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Twitch-Streaming Destiny 2 Teen Cheater Fails in Bid to Shake Bungie Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

For the sole defendant in yet another Bungie lawsuit, filed at exactly the same court in 2022, these headlines should make for uncomfortable reading. Twitch Streamer Feels The Heat In its July 2022 complaint , Bungie targeted a Twitch user who reportedly live streamed himself cheating in Destiny 2 while evading multiple bans.

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How to Avoid Pitfalls on the Way to Decentralized Disney

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NFTs were minted Money was advanced The underlying contracts Never got a glance Dreams of exploitation From Florida to France But no rights were acquired The kids don’t stand a chance. — “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance, Aaron’s Version” ( with apologies to Vampire Weekend ). Definitely.

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Bungie Sues Twitch-Streaming Destiny Cheater ‘MiffysWorld’ For Being Awful

TorrentFreak

The company’s lawsuits variously claim copyright infringement (when cheat makers use pieces of original code or creative derivative works ), circumvention of technical measures (under the DMCA), breach of contract, and/or violation of consumer protection laws. Bungie and Leone appear to have more than a little history.

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Bungie Wins $16.2m, Destiny 2 Cheat Dev Violated DMCA, RICO, CFAA

TorrentFreak

In June 2022, Bungie was awarded $13.5m The defendants admitted that Wallhax injected new code into Bungie’s code, thereby creating an unlicensed derivative work. Additionally, Bungie has shown that Larsen violated § 1201(b)(1) by creating an infringing derivative work. 11020781 Canada Inc.,

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[Guest post] BAYC sues Ryder Ripps over unauthorized minting of NFTs

The IPKat

On 24 June 2022, BAYC sued Ryder Ripps, a conceptual artist and NFT creator for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.),

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Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors

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Saregama Vodafone Injunction against exploitation of copyright in sound recording and allied copyright work via VAS. One of the key features was recognition of the rights of authors of original literary, dramatic, artistic and musical work, used in derivative works. Do A ll Rights Subsist with the First Owner?

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[Guest post] BAYC sues Ryder Ripps over unauthorized minting of NFTs – Part 2

The IPKat

In this post, the most interesting parts of Ryder Ripps’ answer, defence and counterclaim , filed on December 27, 2022 will be analyzed. What is really interesting is that the smart contract does not contain a link to the image but rather a link to a JSON file. As readers will appreciate, they contain valuable insights into NFTs.

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