43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

OSD Audio then sued Outlaw under §512(f), and Outlaw counterclaimed for false advertising and unfair competition under the Lanham Act, copyright infringement, and trade libel. Lanham Act: The user manual did not constitute “commercial advertising or promotion.” Thus, Outlaw showed likely success on the merits of this claim.

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Advertising Advertising False Advertising Copyright 64

Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

The ad, which was produced by the London-based advertising agency M&C Saatchi, featured prominent Hong Kong actor and musician Andy Lau Tak-wah as he delivered a monologue about Xiaoman, the eighth solar term and second solar term of summer on the traditional Chinese calendar. Audi has also removed the video.

Plagiarism 232

Plagiarism Copying Social Media Technology 232

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2024

The aim was to launch services that would distribute movies to the public, without permission from rightsholders, for the purpose of generating illegal profits from advertising. Images of all three men have since been published online, but the main focus is on alleged ringleader, Phan Ngoc Tuan.

Advertising 92

Advertising Advertising Reporting Copying 92

TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

With more than a billion impressions per month and over 30,000 active advertisers, PropellerAds is a serious player in the online advertising industry. The Cyprus-based company works with advertisers and publishers from all over the world and while many are legitimate companies, Hollywood believes there are some bad apples too.

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Advertising Advertising Reporting Marketing 93

TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2024

The Retraction Order The relevant AGCOM ‘order of annulment’ is dated May 10, 2024, and, like most documents published by the regulator, it begins with a list of relevant laws dating back to 1941 before getting to the crux a page and a half later. Filed by FAPAV on behalf of Wonder S.r.l, Warner Bros. and Rai Cinema S.p.A,

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

“Twitter fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law,” the complaint reads. ‘Music Piracy Fuels Revenue’ Twitter’s revenue partly relies on advertising which, in turn, is boosted by additional views.

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Copyright Infringement Music Copyright Social Media 130

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In their opposition brief, the publishers point out that intent isn’t a requirement under U.S. That is the case here, the music companies argue, due to the presence of advertising. The complaint showed how advertisements were shown next to copyright infringing content.

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Music Copyright Infringement Social Media Advertising 128

Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

However, publishing companies had been continuing to collect royalties on behalf of songwriters even after the rights were reclaimed due to the law saying that publishers can continue licensing any existing derivative works. The lawsuit also Kano Computing Ltd., 3: Filmmakers Win $4.2m Piracy Damages from Defunct VPN Hosting Company.

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Derivative Work Licensing Copyright Plagiarism 162

43(B)log

JANUARY 27, 2023

26, 2022) [much other stuff skipped] The parties had a false advertising dispute that went to a jury, which found that FIGS wasn’t liable for falsely advertising the antimicrobial properties of its scrubs. FIGS’ alleged copying of SPI’s products was not relevant to false advertising. 2022 WL 18399950, No.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2021

With a reach of a billion users and 10,000 new advertising campaigns per week, PropellerAds is a major player in the online advertising industry. The Cyprus-based company works with advertisers and publishers from all over the world. MPA’s List of Notorious Markets. PropellerAds Cautions USTR.

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Advertising Advertising Copyright Infringement Publishing 98

TorrentFreak

JUNE 7, 2024

BREIN has just published its latest annual report, providing insights into the priorities of the organization and the progress being made. BREIN also kept a close eye on advertisements for pirate services and other illegal offerings. These are typically quite small ‘operations’ but the takedowns still add up.

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Settlement Reporting Advertising Advertising 95

Copyright Lately

MARCH 31, 2024

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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Copyright Fair Use Social Media Artwork 78

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes a list of ‘notorious markets’ that facilitate online piracy and related intellectual property crimes. For example, we have seen hosting companies, advertisers, and social media platforms being added.

Marketing 120

Marketing Marketing Social Media Reporting 120

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

However, in recent years we have also seen hosting companies, advertisers, and e-commerce platforms being added. On the publishing side, Sci-Hub and Libgen are seen as two of the greatest piracy threats. Hosting, Advertising, and Shopping. Torrent Sites, Cyberlockers and Streaming Portals. Similarly, the.IS … —.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. As alleged, the defendants profited illegally off work they stole, often uploading works within mere hours of publication, and in the process victimized authors, publishers and booksellers,” U.S.

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Publishing Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement Advertising 142

IPilogue

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Vogue’s publishers have sued rappers Drake and 21 Savage for unauthorized use of Vogue’s trademarks and false representations in marketing their newest album, “Her Loss”. Photo Credits: Condé Nast ) (Alt text: Screen capture of Drake’s now-deleted Instagram post containing multiple copies of the impugned magazine cover).

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Social Media False Advertising Copying Trademark 105

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Publishers and authors could only watch as their work fueled a huge but unlicensed black market. The problem for manga creators and publishers today is that pirates offer their copyrighted content for free in the same global market. Publishers Seek Help From U.S. It’s complex and messy, almost certainly by design.

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Publishing Advertising Advertising Music 120

Patently-O

AUGUST 13, 2021

In particular, the petition asks whether documents made available only to customers, and not generally to the public, count as being published. A new petition asks the court to examine the phrase again and help define when a document crosses the publication threshold. Centripetal Networks, Inc. Cisco Systems, Inc. , 869, 877 (Fed.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

Background Christmas in the UK has become almost synonymous with the arrival of the John Lewis advertisement that for many marks the beginning of the festive season. Since 2009, these advertisements have been created by leading agency, adam&eve. It said this showed it had not copied the book. Did the defendants copy FFD?

