Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Typically, in the case of scholarly publications, authors are publicly funded through payment under a standing contract with a university or research institute, or through project funding, including EU funding. It is thus very much in line with the spirit of Title IV, arts. of the Directive. A new para 2 to art. On the other hand, art.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Sifuentes got a Dropbox account in 2011. Dropbox says it has amended its TOS twelve times since 2011, including adding the arbitration clause in 2014. [NB: That would be a legal fiction, but most online contract formation law is predicated on similar fictions). Qwest Gets Mixed Rulings on Contract Arbitration Issue—Grosvenor v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. It’s not that half of federal judges have adopted one clear stance on copyright preemption of contracts and the other half have adopted another clear stance. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

This form of web scraping began to fall out of favor in 2011 following a series of Google search updates that de-prioritized scraped websites. Copyright and breach of contract are just two other areas to consider. This case is not a broad license for others to scrape publicly available content for whatever purpose they deem fit.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 11, 2022

It all started in 2011 when the US Navy began testing Bitmanagement’s 3D virtual reality application ‘BS Contact Geo’ After some testing, the Navy installed the software across its network, assuming that it had permission to do so. Software Company Sues US Navy. ” 579 ‘Infringing’ Copies.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Then he reversed course on remand and ruled in favor of LinkedIn on its breach of contract claims. On January 23rd, Judge Chen once again dropped a bombshell for the web-scraping world (and those looking to stop it) by ruling in favor of Bright Data and against Meta on its breach of contract claims at summary judgment. Bright Data Ltd.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

On the other hand, the debate around TDM has not developed in a context devoid of licensing practices, at least in Europe. It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As for the case itself, it was settled in 2011 with neither side surrendering their position. In March 2011, the district court in the case found in favor of Cariou, finding that Prince’s works were infringing. Fairey made the unfortunate decision to lie about which image was the basis and destroy other evidence.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

2011) (affirming dismissal under Section 230(c)(1) based on the removal of the plaintiff’s user profile); King , 2021 WL 5279823, at *1 (holding Facebook has immunity under Section 230(c)(1) to the extent plaintiff’s claims were based on Facebook’s disabling plaintiff’s account). Sikhs for Just., Facebook, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Based on these incidents, the claimant requested: a temporary determination of the amount of the equitable and uniform remuneration to which she was entitled for the years 2011 to 2021. With these contracts, the foreign CMOs provide power-of-attorney or transfer to the domestic CMOs their rights for the purpose of their management in Greece.

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Patently-O

APRIL 10, 2022

In spite of its ownership of the patents, however, a jury found that a predecessor of BioVeris (IGEN) had exclusively licensed the patents to Meso Scale Diagnostics, and that Roche was liable to Meso for directly infringing one of the patents, and for inducing infringement of two others.

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IPilogue

APRIL 11, 2022

Guadamuz was a critic of NFTs since 2011 and only got involved in their trade to understand what the fuss was all about. She also discussed copyright licensing by intermediaries necessary for creating and trading NFTs. He authored “ The Treachery of Images: Non-fungible Tokens and Copyright ”. SuperRare). What I Am Taking Home.

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

Background In 2001 Music Broadcast Private Limited, which runs the radio station ‘Radio City’, entered into a license agreement with the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), a copyright society , to utilize its repertoire of literary and musical works for FM radio broadcast. 2011) (see here for Prof.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

To this end, the Plaintiffs entered into the License Agreement with Defendants HIE, HT, and BR. When in 2011, the Defendant Vuillemin wanted to retire, the parties started negotiations for the Plaintiff to purchase the Defendant companies but the said negotiations faultered.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 5, 2021

When a record label or other distributor receives performance royalties from Spotify, it will presumably share a portion with the comedian per the parties’ contract. Performance “Absent a Specific License”. If an artist has explicitly granted a label the right to license the work to streaming platforms, Spotify may be free to proceed.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

When Gassée saw the software, he was enraged but didn’t want a lawsuit, so he ended up agreeing to license the interface. turned out to be almost identical, and Gassée believed this to be a breach of contract. Bill Gates pressed on nonetheless, deciding to add in features of his own. However, Windows 2.0

