TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

This material includes legitimate videos from official Pornhub models, as well as thousands of videos that are copyrighted by MindGeek, such as the Brazzers and Reality Kings brands. This content is freely available and monetized through advertisements. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar.

Copyright Infringement 83

Copyright Infringement Contracts Ownership Copyright 83

43(B)log

JANUARY 17, 2023

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. LW sued for copyright infringement, violations of both sections of Lanham Act §43(a), §1202 CMI violations, fraud, and state-law statutory unfair competition.

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Ownership Copyright Copying 59

The IPKat

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. CPL Industries Limited , dismissed an appeal from the High Court in a copyright infringement, trademark infringement and passing-off suit between two pharmaceutical companies. In January , the Court of Appeal in Nigeria in Morison Industries Plc V.

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Copyright IP Ownership Copyright Infringement 89

BYU Copyright Blog

JULY 25, 2023

The case brings claims for copyright infringements under Title 17 of the U.S. and infringed on Messerschmidt's rights to the photographs when they allegedly copied and displayed the photographs on their website. Messerschmidt cites the legal precedent set by the case Feist Publications, Inc. Rural Telephone Service Co.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Ownership Copyright Copyright Infringement 52

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2023

This material includes legitimate videos from official Pornhub models, as well as thousands of videos that are copyrighted by MindGeek, such as the Brazzers and Reality Kings brands. This content is freely available and monetized through advertisements. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar.

Copyright Infringement 70

Copyright Infringement Contracts Ownership Copyright 70

43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Advertisements made for Latinfood Zenú products used the phrase “una deliciosa tradición,” which translates to “a delicious tradition.”

False Advertising 59

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Registration 59

43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

The copy of the brochure deposited with the copyright office is 50 pages long and consists primarily of photographs depicting products and product features purportedly available from ‘ColorCopper.com.’” Stubenrauch’s epoxy website also used language that appeared to be taken directly from Chiusa’s site. 1” therein.

False Advertising 72

False Advertising Ownership Registration Designs 72

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Another troubling ruling for an Internet access provider trying to shake a contributory copyright claim based on user-caused copyright infringement. 11, 2023): Time and again we have declared that “prevailing defendants in copyright cases are presumptively entitled (and strongly so) to recover attorney fees.”

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IP Advertising Advertising Copyright 72

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab? The court then moves on to consider Viacom’s copyright infringement claim.

Blogging 91

Blogging Social Media Television Fair Use 91

IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? Copyright Confusion: Sony Upsetting Nintendo YouTubers by Natalie Bravo. Copyright Ownership of Movies and Films in Canada: Who’s on First? Copyright Law. Users can choose whether to accept licences or pursue alternative methods to lawfully copy works.

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IP Copyright Infringement Inventor Intellectual Property 106

Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The comments from Michael Nash quoted above really only speak to the input phase, during which audio recordings are copied to a dataset that’s then used to train a voice model. It isn’t human-readable and does not contain copies of any audio recordings. But once created, the voice model is just a set of parameters.

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Music Copyright Copying Copyright Law 87

43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

16, 2023) The court refused to dismiss copyright and trademark claims based on copying of a TV show format, including the hosts. It developed the show with Big Fish, but the parties agreed that A&E would have exclusive ownership of the rights in Live PD. “In A&E Television Networks, LLC v. 7411 (KPF) (S.D.N.Y.

Social Media 59

Social Media Copying Fair Use Advertising 59

IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

The domain of copyright deals with the literary, musical, dramatic, and artistic works, and cinematograph films. Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings.

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Ownership Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 52

43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2021

Dmitry Karshtedt and Sean Pager, Volition and Intent in the Law of Direct Copyright Infringement Patent and © treat these areas very differently. Congress amended the statute to ensure that retransmissions of cable would be public performance; then the issues shifted to copying. What distinguishes that from a copy shop?]

