JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

The Conan Doyle estate, heirs to the author of the works about the famed detective Sherlock Holmes, alleged that Netflix infringed on the character Sherlock Holmes in its portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the 2020 movie “Enola Holmes.” [2] 5] Netflix and the estate quickly settled. [6]. 5] Netflix and the estate quickly settled. [6].

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Public Domain Derivative Work 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

These questions will be addressed by applying UK law and the EU copyright acquis to NFTs, as illustrated by relevant Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case law and global contemporary examples. For instance, CrypToadz is a prominent CC0 NFT project wherein the artwork related to the NFT is in the public domain.

Non-Fungible Tokens 98

Non-Fungible Tokens IP Ownership Contracts 98

Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about. All copyrights, except one, expire.*.

Derivative Work 105

Derivative Work Public Domain Copyright Fair Use 105

The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

legal battle over the character of Zorro, the Supreme Court has provided important guidance on the requirements and limits of parody under both copyright [see also here for a recent French case] and trade mark law. holding that the character of Zorro had fallen in the public domain. Let’s see what happened.

Copyright 138

Copyright Law Advertising Advertising 138

LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Goldsmith SCOTUS Decision Welcome to the ever-evolving world of intellectual property law, where creativity intersects with legal rights, and the boundaries of art and originality are constantly being defined and redefined. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Art Licensing Derivative Work 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

Disney should also be strategically liberal in its lawsuits—both under trademark law and under derivative works. Haley Sink is a second-year law student at Wake Forest University School of Law. While copyright protection expires, trademark protection does not. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.

Derivative Work 52

Derivative Work Trademark Law Branding Brands 52

LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The simple answer: public domain came to the rescue. Under copyright law in the 1940s, copyrights registered for an initial 28-year period, and that period could then be renewed for an additional 28 years with proper filings. This resulted in the production company producing the film at a pretty significant loss.

Copyright 40

Copyright Public Domain Derivative Work Copyright Law 40

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The creation of AR experiences may involve acts of reproduction and communication to the public that have potential copyright implications. AR can concern two categories of cultural goods – those that are in the public domain and those embedding a copyrighted work of art. . (i) i) Public domain works.

Copyright 102

Copyright Public Domain Art Moral Rights 102

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

copyright law. In addition to using copyrighted works for training data, the LLM models themselves are also infringing derivative works, and the same applies to the output of the models. Fair use is a defense that is typically not used to dismiss copyright infringement claims before they’re properly argued.

Fair Use 100

Fair Use Copyright Copyright Infringement Derivative Work 100

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In this post, we offer an overview of the project to date, stratified across CREATe’s core research themes : Creative Industries , the Public Domain , and Competition and Markets. The digital revolution has moved legal questions about copyright, information, and competition law to the regulatory centre of the creative industries.

Copyright 52

Copyright Public Domain Marketing Marketing 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The creation and development of copyright law are closely connected to technological and associated business transformations (see, e.g. here ). Yet, the very same automation poses challenges for the application of copyright law, increasing legal uncertainty, as demonstrated in this report vis-à-vis AI music outputs.

Music 65

Music Copyright Derivative Work Ownership 65

Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

performances of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”) or other derivative works that might compete with Netflix’s own planned live events,” including the multi-city “ Bridgerton Experience.” As the rightsholder, Netflix has the ability to dictate the terms on which fans can utilize its works for commercial purposes.

Music 102

Music Derivative Work Fair Use Cease and Desist 102

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

New Copyrighted Works Enter the Public Domain: In 1998, the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act added 20 years to the term of copyright protection for pre-1976 works, and paused the annual expiration of copyright on older works for 20 years. the exclusive right to their respective writings.”

Public Domain 52

Public Domain Trademark Copyright Registration 52

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] Originals” [7] : The Works at Issue. It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12]

Fair Use 97

Fair Use Derivative Work Art Licensing 97

IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

RIGHTS PROTECTED : Under this law Copyright law protects the copyright of authors, musicians, etc. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. Internet technology is developing faster than the laws that govern it. Copyright is essentially a right to copy.

Copyright 52

Copyright Intellectual Property Copying Music 52

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Fortunately, you don’t need to grasp all the complexities of Intellectual Property law to protect your creative work.

Intellectual Property 67

Intellectual Property Invention Intellectual Property Law Design Patent 67

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

Fair Use 96

Fair Use Derivative Work Blogging Licensing 96

Art Law Journal

JUNE 30, 2022

Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Fortunately, you don’t need to grasp all the complexities of Intellectual Property law to protect your creative work. Which Types of IP Law Is Right for You?

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Invention Designs 52

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

The law is an important part of protecting intellectual property and protecting creators’ rights to their original works. Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works.

Fair Use 92

Fair Use Copyright Privacy Copying 92

IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2023

Originality is the quality that distinguishes produced or invented works from copies, clones, forgeries, or derivative works by being new or novel. In law, the quality of an idea’s expression is given more weight. It must be the author’s original work. A publishing company called Feist Publications Inc.

Copyright 88

Copyright Public Domain Copying Publishing 88

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Such works of art benefit the creator, and they are protected by the law of intellectual property. Following the 2012 revision to the copyrights Act, it was made clear that Internet activities were also covered by the copyright law. These advantages can be made profitable for the owner.

Non-Fungible Tokens 77

Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Intellectual Property Ownership 77

43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Cariou is still arguably good law w/the exception of the relevance of artist’s intent. Data mining legal documents, work product, court cases, and then create work based on previous work. Taken copyright-protected material and transformed it into public domain material—dangerous for law firms.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Copyright Derivative Work Marketing 52

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

student at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. She is keenly interested in Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, and Corporate Law ]. Image from here [ This post is co-authored with Tejaswini Kaushal with inputs from Swaraj and an anonymous reader. Tejaswini is a 3rd-year B.A.

Copyright 59

Copyright Marketing Marketing Copying 59

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Horror argued that Miller’s screenplay was produced as a work made for hire, which would make it ineligible for copyright termination. Bottom line is that the masks were equally freaky, but not substantially similar as a matter of copyright law. The Ghostly Trio. stock features of cartoon ghosts in general.?

Copyright 144

Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whether one focuses on the word’s connotation of silliness or excitement, or maybe even anger , or analogizes to the raucous and rhymingly-named team from Savannah that makes up its own baseball rules , US copyright law is currently going a little “bananas.” ’ problem is required in a range of diverse areas of law.

Copyright 52

Copyright Art Copying Derivative Work 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Before a work was “published,” it was protected only by state law (common-law copyright). Once a work was published, state law was divested, and one of two things happened. If the work was published with proper copyright notice, it received a federal statutory copyright. Why does this matter?

Copyright 121

Copyright Blogging Publishing Fair Use 121

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 10, 2024

is] that works produced for the U.S. Government by its officers and employees should not be subject to copyright” and fall “in the public domain.” The moving, response, and reply papers were all filed in the same December 6-7, 2023 time frame by lawyers for Woodward and the former President, respectively.

Ownership 52

Ownership Copyright Government Intellectual Property 52