CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 29, 2022

The US Copyright Office has determined that some AI artworks cannot be copyrighted in the United States. Last Monday, the Copyright Office issued a fresh ruling rejecting a request to copyright an AI-generated artwork. “Visions of a Dying Brain” created by AI. says the author.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The parties were then referred to the Delhi High Court Mediation and Conciliation Centre to try to resolve their disputes, but they were unable to come to an amicable settlement. Therefore, the court held that the defendants had infringed upon Microsoft’s copyright and were liable for damages.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2022

In the hope of accessing YouTube’s Content ID system, in 2020 musician Maria Schneider launched a class action lawsuit that alleged mass infringement and serious deficiencies in YouTube’s copyright enforcement measures. It later admitted it didn’t hold the copyrights to the works it asserted in the case.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc. ”).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 3, 2023

Filed in February 2022, a DISH Network copyright infringement lawsuit demanded $32.5m Similar lawsuits have become fairly common in recent years and when copyright holders prevail, damages awards can reach hundreds of millions of dollars. “The Channels are not Registered Copyrighted Works with the U.S. . Copyright Office.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc. ”).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

They are seeking to establish that they have an ownership stake in both the copyrights and performers’ property rights in the tracks which the band recorded between 1966 and 1970, and that they are owed unpaid royalties from Sony as a result.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot falls within the “derivative works exception” 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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

As a super-notice, it can produce cash payouts from settlements or default judgments (which are enforced against the cash held at the online marketplace, so they have actual value). Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v. Alibaba N.D.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 9, 2021

In this post, I will be analysing the recommendations pertaining to the amendment of patent laws in order to facilitate inventorship and ownership by AI. I will be restricting the discussion to the evaluation of the Indian patent regime, as the implications of AI on Indian copyright law has been previously dealt with here.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 17, 2023

Domain Shows No Sign of MPA/ACE Ownership Domains under full MPA/ACE control usually have a particular signature. From there, a malicious actor could attempt to ‘seize’ domains, extract a settlement, or resort to basic blackmail. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The arrangement between Eros and Telemax was for the licencing of Telemax’s copyrighted Eros content. Eros learned that Telemax was violating its copyright, and in accordance with the arbitration provision, the case was referred to an arbitrator. In another IPR-related case, Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS) Ltd.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2024

Do read our summaries of the post on the DHC restraining generic competitors for Ibrunitib, Delhi High Court’s finding on opposition and examination process, and some quick tidbits on the Ram Mandir, Oppo-Nokia dispute settlement, and the Bombay High Court order on Pan cards. Novex Communications v.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

The various forms of intellectual property are already well known- trademarks, patents, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets, domain names and geographical indications. The ownership is not transferred. Introduction Intellectual Property refers to those intangible assets which are created by virtue of the human intellect.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2022

For website operators trying to get information into the public eye, the last thing they need are legal threats claiming that they’ve infringed someone’s copyrights. Copyright lawsuits have a reputation of being expensive to defend so, when threatened, most people take the easiest way out. – GetSocialGuide.com.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

Zee Entertainment Enterprises refused to grant an interim injunction in a case involving the telecasting of certain films by Zee Entertainment on their satellite channels and OTT platform in which the plaintiff claimed ownership of copyright. News from India. You can read our posts on the report here , here , here , here and here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A refresher: in 1998, Congress created a notice-and-takedown scheme for user-submitted items that allegedly infringe copyright. Copyright owners send takedown notices, and service providers either remove the items or lose the safe harbor. The DMCA’s main counterbalance to copyright owner overreach was supposed to be 512(f).

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 23, 2022

The legal battle ultimately entailed a United States Supreme Court ruling and Austrian arbitration panel, granting Altmann rightful ownership of the painting. Since then, there have been numerous successful cases granting claimants ownership to previously looted works across the world.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The question of ownership in the virtual world, particularly in video games, has long been debated. For more descriptive posts especially on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and copyright law, check Adarsh Ramanujan’s two-part post here and here and Awani Kelkar’s post here. While the terms like virtual reality, AI, etc.,

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

These nameservers are operated by the MPA and when site operators hand over their domains as part of a settlement, most of the time they are updated with these details. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. ” This means that we cannot confirm that the Zoro.to What we can confirm is that Zoro.to

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Indeed, the directors of the US Patent and Trademark Office and US Copyright Office are in the process of conducting a joint study to untangle the various interests at play, having promised Sens. NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items. Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

More and more loans are being supported by certain intellectual property assets, such as copyrights, designs, and patents, or revenue streams connected to these assets. Ownership of intellectual property (IP) used as collateral often belongs to the borrower. Conclusion.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Akshat Agrawal, Copyright's distortive effects Copyright directs investment to excludable assets. Carys Craig, Copyright & Gender: Philosophy, Proof & Praxis Book chapter: research agenda for feminist copyright. I could think that copyright is relatively neutral in an incredibly sexist society.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Copyright Office celebrated the one-year anniversary of operations of the Copyright Claims Board (“CCB”), a novel new small claims court housed within the agency with a budget request for $2.2 Photo by Maria Oswalt on Unsplash In June 2023 the U.S. million in ongoing yearly costs. Though not entirely unique (e.g.,

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 5, 2023

On January 2, 2015, a new system designed to assist copyright holders and better protect consumers went live in Canada. Late 2018, after some companies did exactly that, the Canadian government amended the Copyright Act to prohibit the inclusion of settlement demands in warning notices. lawsuit, give or take.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. . No earlier than June 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than September 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than July 1, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than January 31, 2023 per settlement. January 2021.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

Eight months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Flores selected the “smaller claims” track, which is more streamlined, with only one presiding Copyright Claims Officer. It took eight months, but the ownership question of the photographs has been settled.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 28, 2022

106(4) ; (ii) whether Defendants are liable for infringing upon Plaintiffs’ exclusive reproduction rights through the unauthorized copying of the Copyrighted Works for Defendants’ 24/7 channels and VOD offerings, id. § From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. 106(1); and. (iii)

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2022

13] Settlement occurred after the court ordered Energy Innovation to show cause why it failed to comply with the court’s fee order[14] and NCR moved the court to enforce the judgment.[15]. Indeed, the Max Sound saga discussed above is a prime example of the muddy waters that surround patent ownership and financial interests.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The plaint was filed seeking permanent injunction against the respondent’s use of trademarks “YEH KHILA YEH KHILA” and “TIN TIN,” alleging trademark infringement, passing off, and copyright violations. The court considered Ex.A2

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

That question is “how have various countries’ intellectual property laws addressed efforts to copyright, trademark, or patent holy names, sacred words, or outputs of creation?” context to see how various other countries have responded to such challenges as well, not only in copyright but in trademark and patent too.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2023

Sun and his companies were further charged with fraudulently manipulating the secondary market for TRX through extensive wash trading, described by the SEC as “simultaneous or near-simultaneous purchase and sale of a security to make it appear actively traded without an actual change in beneficial ownership.”

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