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Checklist of Issues on Generative IP

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Does the machine infringe when it produces a new “work”? For the right to prepare a derivative work in US, linked to issue 3, see paper #1 and Getty Images lawsuit 3. Can a machine be an “inventor”? Potential role of three-step test (Berne 9(2)/TRIPS 13) 2. For reproduction: traditional analysis b. Impacts on innovation?

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SCOTUS Denies Cert in Thaler – The Thorny Issue of AI Inventorship

LexBlog IP

Stephen Thaler was appealing a Federal Circuit decision that interpreted the Patent Act to require a human “inventor” for purposes of obtaining a patent. Copyright law does this well with the protection of derivative works. The term “Derivative Work” is defined in 17 U.S.C. §

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Warhol “Fair Use” Case is Heard at the Supreme Court – Implications for Inventors, Too?

IP Close Up

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments for the Warhol v. Goldsmith copyright case, which will have a dramatic impact on content providers and the definition Continue reading.

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Use of Warhol’s Prince Image Found Not to Be Sufficiently Transformative for Fair Use 

LexBlog IP

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court found that artistic changes to a pre-existing work, alone, not necessarily sufficient to make a derivative work fair use. Applying a new lens on how to view the purpose of a derivative work under U.S. Copyright law in the U.S. copyright law.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

As a person involved in copyright on a daily basis, I’ve observed a number of events and requests for comment over the last few years on the issue of whether artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be “authors” in the copyright sense (or inventors of patents).

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Protecting Software Innovation in India

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

IPR Protection of Software in India Legislations that do Software protection in India are: The Copyright Act of 1957 addresses copyright protection, safeguarding original literary, artistic, musical, dramatic works and computer programs. It is given for 60 years. It is given for 20 years.

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Intellectual Property: What Are the Differences between Patent, Trademark, and Copyright?

More Than Your Mark

Only the copyright owner has the right to make copies, distribute copies, perform, display, or make derivative works of the copyrighted work. A copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years (for works made for hire, 95 years from when they are first published). There’s no need to renew or maintain a copyright.