The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Registrations are cancellable: Under Article 11, the registration of a copyright may be cancelled where the initial registration was erroneously made or fraudulently procured or by an order of court or pursuant to the law of the relevant contracting state. Under what circumstances may a contracting state make laws to cancel a registration?

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Back in October 2020, I wrote about a copyright infringement case filed by Jeffrey Scott against the Walt Disney Company. Without any ownership interest in the production bible, Scott had no right to assert a copyright infringement claim. The case didn’t get very far as a result of a somewhat unusual set of circumstances.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

billion in 2020 to $24.1 This blog explores some considerations surrounding influencer marketing and highlights key aspects that should be addressed in contracts to ensure a mutually beneficial and legally compliant partnership. billion by 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 32%.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Between 2016 and 2020, the labour unions of the ONB musicians and the ONB unsuccessfully tried to negotiate a collective agreement. The Royal Decree acts as such a statute for the purposes of regulating the ownership and remuneration due for related rights. As such, it would be contrary to EU copyright directives.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

From a cold, legal perspective, a 2020 blocking application filed by publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society should’ve been straightforward. “ Section 25 of the Contract Act is relied upon to contend an agreement without consideration is void.” Today, most run relatively smoothly.

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43(B)log

APRIL 3, 2024

Collectively they’re called “contracted service providers” (CSPs). Route Consultant advises CSPs on “buying and selling FXG routes, ISP and TSP ownership and operations, and fleet strategy.” Route Consultant advises CSPs on “buying and selling FXG routes, ISP and TSP ownership and operations, and fleet strategy.”

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In 2020, Reddit removed Rogozinski from his role controlling the subreddit as moderator, concluding that he was “attempting to monetize a community.” The issues in this case are interesting because they are similar to those being debated with regard to AI ownership and attribution. Should be interesting.

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Patently-O

JULY 22, 2022

However, the pair had not fully exited from their Sleep Number contract. The appellate panel agreed that Sleep Number had a fair chance of prevailing since the contract “clearly and unambiguously places the inventions described in the patent applications within” its scope. On appeal, the 8th Circuit has affirmed.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In the context of certain questions that arose in the proceedings, Tanvi then brings up an interesting hypothetical i.e. what if the defendants had challenged the ownership of the copyright early on, instead of the attempt to amendment later on. Tanvi is a second-year student pursuing BA LLB at the National University of Juridical Sciences.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Construing these allegations as true and in Service’s favor, Service subjectively believed that he possessed an ownership interest and that he never approved the Comedy Dynamics deal. I’m pretty sure the drafters of 512(f) never contemplated that it would be invoked in disputes over ownership.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The movie companies allege a breach of contract but note that due to the defendants’ alleged accounting deficiencies, they are unable to put an exact figure on the amount Hierl and his law firm failed to pay. Overall, Millennium believes that there is an enforceable contract and it’s owed $130,000 in collected settlements.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

billion in sales in 2021 alone, the non-fungible token (“NFT”) has recently undergone a dramatic rise in prominence in the cryptoverse, similar to the “crypto summer” of 2017-18 or the “DeFi summer” of 2020. With an astounding $17.7 The cat painting itself does not usually immutably exist on the blockchain.

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Nelligan Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes With e-commerce exploding over the course of the pandemic – nearly doubling between February and March 2020 alone – side hustles have been on the rise. For example, a copyright will help keep your ownership over artistic creations (like songs or videos). Why is IP important? So, why does any of this matter?

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IPilogue

JUNE 1, 2022

Federal: Bill C-11 (Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020) (2 nd reading on April 19, 2021). Therefore, parties may clarify expectations on AI ownership and data-use procedures to engage relevant contract law protections. 25 employees) to create and publish an electronic monitoring policy.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 14, 2023

On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. What is Considered an Ownership Interest? What is Substantial Control? Does the Company Applicant Need to be Reported?

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

The Court, however, held that Densy stated sufficient facts to establish the existence of an implied-in-fact contract between the parties. There the Court quoted Justice Traynor’s dissenting opinion in Stanley : The policy that precludes protection of an abstract idea by copyright does not prevent its protection by contract.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 28, 2023

23/2020 on the Regulation of the Sale of Residential Real Estates by the Heirs and Dubai Decree No. 23/2020 – Regulation of the Sale of Residential Real Estates by the Heirs: This decree focuses on the regulations surrounding the sale of residential properties inherited by heirs in the Emirate of Dubai. 23/2020 and No.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2020, here. While the High Court found Morison liable for trademark infringement as well as passing-off, the trial judge did not make a finding of copyright infringement, stating that as the designer of the device was not called to testify, copyright ownership was not sufficiently proven.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. Heads up: The Regulations were revoked in March by the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Royalty Collection and Distribution) (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations, 2023.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A report by Citibank published in March, 2020 observes that the Metaverse economy could be a thirteen trillion dollar total addressable market by the year 2030. But needless to say, the Metaverse brings into picture several aspects of the law such as Copyright law , Contract law, Tort law and Criminal law. Contract Law .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

