The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2022

Many readers will already be familiar with this title, since it won our IPKat book of the year award 2021 for best copyright book! But, for those who are yet to pick up a copy, here is what is in store: The EU legislature adopted Directive 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) in 2019.

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TraskBritt Intellectual Property

APRIL 10, 2021

Supreme Court issued a decision in litigation involving Google’s Android operating system for mobile devices on April 5, 2021. When developing Android, Google had copied the text and format of function calls from Oracle’s Java SE Application Programming Interface (API). 18-956, 2021 U.S. In Google LLC v.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

They did so anyway and followed up by filing a trademark We’ve tried to sort this out in private and they have been uncooperative at every turn [link] — OBS (@OBSProject) November 17, 2021. pic.twitter.com/00sjHsmntF — Streamlabs (@streamlabs) November 17, 2021. Hey, can I copy your homework? ? This is our fault.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In July 2021, artist Damien Hirst debuted his latest exhibit , a collection of 107 paintings (30 of which were on display) of cherry blossoms. Though he clarified that they were not “direct copies”, he claimed there were similarities in style, color choices and techniques used that were overwhelming to him. Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2022

When movies are recorded directly from cinema screens, the resulting pirate copy is known as a ‘cam’, regardless of the device used – camcorder or otherwise. A screenshot from the cam copy of Minions: The Rise of Gru. Forensic investigators linked the copy to a cinema in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In this regard, the Court concluded that the defendants’ song appears to be a case of copying and reproduction of the plaintiff’s work. The Africa IP Highlights is an initiative of this Kat and is a series of posts put together to highlight some of the key developments in IP in Africa each year.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout 2021, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing clients today. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2021. View the Recording.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Dune had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2021, and Warner Bros. released the movie internationally on September 15, which did not include key markets such as the US and UK. From One Copy, Many Others Spawn. Dune Release Latest in High-Profile Leaks from EVO.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The report (available here ) includes crucial information on the EU border and EU internal market detention of goods during 2022. Detentions at the EU borders Compared to 2021 the number of border detentions decreased by approximately 15%, as did the number of products detained (approximately 40% less).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It is that functionality, and not the copying, to which Apple truly objects. To this point, Apple responds that it would rather control the market for security research on its products. Importantly, there is no Apple code in CORSEC itself, and there is also no infringement when someone downloads a copy of iOS from Apple’s site.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout 2021, our dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant trade secret and restrictive covenant issues facing clients today. Overview of Non-Compete Legislation and Enforcement Issues from 2021. View the Recording.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2023

The piracy group repeatedly opened “screener season” by releasing leaked copies of upcoming films. EVO was also the first to release an early Blu-ray copy of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ last year, and a high-quality copy of the blockbuster “Dune” in 2021, ahead of its official U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The application of this principle to this case is easy: the elements that Defendants allegedly copied from Coscarelli’s cookbooks are primarily lists of ingredients and directions for combining them. Frederick Andrew Braunstein, Akerman LLP (left the case in 2021). Reena Jain, Akerman LLP (left the case in 2021).

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . The payment beyond excessive. Copyright Office. Finding a Use.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

Copying or reproduction remains relevant, as does the concept of distribution. But then, several months later in 2021, something caught our attention. According to the indictment, Valverde marketed Fenix and attracted subscribers through a network of resellers, each of whom sold monthly subscriptions via so-called reseller credits.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union ( DG TAXUD ) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office ( EUIPO ) recently released the first joint annual report on EU enforcement of intellectual property rights: results at the EU border and in the EU internal market 2020. billion in 2019.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

means to show a copy of it, either directly or by means of a film, slide, television image, or any other device or process or, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to show individual images nonsequentially.”. 20-cv-10300 (JSR), 2021 WL 3239510 (S.D.N.Y. July 30, 2021). Is Embedding a Display?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

is the same as simply copying the work; any work made public will almost always inspire an opinion in the reader, but the reader’s implicit opinion is not the same as comment or criticism formed and made by the blogger who copies the copyright-protected work.” Market effect. GoDaddy.com LLC , 2021 WL 4942658 (D.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

The researchers used a natural experiment around a massive enforcement spike that started around April 2021, when rightsholders criticized Douyin/TikTok for the infringing activity, which triggered a wave of takedowns. While full copies are never a good thing, small clips may be beneficial in some cases.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2023

