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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

Further to the UK departure from the EU and the obvious fact that the UK did not transpose the DSM Directive into its own law, a debate emerged as to whether the scope of the 2014 E&L should be broadened. The introduction of a specific E&L for TDM has also featured in Hong Kong copyright reform discourse [see IPKat here ].

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. government. Inspection of a Registered Mask Work. Id, section 2407.2(C).

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MPA and RIAA Megaupload Lawsuits Are Now ‘Inactive’

TorrentFreak

Government booked an early result in 2015 when programmer Andrus Nomm was handed a one-year prison sentence following a plea deal. Government’s criminal case has stalled along with a pair of civil lawsuits filed by the RIAA and MPA. This bi-annual postponement cycle began in 2014 and continued earlier this month.

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The Peter Gleeson Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

In Australia late last month, the Courier-Mail published a 12-page “Special Investigation” by Peter Gleeson entitled Power and Palaszczuk , an unflattering look at the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and her government. That amounted to approximately 62% of the entire column. A Familiar Story.

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Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) – Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. government. Copyright Office’s Records Research and Certification Section (RRCS).

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“Pro Camcorder Pirate” Arrested in Govt, Police & UK Cinema Chain Operation

TorrentFreak

When law enforcement agencies support these initiatives thanks to direct government backing, opportunities for action can open up signficantly. Hollywood believes that these ‘cam’ copies cause significant damage to the cinema industry, an opinion shared by the UK’s Film Distributors’ Association.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently-O

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y.