Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

In 2007, in Perfect 10 v. In a weird turn, the plaintiffs only pursued a contributory copyright infringement theory against Instagram, where the incorporating websites are the direct infringers and Instagram facilitates their infringement. In-Line Linking May Be Copyright Infringement–Goldman v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

In so holding, however, the Court declined to resolve the logically antecedent question of whether the discovery rule applies to the three-year copyright statute of limitations, finding “that issue is not properly presented here, because Warner Chappell never challenged the Eleventh Circuit’s use of the discovery rule below.” Nealy , No.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Since Sony’s Betamax-format recorders were able to record TV shows, studios including Universal and Disney sought to hold Sony liable for users’ alleged copyright infringements. In 2007, their growing collection of analog commercials, TV clips and other TV memorabilia, ventured into the all-digital online world.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

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! Skully Curly.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 20, 2022

1: Jimi Hendrix Estate Sues Heirs Of His Bandmates Over Copyright Threats. 3: EU’s Digital ‘Wild West’ Video Draws Jibes Over Copyright Issues. However, the video immediately drew questions about whether it was a copyright violation in and of itself. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In the course of our work here at CCC, in order to keep ourselves and our clients and customers up-to-date and well-informed, we follow many of the most significant (and occasionally amusing) copyright & licensing news and opinions. State Sovereign Immunity Report Released by US Copyright Office. In late October, the U.S.

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a guest post on a recent Supreme Court order where certain offences under the Copyright Act were held to be cognizable and non-bailable. The Supreme Court’s Unsettling Attempt at Settling the Debate on Section 63 of the Copyright Act. Sureshkumar S/o Kumaran v the Sub Inspector of Police, 2007.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2022

Copyright is a crucial right endowed to the formers of any artistic work, it needs to be protected by a process named ‘copyright violation’ which encroaches upon the exclusive rights given to the copyright holder. Copyright violation refers to when an unauthorized user infringes the original work of another individual.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

In the past, those operating unlicensed torrent sites or streaming services in the UK needed to be aware of breaching civil copyright law, action that could result in a damages award but not a custodial sentence. The action was taken following an investigation carried out in partnership with the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When TVkaista launched in Finland way back in 2007, storing video in the cloud certainly wasn’t taken for granted as it is now. TVkaista Faces Legal Action In advance of TTVK’s letters being sent out, TVkaista’s CEO, technical director, and legal advisor, faced legal action for criminal copyright infringement and aggravated fraud.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

1: RCN Hits Out at “Copyright Troll” Film Producers in Bid to Get Safe Harbor Case Dismissed. internet service provider (ISP) RCN is joining its rivals in hitting back against a group of film producers suing them by calling the group a “copyright troll.” Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 24, 2022

. “Instagram misled the public to believe that anyone was free to get on Instagram and embed copyrighted works from any Instagram account, like eating for free at a buffet table of photos, by virtue of simply using the Instagram embedding tool,” they claimed. In September, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Amazon.com, Inc. ,

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. The Court relied on the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. Amazon.com Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

copyright law does not protect “elements of expression that nature displays for all observers,” [8] which, according to Cattelan, excludes the main components of Morford’s artwork. Morford’s work is only protected by a “thin” copyright, and there is no substantial similarity between the two works.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Protection Of Publicity Right As A Well-Known Trademark Although, publicity rights do not have any statutory protection per se in the Indian Law, but publicity rights in some form are protected by The Trade Marks Act, 1999 and The Copyright Act, 1957. 2007, I, no. InRaja Pocket Books v. 125, pourvoi no.

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Kashishipr

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The plaintiff, SSPL, had filed a lawsuit against the defendant NTC in the Bombay High Court, alleging Copyright and Trademark Infringement. Under Section 2(c) of The Copyright Act of 1957 , the label is an original artistic work. When SSPL was incorporated in 2004, SK Oil Industries had assigned it the label’s copyright.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

It has been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC , questioned the scope and validity of the Server Test, a copyright doctrine that was established by the 9th Circuit and has since been rejected by a number of courts. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Amazon.com, Inc. ,

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Popular Twitch streamer Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang has exposed a massive flaw in the live-streaming platform Twitch’s copyright compliance measures. In the last couple of weeks, this has led to the “ React Meta ”, where streamers broadcast copyrighted TV shows and react with their viewers. Twitch Popularity. DMCA and Twitch.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 21, 2023

Legit Torrents in 2007 In the years that followed the site signed up roughly 50,000 users and hosted 5,500 torrents. This worked well until it got banned, not because of copyright issues, but because Legit Torrents signed up for an offer that later turned out to generate fraudulent clicks.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Following a limited launch in 2007 with just 1,000 titles, Neflix now carries more than 6,600 movies and TV shows for the enjoyment of more than 223 million subscribers. Fraud has been the key charge in several big UK piracy cases over the last few years, despite the key offenses having a direct link to copyright law.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. However, artists are required to reveal their identity when claiming copyright infringement. Furthermore, the Board accepted Banksy’s 2007 book Wall and Piece as damning evidence that this trademark was registered in bad faith.

