The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Bloomsbury publishing have kindly provided IPKat readers who would like to purchase this book with a 20% discount. In the preface, Perot explains that: this is the first book to undertake empirical research on persona protection. Part one includes the introductory chapter setting the scene for the book.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Here's what Jakub writes: Artificial Intelligence and (hopefully) the death of copyright by Jakub Wyczik* Last year, I wrote an article about how copyright law relates to creations generated by AI. Human author It is well known that copyright protects products of the human mind (see Feist v. Rural, 499 U.S. Modak (2008) 1 SCC 1 ).

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The IPKat

MARCH 18, 2023

Kat approved This book is aimed at those who are new to the subject of intellectual property. It provides an outline of the basic legal principles and how the IP system works. To the contrary, the format of the book offers the intended reader an elegantly accessible way to dip into other areas of IP for example.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, five major education publishers filed a lawsuit against Shopify alleging that the ecommerce service provider has enabled rampant commercial textbook piracy on its platform. According to the publishers, many pirate sites offer inexpensive PDF versions of their textbooks using Shopify’s platform.

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The IPKat

MAY 16, 2023

The present monograph , written in French, is by Boris Catzeflis and is titled “Les marques contraires à l’ordre public ou aux bonnes moeurs” ["Trade marks contrary to public order and morality"] (Schulthess, 2022, pp. The focus is on Swiss law and practice, though a comparative perspective is provided throughout the book.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 25, 2022

Beyond the obvious attempt to draw a connection between the artwork and the book based a shared sense of the "classical", the artwork also seeks to evoke a more specific connection with the contents of the book. You can't judge a book from its cover". "You You can't judge a book from its cover". So why this picture?

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In addition to archiving the web, IA also operates a library that offers a broad collection of digital media, including books. In addition to archiving the web, IA also operates a library that offers a broad collection of digital media, including books. Support from Authors Alliance IA doesn’t stand alone in this legal battle.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

How similar is too similar? After the release of “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” in 2018, Netflix was sued by Chooseco , a children’s book publisher known for their ‘game books’ titled Choose Your Own Adventure. Sally Yoon is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.

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The IPKat

MARCH 16, 2023

The work is a “ comic book ”. The work is a “ comic book ”. The cover page consists of an image of a young woman, the work’s title, and the words “ Kashtanova ” and “ Midjourney ”. The case In September 2022, Ms. Kristina Kashtanova applied and obtained the copyright registration for the work “ Zarya of the Dawn ”.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The book addresses questions of whom is the author and first owner of a dramatic work? explores what exactly is a play as copyright protects it and who owns it. As a previous drama student herself (who'd have guessed it!), Who receives the credit and the licensing rights? And who poses moral rights in the work? And Who Owns It?

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Leading figures in the global community of creators go by many titles. Journalism professor and book author Jeff Jarvis recalls that early in his own writing and publishing career, he wrote on typewriters and saw his stories set in hot metal linotype. Click below to listen to the latest episode of the Velocity of Content podcast.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2022

The publishers described IA’s ‘Open Library’ as an “unlicensed aggregator and pirate site” that makes illegally scanned books available to the public, causing serious damage to authors and publishing companies alike. Two Years of Litigation, Both Parties Request Summary Judgment. In a June 10 letter to Judge John G.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Some of these issues are specific to doing business with the government and others are broader issues that all companies face when using AI, and generative AI (GAI) in particular. This rapid increase in the use of AI creates a number of legal issues, some of which are addressed below. If you have not done so yet, now is a good time to get started.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 12, 2022

Dr VRR Ayyar’s book, “Present at Creation: The Making of Internet Treaties (1996)”, published in 2021. There is however one stand-out entry that looks like it will be of interest to several of our readers. And it’s published under a creative commons license, with the text available on his website here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Fair use in US ( Google Books but reuse pattern different here. Computer in source and object code protected (if written by humans). Can datasets and algorithms be protected as trade secrets? No protection against reverse engineering or independent production c. Its main purpose is to help structure the discussion.

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The IPKat

JULY 30, 2023

Now in its second edition, the book offers a primer on copyright-related challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) presents. As advanced in the book’s title, this monograph is composed of 25 short chapters, distributed in six parts. Part IV covers the protection for AI-assisted works.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

How could the City of Vernon own the rights to a mythical, folkloric lake creature, similar to the Loch Ness Monster? He found 17 entries related to a range of products from books to wine, chocolates, suntan products, clothing, and soft drinks. The headline --“City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2022

Many readers will already be familiar with this title, since it won our IPKat book of the year award 2021 for best copyright book! The book begins by setting out the origin and objectives of the DSM Directive, whilst contextualising its place within the broader EU copyright architecture and reform.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This time, this Kat had the opportunity to review Pierre Heuzé's published PhD thesis, written in French, titled " L'épuisement des droits de propriété intellectuelle sur un matériel biologique en droit suisse " [ Exhaustion of intellectual property rights in biological material under Swiss law ], published earlier this year.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 1, 2024

