Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In that apology, Butz admitted he was “clearly ignorant about copyright laws and got defensive when it was brought to my attention.” In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against artist Shepherd Fairey over the famous Obama “Hope” poster that he designed. 1: The Shepard Fairey Dispute.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Plaintiffs highlighted specific instances where the Defendants falsely represented themselves as the Plaintiffs when applying for work for the Kenya Film Commission’s Technical Proposal KFC/OT/05/2013/2014 by using the Plaintiffs’ trademark ‘ACAL' without the Plaintiffs’ authority or consent.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I also reached similar conclusions with regards to design law in a parallel study. CJEU’s interpretative rulings on copyright or intermediary liability (sometimes seen as judicial activism) has been in the focus of EU scholars’ attention in recent years. The three countries approach CJEU IP case-law differently.

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IIPRD

MARCH 4, 2024

This right can be related to music, a book, a logo, any art work, work related to science, designs of the industries. 24863/2014. [3] So, this is an infringement of trademark and Nike can sue Person A for using its trademark without consent and causing loss to its goodwill. What are the rights in Intellectual Property? 2] Novartis v.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

That copyright was found to have been infringed by the creators of an ‘interactive dining experience’ which used Del Boy and the other main characters from ‘Only Fools and Horses’, one of the most successful British TV comedies of the 1980s and 1990s. It is noteworthy for a number of reasons.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet. It is hornbook law that secondary liability of all kinds requires proof that direct infringement is occurring. 431 (2014). The question is whether the same is true as a legal matter.) Aereo , 573 U.S.

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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. 19 of the Directive.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

The members of the European Copyright Society (ECS ) have recently sent a letter to Mr. Thierry Breton ( Commissioner for Internal Market , European Commission ) outlining their view of what should be the priorities for a f uture agenda in the field of copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

Most NFTs are protected under US Copyright Law as creative works and/or may be derivative works based on pre-existing copyright-protected works. Although NFTs have been around since 2014, their far-reaching, multi-layered legal implications are just now being recognized. NFTs also may embody or use trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The police make this clear when they write to the owners of listed domains, warning of offenses under the Fraud Act 2006, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, and even the Serious Crimes Act 2007. By extension, the operator of the domain is a suspected criminal. Free.fr: The website of French Internet service provider Free.

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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

JANUARY 31, 2022

Bernt Hugenholtz, Kluwer Law International, 2021. It derives from a paper given at the 25 th Anniversary celebration of IViR on 4 July 2014 and at the University of Oxford IP Moot “converzatione” on 18 March 2016. The topic of the 2014 paper was provided by Bernt Hugenholtz.

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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. Unicolors, Inc.,

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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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Michael Geist

AUGUST 5, 2021

The Supreme Court stated definitively that copyright does exist in original works, and that is why organizations must sign an Access Copyright licence or risk breaking the law.” The same was true after the Access Copyright v. On the contrary, it leaves copyright licensing in the education sector alive and well.”

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

One can recognize the importance of God’s names spiritually, of course, as Dr. Tony Evans has in his 2014 book, The Power of God’s Names. ” Evans (2014) at 12. copyright law. ”) Other religions “seek copyright for secrecy, but secrecy to protect their students[,].teachers ” Id.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 3, 2021

.” The decision removes any doubt that the Supreme Court remains strongly supportive of user’s rights in copyright and vindicates years of educational policy in shifting away from Access Copyright toward alternative means of ensuring compliance with copyright law.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In addition, the design of the title of the 2013 Documentary was allegedly similar to plaintiffs’ registered 12 O’Clock Boyz logo. Thus, this claim “does not seek to vindicate any substantial state interests distinct from those furthered by the copyright law” and was preempted by the Copyright Act.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Germany has always had an extensive judicial practice in copyright law. Usually, judges with a specialist knowledge of copyright law issue the decisions because among German courts, decision making bodies specialised in copyright law have been created. Definition of a work (Sections 2-5 UrhG). 4, (2) UrhG.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2023

The case involves an interesting interplay between copyright law, entertainment contracts and the First Amendment. ” Professor Smith considers silencing to be a form of “copyright weaponization,” which, despite its somewhat loaded name, simply refers to the use of copyright law to vindicate non-copyright interests.

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