SpicyIP

JULY 1, 2021

In this post, I look at the question of the government’s copyright ownership in State Board textbooks, and its implications on access to knowledge and education. Government’s Role as Publisher and Copyright Owner. Copyright Policies that Impede Access. vii), Balbharati Copyright Policy]. Image from here.

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Sander Law

AUGUST 24, 2020

Copyright Ownership with Independent Contractors. When hiring an independent contractor to design your logos, artwork and take photographs, it is important to think about who actually owns the copyright in the resulting work. Ownership of Copyright. Moral Rights. Learn more about Moral Rights.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

District Court for the District of Columbia affirmed the Copyright Office’s denial of a copyright registration for a work of art created by an artificial intelligence (AI) computer system.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 9, 2022

The encouragement towards innovation is legalized under Intellectual copyrights patents and trademarks Rights are provided by the states around the globe. Copyright- copyright protection is given to the works of authorship. Is Copyright registration mandated in India?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 24, 2023

Although the Copyright Office’s official guidance on whether you can be the author of AI output is a solid “maybe? .” Consistent with the Copyright Office’s guidance in the Compendium, Third Edition, there is often “creative input or intervention from a human author” at multiple steps in the process.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These events point to two prevalent issues within the current legal framework: First, that current intellectual property laws do not properly acknowledge collective ownership over shared culture within Indigenous communities and second, whether tattoo designs have the potential to be protected through copyright laws.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 23, 2022

Although privacy invasion has been the main topic of discussion in this virtual context, there is another issue at hand: copyright infringement. The rights of speakers, organisers, and participants under Indian copyright law will be discussed in this Article, which will explore copyright concerns connected to webinars.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh? Ownership of IP In a recent curious example, Spice DAO paid $3 million for an original 1975 copy of the Dune bible by Alejandro Jodorowsky. A company may, however, own a copyright in an author’s work.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The growth of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and generative AI is moving copyright law into unprecedented territory. While US copyright law continues to develop around AI, one boundary has been set: the bedrock requirement of copyright is human authorship. This bedrock principle was reinforced in two recent copyright decisions.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This burgeoning genre is not only pushing the boundaries of artistic expression but also challenging the established norms of copyright ownership. This blog post embarks on a comprehensive journey to unravel the complex issue of copyright ownership in AI-generated art.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI. AI calculations gain from the information sources gave to them by developers.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2023

Typically, when I do these year-end reviews, I cover a wide variety of stories that happened and separate out the copyright and plagiarism. Simply put, copyright and plagiarism are two different things. Copyright and AI. Ownership of AI Works: Can work created by an artificial intelligence be protected by copyright?

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JD Supra Law

JULY 18, 2022

From ownership in general to copyright and patent law, the answer is unclear. Who owns the creations of an artificial intelligence? By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 10, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video “The 5 Ws of Copyright Registration” The five Ws: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. I want to apply that to copyright registration Who can register a copyright? It is the owner of the work who generally would register a copyright. When to register a copyright?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 18, 2023

Joint authorship of a copyright can be a challenging issue for courts to grapple with. If you ask a bystander to take a picture of you using your camera, and that person hands you back the camera before going on their merry way, does that make you and the bystander joint authors of the photograph for purposes of copyright ownership?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Copyright owners are in the best position to spot and redress infringement, so they should identify alleged infringement to services and seek intervention when they see infringements. This paradigm, however, breaks down when copyright ownership is contested. The litigants are an employer and former employee. Alper Automotive v.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The case pits Sheeran against Structured Asset Sales, a company that owns a one-third stake in the copyrights of Ed Townsend. Sheeran’s attorneys argued the elements that were allegedly copied, namely a chord progression and the harmonic rhythm, were both commonplace in music and not protectable by copyright. The Battle of the Bots.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 30, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence tools produce a vast range of new content, including code, text, audio, images and video. For the business user, the speed of output in response to a user prompt can deliver game-changing business efficiencies.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In an opinion letter dated February 14, 2022, the Review Board of the United States Copyright Office (Review Board) affirmed a decision of the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) denying registration of a two-dimensional artwork generated by Creativity Machine, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm created by Dr. Stephen Thaler.

