Peers vote to defy government over copyright threat from AI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/04/ministers-offer-concessions-ai-copyright-avoid-fifth-lords-defeat #Artificialintelligence(AI) #Intellectualproperty #HouseofCommons #HouseofLords #BeebanKidron #Technology #Politics #UKnews #Labour #Law

UC Davis Library: Landmark Research Project Sheds New Light on the Future of Digital Books. “A landmark research project led by the University of California Libraries provides new insight into what students, faculty and researchers want to be able to do with digital books, and how libraries, publishers and distributors of digital books can better meet those needs within the parameters of U.S. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/04/uc-davis-library-landmark-research-project-sheds-new-light-on-the-future-of-digital-books/

Fast Company: Music giants begin negotiating AI licensing rights for labels and artists . “Sony Music, Warner Music, and Universal Music Group reportedly have begun talks with Suno and Udio, a pair of generative AI startups that allow users to compose new tracks. That could set the bar for how much artists and labels will be paid for their influence on AI-created music—and set up a tracking […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/04/fast-company-music-giants-begin-negotiating-ai-licensing-rights-for-labels-and-artists/

The government adopted a new intellectual property promotion program with the goal of boosting the country's presence in the international arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/04/japan/japan-intellectual-property-promotion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tech #ai #intellectualproperty

I made this for research and criticism, and I should have heeded the profound sense of shame and foreboding. Forgive me.
#AI #Slop #IntellectualProperty

Trademark vs. Copyright: What's the difference? 🤔

📌 Trademark = Protects brand names, logos, slogans (🛍️ Nike, Apple logo)
📌 Copyright = Protects creative works like books, music, films (🎶📚🎬)

🧠 One protects your brand, the other protects your creations.
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#Trademark #Copyright #IntellectualProperty #IPLaw #LegalTips #BrandProtection #CreativeRights #SmallBusinessTips #EntrepreneurTips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlX2me3lAqA&t=3s

Safeguard your brand's unique identity! Trademarks in India protect your business name, logo, sound, shape, and even colors. From "Word Marks" to "Sound Marks," choosing the right type of trademark is crucial for preventing confusion and building customer loyalty. Secure your intellectual property with professional trademark registration.
For more information 🔗https://www.setindiabiz.com/blog/types-of-trademark
#TrademarkIndia #BrandProtection #IntellectualProperty #Setindiabiz

This reminds me of the time when a client tried to get me to design a logo that was similar to another company's logo and I refused. Situations like this are why I didn’t. #retiredgraphicdesigner #copyright #intellectualproperty (📷: WTHR)

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/oreo-maker-mondelez-sues-aldi-lookalike-packaging-chips-ahoy-wheat-thins/507-b8e6893a-94f2-4e72-93e6-24edafaab2ee

The Map Room: Unauthorized Waffle House Index Disaster Maps Taken Down. “The Waffle House Index is an informal metric used to assess the severity of a storm in the U.S. South, because Waffle House restaurants don’t close unless Things Are Very Bad. But when Jack LaFond scraped Waffle House’s website to build a map tracking restaurant closures last fall, he got a cease-and-desist from […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/31/the-map-room-unauthorized-waffle-house-index-disaster-maps-taken-down/

Anime Corner: Piracy: Japanese ‘Detailed Spoilers’ Website Referred to Prosecutors Over Copyright Infringement. “A company operating a website that provided detailed spoilers and images of films has been referred to the Sendai District Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of violating the Copyright Act. Five men and women, including the company manager, were also referred; the Miyagi […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/piracy-japanese-detailed-spoilers-website-referred-to-prosecutors-over-copyright-infringement-anime-corner/

ATU Partners acquires management control of 3Y Corporation, expanding its entertainment portfolio with girl group QWER and top digital creators, aiming to boost global IP competitiveness and growth.
#YonhapInfomax #ATUPartners #3YCorporation #QWER #IntellectualProperty #KContentFund #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=65236

James Bond franchise owners request more time to defend control of 007 spy name https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/27/james-bond-franchise-owners-request-more-time-to-defend-control-of-007-spy-name #Intellectualproperty #EuropeanUnion #Filmindustry #JamesBond #Business #Film #Law

You can now connect your Box and #Dropbox accounts to #DeepResearch on #ChatGPT and pull data, which will be used by the #AI to conduct #research. Please do not do this - you will add to the unending pool of data being sucked out of creators and repurposed for profit - not your profit or benefit. #copyright #KM #research #legalresearch #education #copyright #intellectualproperty https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-deep-research-can-now-pull-data-from-dropbox-and-box/

https://www.alojapan.com/1283194/japan-benefits-from-indias-improving-ip-ecosystem-india/ Japan benefits from India’s improving IP ecosystem | India #DelhiHighCourt #India #IndiaJapanTradeAndInvestment #innovation #IntellectualProperty #IPReforms #Japan #JapanNews #Kochhar&Co #news #PatentProsecutionHighway #TarvinderSingh #TradeMarksRegistry The India-Japan partnership in intellectual property stems from the mid-20th century. The 1958 Agreement for Technical Co-operation helped transfer Japanese expertise in manufacturing and…

@cstross 100% off-topic, but when I was working in a pharma company back in my home country, people told me how when in 1990, the socialist economic system was switched to capitalism and the government became democratic, there were multiple processes that had to be re-engineered because they were a 100% copy of western patents, and later they had to prove that they don't use that old process anymore in court to be allowed to sell in western countries.

#IntellectualProperty #Copyright

If your business model is based on stealing other people's work and intellectual property, perhaps you should consider whether that business model shouldn't be explicitly banned, instead of changing the laws and legalizing the bad things to make a few tech bros who want to destroy our society even richer and more powerful.

#AI #KI #IP #llm #NYTimes #society #IntellectualProperty

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/nick-clegg-work-train-ai-l6xl5djb7

Publishers Association’s Dan Conway on an AI Transparency Disappointment

Dan Conway: 'the level of engagement the bill received in both houses of parliament is a huge achievement for our industry."…
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/05/publishers-associations-dan-conway-on-an-ai-transparency-defeat/

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Copyright #DanConway #IntellectualProperty
@indieauthors

Trade Secrecy in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory (2009)

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1430463

#HackerNews #TradeSecrecy #WillyWonka #ChocolateFactory #2009 #IntellectualProperty #FoodIndustry