LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

In a significant step toward a future of heightened corporate transparency, the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is prepared to roll out as of January 1, 2024. Beneficial owner refers to an individual who holds the reins of substantial control over an entity or owns or controls at least a quarter of the ownership interests.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

4] Globally, countries are at varying stages in enacting rules governing AI, signalling a range of approaches to the technology’s regulation across jurisdictions. [5] So far, a significant proportion of cases involving AI have centred around privacy, data protection intellectual property issues. 2] Ibid , at para. 23 and 24. [4]

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Violations of copyrights are addressed under Chapter XI of the Copyrights Act of 1957. Infringement of copyrights is addressed under Sections 51 through 53A of the Copyrights Act, 1957. Producers may claim exclusive ownership of an album or song in court owing to copyright protections. LEGISLATION IN INDIA.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For this Kat, it is a question of whether DJs should pay for all uses of music or whether the context should determine who pays for the DJs’ use of music] Source: Pinterest In April , the then President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta assented to the Copyright Amendment Bill 2021 which has now become the Copyright (Amendment) Act No 14 of 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Introduction Incorporating a novel focus on the digital market environment, the Competition Amendment Act, 2023 stands out as one of the most momentous changes made to the Competition Act of 2002 in the last two decades. The modifications intend to modify the 2002 Competition Act.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The motion was based on a recent change in ownership of Finjan, Inc., The Federal Circuit found VLSI’s expert had used inputs that he chose by trying to match data from the use of non-infringing functionality, which undermines the reliability of the results as a calculation of power savings from the use of the infringing functionality.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 14, 2023

I’ve long maintained the government’s claims that the bill will generate billions of dollars in new money was massively exaggerated and that a far more likely scenario would be that the bill would simply lead to a reshuffling of existing expenditures. This conclusion raises both the economic and cultural impact of the bill.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Copyright Act. The Copyright Act today includes an “ever expanding understanding of the word ‘writings.’” Due to the encompassing nature of the Copyright Act, a way in which NFT owners can protect their property is likely through copyrights. Ownership and Enforcement. Copyright Ownership. The United States.

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Michael Geist

MAY 25, 2022

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage yesterday held the first of four planned day-long hearings on Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act. Bill C-11, much like Bill C-10, has been touted by the government as a measure to ensure that large foreign streaming services contribute to the Canadian cultural sector.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

After all, while we are pondering the weighty issue of future ownership, we are not focusing on the fundamental issue of wholesale copying of works to train AI in a wide variety of situations. Transformative use” is not mentioned in Section 107 of the Copyright Act but has been read into the first of four fair use factors.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

What is Big Data? Big data is a relatively new concept that has created a greater conundrum in the realm of Intellectual Property (IP) laws. Big data refers to the large and diverse sets of information that can grow at an ever-increasing rate. Big Data and Copyright. Big Data and Patents.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

MARCH 24, 2023

Fast forward to an event in my own lifetime, where the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 secured the right for women to get a business loan without a male co-signer. Joining the Commerce Family At the end of 2021, I moved to the U.S.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

IP law is also multilayered and, therefore, developments and changes in the global governance cascades to regional and domestic spheres with varying implications. The authors succeeded in simplifying issues that seems typically complex especially for newcomers in the IP field: copyright authorship, ownership and protection.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The motion was based on a recent change in ownership of Finjan, Inc., Intel was required by the 2012 license agreement to follow certain procedures, and the Federal Circuit found Intel acted with diligence in doing so. which had a license agreement with Intel.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

After the US Ambassador to Vietnam got involved in 2018, calling on government officials to launch criminal prosecutions , several persistent sites suddenly shut down. The recent closure of 2Embed, a site that acted as a video library for hundreds of other sites, was the result of the anti-piracy group’s work. “[T]he Aniwatch.to

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 27, 2023

In the second installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys reviewed noteworthy legislation, cases, and legal developments from across the nation over the last year in the areas of trade secrets and data theft, non-competes and other restrictive covenants, and computer fraud. 15 USC § 45(2).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The information transfer is realized to a large extent via multiple data reproductions and, when information is synthetized and overlaid on the tangible object, via data communication too. The creation of AR experiences may involve acts of reproduction and communication to the public that have potential copyright implications.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 18, 2023

The Issue The Indian Patent Office , has for the first time rejected to recognize the claim of AI to be an inventor relying upon Section 2 and 6 of the Indian Patents Act, 1970 (Hereinafter, the Act). [1] 6] They might sell their ownership interest as per the contract, but they shall have the right to retain their ‘moral right’.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

