SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

AI and copyright: Prompts and Intellectual Inputs This Time from China Recently in a copyright infringement dispute concerning a work generated by using an AI, the Beijing Internet Court held that it qualifies as an original work of human intellectual achievement. Read Aparajita’s post to know more about the development. Defendant no.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

Not surprisingly, the list of problematic sites and services includes YouTube rippers, direct download sites, cyberlockers, and torrent sites. However, it has seen an emergence of platforms where pirates exploit these services to share infringing content in recent years. The report then continues with examples of concrete threats.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

This is a highly controversial topic in the music industry, with many insiders suggesting that commercial use of these models could breach copyright law. Exactly what is allowed and what isn’t is a topic of legislative debate. Infringing Voice models? The letter came with a list of URLs that are going nowhere now.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2023

That type of thing has been going on for some time, but over the space of a few days, direct URLs to watch Sky content in the UK, Italy, and Germany, were posted online and inevitably began to spread. It’s a fairly sensitive topic, to put it mildly. Both had obvious topic tags and were very easy to find from the beginning.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The Afro-IP blog informed on a trade mark infringement case, which was decided by the High Court of South Africa. The blog sets out, in a step-by-step analysis, the reasoning of the High Court in dismissing the infringement claim. from Expertease Skills to iCollege.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

One of these measures is the proposal to amend the Design Directive by including a specific repair clause for design protection. First, there is the Design Directive which harmonizes the main material aspects of registered design law within the EU, such as the definitions, conditions and scope of protection.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2023

Eleonora Rosati discussed a CJEU decision on communication to the public under Article 3 of the InfoSoc Directive, which drew a distinction between broadcasting music on a plane or train, being a communication to the public, and installing sound equipment (and enabling software), which is not.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and several ISPs have been sued over the years. These Internet providers stand accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications. More New Questions.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

As part of the IP Innovation Clinic’s involvement in the inaugural year of Mitacs’ Business Strategy Internship program, Bonnie completed an internship at Bereskin & Parr LLP under the direct supervision of Reshika Dhir. As Principal Investigator, Prof.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2023

” After establishing that the albums had been available for download from October 2013 until November 2022, police charged the man with criminal copyright infringement offenses. Unlike the man recently charged with music piracy offenses, these sites only linked to copyright-infringing material, rather than hosting it directly.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

While certain EU Member States are still to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/790 (Copyright DSM Directive), Ukraine, a non-EU country, has decided to implement certain provisions from the Directive. 17 Copyright DSM Directive. 17 Copyright DSM Directive. This includes Art. 60, which is modelled upon Art. 60 of 5552-4.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 19, 2024

This time, the Guangzhou Internet court had to tackle a different intellectual property issue relating to generative AI – liability for infringing work output from an AI program. If so, then it would appear appropriate for the Developer to take a bigger portion of the blame for the copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

MARCH 2, 2023

Copyright protection over tattoos has been a hot topic for some time. IPilogue writers have previously discussed the Kat Von D portrait infringement claim and the NBA 2K dispute , the latter having also featured Take-Two as defendant. Take Orton’s tattoos that were the subject of debate in the Alexander case, for example.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 2, 2023

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in U.S. The filmmakers believe that the commenters can provide evidence to show that RCN didn’t have a proper repeat infringer policy, among other things. courts, with ongoing lawsuits against several ISPs. Internet provider RCN is one of the companies targeted.

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2022

In addition, potential and tangible intersections between intellectual property and these trending topics were recently discussed by The Trademark Lawyer Magazine. In February, the Commission published its proposal for a " Data Act ", which in principle aims to revise the legal framework of Directive 96/9/EC.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Provide steps on how to manually remove counterfeits and infringing content from the platform. Common scams on X/ Twitter There are various infringement scams to be on the lookout for on X/ Twitter. Trademark infringement Unauthorized use of your brand name, logo, or other trademarked elements.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

Here is another round of SpicyIP flashbacks by Lokesh, where he looks into a variety of topics ranging from IP and Gaming to Biodiversity and Benefit Sharing! SpicyIP Tibdit: Delhi High Court directs Oppo to make interim deposit in InterDigital v. Do let us know your thoughts on these mini-guides in the comments below!

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The White House Executive Order on AI (“EO”) is comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We provided a summary here. It addresses many of the risks and problems that can arise with AI.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

Can tattoos infringe copyrights, and if yes, what remedies are appropriate? This is a venerable question–I remember evaluating it as a possible law review note topic 30+ years ago. Here is Sedlik’s photo and Kat Von D’s tattoo rendering on Farmer: Infringement. Background. Implications. May 31, 2022).

