TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

It is unlikely that these features will appear on a licensed mainstream service but that doesn’t stop subscribers from desiring them. for a ‘lifetime’ license. You agree that as a condition of your license, you will not: i. People Want to Download and Keep Movies & TV Shows.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2021

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. Ring-1 is said to largely operate from Ring-1.io

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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.” Was it a license on the world’s greatest terms? .” ” Ok, But What If I Wrapped This Up Already?

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou Recently, the news of reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny's eloquently put disappointment spread on social media, bringing up interesting questions concerning music creation using AI. Concerning the lawfulness of the outcome of this machine training, we need clarity on the exclusivity of making derivative works.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JULY 29, 2021

A huge chunk of Molly Mae’s success comes from social media channel Instagram, where she is reported to charge over £10,000 for each sponsored post. According to their Terms of Use, the user owns the copyright to the image posted but automatically agrees to license that image to Instagram.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 25, 2023

Think of human modifications to AI as a quasi-derivative work—the copyright in a derivative work only extends to the material contributed by the author of that work , as opposed to the underlying material. Importantly, however, there will still be no copyright protection in the AI-generated material itself.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

At the same time, those aspects of the character’s evolution that don’t appear until later works may still be eligible for copyright protection. While later iterations of a character may be protected, you can’t bootstrap the copyright in a derivative work to extend protection on the original work.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

I understand a lot of you may be upset that I saw a photo on social media and loved it enough to imitate it in a very different style. No, I'm not opposed to giving photographers a %, it's hard work. However, Warhol also created 15 additional works known as the Prince Series that were unlicensed.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 22, 2023

In a 7-2 decision , the Court ruled that the commercial licensing of Andy Warhol’s “Orange Prince” to Condé Nast to illustrate a story about the late musician shared “substantially the same purpose” as the original Lynn Goldsmith photo from which Warhol’s silkscreen was derived, and therefore weighed against fair use. Goldsmith.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

It is certainly within the definition of chutzpah to publicly display your own work on the Internet, visible for anyone to see for free and without further conditions, and then to complain that others are helping people find your work by linking to it. Surely paid licensing should not have to work on an all-or-nothing basis.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] Section 106 of the Copyright Act grants copyright holders an exclusive right to make or license derivative works based upon a previously copyrighted work. [11]

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 9, 2022

The museum industry, it would seem, is taking note of technology’s growing role in its operations, particularly in regards to visitor engagement and staying relevant in a social media-driven society where declining visitation rates have only been exacerbated by the ongoing pandemic.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit Court of Appeals’ holding that the Andy Warhol Foundation’s licensing of Warhol’s Orange Prince , a print based on a photograph of the late musician by defendant Lynn Goldsmith, did not constitute fair use of the Goldsmith photograph. [3] 2] A week later, the U.S. 3] Graham v.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

In addition, the allegations in the original complaint suggest that, at the very least, Scott would have granted Marvel and Jim Henson Productions an implied license to use his materials in its Muppets Babies series, which would also foreclose an infringement claim. This admission could preclude an infringement claim by the trustee.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Is this the same in the US and China?

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

[x] In fact, on the contrary, memes can operate as a source of marketing and a way to garner interest in creative works in a funny, generationally relevant way. xviii] In one instance, Getty Images pursued a German blog—Geek Sisters—for almost $900 in licensing fees for their use of the awkward penguin meme.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Companies have to obtain permission and execute a license to use copyrighted content for AI training or other purposes, and we’re committed to maintaining these legal principles.” Note that Chrissy would still need to obtain a license to use the underlying “Best Day Ever” composition.)

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

What makes Astley’s case interesting is that Gravy and his record label obtained the appropriate copyright license to recreate the melody and lyrics from “Never Gonna Give You Up” (which Astley didn’t write and doesn’t control) for “Betty (Get Money).” The defendants obtained a license to use the former, but not the latter.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Given that NFTs are the result of digital work that is transported in images, videos, photography and other forms of digital media, copyright seems to be the closest IP right to protect both the source code of the digital work, as well as its derivative works. Is this the same in the US and China?

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

For that, you’d need an assignment or license from the owner of the underlying copyright. Want to Create New Derivative Works? You Should Probably Read The License. You can also tell your book club that you read it even though you really stopped at page 136. The same rule applies to digital artworks sold as NFTs.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2022

In today’s social media-powered world, it would’ve been devasting. According to Bungie, access to Destiny 2 is only granted after the user agrees to the terms of a Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA). In the alternative, the company seeks $150,000 in statutory damages for each copyrighted work infringed.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Despite a number of solid affirmative defenses—including implied license, de minimis use and waiver—the jury was only asked to determine whether defendants had proven that their conduct qualified as a fair use under the Copyright Act. For example, if a client were to license the reproduction of a tattoo design by itself (e.g.,

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 19, 2022

It certainly hasn’t helped that the same word is used in the Copyright Act to define a derivative work (a work that is “recast, transformed , or adapted” from a pre-existing work), which in the absence of fair use is reserved to the copyright owner. anyone who posts any sort of repurposed content on social media).

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Players rallied against Nintendo’s actions, causing #FreeMelee to trend across social media and throughout the gaming world. It is an open legal question whether this would constitute an infringing derivative work. Nintendo’s Statement After Issuing its Cease-and-Desist Letter via Email , November 19 th , 2020.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

.” In 2004, video game publisher Capcom contacted MKR, the film’s producer, to inquire about about obtaining a license to use elements from the film in one of its games. In 1999, Cinema Secrets licensed the right to sell a Michael Myers Halloween mask from the film’s copyright owner. ROMERO’S DAWN OF THE DEAD.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

On August 6, Roc-A-Fella filed an amended complaint, naming GoDigital, a company to which Dash allegedly granted the right to license Reasonable Doubt to certain websites, as a co-defendant. [13] According to Miramax, the creation of the NFTs constituted copyright infringement because they were unauthorized derivative works of Pulp Fiction.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Tech Bros, Social Media, and the End of IP Financing? Reproduction and public display are the main alleged rights violated (with lots of overlap); only 71 derivative work claims. Questions of reliance/implied license can arise from delayed enforcement. Ideas are nothing without financing.

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