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That great, free First Amendment thing (Best of 2017)

Likelihood of Confusion

First published July 24, 2017. The post That great, free First Amendment thing (Best of 2017) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. I was recently, and very briefly, the toast of whatever for my efforts in making the world safe for nasty trademark registrations under the banner.

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Blade Runner 2049 Producer Alleges Musk Created Infringing Image with Generative AI

IP Watchdog

The suit claims that these parties are responsible for the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) generated image of Tesla’s Cybercab using iconic imagery from Alcon’s 2017 theatrical release Blade Runner 2049.

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EU Research Links Youth Unemployment and Income Inequality to More Piracy

TorrentFreak

” The research is part of a recurring series which has tracked European piracy rates since 2017. — A copy of the “Online Copyright Infringement in the European union title-level study: Film, Music, Publications, Software and TV (2017-2023)” report, is available here (pdf).

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Collective management in Cyprus: a constitutionalist approach

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Tom1955 via [link] On 9 April 2025, the Supreme Constitutional Court of Cyprus handed down an Opinion concerning the constitutionality of two amendments to Section 26 of Law 65(I)/2017 on collective rights management and the granting of multi-territorial licenses for online use of musical works (Reference No.

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3,682 Pirate Sites Blocked to Protect Creators; More Importantly, Did it Work?

TorrentFreak

No Turning Back With blocking increasingly common, in 2017 the MPA published a report, titled How Site Blocking in Malaysia Has Significantly Reduced Online Piracy. The MPA’s 2017 report cited earlier suggested that subsequent site-blocking was another success for Malaysia. After so much effort, that was never likely to happen.

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3 Count: Less Than Routine

Plagiarism Today

They allege that American Skin copies elements from their 2017 screenplay, A Routine Stop. The Shaws claim that they entered their screenplay in the 2017 TV One Screenplay competition. The two companies signed an agreement in 2017 that gave Beijing Shi Jun publishing rights for Kairosoft games in China.

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That great, free First Amendment thing

Likelihood of Confusion

Originally posted 2017-07-24 15:38:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI was recently, and very briefly, the toast of whatever for my efforts in making the world safe for nasty trademark registrations under the banner of the First Amendment.