TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

In October 2020, the RIAA caused outrage by taking down YouTube-ripping tool youtube-dl from GitHub. The RIAA cited the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA, claiming that the tool could be used to download their artists’ musical works from YouTube, in breach of copyright. Threats Were Also Sent to Others.

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 30, 2021

Watch this episode on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube channel, here. Scott’s article on this topic can be read here. Scott and Josh discuss how copyright law, the DMCA, and fair use apply to this tactic. Listen to the podcast of this episode on your favorite podcast platform or online here. Case discussed: Lenz v. Universal Music Group.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

This is one of several ideologically motivated lawsuits against YouTube for allegedly engaging in “discriminatory” content moderation. What was YouTube thinking??? This sets up YouTube for a major own-goal. Yet, the court bails YouTube out. But YouTube’s promise is not that its algorithm is infallible.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The new guidelines cover topics such as formality examination and procedures for trade mark applications, oppositions, declarations of invalidity, cancellations, classification of goods and services, examination of applications for change of trade mark ownership, trade mark renewal and other procedural issues. PATENTS Prof.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 15, 2024

For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. The top three slots are occupied by YouTube, Max, and Netflix, which are all multi-billion dollar operations. politicians would rather avoid. That’s no longer the case… In recent years calls for a U.S. site-blocking regime have started to flare up.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 26, 2022

That strikes me as certainly a worthy and intriguing topic, but before saying more about why I’m inclined to think so, I think the terms used could probably stand a little unpacking first. Why did WIPO select the topic “IP for young people” this year? It’s not a perfectly clear concept , and the laws concerning each form differ.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

YouTube, an IP Regime unto itself? In this post, I’m looking at the vast domain of the YouTube video & social media platform —which, lest we forget, is a major division of Google/Alphabet — and how its copyright aspect manifests in options for individual contributors (“YouTubers,” in the jargon).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2021

Watch this episode on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube channel, here. Scott’s article on this topic can be read here. Scott and Josh discuss how copyright law, the DMCA, and fair use apply to this tactic. Listen to the podcast of this episode on your favorite podcast platform or online here. Case discussed: Lenz v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 30, 2021

Watch this episode on the Weintraub Tobin YouTube channel, here. Scott’s article on this topic can be read here. Scott and Josh discuss how copyright law, the DMCA, and fair use apply to this tactic. Listen to the podcast of this episode on your favorite podcast platform or online here. Case discussed: Lenz v.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

On the other hand, more than a quarter (26%) believe that it is absolutely fine to watch pirated content on sites like YouTube with around 11% stating that accessing pirated movies, TV shows and eBooks from the wider internet is acceptable too. Just 6% disagreed, with the majority of dissent coming from those who use pirate services.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But, as an article in MIT Technology Review points out , ML is the brains behind “recommendation systems like those on Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify; search engines like Google and Baidu; social-media feeds like Facebook and Twitter; voice assistants like Siri and Alexa.” That is quite a mouthful and may not sound very exciting.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

which addresses YouTube’s ‘Content ID’ mechanism. 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.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

Other examples of error-prone IP topics: design patents, where a simple visual comparison of the two works isn’t sufficient to determine infringement; or trade secret litigation, where the item’s trade secret status and ownership is often highly contested. Alibaba N.D. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Though not a deep article, it’s an interesting overview of the topic and a look at the copyright challenges we face running our small haunted house. An interesting look back at the YouTube of a decade ago. Those include, music, movie characters, costumes, and stories.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2023

It’s a fairly sensitive topic, to put it mildly. Both had obvious topic tags and were very easy to find from the beginning. These steps are part of GitHub’s commitment to supporting developers following the attempted takedown of youtube-dl in 2021.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2023

The regulation is mostly targeted at legitimate user-generated content platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. After we published a second article on the topic last month, a spokesperson informed us that a long-term solution is being sought, without taking away opportunities for EU citizens to speak out. “We

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

YouTube followers and nearly 1B video views. This opinion forces the court to address the boundaries of choreographic copyright, a lightly litigated topic. Hanagami is a celebrity choreographer. He has over 4.5M The video got 36M views. Previous blog post. The Ninth Circuit reverses.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Just over the sixteen years I’ve been writing for this site, there’s been a marked increase in the number of news stories about plagiarism and the amount of interest in the topic. Between blogs, social media, forums, YouTube and a million other sites, one doesn’t have to be in a writing profession to be a widely read author.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2022

The event is designed to encourage interactive discussions among participants through panel debates, with each of them covering 4 or 5 key topics related to each specific sector. Possible topics include but are not limited to: (i) Intellectual property, including live streaming, clones, reskinning, modding and/or fan participations, etc.; (ii)

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Michael Geist

MAY 19, 2022

CRTC Chair Ian Scott appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage yesterday and Bill C-11 proved to be a popular topic of discussion. Michael Geist has said “the indisputable reality is that the net result of those provisions is that user generated content is in the bill.”

