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DECEMBER 28, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Thus far US copyright and patent tribunals have refused to award rights for AI generated works. Li sued for copyright infringement. Judges emphasized that copyright law aims to encourage human creativity. The case of Li v. Liu was decided by the recently Beijing Internet Court.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

The post Boutique Sues Winston & Strawn For Violating ‘Copyright’ In Rule 12 Brief appeared first on Above the Law. Suing lawyers for copying your brief is.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Copyright protection automatically attaches to a work when it is created. Specifically, copyright protection attaches to the original, creative work when it is fixed in a tangible medium, such as when it is written, drawn, recorded digitally, or typed electronically. Posting copyrighted images or photos on your website or social media.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Copyright Office on Monday again denied an artist's attempt to register his van Gogh-inspired artwork generated by artificial intelligence, saying there's not enough human involvement for the artist to claim copyright.

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MARCH 13, 2022

The three-judge bench of the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court decision which ruled that § 301 of the Copyright Act statutorily preempted any unfair competition and breach of contract claims advanced by Genius. LyricFind was also a defendant party in the said proceedings.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While neither case is particularly high profile, both involve subtle interpretations of surveillance and copyright law, respectively. involves a complicated copyright dispute between two clothing manufactures. The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga and Unicolors, Inc.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. Ross challenged Thomson Reuters’ copyright in the headnotes and raised a fair use defense.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Indian digital liberties organization Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) on Monday made a representation to Google India asserting that recent content takedowns and blocking of YouTube channels belonging to independent news outlets, citizen journalists and satirists result from incorrectly applied copyright rules.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Apple reached a settlement Tuesday to end a copyright lawsuit it initiated against Florida startup Corellium LLC for Corellium’s “virtual” version of the iPhone used for research to detect potential bugs. Apple claimed that Corellium blatantly infringed upon Apple’s copyrighted work with the sole purpose of profit.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

21, 2023) (Hector Gonzalez), the District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment regarding the validity of its copyright. The plaintiff owns copyright registrations for its Second Holy Temple Product and its photograph of its Second Holy Temple Product (the “Copyright Registrations”).

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Updated: A boutique law firm alleges that Winston & Strawn infringed its copyright by filing a motion to dismiss that has a “striking resemblance” to…

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JURIST

JULY 14, 2021

France’s competition regulator, fined Google €500 million Tuesday for failing to negotiate “in good faith” with media companies over the use of their content under EU copyright rules. The post France fines Google €500M in copyright row appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The post The Ninth Circuit Gets Its Groove On: Copyright And Choreography appeared first on Above the Law. Celebrity choreographer Kyle Hanagami alleged that the copied dance sequence in 'Fortnite' comprised the most distinctive portion of his work.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post Two Congressmen Introduce Law To Grant Copyright To Golf Course Design appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2023

Learn more about copyrighted images from an experienced digital marketer. The post Copyrighted Images And Your Website appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

“Justices Mull Dismissing ‘Discovery Rule’ Copyright Damages Case; Justices suggest weighing discovery rule before damages scope; Damage question only one splitting circuits, rapper says”: Kyle Jahner of Bloomberg Law has this report. ” The U.S. .” ” The U.S. Nealy , No.

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Above The Law

APRIL 8, 2022

Copyright is broken. The post Ed Sheeran Gets It: As He Wins His Copyright Lawsuit, He Decries ‘Culture’ Of Bogus Copyright Suits appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept The post Elon Says Copyright/AI Lawsuits Don’t Matter Because ‘Digital God’ Will Arrive Before They’re Decided appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight* The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on February 21 in an important copyright case – Warner Chappell Music v. ” Copyright’s statute of limitations bars claims not “commenced within three years after the claim accrued.” ” 17 U.S.C. § See 38 U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

by Dennis Crouch The Copyright Act has a seemingly simple three year statute of limitations: No civil action shall be maintained under the provisions of this title unless it is commenced within three years after the claim accrued. ” Warner Chappell Music, Inc. ” Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Nealy, 22-1078 (Supreme Court 2023).

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AUGUST 29, 2023

Copyright Office is seeking public feedback on using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence, whether and how that use should be disclosed, and other timely copyright issues related to AI to help determine if "legislative or regulatory steps in this area are warranted."

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The creator of a LEGO brick Second Holy Temple product is accusing another LEGO creator of copyright infringement for their interpretation of the same temple. Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri discuss this case on this episode of The Briefing. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Vince Vance, has renewed his lawsuit against Mariah Carey, which claims that her holiday hit ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ infringes the copyright of his song with the same name. Country singer Andy Stone, A.K.A Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss this case on this episode of The Briefing.

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Above The Law

JUNE 9, 2023

The post Legal Website Copyright Infringement appeared first on Above the Law. How to fight back.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against the no-shuttered legal research startup Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research product. See all stories about this lawsuit.

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APRIL 6, 2023

On March 16th, the US Copyright Office issued a policy statement regarding the registration of works that contain material generated by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The copyright office was not persuaded and held that Midjourney users are not the “authors,” for copyright purposes, of the images the technology generates.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this copyright dispute on this installment of The Briefing. Thomson Reuters sued Ross Intelligence for using its content to train its AI technology. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The post The Use Of Copyrighted Works As Training Material May Be In Vogue, But Is It Infringement? Numerous IP issues arise with the use of AI in fashion. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Generative Artificial intelligence (GenAI) systems like MidJourney and ChatGPT that can generate creative works have brought a wave of new questions and complexities to copyright law. The Copyright Office’s inquiry is an attempt to respond to AI’s rapidly growing impact on creative industries.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Getty Images alleges that Stability’s actions constitute copyright infringement, false copyright management information, removal or alteration of copyright management information, trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution, and deceptive trade practices under Delaware law.

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JURIST

AUGUST 31, 2022

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed instant messaging service Telegram to disclose information pertaining to channels, devices, servers, networks, phone numbers and IP and email addresses involved in the production and dissemination of copyright infringing content.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The United States Copyright Office has refused to register a copyright for a work of art created by a machine. The work was created by a machine called “Creativity Machine” and was submitted for copyright registration in 2018 by Steven Thaler. Copyright Office Practices , §602.4(c)

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Patently O

AUGUST 25, 2021

The next big software copyright case is before the Federal Circuit in the form of SAS Institute, Inc. In Google , the Supreme Court found fair-use but did not decide the issue of copyrightability. SAS sued in E.D.Tex for both copyright infringement and patent infringement. copyright law.”

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Patently O

OCTOBER 21, 2023

by Dennis Crouch Conventional wisdom in copyright law has been to presumptively treat all online content as protected by copyright. This approach has made sense because of the low originality standard for copyright protection. This emerging copyright-free realm poses both opportunities and challenges.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. the website displaying that copyrighted image cannot be held liable for infringement. The concept of “embedding” content is not a new phenomenon.

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Patently O

JANUARY 10, 2022

This week, the Federal Circuit is hearing oral arguments in an important software copyright case, SAS Institute, Inc. In Google , the Supreme Court sided with the accused infringer on fair use grounds, but did not decide the broader issue of whether Oracle’s API naming convention was copyrightable. World Programming Ltd.,

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MARCH 8, 2024

How far back can a plaintiff recover damages in a copyright infringement case? Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss this contested copyright law question in this installment of “The Briefing” by Weintraub Tobin. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here

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