This is quite the picture of how the Indian copyright laws are treating the employees who try to become such exceptional creators. This means that if an employee makes any copyright then the owner would have the title of that intellectual property unless there is an agreement stating otherwise. Unlike the U.S.A., Fox [3] and Wheaton v.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

FDN filed for that registration in September 2015 under the title “Automated Database of Furniture Catalogs and Collections (Photographs and Text)”. The case of Furnituredealer.net (FDN) versus Amazon and Coaster Company of America (CCA) is a fairly pedestrian one. . As such, they would hold the copyright on those text descriptions.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In Two Pesos, the Supreme Court tells us that “the general principles qualifying a mark for registration under § 2 of the Lanham Act are for the most part applicable in determining whether an unregistered mark is entitled to protection under § 43(a).” I’m going to start by going back to some earlier cases, Two Pesos v. Then, in Lexmark v.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Viacom made the Jersey Shore spin-off MTV Floribama Shore. The court of appeals affirms, on Rogers v. Grimaldi grounds, the district court’s grant of summary judgment to MTV on the resulting trademark claims. In “Ragtop Day,” Jimmy Buffett sings, “Get ourselves a cool one at the Flora-Bama, ya!”

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 26, 2023

Copyright Office originally granted copyright registration to a comic book titled “Zarya of the Dawn.” Kashtanova had written all text in the comic book entirely without the help of any other source or tool, including any generative AI program. On September 15, 2022, she submitted the Work to the U.S. Moreover, Ms.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

As the title suggests, this book consists of a detailed analysis and explanation of instances where it is possible to imply a copyright licence in response to or as a defence to an allegation of copyright infringement. This is a review of Poorna Mysoor ’s Implied licences in copyright law (Oxford University Press, 2021).

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

That’s when a whole slew of popular books, stories and films first copyrighted in 1927 will enter the public domain in the United States. Not only does the film have one of the greatest titles in movie history, it features the first official motion picture appearance of comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. Here’s what it all means.

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IPilogue

MARCH 29, 2023

The US Copyright Office’s Approach to AI-Generated Work The Office provided important guidance on assessing the protectable elements of AI-generated works. Katie Graham is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. RAGHAV is the first non-human “author” of a copyrighted work.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

That’s a long prelude to explaining how my “summer 2022” really dates back to November 2021 and won’t end until January. Books and Academic Articles. Books and Academic Articles. We posted three chapters from the book: Featuring People in Ads (2022 Edition). This year is a little different.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Trade marks for figurative signs representing how historical figures might have looked like The Verhoef case is interesting also because it relates to an actual, living person. Over time, the EUIPO has reviewed a number of applications for figurative marks representing in effect one’s own likeness.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2022

Several years ago, I wrote a piece titled “ How AI and copyright would work.”. I can’t say that I know how long that will continue to be the case, but even “Star Trek” suggests that it may be at least 350 years. That is, at least in the U.S., essentially still the case. First, let’s back up a little.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Copyright Office took a stance against generative-AI works, cancelling a copyright claim by author Kris Kashtanova for comic book images made with the aid of Midjourney. Copyright Office took a stance against generative-AI works, cancelling a copyright claim by author Kris Kashtanova for comic book images made with the aid of Midjourney.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

We will examine the fundamental ideas and rules of copyright, trademark, and patent laws as well as how they relate to various entertainment business sectors in this extensive book. Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

1 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ( ECHR ). In its judgment of 1 September 2022, the Court determines that Azerbaijan failed to enforce copyright in respect of the unlawful digital reproduction and communication of a published book. Azerbaijan ( Appl.

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SpicyIP

JULY 7, 2023

In my view, these conferences and places are emblematic of a much more regrettable fact: how distant, far off and detached the locus of decision-making and the fate of Indian copyright has always been from Indians. Image generated used Dall E [This post is a part of the IP History series and is authored by Shivam Kaushik. Strange, isn’t it?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

However, any mention of the Film Content Protection Agency (FCPA) is significant and all but confirms the arrest of a specific and important type of movie pirate. Cammers vs. Film Content Protection Agency. The Film Content Protection Agency (FCPA) mentioned by PIPCU is the FDA’s big-screen anti-piracy unit.

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The IPKat

JUNE 25, 2021

This book review is brought to you by Donal O’Connell, the Managing Director of Chawton Innovation Services, a company focused on IP Education, IP Consultancy and IP Solutions & Tools. The book offers great insights into this area and its practical implications. It explores how IP underpins technology transfer.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The fame of Lewis Hamilton The Board found that famous persons enjoy special protection when applying for trade marks. Lewis Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers’ Championship titles, and currently holds the records for the most wins, pole positions and podium finishes, among others.

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