TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

government, another of the world’s most recognized book piracy platforms has fresh legal problems of its own. Majors Publishers File Copyright Complaint Against Libgen According to a copyright lawsuit filed in the U.S. With two alleged operators of Z-Library currently defending a criminal lawsuit filed by the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors, visual artists, even the New York Times. “Books3” Many of the lawsuits filed by book authors come with a clear piracy angle. After pushback from rightsholders and anti-piracy outfits, Books3 was taken offline over copyright concerns.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police intervened several commercial premises to carry out forfeiture proceedings for the crime of copyright infringement, as several commercial premises were allegedly buying and selling duplicate books or illegal copies of them.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. IA’s library is a non-profit organization that scans physical books, which can then be lent out to patrons in an ebook format.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

Several of the lawsuits filed by book authors include a piracy component as well. This book archive was publicly hosted by digital archiving collective ‘ The Eye ‘ at the time, alongside various other data sources. For example, the authors alleged that Meta trained its AI on copyrighted works without permission.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2024

The organization literally archives key parts of the Internet, copying older versions of websites to preserve them for future generations. For example, it operates a library that offers a broad collection of digital media, including books, which patrons can borrow upon request. IA has plenty of other archive projects too.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 28, 2022

Suppose you have not registered your copyright in a book with the U.S. Copyright Office until someone has infringed your copyright by copying substantial portions of your book. Can you sue the alleged infringer for actual damages for the copyright. By: International Lawyers Network

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

, this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre. And who poses moral rights in the work?

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As reported on Entrackr , Pocket FM has filed a copyright infringement case against Kuku FM before the Delhi High Court. Pocket FM alleges that Kuku FM has violated its copyright by providing audio summaries of books to which Pocket FM has exclusive rights to create audiobooks. The matter is still being heard.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In order to train their technologies, should AI companies be allowed to use works under copyright protection without consent? Such uses, they argue, constitute copyright infringement. In this regard, an important precedent lies in the history of US litigation involving Google Books. Fair Use Precedent?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

But, before I go, I wanted to leave you with five tales of how copyright has shaped Halloween that I’ve written over the years. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The letter claimed that the director, an ad agency, and a popular theme park had all committed copyright infringement because a panda appeared in the background of their TV commercial. But if they appear on film without permission, even fleetingly, they could prompt a copyright infringement lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 25, 2024

In addition to archiving the web, IA also operates a library that offers a broad collection of digital media, including books. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, IA patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house. Legal scholars, professors, and former government officials, also chimed in. .

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Let’s suppose that you have not registered your copyright in a book with the U.S. Copyright Office and you find someone has infringed your copyright by copying substantial portions of your book.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

However, I recall certain books had the answers in them. Copyright Infringement? . Although Pearson does not provide these answers nor retain ownership of the solutions, Pearson alleges that Chegg provides its clients with “ textbook questions often copied nearly verbatim or with just slight changes.” Under the U.S.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

This is a review of Poorna Mysoor ’s Implied licences in copyright law (Oxford University Press, 2021). As the title suggests, this book consists of a detailed analysis and explanation of instances where it is possible to imply a copyright licence in response to or as a defence to an allegation of copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A few years ago, book piracy was considered a fringe activity that rarely made the news, but times have changed. Department of Justice targeted popular shadow library Z-Library, accusing it of mass copyright infringement. “We think this release marks a major milestone in mapping out all the books in the world.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

Introduction Controlled Digital Lending (“ CDL ”) in context of book lending became a buzzword during the pandemic period when the physical access of libraries was not possible. This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2023

Today, IA has more than 800 billion pages in its archive and offers a broad collection of digital media, including books. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, IA patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying. At least, that’s the idea.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 12, 2022

Delaware, A/K/A Authorhouse for copyright infringement and counterfeiting of his work Mixed Blessings. . printed and sold copies of Mixed Blessings on January 18, 2020 and February 2021 from its online sales platform. Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking compensatory damages for Copyright Infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. §

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . After winning the book, the group announced their plans.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 3, 2024

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 5, 2021

Author Denise Shull lost her challenge to the Showtime television show Billions, which she claims copied the character bearing her name in Shull’s book Market Mind Games: A Radical Psychology of Investing, Trading and Risk.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 27, 2022

Suppose you have not registered your copyright in a book with the U.S. Copyright Office until someone has infringed your copyright by copying substantial portions of your book. Can you sue the alleged infringer for actual damages for the copyright infringement without going to federal court?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2023

With more than 12 million books in its archive, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repository of pirated books on the Internet. In addition to offering millions of ebooks, Z-Library says that it’s working on a new service that will help users to share physical copies with each other.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

In the US, two class actions were filed against OpenAI , one mainly focused on alleged data breach ( here ) and only based on alleged copyright infringements (here). In the UK the High Court of Justice of England and Wales is dealing with a copyright case between Getty Images (US) Inc. and others v. and others v. and Awad M.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When Amazon launched the first Kindle fifteen years ago, book piracy was already a common problem. When publishers clashed with The Pirate Bay over illegally shared copies, we envisioned that things could get much worse if Kindle-ready pirate sites began to pop up. “Copyright infringement is outside of my control.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Internet Archive is widely known for its Wayback Machine, which preserves copies of the web for future generations. The same could apply to IA’s other projects, including the digitization of old books and records. —- A copy of the record labels’ response to IA’s motion to dismiss is available here (pdf).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Image via Pixabay The two US class actions against Meta We have previously analysed US class actions against Open AI ( here ) and Google ( here ) for unauthorized use of copyright works in the training of generative AI tools, respectively ChatGPT, Google Bard and Gemini.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

But if you really want Kiwi Farms gone, have you considered using copyright law for its censorial power? He self-published a book about the experience (“ Why I Sued Taylor Swift and How I Became Falsely Known as Frivolous, Litigious and Crazy “). ” Greer emailed Moon asking to remove the book. .

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2022

For millions of website publishers the problem mostly solves itself, but for those who have more restrictive offerings in mind, such as physical book sales or a digital subscription offer, the wider internet can prove to be a disruptive competitor. Copyright Infringement Allegations. “In view of the above, defendant no.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 13, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. IA’s library is a non-profit organization that scans physical books, which can then be lent out to patrons in an ebook format.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. IA’s library operates as a non-profit organization that scans physical books, which can then be loaned out in an ebook format.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

2: UK Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling on Copyright Infringement in the Famous Love Story that Inspired Doctor Zhivago. Next up today, Hebah Berhan at IPWatchdog reports that a UK high court has issued a mixed ruling in an ongoing case over the love story that inspired the book Doctor Zhivago.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Let’s suppose that you have not registered your copyright in a book with the U.S. Copyright Office and you find someone has infringed your copyright by copying substantial portions of your book. Can you get a licensing fee as fair market value for actual damages for the copyright infringement?

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