Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The case pits Sheeran against Structured Asset Sales, a company that owns a one-third stake in the copyrights of Ed Townsend. Sheeran’s attorneys argued the elements that were allegedly copied, namely a chord progression and the harmonic rhythm, were both commonplace in music and not protectable by copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 7, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Hit With Another Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Levitating’. First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that pop musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a second lawsuit over her hit song Levitating , as a pair of different accusers have accused her of copyright infringement. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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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”. THINKING OUT LOUD” IN COURT?:

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This prompted Alexander to file a lawsuit against Take-Two, claiming copyright infringement of her work. He called an earlier decision in the case one of the 5 worst copyright decisions in 2020 and, with the jury verdict, called it a loss for bodily autonomy and free speech. In March 2015, a jury awarded the estate of Marvin Gay $7.4

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

1: Ninth Circuit Affirms Validity of Unicolors’ Copyright Registration on Remand, But H&M Scores Big on Remittitur Calculations. The lawsuit was filed by Unicolors, which accused H&M of infringing a 2011 design that they created as part of a 2015 one H&M sold in their stores and online.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

1: Top EU Court Rejects Polish Complaint Over Copyright Law. First off today, John Silk at Deutsche Welle reports that the highest court in the European Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has rejected a Polish challenge to the latest EU copyright directive. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

1: Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber Sued for ‘10,000 Hours’ Copyright Infringement. First off today, Mathew Lemkuehler at The Tennessean reports that a new lawsuit claims the song 10,000 Hours , performed by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, is a copyright infringement of an earlier work. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 22, 2022

1: Ed Sheeran and Co-writers Awarded £900,000 in Costs Over Copyright Case. First off today, PA Media at The Guardian reports that Ed Sheeran and his co-authors has been warded more than £900,000 ($1,100,000) in court costs and fees over a failed copyright claim that targeted the song Shape of You. Copyright Damages Judgment.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

It deals with whether Amazon and/or CCA infringed FDN’s copyrights by scraping descriptions from their website for use as part of Amazon’s product listings. It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. In the United States, a registration with the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

1: The Weeknd Sued for Copyright Infringement Over ‘Call Out My Name’. First off today, Justin Curto at Vulture reports that The Weeknd has been hit with a copyright lawsuit over his song Call Out My Name. The lawsuit alleged that LiquidVPN either directly or indirectly referenced copyright infringement in its marketing material.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

However, after Kurd’s set on TV, Davies became very convinced that Kurd had copied his routine, perhaps unknowingly. Now, a year later, Kurd has filed a libel lawsuit against Davies , accusing him of falsely accusing him of plagiarism. Is it possible Kurd plagiarized Davies? That is, until this week. Bottom Line.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cattelan moved to dismiss Morford’s infringement and plagiarism claims on three grounds: [7]. copyright law does not protect “elements of expression that nature displays for all observers,” [8] which, according to Cattelan, excludes the main components of Morford’s artwork. Cattelan’s Motion to Dismiss.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A literary controversy surrounding a copyright claim has taken over the North American online writing community, and it involves a kidney donation, a private Facebook group, and a short story.? . On June 24, 2015, Ms. Copyright Office. In order to prove copyright infringement , Ms. 19-cv-10203-IT), Ms. In T-Peg Inc.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The question then arises as to whether the fiction writer alone owns the copyright to work drawn in whole or part from another’s writings or experience. Dorland alerted publishers, writing conferences, and journalists to what she considered Larson’s plagiarism and ethical betrayal. ” Let’s see why.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Soon after, an entity called Bayside asserted copyright ownership of the photos and sent 512(c)(3) takedown notices to Twitter followed by a 512(h) subpoena to unmask CallMeMoneyBags. ” Second, Bayside said that copyright already accommodates First Amendment considerations via the fair use defense (citing the Reddit case ).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. 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].

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Copyright Lately

JULY 10, 2022

A banana taped to a wall may qualify as art, but as a copyright infringement lawsuit it should have been left to rot. Plaintiff Joe Morford claims that the copyright in his artwork (L) has been infringed by defendant Maurizio Cattelan. Plagiarism much?” A Tale of Two Bananas. The Complaint.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Remembering another lousy year with a countdown of the most ill-considered, unsatisfying and wrongly-decided copyright rulings of 2022. So what better way to commemorate 2022 than with a look at the worst copyright decisions from coast to coast? Remember: the smaller the numbers, the bigger the misses. Randy Orton / WWE 2K.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What constitutes copyright infringement in one country may not be in another. The mere fact that the respondent operates in India and has servers in India empowers Indian courts to deal with copyright disputes to address this matter. “ eBay Inc. [1]

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