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false advertising doesn't get around Dastar without some direct statements

43(B)log

Five 18 is a direct competitor of Wolf that allegedly copied its designs and stole its customers in violation of copyright law and the Lanham Act, and engaged in tortious interference and unfair competition. But what about false advertising? The court kicked out some but not all of the claims.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Temporary or incidental storage of work or performance to provide electronic links, access, or integration, where the owner has not expressly prohibited such links, access, or integration, falls under the ambit of fair use of copyright, according to Section 52(1)(c) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957.

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Music Companies Sue Twitter Over Mass Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

“Twitter fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law,” the complaint reads. According to the music companies, these advertisements are also clearly visible around infringing content. copyright law.

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Critical Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights and its components.

IIPRD

For example, noodles people prefer Maggie over other companies noodles because of the uniqueness in the packaging, taste and also the advertisement which creates an impact on customers to buy the product. Sardar Buksh Coffee & Co CS (COMM) 1007/2018 The post Critical Analysis on Intellectual Property Rights and its components.

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The Modern Copyright Dilemma: Digital Content Ownership and Access

IP and Legal Filings

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.

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St. Art Foundation v. Acko General Insurance: Decoding Street Art, Fair use and Moral rights

SpicyIP

The defendant, on the other hand, has contended that their use of the ‘mural’ in their advertisement was exempted as ‘fair dealing’ under Sec. Under the scheme of the Copyright Act, in order to determine whether copyright subsists, the work must first satisfy the condition under Sec. 166 of Create, Copy, Disrupt).

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Dark Patterns Unmasked: Examining Their Influence on Digital Platforms and User Behaviour

SpicyIP

Interface interference is a tactic that hinders consumers from performing actions like cancelling subscriptions or deleting accounts, such as redirecting them to another page while trying to cancel a pop-up advertisement. This violates copyright laws and may lead to legal actions for copyright infringement.