TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Acuff-Rose sued members of hip hop group 2 Live Crew, claiming that their track “Pretty Woman” infringed the label’s copyright in the Roy Orbison song, “Oh, Pretty Woman.” Still, some believed 2 Live Crew’s music shouldn’t have been on sale at all. Campbell v.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou Recently, the news of reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny's eloquently put disappointment spread on social media, bringing up interesting questions concerning music creation using AI. AI-generated music has also taken music platforms such as Spotify by storm. Did the track infringe Bad Bunny's rights?

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

However, one musical duo exceeded the fan-generated content standards. They later released a 15-song album based on the show’s characters and storylines, entitled “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” This year, their album won a Grammy for “Best Musical Theatre Album?” Standing ovation for @abigailbarlow…”.

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McBayer IP Blog

APRIL 15, 2022

Of course, buying a copy of a book, no matter how rare, does not grant you the copyright or license to its contents. We’ve put together this quick quiz to help you figure out when you do—and don’t—own the rights to a piece of intellectual property covered under copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 25, 2023

Extending to copyright law, where Thaler is fighting a similar battle, isn’t there a “modicum of creativity” leading to the AI-created work? Copyright law does this well with the protection of derivative works. The term “Derivative Work” is defined in 17 U.S.C. §

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LexBlog IP

MAY 25, 2023

In a closely watched copyright case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Andy Warhol’s portraits of music legend Prince did not qualify as fair use under copyright law. Acuff-Rose Music, which held that a work is transformative if it adds something new and has a different purpose or character.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

But this time, Netflix is the one doing the suing, and it’s targeting the creators of “ The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical ” with what I’ll call “The Official Bridgerton Musical Copyright Infringement Lawsuit” (read here). Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical?

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

All copyrights, except one, expire.*. Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

Instead, the lawsuit is premised upon a much more sweeping and bold assertion—namely that every image that’s output by these AI tools is necessarily an unlawful and infringing “derivative work” based on the billions of copyrighted images used to train the models. The Copyright Act Definition is Broad, But.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2024

The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Caroline Theunis (Bar of the Province of Antwerp) on the copyright troubles of music superstar and copyright-savvy artist Taylor Swift. This would make herself a right holder to her music again, in control over where and how it was being used.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM. East Coast Foods, Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 22, 2023

Several recent, high-profile lawsuits raise the issue of whether such training algorithms violate copyright law’s restrictions on creating derivative works without the creators’ consent. That “data” typically includes other creators’ copyrighted material. What is a Derivative Work?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The Copyright Office opined that the work was a classic example of a derivative work in that it was a digitalization of a photograph. Under this framework, the Office noted that derivative works are analyzed to determine whether the new authorship of the derivative work meets the statutory requirements for protection.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Authors Kennington Groff and Jaime Chandra Kozlowski delve deep into the potential implications of a landmark Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case that sent ripples through the art world, impacting copyright law including fair use and commercial licensing. Goldsmith Navigating the Future Legal Landscape Warhol v.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Plating is in itself an art and in this article, we will discuss whether the Indian copyright law protects how a dish is presented by a chef. Copyrightable work The works that can claim copyright protection are enumerated under Section 13 of the Copyright Act.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

What is or is not “transformative,” however, is largely framed by the original author’s statutory right to control derivative works, i.e., a new work of authorship that is created by modifying, transforming or adapting the original in some way. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 569, 579 (1994)) that will clearly be fair use.

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IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

Moten, a Texas pastor, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against rapper Kanye West for incorporating a sample recording of his religious sermon into one of his songs. Music, Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group. The fair use defence is rarely used in music sampling cases.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2023

Schneider’s first amended complaint alleged that YouTube and its users infringed her copyrighted musical compositions and sound recordings, and that YouTube facilitated infringement by removing copyright management information (CMI) from her copyright works, in violation of the DMCA.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems like MidJourney and ChatGPT that can generate creative works have brought a wave of new questions and complexities to copyright law. On the heels of a recent court decision denying registrability of AI created work, the U.S.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

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. This question even after a broad reading of the Indian Copyright law remains unanswered, demanding an amendment in the present law or more clarity on the same by the way of judicial decisions.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 23, 2023

copyright law, only works created by human authors are eligible for copyright protection. AI-generated material alone is not considered a work of authorship and cannot be protected under copyright law. Derivative Works and AI-Generated Material A. Authorship and Human Contribution A.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Katfriend Jakub Wyczik (University of Silesia in Katowice) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the application of copyright subsistence criteria. The painter makes his own brush marks," while in music "sounds replace the lines and colour."

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It highlights the importance of understanding copyright laws when using data for AI training or generating content. It debunks common misconceptions, such as assuming publicly available data is protected from copyright protections. See Traverse Legal’s Copyright page.)

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It highlights the importance of understanding copyright laws when using data for AI training or generating content. It debunks common misconceptions, such as assuming publicly available data is protected from copyright protections. See Traverse Legal’s Copyright page.)

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Through the secure blockchain technology, NFTs allow the creation and sale of exclusive and limited content in the form of collectible digital assets that can be transported on multiple media such as images, videos, or music. The other opinion maintains that the copyright is only established once the NFT is minted. The United States.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Like all other art forms, choreographic works in dance and their steps have been expressly recognized under the Copyright Laws of different jurisdictions. Now it has become a common ‘dance routine’ or social dance step, which cannot be governed by copyright law. What is a Choreographic Work?

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2023

What is or is not “transformative,” however, is largely framed by the original author’s statutory right to control derivative works, i.e., a new work of authorship that is created by modifying, transforming or adapting the original in some way. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.,

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Already a fixture on the pop charts and in the world of bait-and-switch hyperlinks, Astley is now looking to make history yet again, this time with a new lawsuit that may put a damper on the music industry’s latest nostalgia kick. Gravy and his team couldn’t get a license to sample the master recording. “So,

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

RIGHTS PROTECTED : Under this law Copyright law protects the copyright of authors, musicians, etc. Copyright is essentially a right to copy. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. Napster faced action for copyright infringement in cyberspace.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

The author plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI infringed on their published works by using these works to help train its LLM. The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM. East Coast Foods, Inc.,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

IPR Protection of Software in India Legislations that do Software protection in India are: The Copyright Act of 1957 addresses copyright protection, safeguarding original literary, artistic, musical, dramatic works and computer programs. As per the definition, the computer program comes under copyright law.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 28, 2021

The problem is that most fanfiction could be characterized as derivative works of other already existing original works, as defined in 17 U.S.C. § Despite the barriers to fanfiction that the derivative work doctrine raises, fanfiction writers may find relief from liability through the fair use doctrine. 569 (1994).

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Under copyright law in the 1940s, copyrights registered for an initial 28-year period, and that period could then be renewed for an additional 28 years with proper filings. Supreme Court precedent to sort of “reclaim” the copyright. Why then did the film turn into the Christmas classic we know today?

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 9, 2022

Often, copyright owners and users have to analogize to works as diverse as music and books when assessing whether something is fair use, and a Supreme Court case regarding visual works could be helpful in developing law more specific to that oeuvre. . federal copyright law)?

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 6, 2023

Prior to this case, the focus has been on the transformative nature of the work itself. in other words, whether and to what extent the new work is transformative.” The Warhol court focused significantly on balancing the first fair use factor against the copyright owner’s right to create derivative works.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Goldsmith involved the recasting by Andy Warhol, in or about 1984, of a photograph of the music artist Prince into an orange-hued silkscreen rendition (Orange Prince). At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. Goldsmith , 598 S.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12]

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