IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

DE MINIMIS IN COPYRIGHT LAW. Wilmot Storage Services [2] , the court laid down the scope and extent of de minimis while stating that it can be used in matter of copying of the copyrighted content instead of just a mere display of such work. Vishesh Kumar, De Minimis in Copyright Law- Trivial or Proceed to Trial, Mondaq, (Jan.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Copyright Copyright Law Journalism 52

Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. Nevertheless, almost immediately after the sketch aired on the East Coast, a number of Muppets fans began to weigh in on social media, wondering if they had just seen an authorized (albeit unconventional) appearance by Kermit and Co.

Fair Use 95

Fair Use Copying Television Social Media 95

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Frankly, if Barlow & Bear’s work doesn’t infringe Netflix’s exclusive right to create derivative works under copyright law, I’m not sure what would. For years, fan fiction communities have operated under social norms that regulate the behavior of their members. Even better, it’s in the public domain.

Music 104

Music Derivative Work Fair Use Cease and Desist 104

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2024

Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot analysed a recent decision of the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris in a dispute concerning both copyright and trade mark infringement. The Tribunal held that there was both trade mark and copyright infringement. digital streaming).

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Social Media Designs Design Music 57

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The fundamental problem with the court’s ruling and the resulting jury verdict is that it puts copyright law in a very uneasy tension with two other constitutional rights, the right to bodily autonomy and the First Amendment. You can use the comment section below or @copyrightlately on social media. Bodily Autonomy.

Fair Use 78

Fair Use Designs Design Licensing 78

Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

While the Copyright Act gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute a digital file containing a copyrighted work, there’s no such thing as the “exclusive right to mint an NFT” as far as copyright law is concerned. This is, after all, supposed to be a copyright case.

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Copying Non-Fungible Tokens Contracts Copyright 127

Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? Meanwhile, television rights management company IDDH (International Rights and Divers Holding) , the supposed source of Squemme’s IP interests, liquidated all of the assets it had over twenty years ago and looks to have been defunct since 1999.

Derivative Work 85

Derivative Work Licensing Artwork Contracts 85

SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

Delhi High Court restrains Calcutta Television Network from using CN Mark, holding it to be deceptively similar to CNN’s logo. Nigeria introduces new copyright law that can be a game changer for its film industry and digital users. US Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media.

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Confidentiality Trademark Copyright Patent 105

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Oracle , that ‘fair use’ is an ‘equitable rule of reason’ requiring ‘judicial balancing’ of ‘the sometimes conflicting aims of copyright law’ so that copyright does not ‘stifle the very creativity which the law las was meant to foster.’ ’ (Op.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Music Copyright Fair Use 52