In March 2020, plaintiffs began to have concerns about defendants’ loyalties to the business. Breach of Contract : Plaintiffs only alleged a contract claim, based on breach of a non-compete, against the one defendant who had signed the non-compete. It had approximately 4,000 followers. See generally, Christopher A. Johnson.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

In 2020, AirG was involved in a similar copyright infringement action, Lickerish, Ltd. Federal Court Dismisses Copyright Claim Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Establish Ownership: [link]. The Court was not satisfied that any of this evidence confirmed that Pugliese was a US citizen in April 2015, when photos were created. v AirG Inc.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This means that, at the time when this market emerged (which can be probably traced back to 2020 – it seems not that long ago, but time in the crypto-sphere is running at a different pace), it was unclear what an NFT exactly is. All this has been complicated by the fact that NFTs are both a new and complex concept.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

Facebook sued BrandTotal on October 1, 2020, which the court treats as a revocation of BrandTotal’s rights to access Facebook’s servers. Penal Code § 502); (5) intentional interference with Meta’s contracts with its users; and (6) violation of the “unlawful,” “unfair,” and “fraudulent” prongs of the UCL. ” Oof.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

The social contract of copyright, which main purpose is to realize a broader collective concern, the access of citizens to science and culture ( Geiger, 2013 ), lies in the approximation of the interests of rightholders and users. From this constitutional dimension of copyright emerged the notion of ‘user rights’ ( Geiger, 2020 ).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Since in or about late 2020, ML Fashion has been receiving calls from vendors about unpaid bills or about where to ship certain goods that have turned out to be for Nobelle.” Second, more fundamentally, this was conversion/breach of contract, not false advertising.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 31, 2022

The Court, however, held that Densy stated sufficient facts to establish the existence of an implied-in-fact contract between the parties. There the Court quoted Justice Traynor’s dissenting opinion in Stanley : The policy that precludes protection of an abstract idea by copyright does not prevent its protection by contract.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

Along with these evolutions in the digital space, forms of investment and ownership are also advancing to make use of these technologies. 6, 2020, which sold for nearly $400,000. Essentially, an NFT is a digital token that can serve as a certificate of ownership. Rockets game of Feb.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Notwithstanding a 2020 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in 2018 denied Google’s first mandamus petition, but on Google’s second attempt the Federal Circuit Court held in 2020 that mandamus was warranted and venue was not proper.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, in order to have legal proof of ownership, it is always advisable to register for copyright registration. For example, in 2020, @karmanverdi – a Russian Musical Artist – created a novel approach to take photos in Lockdown and titled the series “There are so many ghosts at my site.” Trademarks.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Only five percent of Black Americans own equity in a business in the United States, according to an October 2020 McKinsey study. She received a loan and was able to make her dreams of restaurant ownership a reality. . But bank loans for bars and restaurants have been historically difficult to come by. .

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43(B)log

MARCH 4, 2022

In spring 2020, the page allegedly had over 4,000 followers. The law on the ownership of a social media pages created by employees for employers is evolving rapidly and varies between jurisdictions. But breach of fiduciary duty and contract claims survived, as did unjust enrichment and civil conspiracy.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. 13 are the only ones that deal with the ownership of copyright in works. Owning copyright is one thing; proving ownership is another.

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IIPRD

JUNE 21, 2021

ii] With India steadily coming to grips with concept of digital currency, it is bound to raise questions of ownership, legal protection and Intellectual Property law’s role in as it has been said ‘growth to the moon.’. iii] Internet and Association of India vs. Reserve Bank of India, 2020 (2) CTC 528. India’s Crypto Saga. Conclusion.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 12, 2022

1] Also, a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report from 2021 suggests that global FDI flows dropped by 35% to $1 trillion in 2020, from $1.5 Billion, with Mauritius being the biggest contributor. [1] trillion in 2019 due to the onset of the COVID – 19 pandemic. [2]. i) Atomic energy and (ii) Railway operations.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 13, 2021

Under New York’s statutory prejudgment interest rules, an aggrieved party may recover prejudgment interest on a sum awarded because of a breach of contract or wrongful interference with title to, or possession or enjoyment of, property. [1] 161799/2015 (2020) (quoting In re Doman , 150 A.D.3d 161799/2015 (2020). [12]

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

The digital universe is so large that it is said that big data is doubling in size every two years, and by the end of 2020, it is expected to reach 44 zettabytes. Automation, as well as assets emerging from big data, will need a new outlook from the legal standpoint to justify such creations and resolve ownership issues.

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