Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 9, 2023

From Large Language Models (LLMs) to other research-based applications, AI technologies rely on millions of books, scholarly journals, and other curated publications. On Thursday, October 12, 2023, 1000 EDT/1500 BST/1600 CEST, CCC presents a Town Hall special program on LinkedIn Live, “AI, Licensing & The Path Forward.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

. — For the claims related to illegal selling of scraped data, the court dismissed those because they were preempted by copyright. I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts state law claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image from DALL-E 3 Part 1 of this post introduced the challenges for copyright associated with generative IP and the legislative developments in this field. 99 of the Italian Copyright Law entitles the author of such works to be fairly compensated for the unauthorized for-profit implementation of the technical project.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service is different from the licensing deals other libraries enter into. Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley, and Penguin Random House filed a lawsuit, equating IA’s controlled digital lending (CDL) operation to copyright infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. Market Effect. The defense argued that a requirement to obtain copyright licenses conflicts with the norms in the tattoo artist community. Background.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Getty Images, a global visual content creator and leading source for visual content, has filed a lawsuit against startup technology company Stability AI for allegedly scraping more than 12 million photographs from Getty Images’ portfolio without consent or compensation. According to Getty, this is clear copyright infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

This is particularly true in a digital environment where access and subsequent use of protected works is further complicated by technological protection measures and paywalls. Looking forward, it is essential to ensure that legitimate uses expressly foreseen by copyright law are enabled through better access to protected works.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law. Copyright law is especially crucial in the entertainment sector for safeguarding movies, TV series, songs, screenplays, and literary works.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Technology and copyright law. Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators. International efforts to curb copyright infringement in the digital space.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As the UK Government grapples with how to address the new technological landscape of artificial intelligence, several Committee Inquiries are underway to consider if or how the Government should intervene, including the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee on Large Language Modules, at which this Kat was invited to provide evidence.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Although frequently misconstrued, this technology represents an exceptional advancement that can yield enormous revenue streams for both creators and consumers by altering the digital representation of real-world assets.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

The court notes the language of section 106 reflects an intent to be “technology-neutral”. Finally, the court says there is a real possibility of market harm to Nicklen’s work: However, the Sinclair Defendants’ use of the copyrighted video, if widespread, would harm the licensing market for Nicklen’s video.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 8, 2022

The United States is actively exploring options to update copyright law to bring it into line with the current online environment. Most recently, the Copyright Office is looking into the option of making certain standard technical measures (STMs) mandatory for online platforms. Marketing Pitch. “As the U.S.

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Michael Geist

JANUARY 23, 2024

(2) Should Canada introduce legislative reforms to address the use of copyright works in large language models (LLMs) that are central to the development of generative AI technologies? (3) 3) Should Canada introduce legislative reforms to address copyright-related questions arising from the outputs of generative AI systems?

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

With advancements in tattooing technology, equipment, and artistic styles, the boundaries of skin artistry have expanded exponentially, empowering artists to stretch the limits of creativity and ingenuity. Each tattoo carries its own bundle of legal considerations, from the origins of inspiration to the replication of copyrighted material.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 1, 2024

29 town hall, The Heart of the Matter: Copyright, AI Training and LLMs, presented a comprehensive case that AI systems do infringe copyrights and called for a licensing system to compensate content owners. Legal & Copyright Issues With that technical background, the discussion moved to legal and copyright issues.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Warhol created these silkscreens from a photograph of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith, who claimed copyright infringement when the Warhol estate licensed Orange Prince to Conde Nast after Prince’s passing in 2016 to illustrate an article about Prince’s life and music. at 1289 (Gorsuch, concurring) (emphasis added). at 1290 (Gorsuch, J.,

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

It is unlikely that these features will appear on a licensed mainstream service but that doesn’t stop subscribers from desiring them. for a ‘lifetime’ license. Aside from living up to the significant functional claims in its marketing, the big questions revolve around legality. Copyright Law and DRM.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 27, 2023

The court summarizes the case: “plaintiffs allege that YouTube has violated the copyright laws by withholding broad access to Content ID… Plaintiffs also allege that YouTube automatically strips metadata out of uploaded videos, including copyright management information (CMI), which makes it harder to catch infringing conduct.”

