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Deadly Dolls and a Forgotten Copyright Exception

Copyright Lately

Exploring Section 113(c) of the Copyright Act, an underutilized defense that could have changed the outcome of a recent infringement case. There’s a provision of the Copyright Act that provides a simple and straightforward defense to an entire category of infringement claims. 17 U.S.C. ยง

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Copyright Hygiene for Digital Content Creators

Velocity of Content

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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Court to Revisit Fair Use in Tattoo Infringement Case

Copyright Lately

Photographer Jeff Sedlik and tattoo artist Kat Von D each claim that the Supreme Courtโ€™s Warhol decision entitles them to summary judgment in their long-running copyright dispute. Goldsmith on a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit involving celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D).

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A Work in Progress: CCC and Artificial Intelligence

Velocity of Content

What is it about the technology involved in LLMs that creates a copyright concern? Babis Marmanis: LLMs would not work without word embeddings. Shumaker: How does CCCโ€™s business model relate to the copyright questions about AI? What role might CCC play in licensing for AI applications? We offer various licensing models.

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Judge Recommends Approving โ€œNewโ€ Phanatic Mascot Despite Termination

Copyright Lately

In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Philliesโ€™ mascot falls within the โ€œderivative works exceptionโ€ to copyright termination. H/E), a creative design firm, which in 1984 assigned the copyright in the mascot for a term of “forever.”

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Bungie & Ubisoft Sue Destiny 2 Cheatmakers Ring-1 For Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

io but is also active on hundreds of forums, websites and social media accounts selling cheats that enable Ubisoft and Bungie customers to automatically aim their weapons, reveal the locations of opponents, and see information that would otherwise be obscured. Copyright Infringement Offenses. 1201(a)(2)).

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Artists Attack AI: Why The New Lawsuit Goes Too Far

Copyright Lately

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner? This arguably makes the use of copyrighted works by by Stable Diffusion even more transformative than Google Book Search. Stability AI Ltd.