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Best of 2014: Eiffel Tower “copyright”: I didn’t

Likelihood of Confusion

First posted November 17, 2014. The post Best of 2014: Eiffel Tower “copyright”: I didn’t appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Demain Anne Hidalgo est sur la Tour pour goûter au vertige du vide! La tour dans ses nvx atours… pic.twitter.com/DU39LzGThR — pierre eric spitz (@sprichtt).

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Why the Supreme Court’s Latest Copyright Ruling May Be Short-Lived

Copyright Lately

Nealy , yet the Court is already poised to make its new decision on copyright damages obsolete. Nealy , ruling that, so long as a claim is timely filed, a copyright plaintiff is “entitled to damages, no matter when the infringement occurred.” The ink’s not even dry on Warner Chappell Music v. Yesterday, the U.S.

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Supreme Court Affirms Availability of Back-Damages Under Copyright Discovery Rule

Patently-O

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. 663 (2014).

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Hong Kong - Public Consultation on Updating Copyright Regime

The IPKat

The Government of Hong Kong has released a public consultation paper on updating Hong Kong’s copyright regime on 24 November 2021. Basic Background to the Existing Copyright Regime To those who are not familiar with the laws of Hong Kong, copyright is governed by the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (“ the Ordinance ”).

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Ed Sheeran’s Court Victory Adds Important Layer to Copyright Law

JD Supra Law

After almost five years of litigation, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran pulled out all the stops (and his guitar) to obtain victory over claims his 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud” infringed on the copyrights held by the estate of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit “Let’s Get it On”.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms That Parties Can Contractually Shorten Statute of Limitations Period for Copyright Infringement Claims

The IP Law Blog

The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether parties can contractually agree to shorten the statute of limitations period for bringing a copyright infringement claim. Normally, the statute of limitations for a copyright violation is three years. In an unpublished opinion in the case, Evox Productions, LLC v.

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Eiffel Tower “copyright”: I didn’t

Likelihood of Confusion

La tour dans ses nvx atours… pic.twitter.com/DU39LzGThR — pierre eric spitz (@sprichtt) October 5, 2014 Just saying: The post Eiffel Tower “copyright”: I didn’t appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Demain Anne Hidalgo est sur la Tour pour goûter au vertige du vide!