TorrentFreak

AUGUST 10, 2023

Copyright infringement lawsuits against pirate IPTV providers and those accused of assisting them, usually have a few common elements. DataCamp Paused…Then Came Out Swinging Late July, DataCamp filed its answer and delivered a bombshell allegation: DISH has no standing to sue for copyright infringement.

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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. It argues that when the U.S. version did.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

Many digital file formats allow creators to embed additional data to provide details of ownership or any other relevant information. The DMCA recognizes metadata (and other related marks) as Copyright Management Information (CMI) when “conveyed in connection with” a creative work. Copyright Management Information.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The application, which sought discovery of information for use in a foreign proceeding ( 28 U.S. Earlier DMCA Subpoena Forced Cloudflare to Hand Over Information. Among other things, it contains IP addresses, email addresses, and login times related to the domains and user Shueisha is trying to track down.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

On Sunday he informed TorrentFreak that he’s also an independent film composer and producer, working with music production libraries, and distributing to the main music platforms. After filing his counternotice with YouTube, Bruno was informed that since he’d provided insufficient information, YouTube could not process it.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Saregama India Ltd & Anr deliberated upon the intersection of copyright infringement and confidentiality law and held that ideas cannot be copyrighted but can be protected through the application of confidentiality law. Merely showing certain elements were copied does not pass the threshold for copyright infringement.

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Intepat

APRIL 18, 2022

Copyright not only acts as prima facie evidence in case of copyright infringement , but It also enables one to claim statutory damages. The copyright owner is eligible for a certain amount for every infringement. The registration certificate will give you a stronger position in court regarding copyright ownership.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

The copyright comes into existence automatically as soon as the original work is created. But, by registering copyright, additional benefits and stronger legal protection can be achieved in case of any copyright infringement. There is a mandatory waiting period to allow for any objections to be raised by the public.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Secondly, work generated by AI without human interference, when input is not given by the human to the work generated by AI, then the ownership as well as authorship will be given to the developer of the program creating AI that is to the person who holds copyright over the AI software.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 8, 2022

can and should be adopted to mitigate this undesirable effect in copyright content moderation in order to ensure an effective protection of fundamental rights? Part I of this post briefly discusses the concept of bias and examines the role of property rights in data and factual information, with a focus on copyright.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

These codes make up small bits of information. The second type is where the entirety of the work is uploaded on the blockchain, this is less commonly used as uploading information on the blockchain is an expensive affair. How does Copyright come into the picture?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2022

These codes make up small bits of information. The second type is where the entirety of the work is uploaded on the blockchain, this is less commonly used as uploading information on the blockchain is an expensive affair. How does Copyright come into the picture?

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

AR involves overlaying the user’s view of (actual) reality with digital information and/or data – think Instagram filters; VR allows the user to experience and interact with a simulation projected on a head-mounted display as if it were their reality. For the most part, liability may be avoidable: museums could defend any copyright (e.g.,

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

It’s an intellectual property, if an individual owns the copyright to something, then he’s the only owner of it and also the decider that who can copy it. Despite technological measures and legal frameworks, combating copyright infringements continues to be a serious challenge in cyberspace.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Image by jcomp on Freepik On November 3, 2023, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification (see here ), establishing an ‘ institutional mechanism of Nodal Officers’ , under Sec. First , the amendment seeks to create an artificial distinction between Piracy and Copyright Act. 243 of ‘ Create Copy or Disrupt ( here).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 14, 2023

National policymakers should review existing sui generis database rights or similar rights, when they exist, in order to avoid limiting access and use of public domain works. Minimize database rights to favour access to and use of digital works.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In the Mirajkar case, it was held that “ save in exceptional cases, the proceedings of a Court of justice should be open to the public ”. The Copyright Dilemma Perhaps to counter the obvious and non-obvious ills of live-streaming judicial hearings, Rule 9.2 as per Rule 9(2)(iv).

