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Lawyer Sanctioned for Plagiarizing Opposing Counsel

Plagiarism Today

On one hand, unattributed copying is rampant, widely accepted and even necessary. Much of what lawyers write have only one or two ways that they can correctly be written, thus it’s common to copy the works of others, especially from one’s own firm or their past work. The case itself is ongoing. Still, this latest case stands out.

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Audi and the Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection

Plagiarism Today

Mange, who has nearly 4 million followers, pointed out the copying in a video comparing the two works. This kicked off a firestorm of controversy in China, with Audi, M&C and Lau all apologizing for the copying. All these systems are remarkable feats of technology and have helped shape our understanding of copying.

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Thinking of Framing or Embedding Content? New York Federal Courts Question the Copyright "Server Test"

JD Supra Law

In most circumstances, you cannot simply copy and repost that content without obtaining a license, because someone else owns the exclusive right to display it under the Copyright Act. 2007), the solution has been. But your story will not make sense if your readers cannot see the image or video. Amazon.com, Inc., 3d 1146 (9th Cir.

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Legit Torrents Shuts Down After 17 Years

TorrentFreak

Legit Torrents in 2007 In the years that followed the site signed up roughly 50,000 users and hosted 5,500 torrents. In 2007, for example, the infamous Web Sheriff accused the site of sharing a pirated copy of the movie The Warlords, confusing it with the free MMORPG kung fu game Warlords in the torrent site’s archive.

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No CTRL-ALT-DEL in the 9th Circuit for the Server Test

The IP Law Blog

The district court held that the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. The public display right under copyright law is infringed only when an alleged infringer “displays” a “copy” of the copyrighted work. Amazon.com, Inc. , the case that established the Server Test, precluded a finding in favor of Hunley.

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Oscar Contenders Get Piracy Boost from ‘Best Picture’ Nominations

TorrentFreak

In the past, copies of advance screeners leaked en masse, creating an annual bounty hunt for online pirates. OscarTorrents… The troubling relationship between the Oscars and pirates reached a peak in 2007 when The Pirate Bay promoted an alternative voting process.

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Instagram Not Liable For Copyright Infringement Over Embedded Images

TorrentFreak

To be found liable, an alleged infringer must display a copy of a copyrighted work; in this case, the photographs were embedded and were always stored on Instagram’s servers. ’ Therefore, when they embed the images and videos, they do not display ‘copies’ of the copyrighted work.” pdf ) case in 2007.