TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes a list of ‘notorious markets’ that facilitate online piracy and related intellectual property crimes. For more than a decade we have covered the online part of the report. law enforcement authorities last December.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Given that almost half the population easily understands what copyright means and the majority do not pirate at all, it’s no surprise that 59% believe that illegally accessing copyrighted material online is unacceptable. Around 6% admitted to downloading pirated music, movies, TV shows or computer games.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2023

[gestures towards computer screen] Smith: This is a program for a game, an online game. So, we write code for people to play the game Man1: Hmmmm. Which game? Smith: Do you know a game called Runescape? Man1: Football game? Runescape, it’s like a [inaudible] click game online.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 7, 2022

There, the Department of Justice executed a sting operation and charged some 50 people with fraud for attempting to game admissions processes at high-profile universities. When discussing the issue of contract cheating, online essay mills tend to dominate the coverage. The story is clearly based on the 2019 college admissions scandal.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 14, 2024

If the vision for the creation of the web included a day one feature that could restrict access to content, people working on their own specialist topics, catering to their own niche audiences, would’ve happily pressed the button. Yet when it comes to paying to read news, a majority suddenly get a little offended, annoyed even.

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The IPKat

APRIL 26, 2022

A Kat preparing a full report of his naps Events OxFirst - "The Influence of Women in IP: Women and the Unified Patent Court" - 28 April 2022, online OxFirst will host an online event on 28 April 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm CEST to discuss the role and influence women will have in the game-changing Unified Patent Court.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 18, 2022

The community-driven platform has “subreddits” dedicated to pretty much every topic you can think of. They delete spam, remove off-topic content, and make sure that ‘unauthorized’ content is swiftly removed. They delete spam, remove off-topic content, and make sure that ‘unauthorized’ content is swiftly removed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The AADC would require many businesses to sort their online visitors into adults and children–necessarily requiring age authentication–so that children can receive heightened statutory protections. There is no single regulatory solution that will protect children online without unacceptable collateral costs. their website).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Roblox has an in-game currency, Robux. Users can manufacture virtual items in-game, and other users can buy those items using Robux, with Roblox taking a cut of the transactions. 15 years ago, one of the buzziest cyberlaw topics was ownership of assets in virtual worlds, like property acquisitions in Second Life. .”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Last Wednesday, Fide (a legal-economic think-tank) held the latest in their series of Global Digital Encounters (GDE) – an online panel discussion focusing on the metaverse and IP with some of the leading experts in digital laws. The first topic up for discussion by the panel was the actual definition of the metaverse.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

The topic is always controversial, and most of the interesting questions have answers that have the potential to make it even more so. According to the company, the main reason for closing down is that too many groups are illegally recording (camming) ‘WesternRus’ releases and distributing them online.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2023

This webinar will address the legal protection afforded to tattoos by copyright law, covering current discussions on ownership and infringement of tattoos as copyright works, including in the context of commercial uses in video games and films. This conference can be attended both online and in person. Click here to register.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Cosplay means costume play and is defined as the practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book, or video game and often depict their role and appearance. The discussion on this topic area part of Japan’s “Cool Japan” Strategy which is being led by Japan’s IP Strategy Headquarters.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Cosplay means costume play and is defined as the practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book, or video game and often depict their role and appearance. The discussion on this topic area part of Japan’s “Cool Japan” Strategy which is being led by Japan’s IP Strategy Headquarters.

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The IPKat

JULY 15, 2023

Image credits: Riana Harvey Events and publications The Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute joins forces with the Centre for Commercial Law Studies in organising their annual IP event, this year tackling the hot topic of investigating the crucial narratives on the role of IP law and theory in promoting a sustainable world.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

If a video game lacks some key detail or accessibility feature, players can develop modifications, called mods, to resolve the problem. [1] 1] Unlike the other two options for improving a consumer’s entertainment experience, modifying a video game title requires greater technical knowledge and time investment.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2022

And the regulators and watchdogs are already thinking about how we can protect the kids when they venture not outside in the real world but inside to the parallel online metaverse. Free Guy shows the gaming metaverse as it is now and a glimpse of what it might become (if machines can feel and looked like Ryan Reynolds).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

” “The First Amendment is not a game setting for the government to toggle off and on. This highlights how the First Amendment protects online COVID misinformation, and indeed other categories of misinformation, from law enforcement’s efforts to remove it. It applies in times of tranquility and times of strife.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

The court implies stabin might have characterized Gilley’s response as off-topic, though that wouldn’t be a viewpoint-neutral position. Instead, this may be a situation where the only winning move is not to play the game. De Young City Government Can’t Remove Off-Topic Comments From Its Social Media Page–Kimsey v.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2022

