Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

by the musician and, according to a copyright notice and a published cease and desist letter, it was used without permission. Discovery has filed a DMCA notice with the development platform GitHub over a leaked copy of the Mortal Kombat II source code. The video featured the song Still D.R.E.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2024

.” The reverse-engineered hardware doesn’t keep Sling’s programming secure, of course, as it can easily be copied now. Cease and Desist The DRM circumvention technique is described in detail but it’s not immediately clear if the defendants had a hand in coding it.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

We haven’t been able to secure a copy of the takedown notice itself but the operator of the platform confirms that in response to the notification, the project has been shelved. AnimeGlare – Cease-and-Desist. “This app is now closed. It’s advice that some appear to be taking.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

However, at least one day before (and most likely two) at least one copy was being shared within piracy communities. The message is framed as a “cease-and-desist” but has an interesting element. The cease-and-desist notice also references 17 U.S.C. § ” The Complaint Cites Criminal Law.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Over several years, the defendant had sent cease and desist letters to the claimant’s customers, alleging that claimant infringed defendant’s copyright in this instructional manual. The remaining 50% is evenly distributed over the rest of the roof, but not on the top two rows.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

However, an equally long list of controversies accompanies this list of accomplishments, the majority of which involve alleged copying. This pattern begins as far back as May of 2018, when Bernstein was accused of copying pieces from several smaller jewelry lines for a collaboration she did with Nordstrom.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

The Lanham Act defines ‘trademark counterfeiting’ as producing or selling a product bearing a false trademark that is an intentional copy of a genuine trademark (15 USC §1127). In addition, they may be liable for defective counterfeit products even if they did not manufacture them.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

Next up today, Igor Bonifacic at Engadget reports that Meta, the parent company of both Facebook and Instagram, has filed a lawsuit against a website scraping service named Octopus alleging that it has enabled widespread scraping and copying of Instagram profiles. including sending him a cease and desist letter.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In an attempt to curtail the abuse, the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google in April, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices. — A copy of the CreativeCode’s request, filed at the U.S. In addition, YTMP3.nu For now, they prefer to take on one battle at a time.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

However, not all music industry insiders were happy with it, as the copying took place without obtaining permission from all rightsholders. Specifically, IA argues that many of the works should be removed from the lawsuit, as the labels failed to take timely action following a cease and desist letter the RIAA sent in 2020.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Unless you're willing to follow up on the theft of your website with a threatening letter (or better yet, have your attorney do it), it's unlikely your copyright notice will have much effect on a bad actor bent on copying. Gather evidence of copying. Prepare side-by-side tables showing your site and the copied site.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 8, 2023

In some cases these shutdowns are easy, only requiring a cease and desist order to be delivered to the owner’s home address. Traditionally, when copyright holders go after pirate sites, their main mission is to shut them down permanently. This strategy has resulted in the demise of thousands of websites over the past two decades.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

According to the lawsuit, JMC ignored multiple cease and desist letters sent by Paramount and, instead, went forward with the events. The McDowell’s theme is taken from the 1988 film Coming to America , which had a sequel released in 2021. After the sequel came out, JMC announced that they would hold a popup using the theming.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

However, not all music industry insiders were happy with it, as the copying took place without obtaining permission from all rightsholders. Specifically, IA argues that many of the works should be removed from the lawsuit, as the labels failed to take timely action following a cease and desist letter the RIAA sent in 2020.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

This includes, for example, someone copying, performing, publishing, recording, selling, or distributing your copyrighted work on the internet without your permission. Cease and Desist Letters. Cease and desist letters can prompt the infringer to cease their activities and/or negotiate a resolution.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2021

its complaint, Ivy accuses Lehren of copying “significant portions of Ivy Coach’s content from a page explaining the benefits of using an admissions consultant.” Both companies assist and guide prospective university and college students in their application process.In

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BYU Copyright Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

Bell further asserts that Basehor did not remove the post despite “receiving notice from Dr. Bell, three different times, to cease and desist the copying and display.”The The Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss in response to the lawsuit.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 6, 2020

If someone infringes the trademark, a “cease and desist” letter. taken away or copied by someone else. District Court, which generally provides more opportunities to obtain an. injunction and to collect damages and attorney’s fees. featuring a registered trademark is much stronger and much more. with positive results.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

