Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

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. Cannon , 789 N.W.2d

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

Since most tweets relating to the initial dispute have since been deleted or disabled, here we rely on archived and cached copies for evidence. Copies of these communications have not been made public, so their nature remains unknown. “I was hit by DMCA tens of times since 2014 and I was suspended once for 3 weeks.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

The international registration of the given trademark is valid as of 1980; the Lithuanian designation was made in early 2014. Interestingly, unlike in Lithuania, protection for this trademark was granted successfully in other jurisdictions, such as Latvia and Poland, in which the request on designation was also submitted in 2014.)

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

[iii] This treaty also directs for permission of use, without authorization of the copyright holder over such accessible formats of copyrighted copies, which should be non-commercial lending & may comprise of electronic communication. v] General Obligation on Limitation and Exception, Article 11, Marrakesh Treaty. [vi] 3d 87 (2d Cir.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 5, 2021

The ruling was clear that there is a difference between fair dealing and copying for other purposes and we will continue to ensure that rightsholders are compensated when their works are used for the latter.”. On the contrary, it leaves copyright licensing in the education sector alive and well.”

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2024

When pirated copies of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” came out nearly two decades ago, The Pirate Bay changed its front page logo. The production took place in Stockholm, Sweden, but also ventured to other countries including Chile and Thailand, where Fredrik Neij was arrested and paraded in front of the press in 2014.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In letters sent to around 20 companies, TTVK warned that without proper licensing, these services were illegal and must be shut down. TVkaista said that since its service was similar to a VCR or a DVR, that would be legal under Finnish law since private copying is permitted for personal use. domain and later through a.com variant.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2023

YouTube’s motion for summary judgment states that Schneider licensed her content to YouTube, presented no evidence of DMCA violations, and in some cases had filed untimely claims. YouTube’s Licensing Defense. The big questions now center on the nature of that license and whether YouTube can rely on it to fend off liability.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hollywood believes that these ‘cam’ copies cause significant damage to the cinema industry, an opinion shared by the UK’s Film Distributors’ Association. Sources confirm that the copies were traced back to two multi-screen cinemas, both of them in Liverpool, the location mentioned by PIPCU.

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

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This week’s Law Bytes podcast features Western librarian Stephen Spong on fair dealing and prior posts in the series endeavoured to set the record straight and discussed site licensing , transactional licensing , and the disappearance of course packs. million at that one university alone.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

However, in 2014 CCN began working with Amazon and Amazon was dissatisfied with the quality of descriptions that CCA created for themselves. Copyright Office, “Online content is considered published if the copyright owner authorizes the end user to retain copies of the content or further distribute the content.”.

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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. 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.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 28, 2023

Subsequent to the tabling of the report, the UPA government never really made a push for the legislation and it was withdrawn from the Rajya Sabha by the Modi government in December 2014. For example, one of us asked for copies of some of the funding agreements for COVID related vaccines.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

Accordingly, the Court held that the holder of the IP right to a computer program cannot object to the resale of a copy thereof where such a copy is accompanied by a licence for unlimited use, whether material or immaterial. The Court made specific reference to certain European Court of Justice decisions in this respect. (3)

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? SEP Litigation Demonstrates Licensing Component Suppliers Would Increase Efficiency Some SEP owners have argued against licensing component suppliers under the pretext that it is more efficient to license end users.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Similarly, when an artist lawfully creates a derivative work based on a photograph, and copies of that derivative work are reproduced and distributed to the public, ordinarily the owner of copyright in the photograph and the owner of copyright in the derivative work are entitled to royalties. . Figure 1, Slip op.

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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. We limit our analysis accordingly. Or never tried?

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Limitations on storage of copied works in digital formats. Becker has held 10% copying to be fair use in most cases, on top of the flexible ‘ Amount & substantiality ’ factor test in its fair use doctrine. Restricting this photocopying to 10% of the total pages of a book. Bench decision). Concluding thoughts.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, takedown orders cannot be directed against infringing copy of content hosted on OTT platforms. Institutional Mechanism of Nodal Officers: Learning from the Past The ‘Statement of Object and Reasons’ 2023 Act mentions the attempt to ‘curb the menace of film piracy by transmission of unauthorised copies on the internet.’

