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An IP-Centric Approach towards AI Regulation in India- Part II

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Licensing of training datasets The licensing of datasets – for the concerned rights under Sec. Some have argued in favour of fair use, at least in the US context. It has been contended that use of databases should generally be allowed for training, whether the contents of such database are copyrighted or not.

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

Velocity of Content

I speculated that this was an attempt to avoid a messy fair use dispute. As I also mentioned, Microsoft’s lawyers seem to think that fair use excuses copying for AI purposes everywhere, so I would expect Microsoft to try that defense here, given its lack of other arguments. is being used as code. v Stability A.I.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 5-11)

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He evaluates the various applicable laws to argue that a thesis is a ‘public document’, the right to access which is available to the public as a matter of public interest, as well as through fair use under Section 52 of Copyright Act and also the RTI Act. Other Posts. For further details, please see the announcement.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

On one hand, those who view intellectual property rights as a limited monopoly would suggest that even derivative use of the content in a meme is infringement on the rights holder’s interest. ix] Just a brief glimpse at a meme can demonstrate just how little copyright protected material is used. [x] 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v. Tech Square which was passed against a cancellation petition filed by Toyota against the registration of “Alphard” by Tech Square.

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Just Humor Them: Jests, Jokes, Satire, and Parody In Infringement and Defamation Cases

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VIP Products LLC on the trademark side (on which the plaintiff is now seeking certiorari from the Supreme Court), and Sketchworks Industrial Strength Comedy, Inc., Humor is also central to trademark infringement claims through notions of parody, and as part of copyright claims through satire. Falwell did years ago.

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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected Jeff Koons’ fair use argument ( section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 ) based on parody ( Rogers v. Moulinsart, the Belgian company that holds the rights to Tintin, and the heir of the author, Hergé, holder of the moral rights, brought a copyright infringement case against Marabout.