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

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). MGM Domestic Television Distribution, LLC , 39 F.4th

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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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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

Other industries, however, are far from a share and share alike attitude towards AI, and AI has posed challenging questions regarding intellectual property ownership across the creative fields of visual art, music, and writing. They countered that they would be open to holding annual meetings to discuss advancements in technology.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Other industries, however, are far from a share and share alike attitude towards AI, and AI has posed challenging questions regarding intellectual property ownership across the creative fields of visual art, music, and writing. They countered that they would be open to holding annual meetings to discuss advancements in technology.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 29, 2024

Late last week they filed a federal court copyright infringement and right of publicity lawsuit against Dudesy, LLC, along with Sasso and Kultgen personally ( read the complaint here ). Here are seven words you should never say in a copyright infringement case: “I don’t have a copyright registration yet.”

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43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

A&E Television Networks, LLC v. 16, 2023) The court refused to dismiss copyright and trademark claims based on copying of a TV show format, including the hosts. It developed the show with Big Fish, but the parties agreed that A&E would have exclusive ownership of the rights in Live PD. “In 7411 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

MGM Domestic Television Distribution, LLC , No. In so holding, the Ninth Circuit created (or widened) a circuit split with the Second Circuit, which previously held that even under the discovery rule, damages for copyright infringement are limited to “a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed.” Scholastic, Inc. ,

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TorrentFreak

MAY 28, 2022

Quality Restreams allegedly provided infringing content to other IPTV providers, including AATV, via live IPTV channels and a VOD service. Whether these will be handed over is unclear at this stage but given their sensitive nature, it seems unlikely they will appear in public filings. They would be interesting to read, however.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2024

The latter simply cannot exist without the former; the big legal debate seems to hang on whether consumption was protected under the doctrine of fair use, or was straightforward copyright infringement. If the court finds in favor of fair use, it seems likely that no copyright holders will receive compensation.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

Although none has reached a resolution, these private civil actions highlight various legal theories of liability that could arise when participating in the NFT market, including claims for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, breach of contract and violations of securities laws. Damon Dash. Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.

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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 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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