But first, let’s talk about the latest FTC report, this one on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to combat certain online harms, including scams, fake reviews, disinformation and hate crimes. A longtime FTC staffer provided an overview of the report, which raised a number of interesting points. The report was voted out 4-1.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

From the printing press, through cassette tapes, to online video streaming services, all were seen as major threats to the revenues of copyright holders at some point. While it’s still early days, we can expect the topic to keep rightsholders, lawmakers, and courts busy for years.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

JUNE 29, 2021

We will also hear from Jagex, the Cambridge based company behind RuneScape which, celebrating its 20 th birthday this year, has become of the world’s longest-running online games. What connects a book for young people with new virtual reality software or visual artists and painters with a computer game?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 1, 2024

The only way LLMs can possibly ‘know’ all of this detail is by copying ‘Alan data’ found online; scripts, books, transcripts, most if not all of it copyrighted. We suggested that Alan should be allowed to wander off-topic with his trademark anecdotes before being quickly brought back by his guest. No big deal!

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Following the previous Katpost [ here ] which raised some questions about the effectiveness of academic conferences, I received a number of direct responses from readers leading to some constructive conversations on the topic. [A A selection of anonymised quotes is provided below]. Thinking of solutions now! Get creative.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Metaverse is a virtual world which exists online. It also enables the users to conduct events, attend online music concerts, own real estate, and carry out business activity. It is simply a vision of the internet in the upcoming generations. Whether its virtual or real world both requires rules and regulations for proper functioning.

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The IPKat

JUNE 4, 2022

On the topic of unauthorized use of a celebrity’s image, readers might recall the IPKat post covering the high-profile Michael Jordan case in China in 2017. JuYou) The court trial can be watched on China Court Trial Online. Gif courtesy: Sina Sports Image: screenshot from the online trial website.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

This has become a lingering question in the minds of consumers of online content. Hayleigh Bosher and Coran Darling giving evidence at the Inquiry Artificial intelligence is a highly debated topic in the intellectual property field currently.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 21, 2022

Yesterday’s sole topic for the monthly public Federal Trade Commission (FTC) meeting was identity theft. We did not have to wait long for the “who will be the first to be on mute” game to end, as the first speaker had the honor.) That’s it. It is available in English and Spanish. It really is everywhere.)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Did you play games (ie, Atari, Nintendo) that required you to “read” icons and simple graphics? I felt like the students also needed to understand the unique “culture” of “netizens,” and that included how people spoke online. Please tell me about your childhood and young adulthood. Rebecca Tushnet).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

These Articles include the new authorisation or liability regime for online content-sharing service providers (OCSSPs); introduce safeguards in line with Article 17(7) and (9); and exclude the general monitoring obligation of OCSSPs. The Act introduced Articles 57/A to 57/H to the Copyright Act (Act LXXVI of 1999). There was no need to do so.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 3, 2022

October 26, 2022 | Bird & Bird | "Webinar: The DSM Directive one year on (part II) Article 15: A power shift back to the publishers?" | online Article 15 of Directive 2019/790 builds on and follows a number of national initiatives aimed at remedying declining revenues in the press sector. The event will take in Brussels and online.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 4, 2020

products include edibles, topicals, vape pens and beverages. To order cannabis online in Nova Scotia, consumers must first visit a brick-and-mortar store and obtain an online access code by showing valid proof of age. The Ontario Cannabis Store, which runs the online store, is the exclusive wholesaler to private retailers.

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

It threads through the music they listen to, through the influencers they see on TV and online, as well as all around them in school, college, university and family life. Working with partners, the IPO has developed a suite of curriculum-linked education resources, competitions, lesson plans, games and outreach.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

It’s an election year, and like clockwork, legislators around the country want to show they care about protecting kids online. “A social media platform whose primary function is to allow users to play video games.” This pre-election frenzy leads performative bills that won’t actually help any kids.

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Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

NFT lawyer Enrico Schaefer covers the following topics in this informative article about non-fungible tokens. How are NFTs changing the game for artists and creators? (See bonus video below, legal advice for buyers and sellers of NFTs). What is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT)? Why are NFTs in the news? Let me give you an example.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 3, 2021

” Unfortunately, the law on this topic has become anything but predictable or certain. Ultimately, unless Amazon magically finds a way to run the table in the courts, a statutory resolution is the only stable end game. Amazon Is Strictly Liable for Marketplace Items, Reinforcing That Online Marketplaces Are Doomed–Bolger v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

. “Consumer reviews of products or services on an internet website that serves the exclusive purpose of facilitating online commerce.” Does Amazon.com EXCLUSIVELY facilitate online commerce? As my Content Moderation Remedies paper showed, this topic is way more complicated than a binary remove/leave up dichotomy.

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