash This is a two-part post summarising the authors’ findings from the report on Copyright Infringement in the Video Game Industry , which was prepared by the authors for the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement Copying 59

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The main question from the perspective of the right of communication to the public is whether the operator of a streaming platform which has implemented geoblocking is liable for copyright infringement if the users of its services use a VPN to access content that should not be accessible from a certain territory. 52 of the Opinion).

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Copyright Infringement Television Copyright Copyright Law 52

IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

The exclusivity of exploitation is key to the success of a limited-edition collectible. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted. The first view is more closely aligned with traditional copyright law, and the court is likely to view that standard as applicable to NFTs and copyright law.

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IP Ownership Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Law 109

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Meme Culture Meets Copyright Law: A Guide for Businesses & Creators Memes, often humorous media fragments that spread rapidly through online sharing, are a global phenomenon that have made their way into mainstream culture. Case Law Upholding Fair Use Katz v. Are Memes Dangerous? by Melanie Lane Are Memes Dangerous?

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Fair Use Intellectual Property Settlement Business 52

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Our family home always had the latest edition. Much of that content is protected by copyright laws. The Perks of Using Copyrighted Content: Should We Feed the Machine? Knowing the boundaries of copyright law isn’t just wise; it’s an imperative. They need rich, diverse, and real-world content.

Copyright 52

Copyright Due Diligence Content Creation Copyright Law 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2021

[The 2021 edition of my Internet Law casebook is coming soon. Before mid-2022, the Copyright Office will deploy a new adjudicatory function called the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The CCB will be dominated by claims over alleged online infringement, so it’s a major development for online copyright law.

Copyright 140

Copyright Law Registration Copyright Infringement 140

Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the third trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this edition, we update you on what has happened between July and September 2023 in EU copyright law. The autumn has started with full speed – the courts and the policy makes have been very active.

Copyright Law 73

Copyright Law Law Copyright Copying 73

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We will keep the law under review and could amend, replace or remove protection in future if the evidence supports it.” Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance. More from our authors: Guide to EU and UK Pharmaceutical Regulatory Law, Eighth Edition by Sally Shorthose € 265

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While it’s understandable how and why the law of contempt and the IT Act will be applied, the position on copyright infringement is not particularly clear. Additionally, when the law of contempt already exists, it’s unclear what benefit copyright law brings.

Copyright 136

Copyright Government Law Editing 136

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

Since then, Meta has been technically liable for copyright infringement whenever its users upload content reproducing Italian songs, in accordance with the new regime of direct liability as per Art. 102- septies of the Italian Copyright Law). The last license agreement between SIAE and Meta expired on 16 December 2022.

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Music Art Licensing Copyright 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. European Union Intellectual Property Office, Report on Online Copyright Infringement in the EU. More from our authors: Law of Raw Data.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Reporting 113

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2023

Under copyright law, platforms can limit liability for the actions of their users provided they respond to DMCA takedown notices in a timely fashion and suspend or terminate users who repeatedly infringe copyright.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Editing Copyright Law 139