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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. The popular social media platform is used to discuss virtually every topic imaginable and pre-release music piracy is no exception. The report then continues with examples of concrete threats.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 22, 2021

In this post, I want to get back to the registration topic itself, this time in greater detail. Additional reading about this topic: J D Supra: “ Blogs and other short online works now easier to register for copyrights”. Additionally, Congress is always around to shake things up. I’ll talk about that aspect in my next installment.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Facebook is a “public forum” for anti-SLAPP purposes (but that doesn’t make them a state actor–that argument has already failed ) and climate change is a major topic, so the “statements were made in a public forum and concern a matter of public interest.” ” Implications. See, e.g., Shared v.

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IPilogue

JUNE 29, 2022

David Vaver presenting the 14th Annual Sir Hugh Laddie Lecture ( Screenshot from UCL Recording on YouTube channel ). Vaver’s lecture was a wonderful way to remember his valuable contributions and to learn more about the diverse topics (as the title suggests) he dealt with in his career in intellectual property. Overall, Prof.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

17 VLOPs and 2 VLOSEs were designated under the decisions adopted by the Commission: VLOPs: Alibaba AliExpress; Amazon Store; Apple AppStore; Booking.com; Facebook; Google Play; Google Maps; Google Shopping; Instagram; LinkedIn; Pinterest; Snapchat; TikTok; Twitter; Wikipedia; YouTube; Zalando. VLOSEs: Bing; Google Search.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss this topic on The Briefing from the IP Law Blog on YouTube at this link , and on their podcast at this link. Without these rights, the Monroe Estate has relied on, and continues to rely on, trademark rights to curb misuses of her name and likeness.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

APRIL 12, 2022

Some people might watch a few YouTube videos or read up on a topic. Some of the most useful learnings from this period, he says, relate to the work he did for clients, preparing deep dives into topics and presenting them. “It “I’d worked or studied non-stop and I needed to shake up my life a bit,” he says. “So, Not Kossak.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2022

1 Joint & Muscle Spray and Cream Topical Pain Relief Brand” on: (1) its Australian website; (2) social media; and (3) Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) athletes’ clothing in matches televised in the United States. Around 2013, MaxRelief also made “Australia’s # 1” claims through its website, Twitter, and YouTube accounts.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Conducted by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the inquiry invited submissions from stakeholders on numerous topics, including the identification of barriers to maintaining and increasing overseas investment. It also facilitated roundtables leading to preventative measures, including the removal of piracy tutorials from YouTube.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 4, 2021

Thinking about the topic a little more broadly, as with blogs, the DMCA processes are available to podcasters. Poring through my result set, I am guessing that the preferred form for these registrations is Form SR (‘Sound Recordings’), but Form PA (‘Performing Arts’) was used for others.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

“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. – MP3-YouTube. GDPR Byspass? The RIAA isn’t happy about ICANN’s GDPR restrictions either. Stream-ripping Sites.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2023

Dhruv Rathee, a popular Youtuber found himself in a court battle against Dabur India ( Dabur India Limited v. However, in a subsequent order dated March 24, 2023 the Calcutta HC has ordered Youtube to take down the video entirely. Srujan is a second-year BA LLB student at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Uploaded to YouTube on September 12, the clip above already has over 484,000 views but not even one person was moved to leave a comment. The BeStreamWise channel itself has only six subscribers, but it appears that the campaign didn’t begin online.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

This ruling covers two key topics related to 512. Day to Day Imports * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. Universal * YouTube Uploader Can’t Sue Sender of Mistaken Takedown Notice–Cabell v. ” Cite to ISE v. Alper Automotive v.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics. A few social media platforms, for instance, YouTube, have introduced their own tools to detect IP violations or infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Declaration from YouTube. One point to note: the plaintiffs did not challenge the law’s pro-spam provisions, though I’m not aware of any email service provider that plans to adhere to the law. Texas response. Adam Candeub “expert” witness report. Motion to strike this report. Preliminary injunction motion.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 19, 2021

Next in this series, I plan to cover some alternative or supplemental approaches to copyright for blogs, including the use of Creative Commons licenses; and I’ll finish up with a look at some copyright aspects of operating a YouTube channel. In the third , I looked at the copyright options currently available for podcasters.

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