Copyright Alliance
- Creator Spotlight with Singer/Songwriter Jaimee Harris November 14, 2024This week we’d like to introduce you to singer/songwriter Jaimee Harris. Her most popular music video, “Good Morning, My Love” has garnered more than 112k views. After you read her spotlight blog, follow her […] The post Creator Spotlight with Singer/Songwriter Jaimee Harris appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
- Creator Spotlight with Fine Artist Ken Thompson November 7, 2024This week we’d like to introduce you to Fine Artist Ken Thompson. What was the inspiration behind becoming a creator? What do you enjoy most about the creative process? Growing […] The post Creator Spotlight with Fine Artist Ken Thompson appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
- October 2024 Roundup of Copyright News November 5, 2024In October, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) concluded the Ninth Triennial Rulemaking which established exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) prohibition on circumvention of technological protection measures controlling […] The post October 2024 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
Creative Future
- A Few of the Creative Works (and Other Things) We’re Grateful for in 2024 November 20, 2024Thanksgiving is almost here, which means it’s time to reflect on what we’re grateful for. Or, at least, try. If you’ve read any of our other blogs, you’ll know that here at CreativeFuture, we’re actually more comfortable dishing out sarcastic “thank-yous” than warm, honest ones. Gratitude doesn’t come naturally to us. But, ‘tis the season,... […]
- Amazing Artists and Cultural Destinations near the Twin Cities November 13, 2024Once upon a time, a man named Pierre Parrant built a tavern near the headwaters of the Mississippi, on land belonging to the Dakota people. Parrant must have been a mean ugly fellow, because he was known as “Pig’s Eye.” In turn, the village that grew up around him was called Pig’s Eye Landing. Fortunately,... […]
- On the Front Lines with IP Expert Jan van Voorn November 6, 2024We spend a lot of time talking about piracy at CreativeFuture. It’s kind of our thing. But rarely do we get the chance to speak with someone who is on the front lines protecting creatives from those stealing their work. Jan van Voorn is perhaps the best person to speak to if you want to... […]
Stephen Carlisle
- The “Art of No Deal” Will Cost Trump Plenty in Copyright Infringement Case September 20, 2024On September 13, 2024, a Federal Court Judge issued summary judgement against Donald Trump and his campaign in the long running copyright infringement dispute with Barbadian based musician Eddy Grant over the Trump campaign’s use of Grant’s song “Electric Avenue” in a Trump campaign video. To anyone who read the Judge’s initial ruling denying Trump’s […]
- Appellate Court Rules That “Sophisticated Plaintiffs” Are Entitled to Equal Protection Under the Copyright Laws August 29, 2024It’s one of those principles that should not need to be debated: people are entitled to equal protection under the law. Yet strangely, one Federal Court went out of its way to penalize a litigant, because they were a “sophisticated copyright litigator” causing the dismissal of the case. Now, the Second Circuit has weighed in […]
- Court Reaffirms Your Right to Copy-Protect Your Work August 9, 2024We use locks constantly in our everyday life. Our houses have locks on them. Our autos have locks on them. Even our interactions on the internet require that our actions are protected by usernames and passwords. It’s only common sense. However, that common sense has eluded the folks over at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. They […]
Hugh Stephens Blog
- Canadian Copyright Registration and AI-Created Works: It’s Time to Close the Loophole November 19, 2024Image: Shutterstock In July, the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa filed an application in the Federal Court to expunge or amend a Canadian copyright registration that claimed an AI program, the RAGHAV AI Painting App, as co-author of a registered work. While the other co-author, an Indian […]
- It’s a Copyright Violation, But Also Much Worse….Fraud, Negligence, and “Misappropriation of Personality”…Plus Being a Gross Insult to Anyone’s Intelligence: The Jagmeet Singh Fake Ads (There Oughta Be a Law!) November 12, 2024Image: Shutterstock It is so ludicrous it’s hard to believe the ads—real ads but using a fake news story to promote a fraudulent product–appeared in mainstream media in Canada and elsewhere. But it happened. The Canadian Press has an in depth report about the ads that appeared in digital editions of such publications as the […]
- Of Poppies, Intellectual Property and Other Things (Remembrance Day, 2024) November 6, 2024The new, improved and “unlosable” Canadian poppy (Photo:author) I am preparing for our annual Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11 at the Community and Fire Hall in our little community of Willis Point, some 20 kilometres north of Victoria, BC. The Volunteer Fire Department will control traffic on the road by the flagpole, and a […]
Gordon Firemark Podcasts
- The Prince Files May 24, 2023The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at http://entertainmentlawupdate.com/157 In this episode: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - […]
- Metabirkins, Everly Bros., Gonzales v. Google, and more. February 23, 2023The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - […]
- Tattoos, Warhol and Police Parodies October 26, 2022The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/150 In Memoriam: Marybeth Peters MELENDEZ V. SIRIUS XM TATTOO CORNER TATTOO ARTIST WINS VS TAKE2 CARDI B WINS LITIGATION REGARDING HER TATTOO ROY […]
Content Café – Australia
- Adobe focuses on responsible AI training November 5, 2024Adobe are launching a new generative AI video creation tool for the public called Firefly Video Model which will be responsibly trained. “We compensate creators for training. We do not […]
- Italian court orders Cloudflare action on piracy November 5, 2024Cloudflare’s responsibility in preventing online piracy and the role that it plays as a technology intermediary has been highlighted following a recent court ruling in Italy. The ruling in Rome […]
- Amazon becomes an MPA member September 20, 2024The Motion Picture Association has announced that Amazon will become its newest member. The company has interests in Hollywood as both a streamer and traditional studio, operating Amazon Prime Video […]
TorrentFreak
- Z-Library Helps Students to Overcome Academic Poverty, Study Finds November 20, 2024A recent study published in the Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice sheds light on people's motivations to use Z-Library. Expensive books and limited access to academic material play a key role among those surveyed. That includes a group of Chinese postgraduate students who believe that shadow libraries help to overcome (academic) poverty. From: […]
- Hackathon Winners ‘Remote Brick’ Pirate IPTV Box Using Scalable Technique November 20, 2024A team of hackers from Brazil have taken first place in a hackathon organized by the country's telecoms regulator. The challenge was to develop a solution to prevent non-approved 'pirate' set-top devices from functioning in people's homes. The team say they were able to remotely transfer code which completely disabled a target device. Once implemented, […]
- Brazil Blocks Another 250+ Pirate Domains, Milestone #15,000 Just Ahead November 19, 2024During the coming weeks, the 15,000th piracy-linked resource will likely find itself blocked by Brazilian ISPs in response to yet another court order. Indications that Brazil is already testing piracy blocking measures at the internet's core routers is controversial, but if blocking is accurate and only targets pirate sites, criticism may be limited. With a […]