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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 Copyright Act today includes an “ever expanding understanding of the word ‘writings.’”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Apart from revolutionizing the creative markets, the ability to obtain new artworks with an increasing marginalization of human contribution has inevitably tested the fitness of copyright legislations all over the world to deal with the so-called “artificial intelligence” (‘AI’). ChatGPT , Smodin ), to perform music (i.e.,

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 13, 2024

Moreover, many expressed concern that NFT-specific legislation would be premature at this time and could impede the development of new NFT applications, given the evolving nature of the technology. As we have previously addressed on numerous occasions this can best be addressed via NFT owner agreements as further addressed below.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The decade-long dispute between Google and Oracle over computer code’s copyrightability finally came to an end on April 5, 2021. copyright law. It is arguably, as Stanford law professor Mark Lemley coined it, “ the copyright case of the century. ” . Supreme Court on October 7, 2020. In addition, Breyer J.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service offered by the Internet Archive (IA) differs from the licensing agreements entered into by other libraries. ” According to the amici, there is nothing fair about IA’s digital library; instead, they see it as “unambiguous copyright infringement.”

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Published in late 2021, Dr R.V.Vaidyanatha Ayyar’s 421 paged “ Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties 1996 ” is perhaps the first book that focuses on the negotiating history of the two 1996 Internet Treaties – the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). ML Genius v. A third approach?

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

Regardless, as of this writing there are now five cases that may provide some clarity on this less frequently discussed but foundational issue of the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data for AI (I use “AI” here as a shorthand which also includes text and data mining and machine learning). Case 1- Doe 1 v. Ltd, et al.-

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

This is the time when India is going through an upheaval of changes in our education system with the help of different policies of government as well as with the use of different technologies in modernizing the way of learning. Copyright ensures certain minimum rights and it has never been an absolute right.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2023

Through a licensing agreement, they can give consent for other parties to utilize their creations. Over the years, there have been many different copyright infringement difficulties, but as technology has advanced quickly, the Copyright Department has had to deal with an increasing variety of problems in an effort to stay up with innovation.

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The IPKat

MARCH 28, 2022

30 March 2022 (online) The Institute for Intellectual Property and Market Law (IFIM) at Stockholm University will host a new online webinar on 30 March 2022 (between 4:00pm and 6:00pm, CET) to analyse and evaluate the potential impact of some of the most relevant provisions of the upcoming EU DSA.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 22, 2023

Article 3 emphasizes the state’s support for independent innovation, promotion and application of AI algorithms, frameworks, and other basic technologies, as well as international cooperation. Meanwhile, due to excessively high administrative costs, incorporating TDM within the scope of statutory licensing appears problematic and suboptimal.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As of this writing, there is no explicit regulation governing the NFT market or the way NFTs should be produced, acquired, gathered, coined, etc. The Indonesian government has examined the existence of blockchain technology cautiously, leaning more toward acceptance of the new technology than outright prohibition.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

IPRs are crucial for startups as they safeguard their unique ideas and creations, enabling them to establish a competitive edge in the market. Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works. Additionally, trademarks serve as powerful marketing tools.

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The IPKat

APRIL 30, 2024

Should the EU unify copyright laws? The session started with the highly disputed topic of copyright unification with Prof. see Katpost here ) When finally addressing the question, "Should the EU unify copyright laws?" the PermaKat stated loud and clear, and I quote: “The short answer is: yes!

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 2, 2023

Getty Images, a global visual content creator and leading source for visual content, has filed a lawsuit against startup technology company Stability AI for allegedly scraping more than 12 million photographs from Getty Images’ portfolio without consent or compensation. According to Getty, this is clear copyright infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For example, in the “before” image above, the court doesn’t explain the source of the screenshot, what technological conditions it reflects, and how often those conditions will hold in the field. We need to know more about this license. That’s the purview of copyright–or not restricted at all.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

Warhol created these silkscreens from a photograph of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith, who claimed copyright infringement when the Warhol estate licensed Orange Prince to Conde Nast after Prince’s passing in 2016 to illustrate an article about Prince’s life and music. ” (S. ” See 143 S. ” Id. ” Id.

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