Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Is there such a thing as “inducing” copyright infringement? One must of course first start with the Copyright Act itself and deal with what the Supreme Court also said in Compo (above): “Mr Hughes … put it very well when he said that copyright law is neither tort law nor property law in classifi­cation, but is statutory law.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

It is also an increasingly popular medium for infringers to illegally source and share copyrighted materials. Fortunately, copyright law prohibits the unauthorized reproduction of a work. Copyright disputes do not need to escalate into costly and time-consuming litigation. How is Copyright Infringed?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Downloading a Pluto TV.m3u playlist takes a second and they can be used in anything from VLC Media Player to systems like TVHeadEnd , which enables streaming to locations in a network, no official apps required. The GitHub repo shown below used to offer Pluto TV playlists for download before suddenly experiencing issues last week.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Up until a decade ago, this piracy landscape was dominated by torrent sites and direct download portals. Even if rightsholders could obtain the IP address or even a name of an alleged streaming pirate, they would have to prove that the person in question is actually engaged in copyright infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? It has been established that lex loci protectionis is the rule that is applied to all the IPR infringement cases, barring a few exceptions. Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet. Garimella and S.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 2, 2024

One thing I know for sure, people who use BitTorrent or other related applications and download adult movies can find themselves in quite a bind. People make mistakes, but should you have to pony up your life savings to avoid a copyright infringement lawsuit? This company needs to be reigned in, people are SUFFERING BIG TIME!

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 9, 2024

Ignoring Copyright is Risky Business Research in the life sciences depends in part on the ability to acquire and share scientific information, particularly journal articles, in a timely manner. When an article is purchased for download, it is typically only authorized for the use of the individual user who purchased it.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2021

According to a judgment published by the Federal Court of Australia this week, the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) – the world governing body for kung fu – is attempting to identify the person who posted allegedly copyright-infringing videos to YouTube.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2023

Downloading a track takes about the same time as a shrug of the shoulders followed by an internal “who cares?” “Is it legal to download music from YouTube?” ” is always popular, along with its self-focused twin sister, “Can I get caught downloading music from YouTube?” copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 19, 2024

copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” Many ISPs have been reluctant to take such drastic measures, which triggered a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits in recent years with WideOpenWest ( WOW! ) as one of the targets.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. He was accused of downloading some 11 pirated videos. According to Sen.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2023

As the Internet Archive continues to deal with an adverse ruling in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the world’s largest publishing companies, late Friday some of the world’s largest record labels launched similar legal action in the United States. named as defendants.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 25, 2024

“Is offshoring the training of AI a credible and efficient response to minimize copyright compliance risks or is offshoring merely a theoretical argument designed to both influence lawmakers and for government relations purposes?” Artificial Intelligence (AI) is global, and copyright laws are national.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Photo by Udo Pohlmann via Pixabay Over the last decades, European lawyers got used to the – at times remarkable and even forceful – interventions of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in copyright law. An NGO makes his entire work available for download. He sues for copyright infringement and claims damages.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 10, 2022

Bungie’s claims were underpinned by alleged breaches of copyright law, including the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions. They also claimed that certain terms in Bungie’s Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) are unenforceable and that any copyright infringement claims were baseless.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. The ISP notes that it’s not clear how the German company detects copyright infringements. Neither are there any details of forensic evidence that prove any actual infringing activity.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In what may be the first instance of stream ripping being prohibited in India, the Delhi High Court in the case of Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt Ltd and Ors vs Yt1s.Com and Ors has passed an order restricting the defendants from engaging in copyright infringement via use of rogue websites.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As I wrote previously : lawsuits against IAPs are problematic for many reasons, including the failure of 512(a), the danger of assuming that notices of claimed infringements (NOCIs) actually reflect infringing behavior, and the mismatch between the wrongdoing of alleged copyright infringement and the remedy of terminating Internet access.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 16, 2021

The decision removes any doubt that the Supreme Court remains strongly supportive of user’s rights and vindicates years of educational policy in shifting away from Access Copyright toward alternative means of ensuring compliance with copyright law. The podcast can be downloaded here , accessed on YouTube , and is embedded below.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 14, 2024

