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3 Count: Plagiarism Again

Plagiarism Today

This would put all of Disney’s work from roughly 1995 (or 1967) forward into the public domain. million settlement in 2018. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. 2: Riot Games sues Mobile Legends: Bang Bang for Plagiarism—Again.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

Then, the post will predict how Netflix may shift its content practices, defense strategies, and settlement tactics as a result of their past litigation successes in copyright actions. SETTLEMENT CASES. 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] TRIAL CASES.

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Competition Law: The Patent Pendulum

Intepat

After the period of protection, the inventions and information surrounding it fall into the public domain. Apart from this, the public disclosure at the time of application allows others to build upon this preexisting knowledge. Parallelly, competition law works in tandem and “protects competition, not competitors.”

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Who Owns the Copyright in AI-Generated Art?

Intepat

Copyright Office’s guidelines, but a settlement was reached in 2018. The settlement sidestepped the core question of Naruto’s copyright ownership and avoided setting a legal precedent. Potential solutions range from creating new categories of copyright to developing specialized licensing models for AI-generated content.

Art 105
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PTAB Rule Ideas – The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

LexBlog IP

The Bad Pre-institution Settlement Provide for rules clarifying that settlement documents be filed if prior to institution? 135(e), 317(b) and 327(b) govern the filing of settlement documents for post-institution settlement, but not pre-institution. Allow for binding term sheet to settle cases? This is shortsighted.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. To settle that dispute, the parties worked out an “exclusive” license: the second-comer could sell the design on Amazon, and the registrant could keep selling it on eBay. A few plaintiffs have won default judgments (including one I blog below).

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WIPIP Concurrent Session #5 Copyright & Culture

43(B)log

Looking at post-1978, 9 th , 2d, and 6 th Cir (Motown) and SCt; copying and use without license. Identifying race of plaintiffs: didn’t prove that difficult; most figures are public. May also resolve through settlement. What goes on in settlement? Can contact living people—lawyers on settlements may be still alive.