Copyright 90

Copyright Trademark Copying Fair Use 90

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. All of these facts placed Defendant on actual notice that it was highly likely that, in fact, Plaintiff’s Sticker Sheet was not infringing the Subject Design.

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Registration Fair Use Copyright Designs 111

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. ” Thus, “even if Bayside had made a prima facie showing of copyright infringement, the Court would quash the subpoena in a heartbeat.”

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Fair Use Plagiarism Copyright Marketing 94

LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

collectively, “ Kaira ”) commenced an action alleging passing off, trademark infringement, depreciation of goodwill and copyright infringement by, Amul Canada, Mohit Rana, Akash Ghosh, Chandu Das, And Patel Patel (collectively, the “ Defendants ”). Background. Kaira produces milk products.

False Advertising 40

False Advertising Social Media Trademark Branding 40

Copyright Lately

JANUARY 31, 2023

.” Primary Wave licensed the right to use the “Never Gonna Give You Up” composition to Yung Gravy’s team, which allowed them to copy the lyrics and melody, but not to record the actual sounds from the sound recording. ” “The exclusive rights of the owner of copyright in a sound recording.

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Music Copyright Licensing Copyright Infringement 99

IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Cooper case, a work does not have to be entirely unique in order to be protected by copyright; rather, there needs to be some effort put into it and it cannot be a carbon copy of another person’s work. The lack of organisation and ambiguity make the protection problematic even if the work is copyrighted. Corel Corp.

Art 52

Art Copyright Artistic Work Public Domain 52

Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

From an archived copy of HitPiece’s FAQ. Buyers were basically acquiring nothing more than the ability to say that they “owned” a particular song—but without any actual ownership and with their bragging rights confined to the HitPiece ecosystem.

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Music Social Media Artwork Intellectual Property 92

Copyright Lately

JANUARY 29, 2024

Late last week they filed a federal court copyright infringement and right of publicity lawsuit against Dudesy, LLC, along with Sasso and Kultgen personally ( read the complaint here ). Here are seven words you should never say in a copyright infringement case: “I don’t have a copyright registration yet.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

In a framing case, the plaintiffs’ web servers aren’t the affected chattel because the plaintiffs’ web servers delivered the web pages directly to users’ devices, after which the framer (Google) superimposed its frame on the web pages once the copies were in users’ RAM. ” Even this correction is suboptimal.

Copying 75

Copying Ownership Derivative Work Contracts 75

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Starting with the actual capture device – camera, cellphone, or whatever – through the publication of that photo or video, ownership and permission are key. What are Publicity Rights & How Are They Different than Copyright? We’ve talked about this fundamental concept of a license, of permission, of ownership.

Marketing 81

Marketing Marketing Branding Brands 81

LexBlog IP

JULY 5, 2022

The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2] 2] The general rule for works created after January 1, 1978, provides that copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. [3]

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 52

Above the Fold

JULY 5, 2022

The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2] 2] The general rule for works created after January 1, 1978, provides that copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. [3]

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Intellectual Property Design Patent Designs Design 40

IIPRD

JANUARY 18, 2022

It has the ability to be one-of-a-kind and unrepeatable token that cannot be split but may be used to represent real or virtual world things, as well as the token’s own qualities and ownership, all while remaining within a blockchain representation. Copyright infringement arises when reproduction right is infringed (i.e.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

In Europe and the United States at least, every trademark has at least three purposes: (1) It identifies the origin of a product or service; (2) It guarantees consistent quality of that good or service; (3) It serves as symbolic communication as a basis for publicity and advertising. copyright law. ” (at page 9 and 13).

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

43(B)log

JUNE 24, 2022

Potential additional justification for these doctrines: Non-source significance might be too stable to be easily moved by putative TM ownership: result: deadweight loss and no consumer protection function. Typically D argues that I’m using the term in mere advertising copy/not in a TM space. O2 Holdings/comparative advertising.

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Trademark Law Law Trademark Fair Use 56