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 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

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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SpicyIP

AUGUST 20, 2023

Image from here A couple of weeks ago, I discussed a law student in Bengaluru filed a case, alleging copyright infringement, against two assistant professors. Paras Kumar Choudhary (the petitioner) alleging that the petitioner’s book “Chero Janjiwan” is based on his PhD thesis titled “Chero Janjati Ka Samajik Ewam Arthik Jiwan.”

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Patently-O

JULY 25, 2022

Michael Bynum spent over 1,500 hours preparing a book on Gill. The book included a short biography of Gill written by Whit Canning (under a work-made-for-hire agreement). Bynum was seeking more materials from TAMU and sent a PDF draft version of the book to TAMU athletics publicity folks. Bynum sued for copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Seventy-two years later, Scott-Giles’ granddaughter, Jocelyn Bundy, noticed that “ an image virtually identical ” to Scott-Giles’ illustration was being used in the popular grunge-rock band Nirvana’s merchandise and brought a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States for damages covering decades of sales. copyright law.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Photographs are under the subject matter of copyright which means that photographs are artistic works that attract copyright protection. In India, photographs enjoy copyright protection under Section 2 (c) i of the Copyright Act, 1957 , which mentions the certain types of artistic works granted copyright protection in India.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 22, 2024

Mike Huckabee has urged a New York federal court not to dismiss Bloomberg from his proposed class action alleging copyright infringement of e-books to train the media company's large language model, arguing the business cannot lean on a fair use defense to toss the complaint at this stage. Former Arkansas Gov.

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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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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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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

However, I recall certain books had the answers in them. Copyright Infringement? . Code, copyright infringement occurs “ when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner.” Under the U.S.

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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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Intepat

JANUARY 5, 2024

However, it opens the gateway to anonymous pirates to duplicate copyrighted works and disseminate them online. Due to the fact that it is not practicable for copyright owners to detect and fine-tooth comb all the individual users, copyright owners depend on and hold liable the internet intermediaries that allow pirated works to exist.

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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. . Therefore, Plaintiff is seeking compensatory damages for Copyright Infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. § Enigwe alleges that Defendant, Amazon.com, Inc. 501 et seq. and Counterfeiting. Continue reading.

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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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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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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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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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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. However, the Court ultimately dismissed August’s case because they failed to prove all the necessary elements of copyright infringement.

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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. “Books you have read should not gather dust on your shelf – instead, they can get a second life in the hands of new readers! Government seized the site’s main domain names.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When Amazon launched the first Kindle fifteen years ago, book piracy was already a common problem. Rempant Book Piracy Fast forward to today and book piracy is easier and more widespread than ever. Many see their books being openly shared for free, just hours after they hits the stores.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The new technology also brings up novel copyright issues. They accuse OpenAI of using books as training data, without permission, relying on datasets that were sourced from pirate sites. The only claim that wasn’t contested by OpenAI is direct copyright infringement, which the company plans to address at a later stage.

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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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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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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

Copyright is a more complicated problem. Per Article 5(2) of the Berne Convention [9] , copyright is established without the need for any further procedures. Since copyright is “universal”, some argue that the lex originis should be utilised to determine who owns works that have been plagiarised.

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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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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meta Platforms (parent company of Facebook) and OpenAI (creator of ChatGPT) have individually filed a Motion to Dismiss the class-action lawsuit filed by comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden for alleged copyright infringement. ”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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. This is a feature of copyright law, not a bug,” the brief reads.

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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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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair last week, the halls were alive with the sounds of AI. The first concern, as everyone knows, is copyright infringement. Today, generative AI generates content which infringes on copyright without permission. Going to be a big deal? Definitely a big deal. This is a problem.

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