Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Welcome to the second trimester of the 2023 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, every three months we update you on what has happened in EU copyright law. According to the AG, it follows from Article 297 TFEU that EU law is, in principle, not capable of benefiting from copyright protection.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again! Skully Curly.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 20, 2023

When file-hosting service Zippyshare showed its first signs of life in September 2006, accessing the site using an iPhone was impossible; the smart phone’s existence wouldn’t be announced for another four months. ” Zippyshare (2006-2023) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Oriakhogba’s work is a timely reflection on approaches to navigate the complex terrain of using copyright laws to address issues of ownership, control and management inherent in or arising from repatriated (and/or "should-be-repatriated") cultural heritage materials. Traditional cultural expressions? Artistic works?)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

This post is based on the chapter “The Football Game as a Copyright Work” in Natalie Helberger, Joost Poort, Martin Senftleben, Mireille van Eechoud, Stef van Gompel (eds.). Football games, as such, would remain free from copyright. The purported exclusion of football from copyright: misunderstanding the rules.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] from the copyright holder) licencing or compulsory licencing (i.e.,

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post on a recent Supreme Court order where certain offences under the Copyright Act were held to be cognizable and non-bailable. The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63 of the Copyright Act. The post is co-authored by Akshat Agrawal and Sangita Sharma.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Is there such a thing as “inducing” copyright infringement? The defendants had been retailing pre-loaded set-top boxes that gave viewers unauthorized access to television broadcast and cable programming in which the plaintiffs owned or controlled the copyright. Lieberman, Christopher G. I suggest not.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Once upon a time, back in 1993, public lending was introduced in Greece as an exclusive right, an (easy and cost-free for the State) implementation of the Directive 92/100 (later codified by Directive 2006/115). Nevertheless, the public lending right was a ‘Sleeping Beauty’ for decades, since it was never applied in practice.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Copyright infringement and De Minimis are often replaced to complement each other. However, de minimis is sometimes used as a defence in a copyright lawsuit. More often than not, the lawsuits filed for copyright infringement are cases of de minimis and thereto, get dismissed on the anvil of frivolity. INTRODUCTION.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 17, 2022

The query around r2r in general is not a new one – see for example Appadurai’s widely cited 2006 paper by the same name, or SPARC’s Coalition formed back in 2009. Right to Research (“R2R”): An Independent Right with an Imposed Dependence in Copyright Law? a user right under copyright law. Lokesh Vyas.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

Chapman (‘plaintiffs’) collectively filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Netflix, Amazon, and Apple (‘defendants’), claiming that the defendants had directly and indirectly infringed their copyright over the song “ Fish Sticks n’ Tater Tots ” by using it in their documentary titled ‘Burlesque’ ( Brown v. Google, Inc.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2022

In 2006, work on simplifying procedures for the protection of industrial designs started in the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) , which has evolved into the draft for the proposed DLT. Copyright: WIPO. plants, animals, and microorganisms), and knowledge systems.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Photographs are included in Article 2(1) of the Berne Convention as copyrightable artistic works. All Berne Union Member States must thus provide copyright protection to photographic works. For instance, copyright protection has been denied to photographs taken by paparazzi and photographs of sport events.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 23, 2022

On September 11, 2018, following an investigation and referral by the Federation Against Copyright Theft, two people were arrested in connection with the unauthorized streaming of TV broadcasts. In several forum posts over the years, MIKEY1234 also admitted to living in the Southampton area.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Machine has made and displayed his cherry blossom paintings since 2006 and this includes the Walker Gallery in Liverpool, a gallery that Hirst has been featured at as well. In 2006, he was accused by a graphic artist, Robert Dixon, of plagiarizing elements of Valium from his Dixon’s work.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

1: 8th Circuit Revives Copyright Dispute Over House Floor Plans. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a copyright infringement lawsuit against the realtors Columbia House of Brokers Realty over the alleged infringement of floor plans.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 17, 2022

January 1 st marks the expiration of most jurisdictions’ copyright terms. The previously copyrighted works enter the public domain, free to use and copy. Though the expansion of the public domain is cause for celebration, the honey-loving bear was already freely available for use in Canada since 2006. In 2022, A. public domain.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 30, 2023