Between August 2016 and July 2021, Bernardini used his insider knowledge as a rights coordinator to execute an audacious plan that would see him obtain more than a thousand pre-release manuscripts of novels and other unreleased books. According to a federal indictment unsealed early 2022, that was certainly not the case.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

For the past several years, Chinese-manufactured Ubox IPTV boxes have flooded the market in Taiwan. Several Operations Over Several Months Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ended in August 2021, and over the next few months, Taiwan authorities conducted several operations to disrupt the supply of Unblock Tech devices.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Netflix also holds the position that Barlow and Bear “ copied liberally and nearly identically ” the elements of expression, dialogue, characters, and key plot points from Bridgerton. Netflix alleges Barlow and Bear have benefited from their album’s false association with the Bridgerton brand.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

What began as a fairly bitter and personal affair has left both sides with little to celebrate since the lawsuit was filed in 2021. In summary, H3 says that when it showed the fight along with biting commentary on YouTube, that was fair use, even though the video shown was sourced from a pirated copy of the PPV event.

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Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

AUGUST 21, 2021

August 19, 2021), the Court set forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law on the asserted infringement claims and invalidity defenses with respect to U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market generic versions of Plaintiffs’ brand-name drug Imbruvica®. Connolly in Pharmacyclics LLC et al. Patent Nos.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Each year around the end of January, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes its annual review of so-called ‘notorious markets’ known for their connections to intellectual property crime. After an unexplained absence in 2021, YTS.mx reappeared in the report last year.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2021

After a long wait, the 2021 installment of the sci-fi classic Dune finally premiered in the United States last week. Their patience was further tested when a relatively high-quality copy of the film leaked on pirate sites days before the premiere on HBO Max and in theaters. Dune Piracy. Dune Downloads (torrents).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Facebook’s ads remixed third-party content, but Facebook generated the ad copy itself. And it is worth noting that Classmates has availed itself of the benefits of doing business in Ohio by acquiring Ohio yearbooks expressly for the purpose of marketing access to them and related services to—by and large—Ohioans.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

After gaining serious momentum over the past seven years, the pirate IPTV phenomenon is now a major challenge for the entire audiovisual entertainment market. While at times unpredictable, pirate subscriptions are now viewed as a credible market alternative. And when cost enters the equation, there can only be one winner.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2022

AVK chairman Alexei Voronkov acknowledges the problem but faced with a 72% drop in revenue versus 2021 and the prospect of 50% of cinemas closing by August, he’s pragmatic if nothing else. They have no glamorous product to sell anymore, only inferior copies to hawk. ” The End.

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The IPKat

MARCH 24, 2024

Horology is however a market steeped in history with its own unwritten rules and customs. It is famously a market where supply and demand is meticulously controlled by the big watchmakers and consciously kept misaligned. It is not enough for you to simply have the money to buy your long sought grail watch from the likes of F.P.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

” Factor four : The court acknowledges that a market exists for plaintiff’s photos, but the transformative nature of defendant’s use “mutes” the degree of market substitution. Factor three : The entirety of the work was copied. July 21, 2021). Aug 18, 2021). McGucken is appealing the ruling against him.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2021

” This drew the attention of Ian Boudreau, the senior writer at PCGamesN, who responded with this: In other news, plagiarism is way faster than original writing, and much easier — Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) November 29, 2021. pic.twitter.com/Fn6i9sqPpe — Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) November 30, 2021. Why Bother?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The company’s Action Replay range battled against Codemasters’ Game Genie, with the latter eventually backing out of the market. Datel filed an appeal and in 2021, the Higher Regional Court overturned the district court’s judgment and dismissed the action. Does a revision exist within the meaning of Art.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Swedish Patents and Market Court (first instance) held that the shape of the dining table was the result of the author’s own intellectual creation and therefore sufficiently original. The claim to copyright infringement prevailed and that court prohibited the Respondent from further manufacturing, marketing, and selling its dining table.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2023

These illegal copies were made available (possibly to this day) to students and the general public through Springdale’s YouTube account. According to the Complaint, upon finding the infringing copies and unlawful use of their work, the Garners reached out to Springdale to resolve the matter without involving a lawsuit.

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