TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In both cases, the ISPs are accused of failing to disconnect subscribers who were repeatedly flagged as copyright infringers. The copyright infringement notices are key evidence in both cases. The allegedly infringing files were central to prove direct copyright infringement. Recreated Evidence?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

As one delves deeper into the allegations, it becomes clear that it isn’t just a case of a writer with a heavy hand for copy and paste, but a broader ethical breakdown that represents a years-long failing on Mikkelson’s part. A supposed arbiter of truth has been lying to us for years, going back to at least 2014.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

As such, they would hold the copyright on those text descriptions. However, in 2014 CCN began working with Amazon and Amazon was dissatisfied with the quality of descriptions that CCA created for themselves. It is ill-equipped to handle how copyright-protected works are shared today. According to the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current verdict against Cox indeed requires ISPs to terminate repeat copyright infringers. Among other things, Cox’s brief stresses it can’t be held liable for vicarious copyright infringements because the company didn’t directly profit from pirating subscribers. Cox Denies Liability.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

The new information centers around the copyright infringement notices that were sent by MarkMonitor, the anti-piracy outfit that tracked files downloaded by BitTorrent pirates. To confirm that these files were indeed infringing, they were downloaded and verified by Audible Magic’s fingerprinting technology.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The PSP was discontinued in 2014, but after more than a decade, Sony’s lawsuit is still alive and inching toward a conclusion – one way or another. Gaming giant sony responded with a copyright infringement lawsuit targeting two companies and a director connected to the Datel products.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, takedown orders cannot be directed against infringing copy of content hosted on OTT platforms. A complaint has to be filed by the copyright owner or member of the public. First , the amendment seeks to create an artificial distinction between Piracy and Copyright Act. 243 of ‘ Create Copy or Disrupt ( here).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 12, 2023

Founded in 2014 by two Taiwanese software engineers, movie and TV show piracy site 8maple is a prime example. The suspects were arrested for copyright infringement offenses with Taiwan’s Telecommunications Investigation Corps estimating that 8maple caused around NT$1 billion (US$33.2m) in damages to the entertainment industries.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. ” The composer of a musical composition is the exclusive owner of the work’s copyright. INTRODUCTION. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Slaughter for the Central District of California granted motions for summary judgment against a screenwriter’s claims that the creation of Ad Astra , the 2019 Brad Pitt film, had infringed on a script he had written. [1] Phillip Madison Jones, the screenwriter, sued Twentieth Century Studios, The Walt Disney Co., et al , Case No.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2022

The evidence in question pertains to the copyright infringement notices central to the case. — A copy of U.S. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Recreated Evidence? This information wasn’t disclosed at trial and Cox accused the music companies of misrepresenting key evidence.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2023

In the United States, consumer ISPs have been handing over the identities of suspected BitTorrent pirates for years, mostly because a court has compelled them to as part of a copyright infringement lawsuit. It’s not particularly difficult for rightsholders to take this route, but it can be expensive.

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The IPKat

JUNE 2, 2022

Following this consultation, the Government reported that the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2022 was gazetted on 27 May 2022 (last Friday). A copy of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2022 (“the Bill”) can be found here.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

In 2019, Artem Stoliarov, a Russian DJ whose stage name is Arty, filed a lawsuit before the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that Marshmello’s song ‘ Happier ’ copied the synthesizer melody from his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s ‘I Lived’ (OneRepublic is an American pop rock band).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 30, 2024

On several occasions, courts dismissed piracy claims after ruling that “an IP address is not a person” In 2014, for example, Florida federal court Judge Ursula Ungaro dismissed a lawsuit ruling that IP address evidence can’t identify the person who allegedly shared a pirated movie.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Last year, it was the Ninth Circuit’s reversal of a pleading-stage dismissal by Central District of California Judge Consuelo Marshall, which (correctly in my view) found that similarities in stock and unprotectable pirate genre elements such as battles at gunpoint and jewel-filled caves couldn’t support a viable copyright infringement claim.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This personal intellectual creation is lacking if the photographs in question are “mere reproductions of other photographs” in which an original has been merely reproduced (copied) as closely as possible. If a copy of a computer program is published in the territory of the EU/EEA with the consent of the rightholder, Section 69 No.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

