The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 2, 2024

It is not uncommon to see demands of $25,000 to $35,000 for merely downloading movies (where copyright notices and FBI warnings are not usually found) and to try to milk these people financially dry. All you have to do is add up the numbers and see how outrageous the settlement demands will be.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

It appears to have been only published in the UK, and I've seen evidence the copyright was renewed in the 30's. I have a recent UK copy of the book, and it has no copyright notice. But the book is also not in Google Books or Gutenberg, which leads me to believe it's still under US copyright.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 2, 2023

However, under the copyright laws of the United States even “non-willful” infringement or “innocent infringement” is actionable. However, under the copyright laws of the United States even “non-willful” infringement or “innocent infringement” is actionable.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 30, 2021

The new lawsuit raises a host of complicated legal issues that, while exciting for copyright nerds like me, are often a nightmare to litigate. Key among them is the extent to which pre-1978 works first published abroad without proper copyright notice are still protected under U.S. copyright law. Copyright Office.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

copyright law, a particularly confusing subject for foreign works published before 1978. copyright law. publications of the translated work, which lacked both registration and copyright notice in Scott-Giles’ name. Copyright Act of 1909. is protected as a foreign work under U.S.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2022

But for IP types, perhaps their most notable accomplishment was the revenge that they took upon the copyright system. And, while the copyright laws were used to try to keep the film from public view, ultimately it failed, to the continuing benefit of cinematic creation. Enter the copyright laws.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” This legal requirement remained largely unenforced for nearly two decades but a series of copyright infringement liability lawsuits, including a billion-dollar damages award against Cox, have shaken up the industry.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Further, only a modicum, or small amount, of creativity is required for copyright protection to attach.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 13, 2023

and 20th Century-Fox Records argued that, because King had distributed advance copies of the speech to the press without restricting them from reproducing or distributing it further (and without the copyright notice required under copyright law at the time), the speech was in the public domain. What’s the difference?

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

As we discussed in March 2021 , many scammers are turning to fake copyright notices as a way to extort money, push malware, obtain backlinks (as in this case) or obtain personal information. This caused the website to go down and seemingly bring an end to this particular. However, this is far from the only DMCA scam out there.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 21, 2022

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. ” Piracy Notices Never Came Through. If the court chooses not to dismiss the copyright claims, the ISP would like the claims to be drastically limited. Billion Dollar Lawsuits.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 31, 2022

Since YouTube content creators are also copyright holders, this can lead to a new perspective on the purpose of copyright law. To keep things running smoothly, content creators also need to respect any copyrights held by others. Not doing so could lead to copyright complaints from third parties.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Acting on behalf of a copyright owner, in this case Sony, India-based anti-piracy company Markscan hit the MCCTv channel with a flurry of copyright claims. Time Running Out Issuing copyright notices is core work for many anti-piracy companies. If these cannot be resolved, the entire project may disappear.

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Barry Sookman

AUGUST 1, 2021

Supreme Court to release Access copyright decision this week, Judgment to be Rendered in Appeal – SCC Cases [link] 2021-07-26. Commission starts legal action against 23 EU countries over copyright rules [link] 2021-07-28. Cox settles dispute with BMG, Rightscorp over copyright notices – Reuters [link] 2021-07-28.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In a new low for Indian media, Aaj Tak (owned by the media conglomerate Living Media) has allegedly taken to using copyright claims to prevent criticism of its reportage by media watchdog Newslaundry.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

MARCH 18, 2021

A copyright is a form of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship. Copyrightable works include literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, such as poetry, novels, movies, songs, computer software, and architecture. When Should You Use a Copyright for Your Startup? What Does a Trademark Protect? .

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Over the years we’ve published thousands of articles on copyright law, from how it works in theory to its application in full-blown lawsuits. But other copyright disputes, where infringement isn’t so obvious, can trigger new complexity and polarized legal opinions. .”

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

As a result, “copyright notices” were sent to US bases and even United States Central Command was put on high alert. Corporate ‘Pirates’ Profit from Lacking Copyright Protection. This widespread piracy is hard to tackle since Iraq doesn’t have any effective copyright laws to protect foreign content.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As such, it was permissible under United States copyright law. Since there was no appreciable harm to the copyright owners, according to the Court – quite the contrary –it was clearly acceptable under the terms of United States copyright law. copyright law. Attribution for artists under s.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

Brewer’s prayer for relief included a claim for $150,000 in statutory damages under the Copyright Act and additional damages under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for removing the copyright notice. Despite a significant request for damages, Vergara never responded to the complaint.

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 2, 2022

There are two main issues presented in the ruling—whether Kat Von D used copyrightable elements from Sedlik’s image to create her tattoo, and if so, whether her actions in doing so are protected by copyright law’s fair use doctrine.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

Plaintiffs argued that with the popularity of Copilot, it is a near certainty that their code will be used with copyright notices removed or in violation of their open-source licenses. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants reproduced code as output without attribution, copyright notice, or license terms.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (‘DMCA’) – Removal of Copyright Management Information (17 U.S.C. The Judge concentrated on the very core of the copyright issue in the generative AI tools – their alleged training via resources made public on the internet and/or protected under copyright laws.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Section 504(c)(2) says: “in a court’s discretion where the infringer “sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that such infringer was not aware and had no reason to believe that his or her acts constituted an infringement of copyright.” His daughter submitted a declaration that she found no copyright notice on the image.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

It was taken down after one hour, as it was subject to a copyright notice by a news channel relying on the US DMCA. Copyright actions on such large and important platforms like YouTube may be abusive or otherwise unjustified. In 2012, US NASA’s robotic rover touched down on Mars. 6) and intentional abuse (p.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

In October, Newslaundry revealed that its YouTube operation had been suspended pending an enquiry into 53 separate copyright notices received from Aaj Tak. Aaj Tak had allegedly taken to using copyright claims to prevent commentary and criticism of its reportage by Newslaundry.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

Before the 1909 Act, the author was required to register the title of the work before publication, as a condition of receiving copyright protection. Under the 1909 Act, an author received a federal statutory copyright merely by publishing the work with proper copyright notice.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Once a work was published, state law was divested, and one of two things happened. If the work was published with proper copyright notice, it received a federal statutory copyright. If the work was published without proper copyright notice, the work entered the public domain.

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