IPilogue

JANUARY 28, 2022

Christian Bekking is an IP Intensive student and a 3L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. During the first semester of my 3L year, I was placed at the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), Copyright Policy Branch for ten weeks through the IP Law & Technology Intensive Program.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 30, 2024

By emphasizing the significance of human creative work in determining copyright ownership, the reasoning of the court offers a concise exposition of the core ideas of copyright law. AI vis-à-vis Indian Copyright Law For a work to be accorded copyright protection, there are two fundamental criteria to be met.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Author: Tanya Saraswat, in case of any queries please contact/write back to us at support@ipandlegalfilings.com or IP & Legal Filing. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The post Parody under the Copyright Law first appeared on IPLF. References Civic Chandran v/s C. Ammini Amma (1996) 16 PTC 329 (Ker.)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Photo by Rocco Dipoppa on Unsplash The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REULA) came into force on 1 January 2024 and has some significant implications for IP law. Much IP law in the UK is derived from EU law – both implemented EU law and case law decided in view of EU law.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 3, 2024

Discussing the Mahatma’s take on copyright and the interplay between the 1955 Copyright Bill and the Berne Convention, we are pleased to bring to you this post by Shivam Kaushik. The post is a part of our IP History series. He had a very nuanced view of role and function of copyright law in the Indian society.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

When standard approaches failed, a business professor recently turned to copyright law, hoping for a solution. Berkovitz, an attorney, used a more creative approach by turning to copyright law. For example, professors and teachers have confronted the challenge of how to prevent students from cheating on exams.

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Managing IP

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Sources say an impending overhaul of Singapore’s copyright law will particularly benefit creators and businesses will need to re-think engagement deals

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If Bayam is actually infringing ID Tech’s IP rights, these consequences might seem normal and appropriate. So until there are meaningful penalties for abusing the copyright system, copyright law will remain a tool of choice for anti-competitive efforts. Case citation : Bayam Group Inc. The CourtListener page.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2022

Lokesh attempts to find grounding for it in Indian law through the current post. He is an LLM Candidate (IP and Technology) at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), InfoJustice Fellow at PIJIP , and Arodhum Scholar, 2021. He graduated from the Institute of Law Nirma University, Ahmedabad in 2021.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

While the question made sense ever since I read the post, it started making more sense (and bothering me more) after working on the SpicyIP Open IP Syllabus where I witnessed a relative “over-accessibility” of US-European IPR scholarship. I began to wonder – are there actually fewer IP scholars in India (or the Global South in general)?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year saw the introduction of Law 4996/2022, which brought significant changes to IP legislation in Greece, amending several provisions of the existing Copyright Law 2121/1993 as well as Law 4481/2017 on Collective Management. Law 4996/2022 was implemented into the Greek legislation EU Directive 2019/789.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

APRIL 11, 2024

Please join us Monday, April 15, 2024 at noon where we will discuss Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 (Rule 68) and the "open question" of whether post-offer attorney’s fees are part of the recoverable "costs" for a defendant, in particular, in copyright cases. I think defendants should be able to use the Rule 68 [.]

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

KEY TAKEAWAYS AND OUTLOOK FOR 2022 - Like so many things in 2021, a few long-awaited copyright developments have spilled into 2022, with anticipated amendments to key provisions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act topping the list of legislation to watch. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The top appeals court judge at the Sixth Circuit has issued a precedential opinion insisting that "all manner of works," even stuff that's boring and "run-of-the-mine," can be protected by copyright law, affirming a judgment that stuck a business with more than $1 million in damages and fees for copying the terms and conditions used by a car-dealer (..)

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Likelihood of Confusion

OCTOBER 31, 2021

The Gray Blog reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt — the sort made all day all over North America — to utilize IP law as a. The post Canada: Copyright law not meant to protect distribution networks appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 15, 2024

Kilpatrick’s Dan Englander and James Trigg recently presented to clients and colleagues on the topic of “Using Generative AI in an IP-Driven Business: Practical Tips and Legal Risks” at the firm’s annual 2024 Advanced Trademark Law Seminar in New York City. By: Kilpatrick

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In short, the name of a non fungible token project as well as the name of the linked digital file can be considered intellectual property, and the original owner of the NFT has the exclusive right to transfer IP rights to the new owner if they choose to do so. Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP?

