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17 Copyright and/or Plagiarism Stories for Halloween

Plagiarism Today

Yesterday, we looked at the myriad of ways that copyright and trademark impact Halloween costumes. However, that is just the latest in a decade-long history of discussing copyright, plagiarism and other authorship issues as they pertain to Halloween and horror. Copyright and Halloween.

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Why Bots Shouldn’t Decide Copyright Cases

Plagiarism Today

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. The Battle of the Bots.

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Tattoos and Copyright: A Potent Combination

Plagiarism Today

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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3 Count: Pirate Sentencing

Plagiarism Today

Zahedi claimed that he was still the copyright holder in the image as he argued he never signed away the exclusive rights to it. In a 2015 Instagram post, Zahedi acknowledged that Miramax was claiming ownership over the image, but did not file a lawsuit in the three years following it. Years For Fraud & Copyright Offenses.

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3 Count: Italian Shutdown

Plagiarism Today

2: ‘Pirate Queen’ for Scientific Publications on Trial in Key Copyright Case in India. The case is widely expected to test India’s more liberal fair dealing copyright exemptions against Sci-Hub’s practices. 3: Repudiation of Ownership Costs Pulp Fiction Photographer Copyright Claim.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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Copyright Goes Bananas: District Court Rejects Maurizio Cattelan’s Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claim Against His Taped Banana

LexBlog IP

Cattelan moved to dismiss Morford’s infringement and plagiarism claims on three grounds: [7]. Morford cannot claim ownership over a natural element (a fruit) and a functional component (duct tape). According to the mediator’s report, an in-person mediation occurred on October 13, 2022, but the matter did not settle. [6]