Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Life Music Inc, representing songwriters Gloria Parker and Barney Young, filed a lawsuit against Disney and others involved in the film alleging that the Disney version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious violated the copyright of their 1951 song Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus. However, the case didn’t make it very far.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Bloodborne , an action role-playing game made by FromSoftware, has achieved tremendous success since being published in 2015. This trailer has resulted in a heated discussion online about the line between inspiration and plagiarism. For example, the idea to make a video game that mimics basketball is not extended copyright protection.

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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. The Battle of the Bots.

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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”. For twelve continuous weeks, it topped the Billboard 100 chart in the USA.

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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

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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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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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

JUNE 28, 2022

1: BET Must Face Copyright Claim Over ‘House Party’ Web Show. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Black Entertainment Television (BET) will have to face a copyright infringement lawsuit by Walkie Check Productions over BET’s Instagram Live show House Party. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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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

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

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

1: Apple Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over Racially Diverse Emoji. The judge did grant Parrott an opportunity to refile the case, but expressed skepticism since he made it clear the “idea” of diverse emoji cannot be protected by copyright. BeIN Media, pledged and estimated $500 million per year in 2015.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 23, 2022

1: Ed Sheeran Awaits Verdict Over Copyright Court Battle. The case was filed in the UK by Sami Chokri, who accuses Sheenan and his co-writers or infringing his 2015 song Oh Why. 3: After Supreme Court Copyright Fight, Georgia Makes Annotated Legal Code Freely Available. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. According to Campbell, Everyday We Lit is an infringement of his 2015 song Everything Be Lit. 3: Jeff Koons Sued for Copyright Infringement in ‘Made in Heaven’ Series. Despite the sale, he claims he retained all copyrights in the work.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

1: Support Specialist Rimini Street Found in Contempt of Court for Continued Oracle Copyright Infringements. The dispute goes back more than a decade as Oracle sued Rimini Street in 2010 alleging that the third-party support firm was violating the copyright of Oracle software as part of its service. Next up today, Tara C.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2021

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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JANUARY 25, 2022

Since those pages qualify for copyright protection, the modification was essentially creating a derivative (ad-free) work and was an infringement. Calling the lawsuit “without merit”, the court said, “here is no unauthorized duplication and/or reworking of copyrighted computer programs,” under German copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 27, 2022

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. Mello and Margaret A.

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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

MARCH 9, 2022

Back in 2019, a jury verdict found that Cox was not doing enough on its network to deter piracy and, as such, awarded a group of some 53 music publishers a $1 billion judgment for some 10,000 instances of copyright infringement by Cox customers. 3: Ed Sheeran sings Nina Simone during Shape of You copyright case.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

1: US Appeal Court Upholds Wolfgang’s Vault Copyright Ruling, Including the Disappointing Damages. In 2015, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) filed a lawsuit against Wolfgang’s Vault, alleging that the service did not have a license for the underlying compositions of the songs it streamed.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

If you follow copyright news, you likely have been seeing countless stories of popular musicians being sued for alleged copyright infringement in their work. . That says nothing about the myriad of cases over the past few months or years that have been grabbing headlines, both inside and outside copyright circles.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Now, a year later, Kurd has filed a libel lawsuit against Davies , accusing him of falsely accusing him of plagiarism. That protection takes a multitude of forms including simple badmouthing, to refusing to work with an alleged plagiarism and even threats of physical violence. Is it possible Kurd plagiarized Davies? Bottom Line.

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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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JULY 27, 2022

They alleged that Sam Smith’s 2019 hit Dancing With a Stranger was an infringement of their 2015 song with the same name. However, Smith has hit back, noting that song titles are not protectable under copyright and that even the plaintiff’s own expert witness report admits that there are differences between the songs.

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MARCH 31, 2022

This movie initially began with patents and business software, but has been reportedly expanded to include all types of copyright-protected content. This is especially true with copyright. New laws that took effect in 2015 made it easier for rightsholders to order sites within the country to shut down for repeated copyright violations.

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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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JULY 26, 2021

1: Copyright Case Over ‘Billions’ Gets 2nd Circuit Flush. However, a lower court dismissed the case, claiming that the similarities were not distinct enough to qualify for copyright protection, that the works did not strongly resemble each other and that there were many consultants that do similar work to Shull.

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JULY 27, 2021

1: Twitch Streamers Hit with DMCA Copyright Bans for Streaming Near Olympics. However, some of t hose streamers have reported having their streams cut and their channels receiving copyright strikes even though they were mere livestreaming from public places near the games. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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JULY 29, 2021

1: Cox Settles Dispute with BMG, Rightscorp Over Copyright Notices. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Cox Communications has settled its dispute with BMG and Rightscorp over allegedly false Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) filed by Rightscorp on BMG’s behalf. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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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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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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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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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2021

However, the most important thing to remember is that, for every song you stream on Spotify or Pandora, there are two separate copyrights at play: The composition and the recording. The post Why Spotify Removed So Many Comedy Albums appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Music licensing, to put it mildly, is extremely complicated.

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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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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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