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Miramax seems to be doing the same thing in its lawsuit against Tarantino for allegedly infringing on its copyrights to the film and the NFTs involved. As part of the 21 for 2021 project , CREATe posted about the empirical evidence on copyright exceptions, from the oldest study on the topic to future research directions.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Over time the trend went in a different direction. Curiously, misinformation never leans in a direction that isn’t beneficial to the entertainment industries. ‘Taking a Whole Society Approach to Infringement in the UK’ suggests that if everyone makes a contribution, a big problem becomes much more manageable.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has held that all IP enforcement measures must satisfy the general obligations laid down in Article 3 of Directive 2004/48/EC (the Enforcement Directive), including proportionality (see, e.g., Tommy Hilfiger (2016), at 36). This is also known as the “hold up” problem in the literature [e.g.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The subsequent chapters attempt to demonstrate this argument with examples such as Orphan Works in chapter two, Open Access in chapter three, Napster in chapter four, notice and take down and website blocking in chapter five, the EU Copyright Directive in chapters six and seven. Moody refers to it as “copyright’s worst new law.”

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 1, 2022

Mueller’s response was, to put it mildly, curt and direct. For people interested in SEO, there are two separate reasons why this is an interesting topic: Worried About Being Copied: Copying and republishing content has been a “black hat” SEO tactic for as long as there has been SEO. Acceptable by whom? Why not aim for none?

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Patently-O

AUGUST 30, 2022

With the data in hand, Google now displays the lyrics in the search results rather than directing traffic to Genius. Contract not Copyright: Genius does not hold the copyright to the lyrics and so has no copyright infringement claim. The case ties in directly to lots of academic work on the topic. Genius sued. Petition for Cert.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

While offering a direct link to an infringing copy of a scientific paper can be considered infringement in many regions of the world, Sci-Hub injector merely links to a Sci-Hub page, not the infringing content itself. Named ‘Sci-Hub Injector’ and released under GNU General Public License v3.0, Is it Legal?

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. These Internet providers are accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications. As such, WOW!

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2022

One of the key questions for the CJEU is whether online streaming services are liable for copyright infringement if their subscribers use VPN services to bypass geo-blocking efforts. As such, they communicate the content to a new public, something that can constitute copyright infringement. Streaming Service Not Liable.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Copyright This Kat put a lot of effort to find the perfect gift The Kluwer Copyright Blog published a compilation of analyses regarding the transposition of article 17 of the DSM Directive from Germany, Hungary, Italy and Sweden, as well as their respective issues, as presented as a part of a webinar organized by reCreating Europe project team.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2022

This should include “enhanced vetting” of developers, “screening” apps for infringements, and an effective notice and takedown system. “Such screening and app removal helps competition by removing fraudulent and infringing apps that take away customers from legitimate app developers,” the letter reads. .

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SpicyIP

MARCH 26, 2024

What makes it more interesting is that generally, the Police are expected to stop copyright infringement, often raising chances of harassment of innocent parties, especially considering the cognizable and non-bailable nature of copyright infringement. Well … ‘tis just a glimpse of the long-going discussion on the topic.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tackling online piracy is a complicated endeavor that often starts by identifying the operators of infringing sites and services. “In addition, ICANN has failed to adopt meaningful solutions to improve the accuracy of registrant information, despite discussions on this topic for the last several years,” the RIAA adds. .

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TorrentFreak

MAY 15, 2023

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. When copyright holders report uploaded content as infringing, YouTube follows the DMCA and takes the content down.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We look at current hot topics, explore collaboration opportunities, best practices to tackle threats, and how legislative and regulatory frameworks could evolve to better serve brand owners and consumers. Targeted topics include IP infringement on fast-growing e-commerce platforms.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2024

The contrast between $35 million in advertising revenue and the hardware on display has been a topic of discussion since the raid, and probably best summed up by the comment , “The shelter operator lives more frugally than I thought.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This topic has become relevant again this month after Hellspy and Hellshare, two other Czech file-sharing platforms, signed a deal with rightsholders to filter uploads and search results. And as an added bonus, the filters also ensure that the service fulfills its obligations under the EU’s updated Copyright Directive.

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The IPKat

MARCH 21, 2024

10x Genomics alleged that NanoString's commercial molecular imaging devices and detection probes directly and indirectly infringed the patent. How much the description should be used to interpret the claims is currently a hot-topic at the EPO ( IPKat ). Further reading What is the standard for preliminary injunctions before the UPC?

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