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Police Photo: Public Domain or Fair Use?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: I want to use a police plane crash accident photo in my book. There are no privacy issues - no vehicle/person/property is identifiable. May I use it? Is it public domain or fair use? When ruling on fair use, courts consider four factors. Public domain?

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Court to Revisit Fair Use in Tattoo Infringement Case

Copyright Lately

Fischer denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment, finding triable issues of substantial similarity and fair use. Among other things, the court held that there was a factual dispute as to whether or not defendants’ purpose in using Sedlik’s image of Miles Davis was “commercial.”

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How Generative AI Generates Legal Issues in the Games Industry

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Some of the legal issues include: Does use of copyrighted content to train models constitute infringement or is it fair use? What are the privacy implications? Can collection of the content itself create liability? Is the output of the AI tool protectable by copyright? If the output is an infringement, who is liable?

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Ownership, Licensing, and Fair Use of Copyright for Webinars

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

Although privacy invasion has been the main topic of discussion in this virtual context, there is another issue at hand: copyright infringement. Fair use; webinar recordings. The post Ownership, Licensing, and Fair Use of Copyright for Webinars appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Understanding legal and fair use is especially important in academic settings because dissemination of information often requires the use of evidence.

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Forensic Integrity in the Streaming Era: Balancing Copyrights With Advanced DRM Technologies

Intepat

This analysis aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how these technologies defend creators’ rights while raising important questions regarding consumer access and fair use. A critical issue of dispute is that it can potentially violate the legal theory of fair use.

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A National Right of Publicity: the Federal Anti-Impersonation Right (FAIR)

Patently-O

Although publicity rights initially emerged as a privacy interest, I find that students are quick to see its kinship to trademark law and unfair competition. While typical privacy rights focus on personal interests and one’s peace of mind, the right of publicity is more economic and commercial in nature.

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