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Reddit Banned 2,625 Subreddits For Excessive Copyright Infringement in 2021

TorrentFreak

In 2021, Reddit’s users created nearly 5.8 In common with the vast majority of large companies based in the US, Reddit has to follow the requirements of the DMCA which means that when it receives a valid copyright notice, it must comply by taking the identified content down. Invalid Copyright Notices Are Rejected.

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Copyright Notice was Sufficient Copyright Management Information to Survive Motion to Dismiss

Chicago IP

31, 2021) (Chang, J.). 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in this copyright infringement and Digital Millenium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) claims involving a picture of the inside of a restaurant bar. The Court denied Force Partners’ motion as it related to alleged removal of Southall’s copyright management information (“CMI”).

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Copyright Notice was Sufficient Copyright Management Information to Survive Motion to Dismiss

LexBlog IP

31, 2021) (Chang, J.). 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in this copyright infringement and Digital Millenium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) claims involving a picture of the inside of a restaurant bar. Southall v. Force Partners, LLC , No. 20 C 3223, Slip Op. Judge Chang granted in part defendant Force Partners’ Fed.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-07-31

Barry Sookman

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-07-24 [link] 2021-07-25. Recent Developments in the United States Consumer Privacy Landscape | McCarthy Tétrault [link] 2021-07-26. Supreme Court to release Access copyright decision this week, Judgment to be Rendered in Appeal – SCC Cases [link] 2021-07-26.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. Intellectual Property Appellate Board abolished through the Tribunals Reform Act, 2021. Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

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YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 – A step towards “factfulness”

Kluwer Copyright Blog

At the end of 2021, YouTube’s first Copyright Transparency Report 2021 (“Report”) was published. It was taken down after one hour, as it was subject to a copyright notice by a news channel relying on the US DMCA. It is the first ever report by YouTube on copyright actions. 17, 2021 (Communication Art.

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3 Count: YouTube Battles

Plagiarism Today

However, The channel made headlines last week when he reported receiving some 1,300 copyright notices from Nintendo. Now those notices have been followed up with another 2,200 from Nintendo. But in 2021, it Slowly Started Growing Again. However, in 2021, the trend started to reverse.

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