TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2024

This alleged behavior wasn’t well hidden either, as defendants allegedly promoted their abuse scheme on YouTube in a video blatantly titled: “2022 SEO 3 minutes to take top 1 google by Fake DMCA complaints”. — A copy of Google’s request for a default judgment, filed as a California federal court, is available here (pdf).

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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. One potential use is Safe Creative’s.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

On 9 September 2022, Creative Commons issued their new FAQs on NFTs. The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded ”. Crucially, the ownership of an NFT does not equate to ownership of an underlying asset. Photo by Markus Winkler.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

On 24 June 2022, BAYC sued Ryder Ripps, a conceptual artist and NFT creator for trade mark infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, cybersquatting and other cause of actions before the Central District of California. The original BAYC #1422, for example, can be seen here and the corresponding RR BAYC #1422 here.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 17, 2023

2022 WL 18278580, No. 22, 2022) Interesting Dastar case thrown up by Westlaw. As part of preliminary discussions with Vubiquity about a distribution agreement for iTunes, LW provided master copies of all 60 episodes, but no agreement was ever reached. Copyright ownership information is CMI. Livn Worldwide Ltd.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

According to the complaint, when Apple learned of the app, it liked the idea—so much so, in fact, that it copied it. These screenshots (from the complaint) show the alleged copying: I trust the differences are immediately apparent. Copyright Owner Claims Ownership Over Depicting Emoji Symbols in Multiple Colors–Cub Club v.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

During 2022, copyright holders were paid around $1.5 Through a third-party partner with access to the Content ID system, the pair generated over $24 million in revenue from YouTube by falsely claiming ownership. During the most recent reporting period, rightsholders chose to monetize over 90% of all Content ID claims. In 2020, the U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In a judgement of 1 September 2022 , the ECtHR scrutinized the text of exceptions in national copyright legislation and unanimously considered that the Azerbaijani judiciary failed to provide sufficient reasons to apply either statutory exceptions or the exhaustion doctrine to the unconsented online publication.

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BYU Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In April 2022, Kev & Cooper LLC ("Kev & Cooper") filed a lawsuit against Gladwell LLC ("Gladwell") in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that Gladwell had created and sold educational rugs that were copies of Kev & Cooper's copyrighted designs.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. . 2022 WL 580788 (N.D. Babybus (Fujian) Network Technology Co. Prior Posts on Section 512(f). * A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! Alper Automotive v.

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. To enjoy these sets of rights the determination of authorship and ownership of the intellectual property is vital.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Shortly after the court issued its order, Verisign received an email from an MG Premium imposter trying to seize ownership of the contested domain names. “On November 10, 2022, just days after this Court entered the Order of Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction, a fraudulent letter was sent to Verisign, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As laid out in David Graves’ declaration, the website DaftSex.com links to 1,734 pirated copies of CP Productions videos. A second website, Pornwild.com, began offering CP Productions’ videos around May 2022, again without permission. Two other domains, daftsex.tv and daftsex.porn, redirect to DaftSex.com.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JULY 25, 2023

The incident in question pertains to a series of photographs taken by Messerschmidt at the La Guardia Airport on June 17, 2022. and infringed on Messerschmidt's rights to the photographs when they allegedly copied and displayed the photographs on their website. Rural Telephone Service Co. as the foundation for his claim.

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Ownership and Enforcement. Ownership and scope of protection against infringers are among the key challenges to copyright protection of NFTs. Ownership and scope of protection against infringers are among the key challenges to copyright protection of NFTs. Copyright Ownership. Trademark Ownership and Infringement.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. 2022 FC 470: [link]. 2022 FC 470: [link]. Federal Court Dismisses Copyright Claim Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Establish Ownership: [link].

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

In August 2022, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation published a study on EU copyright and related rights and access to and reuse of scientific publications, including open access. Such rules could grant copyright ownership in scientific publications to the scientific author or to universities.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This post summarizes several federal Texas patent decisions that issued in January 2022, focusing on three motions to dismiss addressed by Chief Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas. 14, 2022) Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). PNC Bank N.A. ,

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 7, 2022

3] On July 6, 2022, Judge Robert N. According to the mediator’s report, an in-person mediation occurred on October 13, 2022, but the matter did not settle. [6] Morford cannot claim ownership over a natural element (a fruit) and a functional component (duct tape). 6] The banana is ripe for adjudication. ” [21]. .’”

