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Copyright Infringement and Remedies in Nigeria

IPilogue

Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Section 15 (1) (a)-(g) of the Copyright Act, C28, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“LFN”), 2004 , provides several acts that amount to copyright infringement in Nigeria.

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Instagram Not Liable For Copyright Infringement Over Embedded Images

TorrentFreak

Hunley sought damages for the alleged infringement and an injunction to prevent further violations. pdf ) case in 2007. Perfect 10, a publisher of copyrighted nude images, alleged that Amazon and Google infringed its rights when they displayed thumbnail images of Perfect 10’s photographic works. Amazon, Inc. (

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The Choice Of Law Debate In Copyright Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? It has been established that lex loci protectionis is the rule that is applied to all the IPR infringement cases, barring a few exceptions. Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet. Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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Police Shut ‘Club Penguin Rewritten’, 3 Arrested For Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

This success attracted the attention of Disney and in 2007, New Horizon was scooped up for $350 million. Its Antarctic-themed virtual world, inhabited by players’ penguin avatars, proved incredibly popular and two years later boasted 30 million users.

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Instagram Defeats Embedding Lawsuit

The IP Law Blog

Breyer has tossed the case, holding that the media companies are not liable for direct copyright infringement and that Instagram is not liable for secondary copyright infringement. The Court relied on the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. , 3d 1146 (9th Cir.

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Clive Cops $1M in Additional Damages for Copyright Infringement

IP Whiteboard

The Federal Court of Australia has awarded additional damages in the highest order against Clive Palmer ( Palmer ) for his copyright infringement of the 1985 Twisted Sister’s rock song “ We’re Not Gonna Take It ” (the Song ). After being alerted to the UAP campaign, Universal commenced copyright infringement proceedings against Palmer.

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UK Police Arrest Man For Operating Pirate IPTV Service & Money Laundering

TorrentFreak

“This operation is the unit’s first arrest in relation to online streaming and sends out a strong message that we are homing in on those who knowingly commit or facilitate online copyright infringement,” says Sergeant Ian Osborne from West Mercia’s Cyber Crime Unit. Suspect Arrested For Multiple Offenses.