Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. First off today, Cora Neas at KXAN reports that Vortex Inc, the company that holds the copyright to the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has filed a lawsuit against a rural Texas gas station that has made a name for itself as a filming location for the movie itself.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Based on the Complaint’s allegations, it appears the named Defendants – a private social media company and its legal department – are not subject to liability under Section 1983. Twitter, Inc. , Twitter, Inc. , When It Came to @RealDonaldTrump, Twitter Couldn’t Please Everyone–Rutenberg v.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. It involved the use of copyrighted content to create an alleged ‘parody’ (one that many people would find offensive), the distribution of that content to the public via Twitter, and a defendant claiming immunity under copyright law. Campbell v. Subtitle Defense 2.0:

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. First off today, Edvard Pettersson at Courthouse News Service reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit that was filed against the Vietnamese company VNG Group. The lawsuit was filed by the California company Lang Van Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. The film’s writer, Victor Miller, filed such a notice with Cunningham and his production company, Manny Inc. However, Cunningham attempted to argue that the Miller was an employee for the company and that the film was a work made for hire. back in 2016.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 15, 2022

Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. This was done through their company, MediaMuv, which used a service named AdRev to gain access to YouTube rights management tools and take royalties for unclaimed songs without artist permission. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? The IRS Says They Stole It.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 22, 2022

This case involves the tragic situation where two Twitter employees allegedly became operatives for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and turned over sensitive information about the government’s critics to the Saudi Arabia government. Twitter defended the claim on Section 230(c)(1) grounds. Twitter for the opposite proposition.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. First off today, Ronald Mann at SCOTUSblog reports that, tomorrow, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is expected to hear arguments in the case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? However, one interesting mention was Cloudflare.

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Kashishipr

MARCH 23, 2022

A trademark refers to a legally registered word or symbol representing a specific product or service of a company. At a later stage, these fraudulent entities attempt to sell the internet domains in question with the Registered Trademarks to the brands or companies to which the names belong, with the intent of making colossal profits.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Twitter, Inc. , Facebook Inc. , When It Came to @RealDonaldTrump, Twitter Couldn’t Please Everyone–Rutenberg v. Google and Twitter Defeat Lawsuit Over Account Suspensions/Terminations–DeLima v. Court Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 5, 2022

Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. They were sued by Super Duper Inc., a company that publishes similar material, alleging Super Duper content was available on the PresenceLearning platform without permission. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Case citation : JLM Couture, Inc. Gutman Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee Ex-Employee’s Continued Use of Twitter Account May Be Conversion–Farm Journal v. CH When Does A Parody Twitter Account Constitute Criminal Identity Theft?–Sims

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

This case involves a pseudonymous Twitter account, “@ CallMeMoneyBags.” Soon after, an entity called Bayside asserted copyright ownership of the photos and sent 512(c)(3) takedown notices to Twitter followed by a 512(h) subpoena to unmask CallMeMoneyBags. Twitter sought to quash the subpoena. The supervising judge overturns it.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. However, after some back and forth, the plaintiffs in the case, a group of Canadian media companies, have secured a permanent injunction against Lackman and a court judgment ordering him to pay some $14.5 Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? million in damages.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Facial recognition software company Clearview AI, Inc. In February 2021, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“the Commissioner”) released a report on Clearview AI, Inc. concluding the company engaged in the unlawful collection, use, and disclosure of personal information through its facial recognition software.

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43(B)log

MARCH 14, 2024

Crocs, Inc., The press release announced a judgment of infringement against USA Dawgs and Double Diamond Distribution as a result of both companies’ sales of imitation Crocs shoes. In conjunction therewith, Crocs also obtained $6 million and $55,000 in damages, respectively, against the companies. 2024 WL 1051951No.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

Blatt’s ‘the sky is falling’ stuff,” she remarked before explaining that it might be difficult to draw lines when it comes to the Internet, but that doesn’t mean the Justices will let the tech companies do as they please. The next day SCOTUS heard the case of Twitter, Inc. Twitter sought, and the Supreme Court granted, cert.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2023

Blatt’s ‘the sky is falling’ stuff,” she remarked before explaining that it might be difficult to draw lines when it comes to the Internet, but that doesn’t mean the Justices will let the tech companies do as they please. The next day SCOTUS heard the case of Twitter, Inc. Over to Twitter.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. Spartz, Inc.