I refer to “data snarfers” as businesses that aggregate (via scraping or APIs) lots of sensitive online personal information to offer analytics, business/competitive intelligence, and similar services. This blog post will show how data snarfers vex the courts and expose unfortunate gaps in existing legal doctrines. * * *.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Copyright Act. The Copyright Act today includes an “ever expanding understanding of the word ‘writings.’” ” Due to the encompassing nature of the Copyright Act, a way in which NFT owners can protect their property is likely through copyrights. .” Ownership and Enforcement.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 27, 2023

In the second installment of the 2023 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, Seyfarth attorneys reviewed noteworthy legislation, cases, and legal developments from across the nation over the last year in the areas of trade secrets and data theft, non-competes and other restrictive covenants, and computer fraud. ” 15 USC § 45(2).

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

To explain, an NFT is a unique digital token stored on a blockchain—it acts as a record of ownership of an item, like a certificate of authenticity of a cat painting. Typically , NFTs do indeed point off-chain to either an HTTP URL metadata file or a hash on IPFS (a data storage protocol). What is the (Legal) Bottom Line?

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The motion was based on a recent change in ownership of Finjan, Inc., Intel was required by the 2012 license agreement to follow certain procedures, and the Federal Circuit found Intel acted with diligence in doing so. which had a license agreement with Intel.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

It may be because the owner has enough capabilities for carrying out the marketing themselves, or does not have enough resources for entering into a partnership for the same or simply because the owner is hesitant to share their data with third parties. The ownership is not transferred.

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LexBlog IP

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. As a result, many companies are developing corporate policies on employee use of AI. If you have not done so yet, now is a good time to get started.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The crux of this debate is the argument that if the theft of restricted digital content is for the purpose of knowledge and research, it should be considered as an act done under ‘fair use’ and ‘fair dealing’ of the content. India first witnessed its own Copyright Act in the year 1847, which was drafted under the British Rule.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 5, 2021

13(2) of the UK Patents Act 1977 to indicate how the applicant derived the right from the inventor to be granted a patent. For his patent applications Dr Thaler replied ‘ by ownership of the creativity machine “DABUS” ’ ([6]). Also, the 1977 Act was based on the footing that patents can only be granted to persons. ii) What is s.13

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Layered by the blockchain, cryptocurrency and NFT driven Web3 technology whose decentralised approach allows buyers total ownership over their purchases in the virtual universe, the Metaverse has been steadily gaining financial, cultural and social traction in the world. Contract Law . Defamation Law .

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The report complements the analysis of laws with a review of practices and contractual arrangements of claiming and attributing authorship and/or ownership by actors in the field of AI music creation. The study covers practices of for-profit AI-powered online music creation services (e.g., folk-rnn , Melomics ).

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility. I argue that rewarding knowledge production and creative effort itself through maximising commercial advantage via exclusive rights are incentives that do not apply to government works whose primary motivation for creation is public dissemination. Other News.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Here’s what you need to know about where things stand: The problem lies in the fact that NFTs haven’t found their place within the 232-year-old (albeit evolving) framework of the US Copyright Act. NFTs are units of data stored on a blockchain that signify ownership of (supposedly) unique digital media items.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2022

Section 14 of Indian Copyright law provides an exhaustive list of rights owned by the copyright holders, with a disclaimer that they are “subject to the provisions of this Act” One relevant provision in this regard is Section 52 which reads ‘??Certain Certain acts not to be an infringement of copyright’.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Governing people to people relations is a very different thing from state undermining personhood by criminalizing dancing. Current doctrines: passing off/false representation/43(a); Indian Arts & Crafts Act. TM’s background principles, e.g., secondary meaning, perpetuate inequality of ownership. Very hard to adjudicate.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

By bringing together key players from the government and private sector, speakers shared best practices, recent successes, and announced upcoming initiatives to advance economic equity for communities of color and underrepresented groups. We have an unprecedented opportunity to change how we do things.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With the overwhelming majority adopting cloud computing resources and the prevalent practice of storing data in the cloud, it is evident that cloud computing has emerged as the predominant model for computer and information technology services worldwide. WHAT IS CLOUD COMPUTING?

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Government institutions like the U.S. Governments around the world have undertaken various initiatives to strengthen their IP-financing infrastructure because of the increasing importance of IP in the global economy. The risk of such IP backed loans is shared by the Government with the PFIs. IP Financing Policies in Asia.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

After its approval, the encrypted data would move onto a blockchain that would update the distributed ledger which various entities were holding and would potentially require it. The nodes authenticate transactions, add the data to their copy of the common ledger and transfer the ledger additions to all other nodes.

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