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JIPL Online

MARCH 19, 2021

Given the disparity in negotiating power between a platform the size of Twitch and individual creators, Twitch is better situated to take on the burdens of negotiating a music licensing solution on behalf of all of the creators who drive traffic to their site. [i] For those unfamiliar with the platform, Twitch.tv

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2011-2012, VNG released Zing MP3 apps with Apple and Google. The Court also found it significant that VNG had “contracted with U.S. and noted that it had signed license contracts with various U.S. VNG is Vietnamese corporation that created the Zing MP3 website that makes copyrighted music available for download.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Contracts Music 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Gutman created a Pinterest account in 2011 and an Instagram account in 2012, shortly after she began working for JLM. The court explains that, despite the license, Gutman could use “her name for noncommercial purposes, including personal social-media accounts.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Fifth, assuming Trump owns a valid copyright, did he grant an implied license to Woodward to publish transcripts of the interviews and/or the record­ings themselves? The bottom line: even if he gets past the implied license problem, Trump still has to survive several other substantive and procedural hurdles to recovery.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2023

In 2006, Hetronic entered distribution and licensing agreements with Hydronic Steuersysteme GmbH (later purchased by Abitron Austria GmbH). In 2011, Hydronic began reverse-engineering Hetronic parts and contracted new suppliers to source them.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In 2007, ROHM Japan and MaxPower entered a technology license agreement (“TLA”). The TLA was amended in 2011 to include an agreement to arbitrate “[a]ny dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or in relation to this Agreement or at law, or the breach, termination, or validity thereof.” Background.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

companies that contract with foreign manufacturers need to take steps to protect themselves against liability for a profits award arising out of infringement committed through a foreign manufacturer. 21 In a 2011 survey conducted by the U.S. company contracting with Chinese manufacturers, after insurance, 32 will be contracts.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

The compensation for damages cannot be less than twice the fee that is usually or by law paid for the type of exploitation that the infringer did without license. 382/2011; Court of Appeals of Athens decision No. Endnotes (1) Decision No. 2916/2022. (2) 2) L 2121/93. (3) 5) See Supreme Court decision No. 438/2018. (6) 626/2014. (8)

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The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2023

FRAND – Licensing Terms InterDigital selected 20 of its previous licences as comparables – the InterDigital 20. The Judge held that the patent licence agreements (‘PLA’) relied upon by InterDigital were not relevant comparables: the scale of the licensed business in each case was dramatically smaller than that of Lenovo.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2023

Novartis kept Mylan out of the Belgian market for a year before the Technical Board of Appeal (TBA) definitively revoked its patent in September 2011. Tunstall had already granted licenses on the STMF technology to hardware and software providers active in Belgium. Victrix requested such a license from Tunstall, but was denied it.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2011-2012, VNG released Zing MP3 apps with Apple and Google. The Court also found it significant that VNG had “contracted with U.S. and noted that it had signed license contracts with various U.S. VNG is Vietnamese corporation that created the Zing MP3 website that makes copyrighted music available for download.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Contracts Music 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 15, 2022

When Christie’s Auction House first entered the secondary art market of mainland China in 2005, it licensed its brand to a local auction house and received a total of RMB 97,000,000 (roughly $12,100,000) for its inaugural sale. [1] 5] A business filing and an auction license are required to establish an auction house in mainland China.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In August 2011, the plaintiff, an English data center design company, drafted an NDA in connection with negotiations over its potential sale to a competitor. Thus, the guidance on whether to include an expiration date in a particular NDA can vary. Ninth Circuit’s Decision in Bladeroom.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it. In 1999, Cinema Secrets licensed the right to sell a Michael Myers Halloween mask from the film’s copyright owner. ROMERO’S DAWN OF THE DEAD.

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IIPRD

DECEMBER 28, 2021

To compute royalties per stream, the platform considers parameters such as the country in which the song is played, the country’s currency value, contracts, artist worth, and so on. When Adele released her latest album, “21,” in 2011, she was one of a handful of famous acts to do so.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Previous year-in-review lists from 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , 2007 , and 2006. 1203 (2022) How Santa Clara Law’s “Tech Edge JD” Program Improves the School’s Admissions Yield, Diversity, & Employment Outcomes (in process), __ Marq.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All third-party services we use are bound by a contract with us to never use the information of our users for their own purposes and not to disclose the information to any third parties unrelated to the service. Our system can understand how many active sessions a given license has at a given moment in time.

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