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Patently-O

JANUARY 28, 2024

by Dennis Crouch Ficep begins its petition for certiorari with a brilliant statement of how its patented steel manufacturing method has won numerous awards and complements for its innovative approach, been copied by competitors, and led to numerous successful sales. There was copying by competitors. 208 (2014).

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 3, 2021

Access Copyright launched the lawsuit against York over copying it said took place from 2011 to 2013, seeking to enforce a Copyright Board approved tariff. York argued that it was not bound by the tariff because it had not agreed to its terms and counter-claimed that any copying at issue was in any event covered by fair dealing.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Dropbox says it has amended its TOS twelve times since 2011, including adding the arbitration clause in 2014. [NB: NB: there always should be someone at the company who can easily answer just how many times the TOS has been amended and provide definitive copies of each amendment and the date they occurred.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Copyright is the cumulation of two words: “copy” and “right,” alternatively one may argue that copyright refers to the legal rights of the intellectual property’s real owner. According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party. LEGISLATION IN INDONESIA.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

1962 (2014), the U.S. 2014) (collecting cases). In 2013 and 2015, it granted exclusive licenses to stream those works to Starz, a premium subscription channel. The time periods for each license were separate, and some licenses were renewed multiple times, resulting in more than 1,000 separate license periods.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

The user’s obligation to submit a report based on such format shall be included in the license agreement concluded with the collective management organization. There shall be a single format for each category of use for all collective management organizations, which are required to send a model format to HCO.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2014, he won his second title, followed by his third title in 2015. They also lacked information on the number of copies sold and their distribution among the general public or the number of online views. In 2014, Lewis Hamilton was ranked ‘the most marketable athlete’. Lewis Hamilton joined Formula 1 in 2007.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Notably, Monsanto’s matter had several layers including the State Governments seeking to regulate IP licensing fees, and the Indian seed companies who previously licensed technology from Monsanto, refusing to pay royalties to Monsanto. To get an overall picture, see Prashant’s post “ The Rs. see also Sourav Ganguly vs Tata Tea ).

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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). When Abitron purchased Hydronic in 2014, they began selling products identical to Hetronic’s remote controls in foreign markets with the recognizable black-and-yellow coloring.

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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. ” See 143 S. ” Id. ” Id. ” Id.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The rarity of … evidence [of actual confusion] makes even a few incidents highly probative of the likelihood of confusion.” * In 2014, Defendants’ executive assistant sent a LinkedIn message seeking to arrange an introduction call to KeyBank, a client of Plaintiffs. Initial interest confusion is actionable in the Third Circuit.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

The Board found that Meenaxi deliberately caused consumers to believe that its products were licensed or produced by the same source as the products sold in India. 2014) (“In the proceedings before the Board, however, Cubatabaco need not own the mark to cancel the Registrations under [Section 14(3)].”)). The Coca-Cola Company v.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 17, 2023

The bronze medal goes to Joe Hand Promotions , which targets bars that show pay-per-view boxing and UFC fights without a license. Minden is a licensing agency that specializes in wildlife and nature photography. In 2012, Complex used the photo in one of its articles, but didn’t get a license from Minden. MGM , 572 U.S.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2014, a total of nine regulations came into force, each of which presented a significant change to UK copyright law. For museums, there are now exceptions for digital displays of collection works on dedicated terminals and, in certain situations, for making preservation and replacement copies.

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

The first known NFT was minted in 2014 and since then has seen rapid growth. Non-fungible tokens have been designed to give you ownership of something that cannot be replicated or copied. NFT License Agreement Template/Sample – [link]. What are NFTs? In a way, these NFTs are modern day collectibles.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And, in December, Tor , a “ Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction “, apologised for using an AI-generated image for a cover design saying “we licensed an image from a reputable stock house. The UKIPO has since been speaking with specific stakeholders.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 6, 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. We limit our analysis accordingly. Or never tried?

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