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Professor Sues Cheating Student for Copyright Infringement

Plagiarism Today

Course Hero states that it has a policy to not tolerate copyright infringement. It is unclear if Berkovitz filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice against the works or not. Using Copyright to Prevent Cheating. The idea of using copyright to address “homework helper” websites is not a new one.

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Failure to comply with the terms of a copyright assignment agreement held to amount to copyright infringement in France

The IPKat

In early 2019, Ms Y noticed that several of her other photos were still available online and had been altered. On 8 July 2019, Ms Y unsuccessful addressed a cease-and-desist letter to L'Oréal. The copyright assignments, which had been declared valid, had been concluded for a period ranging from 12 to 18 months.

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Copyright Infringement: Friend or Foe in the Music Industry?

IPilogue

It used to be that occasionally we would hear in the news that some artist is suing some other artist for infringing their song. You may remember the big music copyright infringement case of 2012 , where Robin Thicke was sued by Marvin Gaye over claims that Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”.

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This is Garbage! Photographer Battles Circle City Broadcasting Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Indianapolis, Indiana – Defendant Circle City Broadcasting, LLC d/b/a WISH-TV , is being sued by Plaintiff Christopher Sadowski over alleged copyright infringement. Sadowski is a photojournalist from New Jersey , who has been published in numerous popular newspapers and magazines.

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Justin Bieber’s 10,000 hours next song to be sued for copyright infringement

IPilogue

Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay are next in a line of artists to face allegations of copyright infringement — after Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa. Music distribution company The Orchard , a subsidiary of Sony , released First Time in 2014, and the original written song had been submitted to the US Copyright Office by Melomega in 1980.

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Adblocking Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement, Court Rules

TorrentFreak

Axel Springer Claims Adblocking is Copyright Infringement. After its defeat in the earlier action, in 2019 Axel Springer filed a new lawsuit on new grounds. ” In other words, AdBlock Plus breaches copyright law. It would also render translation tools and aids for visually impaired people as copyright infringing.

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“El TORO LOCO”: when a Monster truck show amounts to both trade mark and copyright infringement

The IPKat

In July 2019, a cease-and-desist letter was sent to the company H Z without much effect. On 20 April 2022, Feld Motor Sports brought a claim against the company H Z for trade mark and copyright infringement before the Tribunal judiciaire of Paris. The court first tackled trademark infringement. Feld Motor Sports Inc.