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5th Cir affirms fair use on a motion to dismiss, fee award to D

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He sued; the court of appeals affirms a finding of fair use on a motion to dismiss and an award of attorneys’ fees. Anyway, Bell goes around suing unauthorized users of the passage, mostly public schools or nonprofits that publish the passage on social media. I hope it modifies the training program to talk about fair use!]

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[Guest Post] Nigerian's new Copyright Act 2022: how libraries can benefit

The IPKat

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host a guest contribution by Desmond Oriakhogba on the new Copyright Act 2022 signed into law by Nigeria's President. The reform process is now complete with the recent assent to the Bill, as the Copyright Act 2022, by the Nigerian President.

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Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

e-personation case (an edge case from a different era), and the decade-old social media e-discovery cases (mainstream CivPro by now). Taylor about true threats on social media. The Florida and Texas social media censorship laws and the associated court challenges. Note About Fair Use.

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Announcing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Some of the major changes to the book this year: I added a note on the Copyright Claims Board. I did not add coverage of the Florida social media censorship law or NetChoice v. Primer on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). Copyright Basics (Copyright Office Circular 1). Note About Fair Use.

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Why SNL’s “Muppets” Parody Had Even the Media Fooled

Copyright Lately

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. And putting aside its pure entertainment value, the sketch also raises some interesting questions about just how much of an original work may be taken before parodic fair use crosses the line into copyright infringement. Did SNL go too far?

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

A refresher: in 1998, Congress created a notice-and-takedown scheme for user-submitted items that allegedly infringe copyright. Copyright owners send takedown notices, and service providers either remove the items or lose the safe harbor. The DMCA’s main counterbalance to copyright owner overreach was supposed to be 512(f).

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again!

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