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IP Tech Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Specifically, in In re DMCA § 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter, Inc. , In this case, Twitter received a DMCA takedown request by Bayside Advisory LLC concerning tweets by the pseudonymous Twitter account, MrMoneyBags, @CallMeMoneyBags criticizing Brian Sheth, a private equity billionaire.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The pair falsely represented to YouTube and an intermediary company identified only by the initials A.R. Teran is an Arizona resident, the registered agent of Musika Inc LLC, the agent of VA Music Inc (a member of MediaMuv LLC), and the owner of MuveMusic LLC. After giving assurances that it would not deliver any content to A.R.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

Trademarks are becoming even more significant assets for companies trying to stand out in a competitive market due to the growth of online platforms and e-commerce. Further, when a company uses a similar or identical trademark to falsely portray its goods or services as those of another company, this is known as passing off.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Official address of any Company, which forms the part of any public record, is called its “Registered office”. Whereas, the ROC or any of the Government Department Communicating anything relating to a company is primarily made to its registered office or the Head office. PROCEDURE FOR SIFTING REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY .

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 11, 2022

The confidential information which is generally not protectable tends to get protection as a trade secret which is specially drafted through a contract in companies. In the latest case of Life Spine Inc vs. Aegis Spine Inc., The protection by the trade secrets is generally for those who are not in the domain of other IPs.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 15, 2022

Specifically, in In re DMCA § 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter, Inc. , In this case, Twitter received a DMCA takedown request by Bayside Advisory LLC concerning tweets by the pseudonymous Twitter account, MrMoneyBags, @CallMeMoneyBags criticizing Brian Sheth, a private equity billionaire.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Introduction Advertising is an important strategy for a company to sell its products to the customer. To increase their sales, often companies indulge themselves in comparative advertising. The Delhi High Court in the case of Colgate Palmolive Company and Ors vs Anchor Health And Beauty Care Pvt. [i] Dabur India Ltd.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 13, 2023

In Twitter, Inc. Rather, we think it sufficient to acknowledge that much (if not all) of plaintiffs’ complaint seems to fail under either our decision in Twitter or the Ninth Circuit’s unchallenged holdings below. §2333, that permits U.S. nationals who have been “injured. §2333, that permits U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

The financial distress of the company can lead to the insolvency and could affect the management. As the companies are dependent on intellectual property rights there must be a person who is an expert in the matter of intellectual property rights. In the case of Revlon Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Some of the biggest companies on earth—including Meta and Microsoft—take aggressive, litigious approaches to prohibiting web scraping on their own properties, while taking liberal approaches to scraping data on other companies’ properties. The social media companies have no cognizable property right to assert in this content/data.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Lastly, Plaintiff was not denied access to or services of Facebook… Meta is a private company and a user of Facebook cannot dictate what will be published on its website.” ” [As to the latter point, the Fifth Circuit apparently feels otherwise.]. Rutenberg v. This ruling brought two additional cases, both uncited, to mind.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The plaintiff , William Grondin, sued sports merchandise company Fanatics Inc. Grondin could allege copying of other aesthetic or non-utilitarian features from which substantial similarity might be established against Fanatics or other sports companies. Fanatics”) for copyright infringement.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 22, 2023

Following the release in November of the now popular generative AI platform ChatGPT by OpenAI, companies including Microsoft and Google are rushing to release their own generative AI services or integrate them into their existing offerings. Stability AI, Inc. Stability AI, Inc. Getty Images (U.S.), In Getty Images (U.S.),

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Patently-O

JUNE 1, 2022

” NetChoice is a lobbying organization controlled by large media companies, including Google, Facebook, TikTok, Amazon & Twitter. Those companies argue that HB20 impinges upon their Constitutionally protected free speech rights. 74 (1980) and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. See PruneYard Shopping Center v.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Volvo, to argue that there has been a trend in these cases wherein giant companies go after smaller companies and start-ups with a collection of baseless arguments, in a bid to broaden the scope of their brand and cash in on the consequential benefits that flow from the same. In light of Twitter blocking IT Minister R.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 24, 2023

5] In USA, the court in the case of Fiest Publication Inc. For instance companies have now been granted a separate legal entity from the persons who are running the company. [11] Jackson, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (1 Dover Publications, Inc. 7] Is Ai Protected By Copyright? SYDNEY, Oct.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

On the aspect of Internet activities, it was opined that ‘passive’ posting of a website does not grant jurisdiction to the Court within whose jurisdiction, the complainant company is located. In the subsequent judgement of CyberSell, Inc. CyberSell, Inc. [4] CompuServe, Inc. 4] CyberSell, Inc. CyberSell, Inc.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 31, 2024

A botched attempt to target young gamers lands the insurance company in court, as Atari sues over a classic console’s unauthorized ad appearance. The Gap, Inc. The Gap, Inc. : It’s a mistake that could have been avoided. Atari isn’t blameless either.

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