Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2021

Last week, Twitter user @KokomRoily began to feel a creeping sense of déjà vu as they were reading a novel by prolific erotic romance author Romilly King. A Twitter account connected with the author has been silent for over a week, and a Facebook page for their work has been either made private or removed. It seemed so familiar.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 29, 2023

” The article was authored by the AIPLA’s Augmented Reality(AR) / Virtual Reality(VR) subcommittee, which I had the honor of co-leading with Barrett Spraggins in 2022 (and continue to co-lead in 2023). The authors include Barrett Spraggins, David Pointer, George Raynal, and Ryan Phelan.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

The recent proliferation of useful Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools for tasks like text, image, music, and software code generation is all the rage. This question is of critical importance because the U.S. By: Quarles & Brady LLP

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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. Joint Statement at 2.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

APRIL 24, 2024

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Public Safety Communications Research Division (NIST PSCR) have complemented each other’s work for more than a decade on projects ranging from public safety innovation challenges to technology development. Register Today!

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

To this end, Mikkelson has acknowledged the plagiarism and, in a statement, said that he has given “full authority” to Snopes’ managing editor Doreen Marchionni to take any measures necessary to address the situation. Not only was he using fake pen names, but he was posting the work of others without attribution.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

Like last year, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. Nonetheless, we were glad to see entries across a range of interesting topics and are very happy to see relatively uncommon topics take the podium places.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The artist behind the painting on the cover graciously permitted reproduction of the work under certain conditions, including the use of a pseudonym. The topics vary. The authors emphasize that AI cannot hold moral rights and that in the absence of an author, the work should be in the public domain.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. We received several excellent submissions across a various range of topic areas. And encouraged participants to draw inspiration from Shamnad’s scholarship.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 17, 2024

POWER AND AUTHORITY: DEFENITION, NATURE AND THEORY, ONLINE ARTICLE BY NITISHA PUBLISHED AT POLITICAL SCIENCE NOTES: The source provides a holistic view of Power and Authority and is like notes created for the preparation of exams rather than an article. Robson, Michael Curtis, Bertrand Russell, Maclver, Alan Ball, etc.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 22, 2023

authorities seized more domains earlier this month, it still didn’t budge. We wanted to learn more about this and have collected statistics showing which educational institutions use Z-Library,” Z-Library writes on Telegram. authorities’ continuing crack down. When the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

This change provides for an extended copyright licence concerning the use of protected works or other objects except for audiovisual works within the Greek territory. To add article 51B to Law 2121/1993 in favour of press publishers regarding the online use of their publications by service providers. Audiovisual works are excluded.

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

CAN is a technology developed by computer scientists and art historians, it is made in a way that it uses input of pieces of original art and works of people which could date back couple centuries to the most recent ones, by using such inputs it then creates a novel piece which could pass off as that of a human artwork. [1]

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Images generated using text-to-image technology, including DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffussion , have become a main topic in AI. We can use computers and data science for this purpose. It is a way of creating algorithms (models) that use noise. Then we perform the learning process. However, this is nothing new.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2024

Marking the 16th volume in the p®opriété intelle©tuelle - intelle©tual p®operty collection, this book features contributions by seven authors. centred perspective, it — unsurprisingly —managed to grasp the essence of the topic globally. The analysis concludes with a review of recent US cases. Despite having a solely U.S.-centred

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The IPKat

APRIL 9, 2024

Background In 2022, the Court of Appeal of Florence upheld the decision at first instance that Ferragamo’s use of the name 'Audrey Hepburn' in connection with the shoe models above did not infringe the late actor’s image rights – more specifically: the right to her name. The same was concluded for the other shoe models.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In early May, CCC hosted “ Workflow of the Future: Sustainable Business Models ,” the latest event in a series designed to help facilitate important conversations on critical topics related to standards. To many observers, this author included, the industry is almost pathologically averse to change.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

Since we last wrote for the IPKat on the topic , additional posts have discussed the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee’s inquiry into the impact of AI on the creative industries and the UK House of Lords Inquiry into Large Language Models.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 9, 2022

In Google News, I ran across an article written by author Jumi Bello entitled, “I Plagiarized Parts of My Debut Novel. However, that information is not unique to my site, and I include many linked citations in my write-up on the topic. The word “plagiarism” or its many variants only are used 11 times. Here’s Why.”

