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Can I Claim Publishing for Public Domain Song?

Dear Rich IP Blog

It would be improper to list yourself as the publisher of a public domain song (we assume that by "traditional" you're referring to PD music). Because public domain songs are not protected by copyright (they are free to the public) no one can claim ownership of these compositions.

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Conundrum Involving The Ownership Of The Work Created By Ai

IP and Legal Filings

Firstly, work generated from AI with input, in this case command is given by the human or programmer and get output out of it with the help of their creative and innovative ideas hence the ownership and authorship can be ascribed to the human who has given innovative inputs to the AI. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

IP Intelligence

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. the “lion’s share” cases), and we see that the notion of what an “author” even is is highly nuanced.

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Thousands of Creative Works No Longer Protected Under Copyright Spawn Creators and Consumers

IP Close Up

The most anticipated entry to the public domain, “Steamboat Willie,” an animated short featuring and early incarnation of Mickey Mouse, became available royalty-free to all Continue reading

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Creative Commons and NFTs – is CC licensing compatible with the new technologies?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

There are multiple types of CC licensing on offer for content creators, ranging from various scale attribution rights to “no rights reserved” or CC0 public domain dedication. The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded ”.

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The Other ‘Maybe’ Authors: Copyright Ownership for AI Trainers

LexBlog IP

Combine that “mastermind/dominant” author doctrine with the run of cases discussing ownership of software outputs (i.e., Copyright Office (the Office) when it comes to copyright ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) output. The Office has answered that question with a resounding “maybe.”

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'Anne Of Green Gables' Musical Wants TM Threats Shot Down

IP Law 360

A musical production of the 1908 children's classic "Anne of Green Gables" on Tuesday urged a New York federal court to shut down another production's trademark claims, saying that, since the book is in the public domain, it would be equivalent to claiming ownership of Shakespeare's works.

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