Plagiarism Today

JUNE 28, 2022

1: BET Must Face Copyright Claim Over ‘House Party’ Web Show. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Black Entertainment Television (BET) will have to face a copyright infringement lawsuit by Walkie Check Productions over BET’s Instagram Live show House Party.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

1: After Settling with Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Photographer Sues Miley Cyrus for Copyright Infringement. According to the lawsuit, in February 2020, Barbera took a photo of Cyrus as she left a building. 2: China to Crack Down on Copyright Infringement Through NFTs.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Supreme Court Tackles Andy Warhol Copyright Dispute. Lynn sued allegiging that those prints were a copyright infringement. 2: Textile Designer Sues Zulily for Copyright Infringement. The post 3 Count: Warhol Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

1: Manhattan Judge Rejects ‘Server Test’ for Internet Copyright Infringement. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. ” As such, Warner Bros.,

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2021

1: 11th Circ Ends Drama Over Venezuelan Network in Telenovela Copyright Case. The lawsuit actually began in 2012 when LaTele sued Telemundo over alleged copyright infringement of a telenovela. 2: Pepe the Frog’s Creator Nuked a $4 Million NFT Collection Over Copyright. Settles ‘Focus’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

1: The Texas Chainsaw Copyright Infringement? Bastrop County Business Sued by Film Copyright owner. According to the lawsuit, the business also plays host to some 66 items that infringe upon the copyright of the original film. 3: ‘Servant’ Plagiarism Trial Against Apple Will Proceed with a Full Jury.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

1: Netflix Slams Unofficial ‘Bridgerton’ Musical Creators in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. In addition to the copyright issues, which includes verbatim dialog included in the songs, Netflix alleges that the duo used Bridgerton trademarks improperly in advertising the show. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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IP.com

MARCH 12, 2024

billion in 2020. billion in 2020, while the movie industry was valued at $41.7 Only time will tell, though, if Nintendo will join the accusations of copyright and design plagiarism people on the internet have thrown at Palworld and Pocketpair. This includes revenue from console games, PC games, mobile games, and e-sports.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 7, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Hit With Another Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Levitating’. First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that pop musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a second lawsuit over her hit song Levitating , as a pair of different accusers have accused her of copyright infringement. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Today, the United States Supreme Court handed down what will likely be one of the most important copyright verdicts in some time as it ruled 6-3 in favor of Unicolors in their long-running dispute against H&M. The dispute centers around a series of alleged infringements by H&M. If you are a U.S.-based

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

If you follow copyright news, you likely have been seeing countless stories of popular musicians being sued for alleged copyright infringement in their work. . That says nothing about the myriad of cases over the past few months or years that have been grabbing headlines, both inside and outside copyright circles.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 26, 2022

1: Court of Appeals Rules That a Timely Filed Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Can Recover All Damages, No Matter How Long Ago They Occurred. However, under the conventional theory of damages, Starz would have only been eligible for damages on infringements going back to May 2017, three years before the lawsuit was filed in May 2020.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As we’ve discussed recently, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) is the new copyright small claims court that was introduced as part of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) of 2020. Right now, we don’t know where the CCB will fit in when it comes to addressing copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 10, 2022

First off today, Ryan Naumann at Radar Online reports that photographer Al Pereira has filed a lawsuit against the rapper Nas claiming copyright infringement over a post on social media. Nas republished the photo on his Instagram in 2020 and, according to Pereira, this was done without permission or a license.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

First off today, Ted Johnson at Deadline reports that a group of six United States Senators have signed a letter to the domain name registry Verisign calling upon the service to suspend the domains of pirate websites and generally do more to combat copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The lawsuit targets Jason Tusa and actually began back in August 2020 when he shuttered his Area 51 service following a cease-and-desist letter. 2: Life is Strange: True Colors Legally Isn’t Able to Show Subtitles During Copyrighted Songs. The reason, it turns out, is due to copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 21, 2022

The Association of American Publishers filed a lawsuit contending that the new law violated copyright law as it saw a state, not the federal government, regulating publishing and access to copyright-protected materials. ” 2: ‘Only Fools and Horses’ Heirs Win Copyright Battle Against Knock-Off Dining Show. ” 3: U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

1: US Appeal Court Upholds Wolfgang’s Vault Copyright Ruling, Including the Disappointing Damages. In 2018, a judge agreed with that and ruled that Wolfgang’s Vault was infringing, but left the issue of damages up to a jury. 2: Bookie Operators Sued Over Alleged Sports Broadcast Copyright Infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

