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The 5 Worst Copyright Decisions of 2021

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Relying on the server test , Sinclair unsuccessfully argued that it and its affiliates didn’t infringe the copyright in Nicklen’s video because they only embedded it on their websites from Instagram or Facebook, as opposed to maintaining a copy of the video on a Sinclair-controlled server. Wilmott Storage Services.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

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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. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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AI and copyright in 2022

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A journalist used Midjourney to illustrate an article in The Atlantic and was attacked on social media for not hiring an illustrator. 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.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

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While Barlow & Bear may now try to argue that their work constitutes fair use, it’s a weak defense in this case. The Musical Parody ,” “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” isn’t the type of parody musical that courts have often found to be fair use under the Copyright Act. Petrella v.

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Second Circuit signals some minimal flexibility on Polaroid analysis in another strip club false endorsement case

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Appellants, current and former professional models, appealed their summary judgment loss on a variety of claims arising from the use of their images in social media posts promoting a “gentlemen’s club” operated by EIE. Their social media footprints range from several thousand to a few million followers.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

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In 2014, the Bombay High Court restrained the singer Mika Singh and the recording label OCP Music from publishing an advertisement that impinged Sonu’s personality rights. Around a decade ago, Google was caught in some similar controversy over its Google Books Library Project where its use was held permissible under fair use.

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Copyright, Free Speech Clash in Dispute Over Cameron Boyce’s Final Film

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.” Coakley DM to Harvey Berger (from court files) After Coakley’s monetary demands were refused, Berger received an email from an unknown individual claiming to be a “friend” of Coakley’s, who threatened that a copy of Runt would be “leaked online” if Coakley’s pilot project wasn’t funded.