Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

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. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

In this case, via alleged copyright infringement. Perhaps the most infamous of the above scandals was the allegation of copyright infringement by The Great Eros (“TGE”). Just a few days later, she would disable commenting on her profile altogether due to an influx of negative comments on her posts. The account and its 2.6

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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.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 14, 2023

Photographer Jeff Sedlik and tattoo artist Kat Von D each claim that the Supreme Court’s Warhol decision entitles them to summary judgment in their long-running copyright dispute. Goldsmith on a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit involving celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D).

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 26, 2023

By 2016, JSC had created a well-known market for its high-end furniture—JSC had received awards for its furniture, pieces were highlighted in magazines and on social media, and pieces were regularly featured at furniture trade shows. Trade dress is not intrinsically protectable.

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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?

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 3, 2021

We recently wrote about a case in the Southern District of New York against Mashable relating to the embedding of content from social media platforms like Instagram. Legal watchers speculated that the ruling would encourage copyright infringement claims based on the embedding of content.

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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. 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.

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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.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

On 21 st October 2021, Facebook announced that it has reached an agreement with APIG , an association of French press publishers, committing itself to the payment of licensing fees pursuant to the press publishers’ right introduced by the 2019 Copyright Directive. Social media (aka Facebook) were not a part of the conversation.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is no longer the province of social media junkies, but increasingly concerns researchers: what if I am missing something because I don’t have enough data to mine? Without taking this additional step of requesting and negotiating rights, it leaves companies open to copyright infringement risk. Flexibility is key.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In 2016, Time “embedded” one of Brauer’s Instagram posts, featuring one of his photos of Hilary Clinton, in its entirety (preserving his username or “handle”, his caption, and his links and hashtags). One is tempted to characterize these plaintiffs as copyright “trolls.” The Facts The facts are relatively straightforward.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

dispute back in the Ninth Circuit in 2016. Power Ventures involved a social media aggregator’s consensual use of its users’ Facebook passwords to access their Facebook accounts. The service that Power Ventures sold was a platform to manage multiple social media platforms together. Trademark infringement 6.

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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.”

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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 Indian courts have further clarified this issue. however.

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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. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement.

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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.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

1: Damon Dash Loses $805K Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, which was filed by Muddy Water Pictures, Dash was hired to co-direct the film in 2016 but was fired some two years later. This prompted Muddy Water Pictures to file a lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement, defamation and more.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The defendant’s earliest registrations were registered from May 2016, though the claim appeared to have kicked off in 2021 (although I could not identify exactly when from the judgment). The judge found trade mark infringement (of both the logo with and without the word “LIDL”), passing-off and copyright infringement.

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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? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again! Skully Curly.

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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. 1] , t he cloud service provider was not made liable even after abetting the infringement. Thus, in Tiffany(NJ) Inc. eBay Inc. [1] link] (Accessed: 29 October 2023). [6]

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 16, 2023

on 11 October, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here In a suit filed by the Japanese Patent Office alleging infringement of its mark, the Delhi High Court passed an ex-parte interim injunction, restraining the defendant from using the JPO mark. POI Social Media Pvt. Read Yogesh’s assessment of the order. . &

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2022

According to the MPA, content stored on these sites is also made available via apps, social media, forums, blogs and email. billion visits per month sits Russian social media giant VK.com. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Enforcement can be tricky.

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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.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

It creates a third asset for creators to sell, in addition to any physical item and the work’s copyright. First, governments can never successfully operate a social media service. social media has played an outsized role in finding and prosecuting the insurrection. Social Media Dumps Trump.

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