Patently-O

MAY 9, 2024

2024) , resolving a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. 507(b)’s requirement that copyright infringement lawsuits be “commenced within three years after the claim accrued,” a discovery rule has long been considered applicable in copyright cases.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by Azadeh Masihzadeh who, according to the lawsuit, was a student of Farhadi in 2014. However, I know very little about Iranian copyright law. and European copyright law. Though much of copyright law is fairly standardized internationally, it may or may not apply to Iran.

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

Kat- quotation There is little doubt that one of the most (if not the most) significant exceptions in copyright law is the one relating to quotation, criticism or review. In 2014, the Milan Court of First Instance dismissed the action in its entirety.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

The concept of CDL revolves around the idea of two major doctrines under Copyright law i.e. Doctrine of fair use and doctrine of exhaustion. However, the ambiguity as to the lawfulness of such mass digitalisation and controlled lending has attracted major debates in different jurisdictions. Internet Archive, 542 F.Supp.

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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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The IP Law Blog

JULY 29, 2021

In December 2019, Scott Hervey wrote about the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by the writers of the song “Playas Gon’ Play.” The song was released by the girl group 3LW in 2001 and included the lyrics “Playa, they gonna play / And haters, they gonna hate.”

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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. Additionally, the owner has the discretion to transfer or assign Copyright to other parties. INTRODUCTION. LEGISLATION IN INDONESIA.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

. “This is a collaboration of like minded corporate Industry associations and individual right holders to help fight piracy,” the Copyright Board added. CNN listed him as one of Africa’s ’15 tech entrepreneurs to watch in 2014′ for his internet-based content streaming startup, Able Wireless.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2022

An interesting feature of the file-sharing and streaming landscapes of the past couple of decades is their interaction with existing copyright law. In its defense, Leaper argued that it supplied no infringing content itself and that the playlists did not make anything available that wasn’t already available on the internet.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

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. In 2016, Jaguar Land Rover sued Land Wind for copyright infringement and unfair competition before the Beijing Chaoyang District People’s Court.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We will keep the law under review and could amend, replace or remove protection in future if the evidence supports it.” Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance. We were not aware that the image may have been created by AI” 2. The focus in these cases was on parody.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

The limitation on the use of Meta’s libraries occurred after the tech behemoth and the Italian copyright collecting society for authors and editors (“Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori”, “SIAE”) came to an impasse during the renewal of the license agreement for the exploitation of the Italian repertoire. In particular, Art.

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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. Copyright Law: Infringement Standards.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 29, 2023

Further, providing copyright to the creations would demotivate the gamers to play for the threat of copyright infringement would always be looming while they create in the pre-existing environment. References Lian Cicily Joseph, Modern Developments in Copyright Law and the Governance of E-Sports, 3.2 & Tech.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Delhi High Court recently in Humans of Bombay v People of India granted an interim relief to ‘Humans of Bombay’ (HoB) by issuing a notice to ‘People of India’ (PoI) (both being social media pages) for alleged copyright infringement and ‘replication of HoB’s business model’ including the stories and thus creating an imitative platform.

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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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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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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Nealy , which deals with a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. Although the statute does not make any distinction between a right to file an action and a right to back damages, the distinction stems from ambiguous dicta in the Court’s 2014 Petrella v. MGM decision.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Parts 1 and 2 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here and here , and part 4 will be published on the blog shortly. In addition to rights of the author, German copyright law also recognises related rights.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized.

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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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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

He initially sought to certify a single class defined as “[a]ll owners of copyrights and musical compositions registered under United States copyright law, that were reproduced and/or distributed by Defendants without a license since 2003.”

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized.

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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. ” (S. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, LLC ,562 F.3d

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The legislative history also expressed an intent to retain existing case law on vicarious liability of a principal for the acts of its agents, including independent contractors. 431 (2014). Ultimately, the problem is that copyright law compensates photographers and other copyright owners through a model of artificial scarcity.

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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. Vanderhye v. iParadigms, LLC ,562 F.3d 3d 630 (4th Cir.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We, who have been writing and teaching about copyright law and how it has responded to challenges posed by new technologies for decades, were among those who submitted comments, see [link]. In addition, conduct that may be consistent with the copyright laws nevertheless may violate Section 5. That is far too hasty.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

1962 (2014). Every Court of Appeals to have addressed the issue has held that the discovery rule of accrual applies when the plaintiff reasonably could not have discovered the infringement at the time that it occurred. 2014) (collecting cases). By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, the U.S. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. ,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 21, 2022

He initially sought to certify a single class defined as “[a]ll owners of copyrights and musical compositions registered under United States copyright law, that were reproduced and/or distributed by Defendants without a license since 2003.”

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

At the time, similar services were also being offered by several of Finland’s internet service providers but for the members of the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Center (CIAPC, also known as TTVK), this was a serious breach of copyright law. Financial issues would soon complicate the case, however.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But both the district court and the appeals court ruled against Genius, saying that their claims were preempted by copyright law. 2: DaBaby Facing Copyright Lawsuit Over His No. 2: DaBaby Facing Copyright Lawsuit Over His No. 3: Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ copyright Lawsuit Dismissed After 5 Years.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

3) According to the Court, the term “sale” used in article 41 of the Copyright Law must be interpreted in a broad sense. The compensation for damages cannot be less than twice the fee that is usually or by law paid for the type of exploitation that the infringer did without license.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS.

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IPilogue

APRIL 14, 2022

They held that an inadvertent mistake of law in a copyright registration application does not automatically nullify the application. . a fabric and design company in Los Angeles, owns copyrights in various fabric designs. Looking ahead, the Supreme Court’s decision strongly protects copyright applicants and holders.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 5, 2021

York University has unsurprisingly been applauded by the education community, which having faced years of litigation launched by the copyright collective, now finds its position vindicated. On the contrary, it leaves copyright licensing in the education sector alive and well.”

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