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The IPKat

MARCH 14, 2024

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Nkem Itanyi (University of Nigeria) on a recent dispute over copyright ownership of the movie, Shanty Town which premiered on Netflix in January 2023 and discussions over a sequel to the movie. GMC denied the assertions as false.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. However, for artists, rightsholders and those familiar with copyright, it was completely predictable. A rethinking of blockchain and crypto’s role in copyright, and an examination of both if and how it might actually help.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 25, 2024

A Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday that no copyright dispute exists between the son of a music producer who recorded interviews with rock icons such as Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger and a man who sold the collection, reasoning that the son had no right to the recordings because they were never registered for copyrights with the federal government. (..)

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Introduction India has a rich culinary legacy, in recent times, the growth of Indian cuisine has seen a tremendous commercial surge both domestically and internationally which has led to an increased need for the protection of recipes to ensure their authenticity and provide ownership rights to the actual creator of the recipe.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In addition to raising questions about ownership of outputs , infringement in training , and the future of copyright as a policy tool to encourage creativity , economists are in the early stages of analysing the effects of these technologies on human creativity.

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Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As tattoo artists draw inspiration from a plethora of sources, ranging from classical art to pop culture icons, questions of ownership, originality, and copyright infringement have commandeered the spotlight in the tattooing arena. At the crux of both cases lies the conundrum of copyright ownership and infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Despite receiving this accolade and Allen’s arguments that he contributed significant creative elements to the AI-generated Work, his attempts to copyright the work have been unsuccessful. Allen originally filed for copyright registration on September 21, 2022, but did not disclose that he had used an AI system to create the work.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Supreme Court on Monday to limit the damages a plaintiff can recover in copyright ownership litigation to three years before a complaint is filed, arguing that the only time a party can extend that period is for instances involving fraud. Warner Chappell Music Inc. urged the U.S.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

McFarlin, A Copyright Ignored? Taking him at his word: Did Twain infringe her common-law copyright? Twain thought he should have ownership of his lectures—“my lecture was my property.” It’s not clear that giving Cord’s estate ownership would be social justice, but that’s a question worth asking. Federal preemption.]

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lawsuits filed in the United States targeting pirate sites usually focus on breaches of copyright law, typically direct and secondary infringement, or violations of the DMCA, depending on individual circumstances. filed its complaint. In theory, at least.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Intellectual Property Ownership. The creations of the mind are protected by Intellectual Property; however, ideas don’t fall under the protection of copyright. WIPO, [2]Shreya Negi , In-depth: Brands are winning the war for ownership of ideas, but ad agencies want a change, . [3] Image Source:iStock]. Challenges.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Copyright Office published a joint notice of inquiry in the Federal Register announcing that the two agencies would be collaborating on a study regarding intellectual property legal issues related to digital assets known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On November 23, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S.

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Kashishipr

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Copyright is a bundle of rights and can be exploited in several ways independently from each other. What is an Assignment of Copyright? An assignment is, in spirit, a transfer of ownership, even if it is partial. It means that only the owner of the copyright can transfer the ownership of the copyright to a third party.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Seventy-two years later, Scott-Giles’ granddaughter, Jocelyn Bundy, noticed that “ an image virtually identical ” to Scott-Giles’ illustration was being used in the popular grunge-rock band Nirvana’s merchandise and brought a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States for damages covering decades of sales. copyright law.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Intellectual property stands as a tribute to such endeavors, with copyright emerging as a unique category within this realm. Copyright, defined as the exclusive right granted to the creator for their intellectual labor, holds significance in the legal domain. What is Registered Copyright?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This prompted Alexander to file a lawsuit against Take-Two, claiming copyright infringement of her work. He called an earlier decision in the case one of the 5 worst copyright decisions in 2020 and, with the jury verdict, called it a loss for bodily autonomy and free speech. Instead, she only won actual damages totaling $3,750.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Over the last few months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voiced an increasing interest in AI-generated content and copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to and reuse of scientific publications, including open access. Current EU copyright framework. In this post, its author provides a brief outline.

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