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Announcing the Winners of the 3rd Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law!

SpicyIP

Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. We received several excellent submissions across a various range of topic areas. And encouraged participants to draw inspiration from Shamnad’s scholarship. The essay is available here.

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Sunday Surprises

The IPKat

Topics covered include technology transfer, trade secrets, patent pools, and IP licensing. Other The International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Court of Justice of the Andean Community are launching the first Andean Community Moot Court Competition.

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Yout Counters RIAA in Court, Quoting Lyrics & Highlighting YouTube’s Absence

TorrentFreak

That rendered Yout’s defamation and business disparagement claims moot. In Yout’s response to the RIAA filed this weekend, the focus returns to the same thorny topic. Judge Stefan Underhill ultimately concluded that Yout had failed to show that it doesn’t circumvent YouTube’s technological protection measures.

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If TOS Formation Fails, Bad Legal Outcomes Are Likely to Follow–Doe v. Roblox

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Also, Roblox’s TOS seemingly did make the disclosure, but the court apparently treats TOS’s failure as mooting the disclosure. 15 years ago, one of the buzziest cyberlaw topics was ownership of assets in virtual worlds, like property acquisitions in Second Life. The court distinguishes the Coffee v. ” UCL.

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The Challenge of Determining Podcast Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

But I brought up a thing I read during a convo about a topic that didn't feature his work in any way. From a purely legal standpoint, this is purely moot. It wasn't a "THIS PERSON" me hiding the fact that it was him. I didn't know it was him til TODAY. — Jesse Cox (@JesseCox) July 26, 2022.

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Australian High Court Says Facebook Accountholders “Publish” Third-Party Defamatory Comments–Fairfax Media v. Voller

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

US courts would never reach the “publication” issue in this case because Section 230 moots the question. Fortunately, by mooting this issue, Section 230 promotes free speech outcomes that we benefit from every single day. [Note: standard homeowners/rental insurance policies may provide coverage for defamation liability.].

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Appealing IPR Decisions – Art. III Standing in the Context of Litigation Settlements and Licenses

LexBlog IP

In its second decision between the parties on this topic, the court has dismissed the appeal for lack of Article III standing in Apple Inc. The Federal Circuit has provided additional guidance about an appellant’s standing to appeal IPR decisions after settling the related litigations and entering into patent license agreements.