TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

All social media account usernames used including for Reddit, Twitter and Facebook January 1, 2016 to present. 1, 2016 to the present 6. In addition, it seeks information on other social media profiles, where more relevant information might be found. 1, 2017 to the present.

Social Media 99

Social Media IP Copyright Infringement Copying 99

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

People have become less dependent on print media and more likely to use a digital medium such as computerized documents of soft copies. Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works.

Copyright Law 52

Copyright Law Copyright Law Social Media 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. — For the claims related to illegal selling of scraped data, the court dismissed those because they were preempted by copyright. As I wrote back in December, scraping claims are almost always about unwanted copying and distribution of data.

Blogging 94

Blogging Contracts Cease and Desist Social Media 94

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? You can judge for yourself by downloading a copy of “Jap Herron” here.

Copyright 144

Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144

The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Amazon.com Inc. , now rejected by a number of courts. Alexis Hunley et al v.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Social Media Licensing Publishing 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

Blogging 95

Blogging Copying Social Media Copyright 95

IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

The author or creator of any theatrical, literary, creative, or musical work has an exclusive right to copyright. It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Image Source: gettyimages]. What are takedown services?

Copyright Law 69

Copyright Law Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 69

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In 2016, a series of impressive performances on Dancing With The Stars brought her into the mainstream and today she is reportedly making more by posting her racy images online than she ever did with the world’s premier martial arts organization. “This copyrighted material was captured from Ms.

Social Media 110

Social Media Copyright Publishing Reporting 110

TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service copied subscription TV broadcasts from official (and unofficial) sources and then restreamed that content to tens of thousands of customers, at a dramatically cut down price. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Social Media 139

Social Media Marketing Marketing Licensing 139

Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Although these rights are doomed to create conflicts with copyright, neighbouring rights and the sui generis right in databases, their relation to IP has largely remained unaddressed for now. Starting from those technical definitions, the notion of portability made its way into the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

IP 94

IP Contracts Social Media Copying 94

The TTABlog

JANUARY 8, 2024

He sold copies of comic books featuring the character and displayed the comic books at a comic convention. He also received some media attention. Andrusiek submitted evidence of such technical trademark use from 2016 and 2017, including displays of comic book covers on Amazon, on YouTube, and in other media.

Registration 73

Registration Trademark Social Media Designs 73

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. Larson also sought a declaration that she owns the copyright to The Kindest and that the letter in the short story does not infringe Dorland’s copyright.

Copyright 52

Copyright Social Media Plagiarism Fair Use 52

JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i]

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Copyright Intellectual Property Blogging 98

The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

He sold copies of comic books featuring the character and displayed the comic books at a comic convention. He also received some media attention. Andrusiek submitted evidence of such technical trademark use from 2016 and 2017, including displays of comic book covers on Amazon, on YouTube, and in other media. Welch 2022.

Registration 95

Registration Trademark Social Media Copying 95

Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. From a copyright perspective, these particular tracks are clearly derivative of both the original sound recordings and the underlying musical compositions.

Music 87

Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 87

LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Amazon.com Inc. , now rejected by a number of courts. In September, U.S.

Copyright Infringement 52

Copyright Infringement Licensing Publishing Social Media 52

43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2021

Panel 17 – Copyright Substantial Similarity Crossprogrammed with my panel; I came here first because I had more experience with the first paper in the other panel. Asay, An Empirical Study of Copyright Law’s Substantial Similarity Test 1005 cases found. Significant rise in substantial similarity litigation starting in 2006—tripled.

Trademark 72

Trademark Copyright Branding Brands 72

LexBlog IP

APRIL 19, 2023

A new track by Drake and The Weeknd is going viral on social media and is bound to top the charts. Copyright Copyright protection is unlikely to help artists whose voice and musical style are simulated by AI models. There is nothing “copied” by the AI models and therefore no copyright to infringe.

Music 52

Music Privacy Social Media Copyright 52

Copyright Lately

MAY 22, 2023

Instead, we’re taught that “[w]hether the use of a copyrighted work has a further purpose or different character” is a “matter of degree.” ” In other words, it’s a good time to be a copyright lawyer. Put another way, it ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it.

Fair Use 91

Fair Use Licensing Copying Artwork 91

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Another troubling ruling for an Internet access provider trying to shake a contributory copyright claim based on user-caused copyright infringement. 11, 2023): Time and again we have declared that “prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled (and strongly so) to recover attorney fees.” 22-1641 (7th Cir.

IP 72

IP Advertising Advertising Copyright 72

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law.

Personality Rights 59

Personality Rights IP Licensing Copyright 59

The TTABlog

APRIL 28, 2022

The Board explained the several avenues by which an opposer may proffer its registrations, including by attaching status-and-title copies or current TSDR information to the original pleading or to a notice of reliance, or by appropriate identification and introduction during the taking of testimony. Text Copyright John L. Welch 2022.

Designs 68

Designs Design Social Media Registration 68

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]

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property IP Government Technology 52

LexBlog IP

JULY 7, 2023

A pair of copyright decisions issued in May, one involving the appropriation artist Richard Prince [1] and the other involving works portraying the musician known as Prince, explore and expand on the “fair use” defense to copyright infringement. On May 11, the U.S. 2] A week later, the U.S. 2] A week later, the U.S.

Fair Use 52

Fair Use Art Licensing Copyright Infringement 52

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

IP 124

IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

The TTABlog

JUNE 10, 2021

Ghiorse , 119 USPQ2d 1178, 1187 (TTAB 2016). There was no survey evidence, no evidence of intentional copying, and minimal media coverage. Text Copyright John L. The Board then turned to a determination of the degree of descriptiveness, since the more descriptive a term, the more proof required under Section 2(f).

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Social Media Marketing 52

LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Oracle , that ‘fair use’ is an ‘equitable rule of reason’ requiring ‘judicial balancing’ of ‘the sometimes conflicting aims of copyright law’ so that copyright does not ‘stifle the very creativity which the law las was meant to foster.’ ’ (Op. Neither Marano [v.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Music Copyright Fair Use 52