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Reddit Banned 2,625 Subreddits For Excessive Copyright Infringement in 2021

TorrentFreak

“In 2021, Reddit received 177,450 copyright notices reporting 920,672 pieces of content. This represents an increase of 104% from 2020. “In 2021, Reddit permanently suspended 2,813 users and banned 2,625 subreddits for excessive copyright infringement,” the company writes. under the doctrine of fair use.

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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era. However, with more advantages, some disadvantages also come into play.

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X Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Using conflict preemption is also a smart way to avoid considering a host of Ninth Circuit cases denying express preemption defenses against breach of contract claims. In order to answer that question, the court used a framework that the Second Circuit set forth in its 2020 decision in In Re Jackson (which I asked /begged courts to do).

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Twitter Can’t Quash a 512(h) Subpoena

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In October 2020, the user posted 6 tweets attacking Brian Sheth , a private equity billionaire, that included photos “depicting a woman or portions of a woman’s body.” Due to the failed fair use defense, the court orders Twitter to comply with the 512(h) subpoena. 2021 WL 6135300 (N.D.

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Generative AI: the US class action against Google Bard (and other AI tools) for web scraping

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In addition, the origin of the data used to train LaMDA ( here ), the language model behind Google Bard, includes the C4 dataset. Such class actions can be considered part of the evolution of the regulatory landscape dedicated to Generative AI. For developing its Products, Google’s AI model was pre-trained on an estimated 1.56 78 and here ).

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Court Quashes 512(h) Subpoena on First Amendment Grounds–In re 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” Second, Bayside said that copyright already accommodates First Amendment considerations via the fair use defense (citing the Reddit case ). ” For example, when speakers have made many posts against multiple targets, and the alleged infringement would expose the author indiscriminately. Nature of the use.

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Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes. More information about this event here.