Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

So if you bring kids up speaking this language, you will definitely have lost control.] In most cases, the spouse doesn’t contribute copyrightable creativity. Argument: spouse’s contribution should not be seen through copyright law but through family law. If public function, no, but if private, yes.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

That then plays off the rest of the title’s allusions to separating “subjects” from the “predicates” of copyright ownership, themselves words connoting the foundational elements of both “ any complete sentence ” and at times a court’s jurisdiction over infringement matters.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 24, 2023

Copyright law, with its protection of materials ranging from literary, musical and artistic works to cinematograph films and computer programs, etc. Access, within the field of copyright law, is a question of ownership, authorisation or exception. organises access to some or even most of these resources.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This article delves into the ongoing debate around the issue of right of ownership of copyright by AI generators for their novel artwork. 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.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

First, an original work can be protected by copyright law only if it meets two requirements: - originality, i.e., objective novelty compared to creative works or segments of previous creation; - creativity. Creativity under Article 1 of Law No. Here are the main points of the decision.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2023

This decision raises many issues regarding copyright ownership that will require further court involvement and/or policy reform. The primary challenge arising from AI-generated artwork pertains to copyright existence and ownership. Copyright law traditionally assigns authorship to individuals who create original works.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

But if we try to solve the issue of ownership and decide on who should hold the heritage that has not disappeared and that is still around, 3D digitisation is actually not that helpful, and it would be insensitive to even question if any country would give up on the repatriation requests if they were given a digital copy.

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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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IPilogue

MARCH 18, 2022

Crown Copyright in Other Jurisdictions. Provisions for copyright ownership by the Crown are a consistent feature of copyright laws in commonwealth countries. Section 176 of Australia’s Copyright Act, 1968 provides for Crown copyright for works created under the “direction or control” of the Crown.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

These paintings that saved her life are currently held in the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Poland, despite her pleas for their return: “They are definitely my own paintings; they belong to me, my soul is in them, and without these paintings, I wouldn’t be alive.”. As such, these works deserve sui generis protection.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. Debunking the ‘no copyright for fonts’ Argument. This is perhaps why fonts cannot be copyrighted in the US. Making the case for copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2023

Even though no legal definition has been ascribed to the term as of yet, but broadly it is perceived as the ability of the machines to perform work which require human intelligence. [1] 8] Who Owns The Copyright In Ai? Hence, the trainer also has strong claims for ownership of AI. [10] 539 [5] [1964] 1 All ER 465 [6] 499 U.S.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

[For this Kat, it is a question of whether DJs should pay for all uses of music or whether the context should determine who pays for the DJs’ use of music] Source: Pinterest In April , the then President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2021 which has now become the Copyright (Amendment) Act No 14 of 2022.

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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.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

One of the primary legal concerns is related to copyright – both in terms of protecting the work generated and the concern of infringing someone else’s work. Copyright law protects original works of authorship, including literary works like blog articles. Many are concerned with the potential for plagiarism.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

A key goal of the analysis is the reconciliation of the structure and legal tests applied in copyright law with the way authorial creativity develops as a process. A copyright lawyer will be familiar with legal issues on subject matter, originality, authorship and ownership. What is it? What does it do?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Book publishers followed closely the adoption of this legislation as the vast majority of its provisions concern them directly, from new copyright exceptions to contractual rules between authors and their partners. A core goal of the DSM Directive was to adapt EU copyright law to the digital era, ensuring it could address new practices.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The scholars acknowledged the government’s commitment to “keep pace” with technological developments in AI while protecting the public interest through Federal statute (the Copyright Act ). Authorship and Ownership of Works Generated by AI.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Keep Calm and Fandom On: Copyright in Cosplay, Fanfiction and Fanart by Sabrina Macklai & Emily Chow. Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? Trademark Law.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

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. If they don’t embed an underlying asset, they likely don’t even fall within the subject matter of copyright. Publication vs. Merchandise?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 20, 2022

Since the underlying asset in NFTs is primarily art, disputes in relation to NFTs bring up interesting questions pertaining to copyright law, the answers to which have the potential to shape the evolution and growth of NFTs as a medium to create, distribute and collect art.

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.”

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The company also asserts copyright ownership in two “director’s statements” written by Coakley about the alleged on-set bullying, as well as in Coakley’s planned derivative project about the making of Runt.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. This brief post dives into this duality, as exampled by American and Brazilian law. Firstly, both Brazilian and American legislation stipulate that the creator of a work holds copyright over it.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Is copyright movable property under Nigerian law? Before the enactment of the new Act, the status of copyright as movable property under Nigerian law was uncertain, as the Nigerian Constitution lacks explicit definitions for "movable" and "immovable" property. copyright), can one call such a constitutional right?

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The book which is presented in four (4) parts and a total of 25 chapters touches on many areas of IP law taking into account the developments in both domestic and international IP frameworks. Part One: In this introductory part, the authors carefully laid out definitions and conceptual clarifications of the subject matter of IP.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The question of ownership in the virtual world, particularly in video games, has long been debated. On the trademark side, relevant is this post by Bhavya Solanki and Medha Bhatt discussing the applicability of the fair use provisions of trademark law to the unauthorized use of trademarks in the virtual world.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. Ownership of Copyright. Corel Corp.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

Likewise, at this stage only, the court rejected the argument that plaintiffs failed to plead ownership of the copied elements. At least for the copper website and the brochure, the delay in registration could prevent any presumption of ownership based on the prima facie validity of the registration.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Based solely on the complaint that was filed, there are six major issues raised by the case: First, were the recorded interviews a copyright-eligible “work of authorship”? Second, if so, who is the initial owner of the copyright(s)? Third, is Trump’s claim of ownership barred by 17 U.S.C.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

I have often felt, however, that these issues were a bit of a misdirection, with at least part of the tech community treating the copyright community like dogs distracted by squirrels. Each of these cases is unique, fact dependent, and likely, if fully litigated on the merits, to shed light on different aspects of copyright law.

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The IPKat

MAY 25, 2022

As IP aficionados, many readers of this blog will have strong views about the proper scope of copyright law. Can and should those beliefs be protected under the Equality Act 2010, protecting copyright believers against discrimination in employment law and in the exercise by public authorities in their functions?

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

On November 3rd, 2018, Thaler filed a copyright application for A Recent Entrance to Paradise, designating himself as the claimant and the work’s author as “Creativity Machine,” saying that the copyright should be transferred from the AI to him due to his “ownership of the machine.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

However, fragmentation is still caused by the oft-substantial difference in definitions, specificities and conditions of applicability. When Member States transpose the provision they follow the EU model, but for some instances, such as the definition of the purposes of the exception (e.g. Private copy and reprography.

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