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SpicyIP

JULY 17, 2023

The court, however, dismissed the application holding that the impugned film was based on information in the public domain and clarified that the publicity and privacy rights are not heritable and died with the late actor. Petersburg. The Commercial Court relied on Ultra Homes v.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Some argue that AI art lacks true originality and creativity, leading to debates about whether it should be eligible for copyright protection or if it should be considered a mere replication of existing content.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In a nutshell, generative AI raises two main copyright issues that branch off into further sub-problems which in turn intercept (if not collide with) some fundamental rights, especially freedom of artistic expression, freedom of art and science and the right to science and culture (Arts. 11 and 13 EUCFR , 19 UDHR , 27.1 UDHR, and 15.1

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Restellini alleged copyright infringement and related claims in connection with WPI’s digitization of certain material about the artist Amodeo Modigliani. WPI counterclaimed against Restellini and third-party Institut Restellini SAS – Documentation Centre alleging copyright infringement and false advertising.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Second Circuit now takes “a restrictive view” of the extra elements that would make a contract claim qualitatively different from copyright, and therefore not subject to preemption. “[W]e Thomson Reuters sued for both copyright infringement and tortious interference with a contract (in inducing a third party to breach Westlaw’s terms).

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Author of Copyright. Under section 21 of the Act, the author has the right to relinquish all their privileges under the copyright post informing the registrar of copyrights and these rights shall stop from the minute the same is done (no royalties or infringement etc.). Ownership of Copyright. Corel Corp.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 8, 2021

As I dug down further on the topic, I ended up tumbling down a bit of a rabbit hole concerning certain nooks & crannies of copyright that I hadn’t known much about; at that point, I thought it might be useful (to some) and interesting (to others) to share them here. Public Domain work. Image Attribution: John Tenniel (1865).

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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. Barlow & Bear claim copyright ownership in “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. All of these facts placed Defendant on actual notice that it was highly likely that, in fact, Plaintiff’s Sticker Sheet was not infringing the Subject Design.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Understanding legal and fair use is especially important in academic settings because dissemination of information often requires the use of evidence.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The Court, however, disagreed with the Defendant’s argument holding that there was no information available in the public domain for the Plaintiff to reach at the above conclusion regarding relations between the Defendants. 20 Lakh to Louis Vuitton in a Trademark infringement suit against Club Factory.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

This decision underscores the significance of the commercialization of derivative works in copyright infringement disputes. This case emphasizes the importance of understanding the terms of licensing agreements and their legal implications in the context of copyright law, particularly when derivative works are involved.

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IP Whiteboard

APRIL 15, 2021

Meghan brought the action against parent company Associated Newspapers, asserting, amongst other things, that the publication of the Letter involved: [2]. an infringement of her copyright in the Letter; and. Ultimately, the Court granted summary judgment on the misuse of private information claim. [4]

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction The Intellectual property laws are designed in such a way that not only reward the creator of his intellectual creation thereby incentivising other creators for further innovation, while balancing the rights of the creator with the right of the society to access information or knowledge.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Lawyer Maya Madeiros explained to the Committee that copyright law had the potential to become a serious obstacle to AI’s development: AI learns to think by reading, listening and viewing data, which can include copyrighted works such as images, video, text and other data.… data —reside).

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Copyrights safeguard the artists’ rights in the inventive and imaginative content that abounds in digital media. In today’s digital world, a lot of data and information have been shared online and are susceptible to corruption and copying. Image Sources : Gettyimages] One of the important issues in online is copyrights.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Here, merely automated and mechanical work that lacks originality is also protected by the said copyright doctrine. For instance, in accordance with this doctrine, the author would be entitled to copyright protection if someone collected different poems that were previously in the public domain and produced in a single document.

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SpicyIP

MAY 22, 2022

Nya: Yes indeed, we are moving into the realm of information economics here, are we not? It sounds like those are ‘ public goods ’, which in economic terms are non-rivalrous and non-excludable. Antilegend: Take it this way – the first ‘image’ is taken from information economics. While information is a public good.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The court reiterated that originality is the linchpin for copyright protection, meaning work must originate from the author to be eligible for safeguarding (discussed here , here , and here ) and asserted that eventually the expression of the ideas is protected and not the ideas themselves. Modak case.,

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

Wrapping up the first week of 2024, here is a brief recap of our hard-hitting post on TKDL, the detailed comments on the draft Calcutta High Court IPR Division Rules, and an informative take on scandalous and obscene trademark prosecution in India. Associated Broadcasting Company Ltd.

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