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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. Essentially, an NFT is a digital token that can serve as a certificate of ownership. Today’s digital world is evolving constantly and at extraordinary speeds.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Meeker, 2022 WL 6507718, NO. 19, 2022) Judge Cannon has done some other stuff, too. This case concerns major players in the world of professional polo, their efforts to produce and clone genetically superior horses, and the ownership disputes that have arisen from those efforts.” La Dolfina S.A.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When the said sensor recognizes it is in front of the Ara Pacis, it gives the order to copy the colored reproductions of some parts of the Ara Pacis, stored in a cloud-based database, and display them on the screen of the goggles. Thus, ownership of such rights is crucial for exploitation purposes. 2022, 618ff. by Edward J.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

” In its 2022 ‘Engaging With Music’ report, IFPI estimates that almost a third of people say they have used illegal or unlicensed methods to download and listen to music. But does wordplay stop people from ripping billions of tracks from YouTube and copying them to their machines?

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

On May 31, 2022, Judge Dale S. In comparison, previous copyright infringement cases over tattoo art focus on an existing tattoo being reproduced in another work rather than the copying of a reference image. Fischer found triable issues on substantial similarity and fair use. Background. For example, in Alexander v.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 13, 2024

is flexing its copyright muscles once again, this time targeting the developers of hundreds of games inspired by Wordle, the popular word game the Times purchased in 2022. purchased the copyright in Wordle in 2022 from original developer Josh Wardle. In the meantime, here’s a copy of the New York Times Co.’s

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In a 2022 Copyright Review Board decision [10] the US Copyright Office rejected a second request for reconsideration of a refusal to register a two-dimensional work of art described by the applicant as “autonomously created by a computer algorithm running on a machine.” 1412 (2022)(cert. Copyright for AI Products? 4 th 1034 (9 th Cir.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

Stubenrauch, 2022 WL 2793579, No. 15, 2022) The parties in this case are former business associates, which is one reason there are so many different claims. This text contained “some creative elements that are plausibly entitled to protection, such that outright copying would be prohibited.” 3:21-cv-00545 (M.D. 1” therein.

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The IPKat

JUNE 13, 2022

The case was brought by Lavinia Deborah Osbourne (founder of Women in Blockchain Talks) against Ozone Networks (trading as OpenSea) in January 2022, after two NFT artworks that she had purchased from the Boss Beauties collection were taken from her digital wallet without her consent.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In July 2022, Tellidua filed an application for CMS to be struck off the register of companies and on October 25, 2022, official records in the UK reported that the company had been dissolved. For their part, the defendants view the situation quite differently. ” The lawsuit filed last week suggests consensus was elusive.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 26, 2022

8:21-cv-02121-JVS (ADSx), 2022 WL 17887590 (C.D. 28, 2022) Brick and mortar infringement still exists, and this opinion considers both copyright and trademark claims. But the distribution right does not include “the mere transportation of goods without a transfer or sale of ownership interest in the goods.” AK Futures LLC v.

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The IPKat

MAY 5, 2023

At the Federal High Court Ann Njemanze filed an application for trade mark registration of DOMITILA sometime in 2022 and was issued with a notice of ‘acknowledgement’ and ‘acceptance’ of application. not confer trade mark or copyright ownership of the work on such actor. Negotiation fails. Enter trade mark wahala issues.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 26, 2023

used in those generated logos retain the ownership to that original art and do not give you a license to use it exclusively. usually you won’t be given the rights needed to have ownership or apply for registration, but even if you are, your logo could still be refused copyright and trademark registration for other reasons.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

A hierarchy between rights and exceptions would be contrary to national and regional constitutional orders, in particular to the imperatives of fundamental rights ( Geiger & Jütte, 2022 ). 6 can require that libraries must have obtained prior lawful access in the sense of a prior transfer of ownership ( VOB v Stichting Leenrecht ).

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The virtual universe Decentraland hosted in March 2022, the first Metaverse Fashion Week which was a success, as it featured more than 70 brands, artists and designers. As a result, the brands are becoming more vulnerable of being copied and exploited by others. All industries are starting to grasp this and are getting involved in it.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

While common law trademark rights can and often do support federal infringement claims, an infringement plaintiff must show ownership of a valid mark as a threshold requirement for the cause of action. It confirms both ownership of valid copyrights and copying by the defendants of original constituent elements of the works.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 11, 2023

The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission. The deposit can be either a physical copy of the mask work or a digital copy in a format specified by the Office. Between 2010-2022, there are 646 mask works registered in the U.S. government.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 5, 2023

Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice group is pleased to provide the 2022-2023 edition of our 50 State Desktop Reference, which surveys the most-asked questions related to restrictive covenants and trade secrets in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. Request a copy here.

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