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How to Defeat an AI-Powered DMCA Scam

Plagiarism Today

As we discussed in March 2021 , many scammers are turning to fake copyright notices as a way to extort money, push malware, obtain backlinks (as in this case) or obtain personal information. The fake lawyer identifies herself as a trademark attorney, but is handling a copyright issue. It would be a copyright infringement case.

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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

In many countries, including the United States, inventors receive copyright protection for their creations. This means that creators do not need to register their work with the Security Office or include a copyright notice to benefit from copyright protection. It is fixed in a concrete form, such as written or recorded.

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When a vampire not called Dracula bested the copyright system, and what it tells us about derivative works

The IPKat

Some also refer to claimed structural similarities with the novel by Wilkie Collins , The Woman in White. However, there was no longer copyright protection of the book in the U.S. due to a defect in the copyright notice (this was a material issue under the 1909 copyright law then in effect in the US).

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The United States Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry on AI: A Quick Take

Velocity of Content

Significant amounts of content are also available through the public domain. There is good reason that copyright is an “opt in” regime. Some AI developers have gathered content by routinely ignoring flags, copyright notices and metadata. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 4th 1262 (D.C.

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IP Reveries: Class 1 – IPR: A Tantalising Term or Troubling Terminology?

SpicyIP

But then I wonder in this context – what is welfare , and whose welfare are we referring to – creators, public, society, industry, nations, world, unborn kids, law firms ( sarcastically )? But yes – IPR usually refers to that – the IP holder’s ability to stop others from making use of their works.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

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However, later the defendant served a termination notice against which the plaintiff filed this suit. Citing the agreement, the defendant requested the suit to be referred to an arbitration. In this case, the Bombay High Court ruled that registration of copyright is not mandatory for obtaining relief in an infringement action.

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