The Court did not reverse the lower court’s contributory copyright infringement finding, however. The Internet provider argues that this case isn’t merely about nuances of copyright law and associated liability, it’s much bigger than that. Cox also calls for a rehearing.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

As per legal requirements, Github complied with the takedown demand but, as TF noted at the time , the team behind the projects had the option of filing a DMCA counter-notice if it was confident that its work is permitted under copyright law. Copyright Infringement Complaint.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 19, 2022

A recent case filed by famous choreographer Kyle Hanagami is set to test the boundaries of copyright law in video games and on social media. Crucially, he also holds the copyright to the dance to the Charlie Puth song “How Long.”. One of the downloadable dances is strikingly similar to the choreography for “How Long.”

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For example, it acknowledges that downloading torrents isn’t by definition illegal, it depends on what people share. ” This language is paired with obligatory malware warnings and highlighted legal risks, including “copyright trolls” who sue people for allegedly downloading pirated films.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Therefore, case law plays a huge role in ensuring the establishment of a fair and balanced liability regime, in particular as concerns the issue of (indirect) liability for internet service providers and other intermediaries whose services are used to commit copyright infringements.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

AimJunkies denied the claims and argued that cheating isn’t against the law. In addition, it refuted the copyright infringement allegations; these lacked substance and were ungrounded because some of the referenced copyrights were registered well after the cheats were first made available.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 31, 2023

It allowed unregistered users to download up to five books per day for free and registered users were allowed10 books per day. In the United States, Z-library’s domains were blocked in 2021 after Harvard Business Publishing issued a Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2022

The notice, sent by anti-piracy company Irdeto on behalf of Blizzard Entertainment, is verifiably legitimate and addresses a genuine case of copyright infringement. In addition to the takedown request, the notice also contains an unsolicited lecture on Github’s supposed liabilities under copyright law.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. However, artists are required to reveal their identity when claiming copyright infringement. Trademark law allows Banksy to remain anonymous and maintain his mysterious artistic persona.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Department of Justice targeted popular shadow library Z-Library, accusing it of mass copyright infringement. The people behind the site aim to play a crucial role in preserving all available books in the world, even if that means being at odds with copyright law. Last year, the U.S. The dataset includes 1.3

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2022

A recent case filed by famous choreographer Kyle Hanagami is set to test the boundaries of copyright law in video games and on social media. Crucially, he also holds the copyright to the dance to the Charlie Puth song “How Long.” Mr. Hanagami is a popular choreographer with a large YouTube presence.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Day in and day out, millions of people use pirate sites and services to download or stream movies and TV shows. “[T]he PikaShow app has been downloaded over 10 million times across various mobile application stores and Telegram,” MPA wrote, adding that the operator is believed to be located in India. Trade Representative.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The IIPA notes that China has made some progress recently, such as copyright law amendments introducing broadcasting and public performance rights for producers of sound recordings. In addition, the maximum punitive damages for copyright infringers in China was increased ten-fold. Criminal Action Against Pirate Sites.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

According to messages on Hellshare and Hellspy today, 100 downloads of a 1000MB file earn uploaders 5000 ‘credits’ This on-site digital currency can be spent to enable faster downloads and other features but whether that’s actually the case right now isn’t clear. ” Crack Open The Champagne?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

The concept of CDL revolves around the idea of two major doctrines under Copyright law i.e. Doctrine of fair use and doctrine of exhaustion. However, the ambiguity as to the lawfulness of such mass digitalisation and controlled lending has attracted major debates in different jurisdictions.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2022

“Downloading and sharing files via torrent is a violation of copyright law. It means that you may be punished by law. However, that did little to stop the infringing activity. Millions in Copyright and Trademark Damages. That’s why you need a Popcorn Time VPN. ’,” the plaintiffs write.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Over the years, dozens of entertainment industry companies have used copyright law to protect their rights online. The company has sued individual downloaders , pirate sites , apps , VPN companies , advertisers, hosting providers and ISPs, even an Internet backbone access company. Voltage-Led Coalition Sues Major U.S.

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