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Who holds copyright in 3D copies of repatriated cultural heritage?

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It is a common practice to make copies of deteriorating or far away cultural heritage. As of 2022, it is not even a new idea to use digital methods to copy heritage, considering that the mass digitisation of cultural heritage, especially books, started more than two decades ago. Photo by awsloley via Pixabay.

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Rebrand the name, change the way we eat, and save (at least part of) the ecology: the story of copi

The IPKat

You may not love Asian carp, but you will hopefully love copi (and will give the fish a try at your favorite restaurant, thereby preventing ecological disaster). This recasting was done by a Chicago marketing company, Span Studio , which came up with a new name for the fish—"copi". There may be a lot to this change of name.

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copying competitor's website & reviews creates (c), TM, false advertising problems

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Boston Suburban allegedly continued to use the “Logan Car Service” mark in online keyword advertising and in metatags, and continued to copy customer reviews from Boston Carriage’s website and publish them on online review platforms. The actionable alleged misrepresentation is that defendant performed the relevant services.

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Did Fortnite Plagiarize Among Us?

Plagiarism Today

Though originally released in 2018, Among Us became wildly popular during the pandemic, with streamers and gamers alike discovering it and enjoying both the cartoonish art style and the intrigue of trying to suss out who the imposters are. A Long History of Copying. Did they go too far when pulling from Among Us for Imposters?

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false advertising as a workaround when municipal codes are copied?

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It allegedly sold or gave away unauthorized copies of the I-Codes and Custom Codes to both customers and prospective customers. Meanwhile, UpCodes is a for-profit that provides access to materials and tools of particular importance to building professionals, such as the state and local building codes that govern their projects.

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The James Corden Plagiarism Controversy

Plagiarism Today

On Tuesday, accusations were leveled against Corden that he had retold a joke originally performed by Ricky Gervais in 2018. The problem, as many pointed out, was the Ricky Gervais told almost the same joke in 2018, including the comparison to a public square and a notice for guitar lessons. .

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3 Count: Plagiarism Again

Plagiarism Today

Next up today, Eva Martinello at Dot Esports reports that Riot Games has filed a lawsuit against Shanghai-based Moonton Games alleging that Moonton has copied assets from them when making the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. million settlement in 2018. That lawsuit resulted in a $2.9