1: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Copyright Suit Flies On As Paramount’s Motion To Dismiss Denied. According to the plaintiffs, Paramount optioned the article for the first film but failed to option it for the sequel, despite the rights reverting back to the estate in January 2020. 3: King Copyright Infringement Trial to Begin in Federal Court.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

Back in November 2020, video game composer Tommy Tallarico discovered the use of the sound effect in Roblox and, rather than pull it, struck a licensing deal with Roblox for its continued use. 3: YouTube Reduces Length Of Copyright Dispute Process. The post 3 Count: Oof… Again appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 7, 2022

1: Paramount Pictures faces copyright lawsuit over ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ First off today, Joe Hernandez at NPR reports that Paramount Pictures is facing a lawsuit over their new movie Top Gun: Maverick. Copyright termination allows original creators or their heirs to reclaim rights to works they may have signed away years before.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

Back in 2019, a jury verdict found that Cox was not doing enough on its network to deter piracy and, as such, awarded a group of some 53 music publishers a $1 billion judgment for some 10,000 instances of copyright infringement by Cox customers. 3: Ed Sheeran sings Nina Simone during Shape of You copyright case.

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IPilogue

MAY 6, 2022

Dua Lipa’s 2020 pop hit “Levitating” is facing copyright infringement lawsuits as of March 2022. Copyright infringement proceedings are the best course of action for instances of song stealing, but are often expensive and difficult to win, as a complainant must demonstrate more than ‘alike sounds’ or ‘similar vibes’.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

It deals with whether Amazon and/or CCA infringed FDN’s copyrights by scraping descriptions from their website for use as part of Amazon’s product listings. It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. The Registration Wrinkle.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

After a series of emails, Wilder filed a formal complaint with CUNY in March 2020, alleging academic misconduct and plagiarism on Hoilands part. The research and integrity officer at Hostos Community College informed Wilder on September 10, 2020, that after a preliminary inquiry, they did not find a formal investigation was warranted.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cattelan moved to dismiss Morford’s infringement and plagiarism claims on three grounds: [7]. copyright law does not protect “elements of expression that nature displays for all observers,” [8] which, according to Cattelan, excludes the main components of Morford’s artwork. ” [9]. ” [11].

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 27, 2021

The reason is that the track has faced not one, but two separate allegations of plagiarism, with many fans and critics alike wondering if the band may have run afoul of copyright law. Specifically, the accusations were that the melody of Butter matched the 2020 Luca song You Got Me Down. Bottom Line.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Soon after, an entity called Bayside asserted copyright ownership of the photos and sent 512(c)(3) takedown notices to Twitter followed by a 512(h) subpoena to unmask CallMeMoneyBags. ” Second, Bayside said that copyright already accommodates First Amendment considerations via the fair use defense (citing the Reddit case ).

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The story starts when the first Mashelkar report (which was later retracted) was alleged of plagiarizing a part of a commissioned study by Prof. However, the allegation of plagiarism by a Governmental committee from an academic’s commissioned report caused an uproar insinuating the influence of industry on the reports.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement Over Hit Single Levitating. First off today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her 2020 hit Levitating is an infringement of an earlier song.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 3, 2021

1: Twitter Is Turning a Blind Eye to Music Copyright Infringement, Group of U.S. million takedown notices for copyright infringement in the first half of 2020, pointing to a pervasive problem on the service. The post 3 Count: Tackling Twitter appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 10, 2022

A banana taped to a wall may qualify as art, but as a copyright infringement lawsuit it should have been left to rot. Plaintiff Joe Morford claims that the copyright in his artwork (L) has been infringed by defendant Maurizio Cattelan. Plagiarism much?” A Tale of Two Bananas. The Complaint.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

1: Supreme Court Asks for Biden Administration’s Views in Google Copyright Case. But both the district court and the appeals court ruled against Genius, saying that their claims were preempted by copyright law. 2: DaBaby Facing Copyright Lawsuit Over His No. Mims is seeking $150,000 in statutory damages per infringement.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 17, 2023

Over the years, we’ve seen several high-profile copyright infringement lawsuits that have impacted not only the artists involved but also the broader music industry. They claimed the song plagiarized Gaye’s 1977 hit, “Got To Give It Up.”

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Copyright laws, for instance, vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. What constitutes copyright infringement in one country may not be in another. 1] , t he cloud service provider was not made liable even after abetting the infringement. CS (COMM) 282/2020. 2020(82)PTC40(Bom). CS (COMM) 282/2020. [3]

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

1: Judge Rejects Donald Trump Bid to Escape Song Copyright Lawsuit. In 2020, as part of his campaign, then-President Trump used the song as part of an animation that was meant to lampoon his opponent, President Joe Biden. The post 3 Count: Electric Avenue 2 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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