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The author reviewed several cases where compulsory licenses were granted by Indian authorities, including those in the field of pharmaceuticals [see also an earlier post on this topic on The IPKat ]. The topic was followed up with another post from the same blog, this time on collective trade marks in Argentina.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

In this series, the blog's authors offer answers to 21 topical copyright questions for the 21st century. It reviews the basic issues on the topic, then elaborates on the importance of performers’ rights for creative industries and the main debates and developments in the area. Last week’s post is dedicated to performers’ rights.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 3, 2023

The recent proliferation of useful Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools for tasks like text, image, music, and software code generation is all the rage. This question is of critical importance because the U.S. copyright and patent laws are currently written in a way that require human creation to be eligible for protection.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 11, 2024

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in agriculture is a topic that evokes sharp reactions across the globe. Problems related to GMO Agriculture The use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture has certainly roused a great deal of enthusiasm for potential benefits and ignited a never-ending debate over potential risks.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is a two-part post, whereby this part looks at the Italian case, while Part 2 will focus on the same issues but from a US perspective. Basically, the software generates the fractal, which is then used by the author to create the work – in this case, a personalized flower.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

On the trademark side, relevant is this post by Bhavya Solanki and Medha Bhatt discussing the applicability of the fair use provisions of trademark law to the unauthorized use of trademarks in the virtual world. Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. Relevant here are Arun C.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

The move follows a recent Supreme Court decision , which dealt with a police officer who used his access to official systems to access information for an unauthorized purpose. That decision found that, even though the use was authorized, individual had permission to use the system and, as such, it was not a violation of the CFAA.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This article provides a brief overview of the use of Creative Commons licensing in relation to NFTs based on the Creative Commons’ FAQ page linked above. With the exception of CC0, CC licences allow authors to keep their copyright whilst at the same time communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for public benefit.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

While many people appreciate the service, authors and publishers are not happy. The Authors Guild described the Z-Library as a “trade barrier” recently, while the Association of American Publishers branded the shadow library a “notorious” pirate site. The shadow library sent us the same explanation last Friday.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

[This post has been co-authored with SpicyIP intern Jyotpreet Kaur. AI and copyright: Prompts and Intellectual Inputs This Time from China Recently in a copyright infringement dispute concerning a work generated by using an AI, the Beijing Internet Court held that it qualifies as an original work of human intellectual achievement.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2023

Copyright Office (“Office”) has published guidance on its policy and practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology. It has launched an agency-wide initiative to delve into a wide range of these issues.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

As September is coming to an end , here are the latest events and opportunities for IPKat readers: ALAI European Author’s Right Award The 6th edition of the ALAI European Authors’ Right Award, supported by GESAC, is now accepting nominations for the 2023 edition. It is possible to register and find more details here.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2022

VPNs are valuable tools for people who want to use the Internet securely with decent privacy. VPNs have recently become a sensitive topic in United States mainstream media. Senator Wyden and Representative Eshoo are not against VPN use. They are vital for whistleblowers and people who rebel against Government oppression.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2023

General tips: The database’s search feature instantly searches all the entries and can be very useful. SpicyIP Copyright Empirical Scholarship Database SpicyIP Patent Empirical Scholarship Database Please note: (1) The presence of any studies here do not reflect any type of endorsement of the paper or data or authors.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 28, 2024

This book tells the story of how copyright came to be applied to maps and explores its role in the creation, publication, commercialisation, circulation and use of maps as well as the geographical information they contain. As an author myself, I am careful not to comment on things that I feel are “missing” from other people’s books.

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IPilogue

MARCH 21, 2022

In September 2021, the IPilogue reported that India’s copyright office recognized the RAGHAV Painting App (“RAGHAV”), an artificial intelligence (“AI”) tool, as an author of the copyright-protected artistic work, Suryast. Labelling the work as a “creation”, as opposed to an “output” or “generation”, has been the topic of global debate.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

Copyright Office (“Office”) has published guidance on its policy and practices for examining and registering works that contain material generated by the use of artificial intelligence technology. AI-generated content that is more than de minimis should be explicitly excluded from the application.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 25, 2022

We’ve all of us — authors, publishers, readers and others —learned to live within what might reasonably be described as a modest little revolution in publishing. Nature reports on a poll showing increased support for OA publishing among US Faculty Members. The Budapest OA Initiative dates from February 2002.

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