The two artists are far from comparable, but Ed Sheeran was taken to court in a headline-grabbing lawsuit for allegedly copying Marvin Gaye. Initially, the copyright infringement lawsuit was filed in 2017, but it took approximately six years to make it to Manhattan federal court. So, let’s get it on!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. July 17, 2023).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Recent appellate decisions in the United States have recognized expanded grounds for personal jurisdiction in cases of internet-based copyright infringements; divided on the extent to which the three-year statute of limitations limits damage recoveries; and increased the occasions for motions to dismiss on the ground of fair use.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Industria became aware of Latinfood’s Zenú and Ranchera products sometime between October 2013 and September 2014. Latinfood U.S.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

.” This is exactly what happened to Jaguar Land Rover in its claim against Land Wind (Jiangling Motors) in China for copying of Jaguar Land Rover’s car design. After their patent battle from 2014 to [2019], the design patents of Jaguar Land Rover and Land Wind for their off-road vehicles were invalidated by each other.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2023

A 2020 class action lawsuit filed by musician Maria Schneider accused YouTube of mass copyright infringement, failing to suspend ‘repeat infringers, and restricting access to anti-piracy tools, among other allegations. The statute also has a ‘scienter’ requirement, i.e intent or knowledge of wrongdoing.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Text and data mining There is wide disparity in the scope of exceptions in national copyright laws permitting copying for the use of training AI. Parody, pastiche and caricature The EU’s harmonised copyright exceptions for parody, pastiche and caricature ( introduced into UK law in 2014) was tested in the UK , France and Italy.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This phenomenon ranges from slight iteration to homage or even slavish copying. It should be remembered that copyright infringement is assessed on the basis of similarities, not differences. In the end, Saint Laurent might even try to argue that its handbag is eligible to copyright protection.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The Indian courts have further clarified this issue. see also Sourav Ganguly vs Tata Tea ).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Another troubling ruling for an Internet access provider trying to shake a contributory copyright claim based on user-caused copyright infringement. 11, 2023): Time and again we have declared that “prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled (and strongly so) to recover attorney fees.”

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

In 2014, the Milan Court of First Instance dismissed the action in its entirety. Further to an appeal, in 2017 the Court of Appeal of Milan partly sided with the artist’s estate, but found that the unauthorized reproduction of the artist’s works in the context of the project and the book would not be unlawful.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Warhol created these silkscreens from a photograph of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith, who claimed copyright infringement when the Warhol estate licensed Orange Prince to Conde Nast after Prince’s passing in 2016 to illustrate an article about Prince’s life and music. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, LLC ,562 F.3d 3d 630 (4th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes. Getty alleges that Stability’s image generator, with its uncanny ability to turn text into images, copied millions of photographs from Getty Images’ collection without permission from or compensation to Getty Images.

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IP Tech Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Amazon had reportedly been developing a program since 2014 to automate review of job applicant resumes. Getty alleges that Stability’s image generator, with its uncanny ability to turn text into images, copied millions of photographs from Getty Images’ collection without permission from or compensation to Getty Images.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

1: ‘ Sports Illustrated’ Model Sues Twitter for $10 million, Accusing its Algorithm of Contributing to Copyright infringement. 2: Three Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement. 3: Taylor Swift Rerecords ‘Wildest Dreams’ in Fresh Copyright Salvo. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

First off today, Reuters reports that a lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of copyright infringement in her 2014 hit single Shake it Off has been allowed to move ahead, setting the stage for a possible trial. 3: Portland Photographers File Federal Suit Against Andy Ngo Alleging Copyright Infringement.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. Fan sites prompted by a book or film, for example, may benefit the copyright owner.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

45, to bring enforcement actions aimed at activities, including those involving the training and use of AI, that might involve copyright infringement—although we would note that the copyright consequences of AI are, as yet, undefined. That is far too hasty. Under governing law, that is a judicial function.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

Warhol created these silkscreens from a photograph of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith, who claimed copyright infringement when the Warhol estate licensed Orange Prince to Conde Nast after Prince’s passing in 2016 to illustrate an article about Prince’s life and music. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, LLC ,562 F.3d 3d 630 (4th Cir.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. Financial issues would soon complicate the case, however. domain and later through a.com variant.

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