It was also contended by scholars that dilution would go on to replace copyright law as well as conventional trademark protection, since it could create trademark rights in gross by permanently removing fictional characters in the public domain. [3] 1125(c) (2006). [2] 1125(c) (2006). [5] 1125(c) (2006). [14] 1] 15 U.S.C.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Running a site like this on your own is impossible, so luckily Andy joined TF in 2006. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. At the time it would’ve been unthinkable that it would still draw visitors in 2023. But here we are. Without his tireless input, the site wouldn’t be where it is today.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Panel 17 – Copyright Substantial Similarity Crossprogrammed with my panel; I came here first because I had more experience with the first paper in the other panel. Asay, An Empirical Study of Copyright Law’s Substantial Similarity Test 1005 cases found. Significant rise in substantial similarity litigation starting in 2006—tripled.

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The IPKat

JUNE 19, 2023

Part One covers copyright and rights relating to television shows, songs, photographs, and intimate videos. In chapter two: Copyright Liability and Music ‘Piracy’, Peter Mezei, discusses file-sharing and the case of Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset. Part Two covers patents and trade secrets.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Various courts around the world have come to the conclusion that The Pirate Bay is a copyright-infringing website. This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU wrote. The legality of these sites can be debated.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NATURE OF THE CASE The above decisions dealt with requests for a preliminary ruling related to the interpretation of Article 3 of Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Left: Chris Black’s Jarrangini (buffalo), 2018 © Chris Black/Copyright Agency, 2020.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 11, 2023

This time the questions related to the existence (or not) of a communication to the public by persons who have installed equipment that can be used for the broadcasting of copyright protected works. The decision is interesting since it provides a clarification on the role of the user who facilitates the access to copyright protected work.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As a matter of principle, the exercise of the exclusive rights under copyright is the author’s individual prerogative: it is the author who decides whether they wish to authorize the reproduction or communication to the public of their works (the same goes for the performer, the producers, the broadcaster or the news publisher).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 19, 2023

This site is in breach of UK law, namely Copyright, Design & Patents Act 1988, Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 and Conspiracy to Defraud,” PIPCU wrote. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. According to the DMCA notice, this meant that GitHub could potentially be aiding criminal activity.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 19, 2022

In September 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Michigan court. Claims in the complaint included direct and indirect copyright infringement against iStar Company and Ahmed Karim, and an indirect copyright infringement claim against Atlas Electronics and Alaa Al-Emara.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

Web scraping has been one of the longest-running themes on this site, with the first articles about it going live as far back as 2006. . In fact, the ruling leaves open a variety of approached LinkedIn could take, including copyright infringement , in particular violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Copyright infringement cases often provide an opportunity to explore exceptions and limitations to copyright. This time this Kat encountered a recent French case involving incidental inclusion, an optional exception/limitation to copyright under EU copyright law [ IPKat on incidental inclusion here ]. 112-1 and L.112-2-10

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

In the past, those operating unlicensed torrent sites or streaming services in the UK needed to be aware of breaching civil copyright law, action that could result in a damages award but not a custodial sentence. The action was taken following an investigation carried out in partnership with the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 16, 2023

By now, various courts around the world have concluded that The Pirate Bay is a copyright-infringing website. While rightsholders don’t like this type of information being shared, there are no links to copyrighted material on the site. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Proxy Blocking.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

Acclaimed musicians, iconic cultural figures and a few of the many artists who have recently sold copyright ownership in their songs. The Nobel Prize-winning Dylan signed away his copyrights for nearly $400 million. Nicks, of Fleetwood Mac fame, exchanged her copyrights for nearly $100 million.

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Appointed to TTAB in 2006. Appointed to TTAB in 2006. Trademark Examining Attorney; TTAB Interlocutory Attorney; TTAB Managing Interlocutory Attorney (2006-2011); Education : Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Taylor, Jyll: Appointed to TTAB in 2006. Text Copyright John L. Bergsman, Marc A.:

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