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Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Social Media 52

TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

App piracy includes legitimate apps that are copied but we reserve our reporting to those that are advertised as a gateway to pirated content or live streams. Some apps may monetize user data, for example, but for the vast majority advertising is the income stream of choice.

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Advertising Advertising Business Privacy 114

The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Embedding” means the process of copying unique HTML code assigned to the location of a digital copy of the photo or video published to the Internet, and the insertion of that code into a target webpage or social media post so that photo or video is linked for display within the target post. In September, U.S. Amazon.com, Inc.

Copyright Infringement 98

Copyright Infringement Social Media Licensing Publishing 98

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Finally, the publishing sector calls out Libgen and Sci-Hub as problematic sites. These films eventually end up online, often with branding from gambling companies, who appear to see these releases as a great advertising venue. This includes torrent sites, linking sites and cyberlockers.

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Copyright Advertising Advertising Copying 142

BYU Copyright Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

Boyages presenting the art design to the working group, the University started using the logo in its products and advertised it as one of its brands. They allegedly copied, reproduced, displayed, and published it on social media, clothing, sports equipment, and wall signage in the Universitys facilities. According to Ms.

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Copyright Art Social Media Designs 52

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

It would be as if an image within a newspaper advertisement were not commercially used until a customer paid their quarter, unlocked the newsrack, opened the paper, began reading, opened the page containing the relevant circular, and saw it. Code § 3344, which is predicated upon “knowing[ ] use[ ] … for purposes of advertising.”

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IP Advertising Advertising Copyright 73

TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to Bungie, AimJunkies copied and distributed its copyrighted work, to develop and advertise its cheat software. The cheat software itself certainly isn’t a copy of Bungie’s work, they add. Copyright Questions. The cheat maker also highlights another problem with Bungie’s copyright claims.

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Copyright Law Copying Copyright Infringement 134

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

He ultimately summarizes: “District court decisions within the Sixth Circuit have held that plaintiffs must show the defendant ‘intentionally and knowingly’ copied the copyrighted work.” And although Plaintiff also alleged Defendants marketed, advertised, and sold merchandise bearing his copyrighted illustrations.

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Copyright Trademark Law Publishing Copyright Infringement 100

IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While most creators support fandoms, with some even regularly appearing at fan conventions , the line between appreciating a creator’s work and copying can be blurred. A fairness assessment may consider relevant factors like commercialization, amount and substantiality of the copied work, and how “transformative” the fan-made work is.

Copyright 122

Copyright Television Copyright Infringement Derivative Work 122

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While movie and music piracy tends to generate the most headlines, the publishing industry is facing similar issues. Publishers and authors are not happy with the site and are actively trying to limit its exposure. This growth is facilitated by users who openly advertise the site on social media, TikTok included.

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Social Media Publishing Intellectual Property Marketing 137

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

The court says: The offending content is generated by Classmates and the advertisement is not merely some passive display of content created by another entity, even if it contains a picture from a school yearbook. Facebook’s ads remixed third-party content, but Facebook generated the ad copy itself. Classmates moves to dismiss.

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Advertising Advertising Marketing Marketing 121

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. “TEI did not make a simultaneous copy of the Broadcast when it was viewed on April 17, 2021. For its part, Triller disagrees, bitterly.

Copyright Infringement 75

Copyright Infringement Advertising Advertising Copyright 75

Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2022

One obvious impact of the recent OSTP memo calling for zero embargo public access policies for articles resulting from research funded by US Federal agencies is that it will increase the speed at which publishers commit to an Open Access (OA) future. In addition, it must: gradually increase the share of OA content and.

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Journalism Publishing Licensing Copying 98

Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In 2020, digital advertising spending worldwide amounted to US$378 billion — with online platforms Google and Facebook together owning half the market or about $190 billion. Meanwhile, news organizations and other publishers have watched the rise of this duopoly with increasing distress. So what’s a news publisher to do?

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Intellectual Property Law Licensing Television Advertising 52

TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2023

These scams exploit public upload tools to share.pdf files, which in turn advertise pirated versions of the latest blockbusters. After we published a second article on the topic last month, a spokesperson informed us that a long-term solution is being sought, without taking away opportunities for EU citizens to speak out.

Copyright Infringement 92

Copyright Infringement Copyright Reporting Advertising 92

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

These apps play a key role in the advertising mechanisms that generate revenue for the Pluto TV service and support the free-to-watch model. Users may also prefer less advertising or find the amount of user data scooped up by official apps a privacy risk. at [former repo location],” the notice reads (minor edits for clarity).

Copyright Infringement 138

Copyright Infringement Television Copyright Advertising 138

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In 2020, complaints from the Federation of Newspaper Publishers (FIEG) over the illegal distribution of newspapers, periodicals, and books, led to an emergency order requiring Telegram to shut down 19 channels or face blocking itself. The organization also seeks fair competition in the marketplace where piracy is seen as a disruption.

Advertising 126

Advertising Advertising Cinema Copyright Infringement 126

TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2021

In a summer 2020 lawsuit , Amazon Content Services, publisher Penguin Random House and several authors including John Grisham and Lee Child, accused several pirate eBook sites of infringing their copyrights. ” Court Awards $7.8m in Damages. .” ” Court Awards $7.8m in Damages. They asked for $7.8

Web Design 140

Web Design Copyright Publishing Copyright Infringement 140

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2023

“Twitter fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law,” the complaint alleged. ” The music companies showed in their complaint that advertisements were running next to infringing content.

Music 78

Music Copyright Infringement Social Media Licensing 78