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Practice Tips for Combating Counterfeiters: An Action Plan for Brands, Manufacturers and Retailers

Intellectual Property Law Blog

Retailers may also face liability for selling fraudulent, poor quality and potentially unsafe goods. In one case, luxury brand Cartier was awarded $18 million in statutory damages against a complex and willful criminal counterfeiting enterprise.

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Hong Kong - Public Consultation on Updating Copyright Regime

The IPKat

Criminal sanctions against those who make unauthorised communications of copyright works to the public for profit or reward or to an extent which will cause prejudice to the copyright owners. Introduction of a set of “ safe harbour ” provisions to limit the liabilities of online service providers for copyright infringement.

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Journey Through “Januarys” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v. As Yogesh Byadwal’s most recent post on this topic made me think. Intrigued, I parsed the past posts to understand how the discussion on this topic has evolved over the years. Well … not really! Statutory Law. So … let’s wrap up this sift.

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Book Review: We the Robots?

The IPKat

The regulation of artificial intelligence is the topic of national and international public consultations and a growing area of literature. The chapter seeks to expose gaps in regulatory regimes that assume the centrality of human actors, particularly referring to civil liability, criminal law and ethics.

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Is the California Legislature Addicted to Performative Election-Year Stunts That Threaten the Internet? (Comments on AB2408)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This bill assumes that social media platforms are intentionally addicting kids, so it creates business-ending liability to thwart those alleged addictions. I explain all of this in my post on AB 2273 (the AADC) , which redundantly also would require platforms to authenticate all users’ ages to avoid business-ending liability.

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Establishment and operation of CMOs in Greece

LexBlog IP

In practice, most CMOs in Greece have chosen the form of limited liability civil cooperatives. there is no personal liability of the partners for the debts of the cooperative. there is no personal liability of the partners for the debts of the cooperative. to be organised on a non-profit basis. active or passive bribery.

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Major YouTube Copyright Lawsuit Nears Trial With Almost Everything On the Line

TorrentFreak

For musician Maria Schneider, whose class action lawsuit against YouTube will head to a jury trial next month, the status quo and its alleged facilitator have been a constant topic of discussion for well over a decade. What Do Whore Houses, Meth Labs, and YouTube Have in Common? “OK, I know: that title really hits below the belt. .

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