TorrentFreak

JUNE 10, 2022

Bungie’s claims were underpinned by alleged breaches of copyright law, including the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions. In a February 2022 status report, Bungie stressed that Destiny 2’s commercial viability depends on the integrity of its gameplay and the positive experiences of its players. .”

Copyright 130

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The song, and specifically the part of Bad Bunny´s voice and style of lyrics, was reported by his fans to be so much like Bad Bunny that had them fooled. Concerning the lawfulness of the outcome of this machine training, we need clarity on the exclusivity of making derivative works.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

” On April 26, UMG held an earnings call in which it reported that revenues rose 11.5% It’s a new issue and there’s been some fresh reporting on it with some recent developments. First of all, in terms of copyright, to reiterate our very clearly articulated position. year over year to $2.71

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 17, 2023

An Overview of the Debate Some argued that translations should be granted independent copyright protection, separate from the original work, to recognize the creative effort and skill involved in translating. Firstly, the author should be able to benefit from both the original work, and translations of his work.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. x] In fact, on the contrary, memes can operate as a source of marketing and a way to garner interest in creative works in a funny, generationally relevant way.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is certainly within the definition of chutzpah to publicly display your own work on the Internet, visible for anyone to see for free and without further conditions, and then to complain that others are helping people find your work by linking to it. Surely paid licensing should not have to work on an all-or-nothing basis.

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Blogging Copying Social Media Copyright 96

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? For that, you’d need an assignment or license from the owner of the underlying copyright. Want to Create New Derivative Works? You Should Probably Read The License. What you can’t do is make your own “Dune” movie.

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Derivative Work Licensing Artwork Contracts 85

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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Copyright Fair Use Copyright Law Law 138

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 16, 2023

To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. ” 3) How to Distinguish Transformative Fair Uses From Infringing Derivative Works?

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Blogging Law IP Fair Use 52

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Despite a number of solid affirmative defenses—including implied license, de minimis use and waiver—the jury was only asked to determine whether defendants had proven that their conduct qualified as a fair use under the Copyright Act. For example, if a client were to license the reproduction of a tattoo design by itself (e.g.,

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Fair Use Designs Design Licensing 78

Copyright Lately

APRIL 19, 2022

Fast forward to 1990, and enter Judge Pierre Leval , an incredibly influential and knowledgeable jurist on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, especially when it comes to copyright law. Back then, Judge Leval was a district court judge when he wrote an article for the Harvard Law Review called “Toward a Fair Use Standard.”

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. The studio settled quietly out of court, so there’s no reported decision in this one. The 13 spookiest, Halloweeniest copyright cases that I could think of.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? Sixth, assuming Woodward published copyrighted material without Trump’s authorization, was he permitted to do so, either as a fair use, or by the First Amendment?

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Copyright Blogging Publishing Fair Use 121

The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Veteran investigative reporter Bob Woodward conducted an audio interview of former President Donald Trump for Woodward’s book, Rage. Trump claims that Woodward did not have his permission to release these audiotapes as a separate audiobook, and sued Woodard and his publisher for, among other claims, copyright infringement.

Copyright 98

Copyright Copyright Infringement Publishing Derivative Work 98

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Veteran investigative reporter Bob Woodward conducted an audio interview of former President Donald Trump for Woodward’s book, Rage. Trump claims that Woodward did not have his permission to release these audiotapes as a separate audiobook, and sued Woodard and his publisher for, among other claims, copyright infringement.

Copyright 52

Copyright Copyright Infringement Publishing Derivative Work 52