Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. 2014), a district court judge addressed the issue of copyright infringement in the context of legal briefs.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

The law3suit was filed by a producer named Arty that claimed Happier was an infringement of his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s I Lived. In 2014 Hansmeier as sentenced to 14 years in prison. The post 3 Count: Happiest Marshmello appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

1 Hit ‘Made for You’ Finally today, Sterling Whitaker at Taste of Country reports that country music performer Jake Owen is facing a lawsuit from songwriters Alexander Cardinale and Morgan Reid, who allege that Owen’s 2020 hit Made for You is an infringement of their 2014 song of the same name.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

Though seemingly a minor decision, the ruling puts to rest a 10-year dispute dealing with plagiarism, allegations of bias and an academic enforcement system that seems to have been ill-equipped to deal with this kind of case. The post Appeals Court Upholds Degree Revocation appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by screenwriter Joe Carlini, who claimed that the film was an infringement of his 2014 script entitled What the F is He Thinking. The post 3 Count: Textbook Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2021

This prompted Andre Sims, who wrote the song in 2014, to file a lawsuit against H.E.R., The post 3 Count: Telenovela Drama Ending appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Camper, the coauthor of Focus, went on Instagram live and said that Endless Minds was the inspiration for the melody of the song. Camper and others involved in the song.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

A record studio owned by Melomega released a version of the song in 2014. The post 3 Count: 10,000 Hours appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The lawsuit was filed by the music company Melomega, which claims that 10,000 Hours is an infringement of the 1973 R&B song The First Time Baby Is A Holiday.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by musician Marcus, Gray, who claimed Dark Horse was an infringement of his earlier song, Joyful Noise. The post 3 Count: Dark Horse Dismissal appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Katy Perry Wins in Dark Horse Copyright Appeal. million in damages.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

Finally today, Nina Corcoran at Pitchfork writes that Taylor Swift has filed a motion in her ongoing lawsuit over her 2014 song Shake it Off. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The law is widely supported by both artists and groups representing artists in the country. The post 3 Count: Settled Again?

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 8, 2022

In 2014 she was offered a five-year extension on that deal. All in all, the plagiarism aspect of this story is really just a small part of a much larger tale that centers around the $2.45 Examining the Plagiarism. The plagiarism is fairly straightforward. The plagiarism is fairly straightforward. Why it Matters.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 5, 2022

In 2014, the estate attempted to file a notice of copyright termination with Authentic Brands to terminate a 1983 agreement that resulted in them obtaining rights to the song. The post 3 Count: Can’t Help Appealing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

However, that court has bounced it back, citing a 2014 ruling that held open-source licenses had an “extra element” that needed to be heard in state court. The post 3 Count: Extra Element appeared first on Plagiarism Today. A California Court sided with Vizio, sending the dispute to a federal district court.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Okolita began making costumes in 2014 for her own children and turned that into a business the following year. The post 3 Count: Verisigned appeared first on Plagiarism Today. In 2020 she claims to have sold over 8,000 pieces, mostly through her Etsy store. english Wikipedia user Coolcaesar , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Specifically, Cox alleges the metadata on the evidence indicates that they are files from 2016 though the case only deals with 2012-2014. The post 3 Count: Evidence Issues appeared first on Plagiarism Today. However, there are many reasons metadata might have newer timestamps, raising questions about whether this approach will work.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In 2014 Spain passed a new law that required Google, and other search engines to pay newspapers for the use of their content in the search engines. The post 3 Count: Bowser’s Last Stand appeared first on Plagiarism Today. In response to this, Google pulled Google News from Spain.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The lawsuit was filed in 2017 by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claimed that their 2001 song Playas Gon’ Play was infringed by Swift’s 2014 song Shake it Off. The post 3 Count: Somewhat Less Lit appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Specifically, they cited lyrical and other similarities.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

The app was launched in 2014 though the original developers abandoned it quickly after its debut. The post 3 Count: No More Popcorn appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Looking back, his career trajectory has been laced with a healthy amount of plagiarism allegations by other artists. Three of the most prominent accusations of plagiarism are with regard to his songs “Photograph”, “Thinking Out Loud”, and “Shape of You”.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This prompted ZHT to file the lawsuit and decided that Zillow’s infringement was innocent until July 10, 2014, when ZHT sent a cease and desist letter to the company. The post 3 Count: 1300 Blocks appeared first on Plagiarism Today. According to the lawsuit, Zillow used images from ZHT in that section without permission.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Next up today, Curtis Killman at Tulsa World reports that members of a group known as The GAP Band have filed a lawsuit against those involved in the 2014 song Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson. The post 3 Count: Avengers Disassemble appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

However, the next day The Chronicle, Duke’s student newspaper, published an article noticing many similarities Parkash’s speech and a 2014 speech given by Sarah Abushaar at Harvard University. For long-time readers of this site, the story of commencement plagiarism. But commencement plagiarism puts Duke in a tricky position.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In 2020, Ken Thompson, a post-doctorate fellow and a co-author on a 2014 study published by Newmaster on forest plants, sounded the alarm and approached UG with concerns about Newmaster’s work. The post The Importance of Transparency in Research Integrity appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The story starts when the first Mashelkar report (which was later retracted) was alleged of plagiarizing a part of a commissioned study by Prof. However, the allegation of plagiarism by a Governmental committee from an academic’s commissioned report caused an uproar insinuating the influence of industry on the reports.

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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. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. However, that agreement made it clear that FDN retained all rights to the intellectual property involved. The post Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

That court found that most of Prince’s work was non-infringing (though several works still were) and the two sides ultimately settled the case in March 2014. The post The Battle Over Poker NFTs appeared first on Plagiarism Today. 3: The Andy Warhol Ruling.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The company was found liable for copyright infringement and breach of contract for using the actor’s photographs picture for advertisements between December 2014 and April 2015 without getting his permission or authorization. The company was ordered to pay Ojo, ₦20 million (US$44 448) in damages.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Ed Sheeran’s 2014 hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” was accused of stealing Marvin Gaye’s harmonic progressions as well as the melodic and rhythmic elements in Gaye’s most well-known song, “Let’s Get It On.” So, let’s get it on! ” The lawsuit was filed by the heirs of Ed Townsend.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

First off today, Reuters reports that a lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of copyright infringement in her 2014 hit single Shake it Off has been allowed to move ahead, setting the stage for a possible trial. The post 3 Count: Keep Shaking appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Finally today, Nicki Cox at Page Six reports that Taylor Swift has settled a long-running lawsuit over her 2014 song Shake it Off as she reaches a settlement in the case. The post 3 Count: Supreme Genius appeared first on Plagiarism Today. DaBaby, for his part, has not responded to the lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Finally today, Augusta Victoria Saraiva at Bloomberg reports that Taylor Swift has re-released her 2014 hit single Wildest Dreams as part of an ongoing attempt to regain control of her back catalog of music. The post 3 Count: Swimsuit Edition appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Patently-O

MAY 8, 2023

545 (2014). 559 (2014). The brief goes-on to remark that “in academic circles, it is referred to as plagiarism.” Octane Fitness, LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, Inc., Prevailing party : The award can only go to the “prevailing party” in the litigation. Highmark Inc. Allcare Health Mgmt. ” Id.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

courts have addressed the legality of non-expressive uses of copyrighted works in the context of other copy-reliant technologies, including software reverse engineering, [2] plagiarism detection software, [3] and the digitization of millions of library books to enable meta-analysis, text data mining, and search engine indexing. [4]

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