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Failure to comply with the terms of a copyright assignment agreement held to amount to copyright infringement in France

The IPKat

On 8 July 2019, Ms Y unsuccessful addressed a cease-and-desist letter to L'Oréal. Subsequently, on 31 December 2019, Ms Y brought an action against L'Oréal Paris a for copyright infringement before the Paris Court of First Instance. The disputed uses extending from 2015 to 2018 had been regularised.

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3 Count: Fining Google

Plagiarism Today

2: Man Sentenced to 12 Months Prison For Copyright Infringement & Tax Evasion. Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Talon White, the former operator of a pair of pirate websites, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for criminal copyright infringement and tax evasion. million to the IRS.

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3 Count: LEGO Jacket

Plagiarism Today

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. According to Concannon, he designed the jacked in 2018. As a result, he sent a cease-and-desist letter to LEGO. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Private School Too Public With Photographs

BYU Copyright Blog

Francis") committed copyright infringement and was in breach of contract over the use of hundreds of photographs he took for the school and its students. Francis, located in Watsonville, CA, contracted with Morlos to be the exclusive provider of photography service for the school from June 2018 to May 2021. Morlos and St.

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Judge Recommends $83 Million ‘Piracy’ Damages Award Against YouTube Rippers

TorrentFreak

The sites’ Russian owner Tofig Kurbanov was taken to court in the United States in 2018, accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement. In a follow-up filing, the music companies demanded more than $82 million in damages for copyright infringement and DMCA violations. Registered DMCA Agent.

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It's a Wonder This Didn't Happen Sooner

BYU Copyright Blog

The sorority used the song in creating a music video called “Building Bridges Together,” and they released the video on YouTube in May 2018, removing all copyright management information associated with the track.At Again, the defendant chose not to remove the video with the copyrighted song.

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Inclusion of a lamp in a photograph: French court sheds light on incidental inclusion

The IPKat

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