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Copyright Infringement in edited photographs

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

This act is often done without the prior consent or permission of the copyright holder or the photographer of the picture. Thus, the question arises if such use attracts copyright infringement. If the photo taken without any prior consent is edited and used for a commercial benefit, then it might attract copyright infringement.

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Copyright Infringement and Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants

The IP Law Blog

District Court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant with regard to a copyright infringement suit. Lang Van is a California corporation that produces and distributes Vietnamese music and entertainment, owning the copyrights to thousands of songs and programs. law and, at the very least, affect U.S.

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3 Count: ACTing Fast

Plagiarism Today

According to the lawsuit, ACT and WIN were partners for nearly 15 years before their partnership ended in 2011. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. However, Exotic continues to maintain his innocence and says he is seeking a new trial.

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Copyright Infringement and Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants

LexBlog IP

District Court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant with regard to a copyright infringement suit. Lang Van is a California corporation that produces and distributes Vietnamese music and entertainment, owning the copyrights to thousands of songs and programs. law and, at the very least, affect U.S.

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No laughing matter – Lawsuits for protection of copyright in Stand-up Comedy

IPilogue

Streaming giant Pandora has been hit with multiple copyright infringement lawsuits. Pandora was named in a series of copyright infringement suits in early February this year that were later combined into one consolidated action before the United States District Court in the Central District of California.

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Court Orders U.S. Navy to Pay $154,400 in Software Piracy Damages

TorrentFreak

Six years ago, the US Navy was sued for mass copyright infringement and accused of causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. The goal was to establish what the Navy would have paid for the software licenses if an agreement had been reached. The damages figure is based on 635 unique users and a license fee of $200.

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Software Company Still Fighting U.S. Navy Over Millions in Piracy Damages

TorrentFreak

Government regularly goes after copyright-infringing companies and individuals, both domestically and abroad. That doesn’t mean that there are no copyright issues within its own ranks. At the United States Court of Federal Claims, the German company accused the US Navy of mass copyright infringement.

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