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

Although Section 81 of the IT Act specifies that the prohibitions of Section 79 do not preclude anyone from exercising any rights allowed under the Copyright Act 1957, intermediaries are exempted from accountability for copyright infringement. As a result, the IT Act’s obligations have precedence over all other laws.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 11, 2022

copyright law that exempts churches from facing potential litigation for performing copyrighted works during religious services, legal experts say. A Texas church's unauthorized rendition of the Tony award-winning musical "Hamilton" this month is likely not covered by a provision of U.S.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

This week in Washington IP news, the Senate IP subcommittee will hear about the potential impact of AI on copyright law. Elsewhere, the House Judiciary Committee plans to grill FTC Chair Linda Khan and the House Space Committee will talk about how the U.S.

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McBayer IP Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The answer lies in the complex and little-understood realm of copyright law—and the issues that led to Swift’s undertaking are not only experienced by artists of her fame and status. In April of this year, she released “Taylor’s Version” of her 2008 album Fearless.

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IPilogue

JULY 18, 2022

There seems to have always been tension between artistic creativity and copyright law. Copyright, in the simplest terms, is “ the right to copy.” Although MoMA and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation stayed silent about the app, the paintings by Pollock are copyrighted and technically could give rise to an infringement claim.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

If a singer, at a concert, was to sing in a melodious way, in an impromptu manner, i.e., there were no prior existing lyrics or melody, would such a singer be considered an author of the lyrics and the music, apart from being a performer Under Indian Copyright Law ? Music, which falls in the category of musical works; and. CONCLUSION.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 10, 2023

Some argue that Section 22 is in contrast with that of Sections 26 or 27 since it provides a little more protection to the authors of a literary or musical work as compared to a cinematograph film or sound recording under the ambit of Copyright Law. Yet my question is even if it provides a little more protection, is that enough?

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

While the goal of expanding repair opportunities for consumers is certainly laudable, repair advocates are pulling a fast one when it comes to the federal copyright law implications of their preferred state legislative solutions.

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It is crucial to consider key takeaways from the most important IP cases in 2023 when planning for 2024. Our speakers focused on developments in trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret law.   The post WEBINAR: Top IP Cases in 2023 first appeared on Trademark and Copyright Law.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Under the Copyright laws , the dichotomy between idea and expressions exists, such that safeguard has been given to expressions under Copyright, but the same is not available for ideas. The Court in several cases have held that it is not the creator’s idea but the expression of that idea which is copyrightable.

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IP Law 360

MAY 3, 2023

government, claiming the country's failure to properly implement European Union copyright laws has cost its members millions in revenues. trade unions have sued the U.K.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

On January 10, 2023, Justice Pratter of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that storing melted rink ice from championship hockey matches in a piece of memorabilia is not copyrightable. Fanatics”) for copyright infringement.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2024

the BIRDIE Act), which proposes amending the definition of “architectural works” under US copyright law to include golf course designs. By: AEON Law Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) have introduced the Bolstering Intellectual Rights against Digital Infringement Enhancement (a.k.a.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

By: Harness IP In many cases, NFTs are large files and, thus, a link to the actual photo, video, or audio file is what is stored on the blockchain rather than the actual piece of artwork.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2023

This development has led legal commentators to observe that, unfortunately, the copyright law surrounding celebrity tattoos remains unclear. Copyright protection over tattoos has been a hot topic for some time. This is a far cry from the revenues earned on the WWE 2K games, which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies each.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Here’s what Lokesh writes: Interpreting Article 17 of the Berne Convention: An unexplored emergency provision in international copyright law? by Lokesh Vyas When COVID-19 happened, the discussion on whether intellectual property (IP) is a barrier to access to knowledge and health abounded. 65-00 on Aug. 50/2005/QH11 ).

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Securing the right IP protection for an NFT will be key to its successful commercialization and exploitation by the creator and its owner. In this blog post we examine how copyright is leveraged to protect NFTs, both in the US and China, with a comparative approach that elucidates both the challenges and potential solutions.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 5, 2022

When standard approaches failed, a business professor recently turned to copyright law, hoping for a solution. Berkovitz, an attorney, used a more creative approach by turning to copyright law. For example, professors and teachers have confronted the challenge of how to prevent students from cheating on exams.

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