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IP Whiteboard

AUGUST 30, 2020

In what we understand to be an industry-first, the Copyright Agency (an Australian not-for-profit collecting society that also licences copyright protected literary and artistic works) has licenced an Indigenous artwork for a tattoo. Left: Chris Black’s Jarrangini (buffalo), 2018 © Chris Black/Copyright Agency, 2020.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A literary controversy surrounding a copyright claim has taken over the North American online writing community, and it involves a kidney donation, a private Facebook group, and a short story.? . Copyright Office. In order to prove copyright infringement , Ms. Dorland originally posted on Facebook.? . In T-Peg Inc.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 12, 2023

since 2007, further shows that the transition to hybrid and remote work has created new dynamics for information sharing. The more third-party published content is shared, the higher the risk of copyright infringement. This study which has been developed by CCC in partnership with Outsell, Inc. 1] so important to note?

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. The Court relied on the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 opinion in Perfect 10, Inc. Amazon.com Inc. ,

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The IPKat

MAY 2, 2023

In a judgment issued a few days ago, the High Court of England and Wales (the Court) held that Tesco had infringed Lidl’s copyright, trade mark, and rights in passing off vesting in Lidl’s blue-and-yellow logo. without the text in the yellow circle), and therefore that trade mark application had been made in bad faith.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

1] The Copyright Act protects certain types of works, which are included in Section 13. 13 (1) states that original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works as well as cinematograph films and sound recordings are protected by copyright. regarding the copyright for the film “De Dhakka.”

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

There’s not much doubt that plagiarism and copyright infringement detection has improved by leaps and bounds over the past 20 years or so. Turnitin launched in 2000, Audible Magic began providing a similar service for audio files in 2002 and YouTube’s Content ID System debuted in 2007. They are completely different videos.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

Is Rick Astley’s right of publicity claim against Yung Gravy for vocal impersonation on a collision course with the federal Copyright Act? British singer Rick Astley is best known for “ Never Gonna Give You Up ,” a song people voluntarily listened to in 1987 and were tricked into listening to in 2007. This is because, under U.S.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 3, 2023

It has been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC , questioned the scope and validity of the Server Test, a copyright doctrine that was established by the 9th Circuit and has since been rejected by a number of courts. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Amazon.com, Inc. , Amazon.com, Inc. ,

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

Around October 4, 2007, Bencko sent an email to van der Kolk asking for a favor. In at least two emails sent by Dotcom to Bencko and his colleagues, all were roundly criticized for deleting too much content in response to copyright holder complaints. mp4) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 14, 2023

sent on June 9, 2023 by granting Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s motion for summary judgment in a copyright lawsuit fellow artist Joseph Morford brought against him in the Southern District of Florida. [1] Morford’s claim is barred by the copyright doctrine of merger. That’s the message, at least, that U.S.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

AI and Copyright: More Developments – Human Prompts are Not ‘Direct Instructions’ After the Thaler case, the US Copyright Office passed another interesting order on AI-generated works, this time refusing the registration due to the work’s failure to meet the de-minimis threshold. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 17, 2023

The server test is alive and well—at least in the Ninth Circuit—and shields the embedding of social media posts from copyright infringement liability. The Court held that the plaintiff photographers’ lawsuit was foreclosed by its 2007 decision in Perfect 10, Inc. Amazon, Inc. C554.814,30.41 556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Section 60 of the Copyright Act is one safeguard against such “groundless threats” of legal proceedings, whereby the affected party can seek an injunction or recover damages. On September 27, 2023, the Karnataka High Court in M/s Chancery Pavilion v. Indian Performing Rights Society Ltd., On this note, in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2021

That’s because, according to Instagram, embedding doesn’t constitute an act of direct copyright infringement in the first place. Instagram’s argument relies upon the server test, a rule that has its origins in the 2007 Ninth Circuit case Perfect 10 v. The post Is Copyright’s “Server Test” on Life Support?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2007, the Court wrestled with Haute Diggity Dog’s purse-shaped dog toys bearing the name “Chewy Vuiton,” mimicking high-fashion Louis Vuitton. The Supreme Court found no dilution by tarnishment, no trade dress infringement, and no copyright infringement.

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