Some may say you are telling counterfeiters how to better copy your brand, but the truth is most Colombian consumers don’t want to be caught by friends using counterfeits. Before taking down piracy and counterfeit products, try to get as much information as possible as to the source of infringement. Teach them how to spot counterfeits.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2023

From the diametrically opposed view of the plaintiffs, the defendants willfully made copies thousands of recordings to which they own the copyrights. The digitized copies were then uploaded to the Internet Archive from where they were illegally distributed to users of the website millions of times.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 30, 2023

Their responses consisted mostly of denials, quite a few statements indicating a lack of knowledge, a scattering of affirmative defenses, and a concession that the plaintiffs had indeed sent cease and desist letters in both April and June 2021. He followed that up with zero cooperation towards discovery.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 17, 2022

The music industry association has already sent cease-and-desist letters to nearly 100 apps that use copyrighted music without proper licenses. NMPA President and CEO David Israelite announced that the organization is launching a crackdown on apps that use music without paying for it. NMPA Sues Vinkle.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Moreover, Section 51 of the Act of 1957 categorizes the reproduction of any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work in the form of a cinematographic work as an infringing copy.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

After being copied by these companies, beIN’s channels are then re-streamed on pirate IPTV services generally, as well as from pirate websites accessible all over the MENA region, and the rest of the world. It seems that, after sending several cease and desist letters, they’ve given up already.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws. Copyright law forbids duplication, public performance, and so on, unless the person wishing to copy or perform the work gets permission; silence means a ban on copying. A copyright is a right against the world.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Cookie Department”) for copying Hershey’s famous Kisses shape. Last December , Cookie Department accused Hershey-owned company One Brands LLC of copying one of their trademarks in a California federal court lawsuit. On September 28, 2021 , The Hershey Co.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Earlier this month Miramax sent a cease and desist notice to Tarantino urging him to halt the upcoming sale. — A copy of the complaint Miramax filed against Quentin Tarantino at the US District Court for the Central District of California is available here (pdf).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. . Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

Last year his Area 51 service was shut down following a cease-and-desist issued by the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). On July 8, the plaintiffs submitted a proposed preliminary injunction to the court, a copy of which was personally served on Tusa two days later.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Pirates can still copy the content and share it elsewhere, NFTs can’t prevent that. “While the NFT may be perfectly secure on the blockchain, that fact does nothing to enhance the security of copies of the underlying work or prevent unauthorized exercise of any of the §106 rights. . Piracy remains a concern, however.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2023

The RIAA had already sent cease-and-desist orders to the hosting company in 2020, before it approached GitHub. The press release will likely include a redacted copy of the court order and we will update this article accordingly when that’s available. At the time of writing, the youtube-dl website is still online as well.

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Trading Secrets

AUGUST 17, 2022

To resolve the investigation, Brinks agreed to: Pay $400,000 as a civil monetary penalty; Cease and desist from any further violations of Exchange Rule 21F-17(a); Insert the following language into its non-disclosure agreements: “ Protected Rights.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Plaintiffs also sent infringement notices and cease-and-desist letters to Defendant, yet he has continued to infringe their copyrights,” Judge Buchanan writes. . “Defendant has a storied history of infringement. Multiple courts have found that Defendant’s Websites are illegal for their stream-ripping functionality.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

There are NFT projects ‘copying’ other NFTs, for example, and in some cases, people simply issue NFTs based on existing copyrighted works owned by others. The anti-piracy group, which is known to go after traditional pirate sites and services, sent a cease and desist letter to the music NFT platform HitPiece.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

AimJunkies stresses that, after Bungie sent a cease and desist letter in 2021, it removed the contested software from its platform. — A copy of the opening brief, filed by AimJunkies and the other appellants at the U.S. Arbitrator Bias The appeal brief goes on to argue that the “excessive” $4.3

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Startups can secure copyrights to prevent unauthorized copying or distribution of their creative works. This means that no one else can copy or distribute their creations without permission. Cease and Desist Letters: The first step for startups facing IP infringement is often sending a cease-and-desist letter to the infringing party.

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