TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2023

The European Union recognizes that online piracy poses a serious threat to copyright holders and the public at large. This includes a requirement for large platforms to deter repeat copyright infringers. In recent years, Europe has updated legislation to deal with modern piracy threats. Google Removes Europa.eu

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This is why the advertising industry is seen as an ally in the fight against piracy. In the UK , hundreds of advertising agencies began banning pirate sites, and the European Union chimed in as well. What we do know is that earlier this year, there were 5,800 domain names reported as “copyright infringing” sites.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

He also stated that he created Intellectual Property for the Defendants’ social media accounts, digital marketing, and other advertising vehicles. To the extent that Schwartz owns any or all of the Intellectual Property, the Complaint alleges that Kilroy’s have infringed and continue to infringe Plaintiff’s rights as the owner of such.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The appellant contended that its copyright in the artistic label displayed on the liquor bottles was infringed by the respondent. The District Court, while finding copyright infringement and passing off, passed a permanent injunction. Accordingly, it sought a permanent injunction to restrain the respondent.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2022

Triller alleged willful copyright infringement (for distributing, uploading, copying, and publicly displaying the fight), violations of the Federal Communications Act (interception/misuse of a satellite broadcast), and vicarious copyright infringement in respect of the infringing acts of those who allegedly viewed the fight on FilmDaily.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2022

These VPN providers emphasize in advertisements that they delete their end users’ log access records so their identities will never be disclosed to copyright owners or law enforcement. Millions in Copyright and Trademark Damages. That’s why you need a Popcorn Time VPN.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Comparative advertising is an effective marketing technique, in which a company’s product or service is compared to its competitor’s. Despite these advantages, comparative advertising is a dangerous field to navigate from a legal perspective. Tianchu Gao is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. .

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 15, 2023

The company aims at highlighting the qualities of the products through advertisements which thereafter becomes an advertisement campaign which build the market identity of the product. The advertisements require a lot of brainstorming in highlighting the distinctive characteristics of the product and build its uniqueness.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

DISH Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against IPTV Provider. Together they were accused of direct and contributory copyright infringement. The case in question is an excellent example of the latter. DISH also claimed to have identified their locations – United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Germany respectively.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 9, 2022

Most copyright infringement lawsuits filed by the recording industry are aimed at sites, services and individuals involved in the unlicensed online distribution of music. Court Finds Man Guilty of Copyright Infringment. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Earlier in April, the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (SCA) ruled on the appeal brought by the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) against the decision of the High Court (discussed on the IPKat here ), which held inter alia that the certain provisions of the ARB’s Code of Advertising Practice (the “Code”) were unconstitutional.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2022

A careful step towards ensuring the acquisition of prosperity gained through your work is to copyright it. Nagarathna, in the Supreme Court ruled that copyright infringement is a cognizable and non-bailable offense under Section 63 In of the Copyright act.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? It has been established that lex loci protectionis is the rule that is applied to all the IPR infringement cases, barring a few exceptions. Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet. Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 15, 2023

Can one company use another’s copyrighted images in its advertisements to contrast where the two companies’ products are manufactured? And if this is generally but not always allowed, when is it okay? Read more

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2022

On GitHub, Deezer explicitly advertises Spleeter’s music separation features, including the separation of vocals. This leads to an interesting connection, as Acapella-extractor and Remove-Vocals use the Spleeter algorithm published by Deezer. Songmastr is also based on third-party open-source software.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 15, 2021

For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § But the existence of commercialism and website advertisements is not, and should not be, a death knell for a successful fair use defense. 107 is common practice.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Earlier this year, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a Nashville federal court, accusing Elon Musk’s X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The company behind X allegedly fails to properly respond to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy for repeat infringers.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

Creager sells Montana post drivers (made in China) that compete with the Texas post drivers sold by IDT (advertised as made in the USA). IDT created an ad for its products using two images of Montana post drivers for which Creager later obtained a copyright registration. There’s more, including public disputes on Craigslist.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 20, 2021

Haehl claims Dr. Brite used one of her copyrighted photographs to advertise Dr. Brite’s products as shown below (the “Dr. Therefore, Haehl is seeking damages for direct copyright infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. § Brite, LLC (“Dr. Brite Post”). The latter of which is a violation of 17 U.S.C. 1202(b).

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § ” But the existence of commercialism and website advertisements is not, and should not be, a death knell for a successful fair use defense.

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43(B)log

APRIL 25, 2023

Republic alleged that HBI, its competitor in the tobacco rolling paper industry, engaged in false advertising under the Lanham Act, unfair competition, and violations of the IUDTPA. HBI counterclaimed that Republic infringed its copyrights and trade dress. There was no special verdict form.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2021

Late in May, a High Court in South Africa delivered judgment in Bliss Brands (Pty) Ltd v Advertising Regulatory Board NPC & Others , on the issue of the extent of the powers of the Advertising Regulatory Board (‘ARB’) in matters relating to trade mark and copyright laws. you are not one of us! [An you are not one of us!*

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is not the first time Andy Warhol was sued for IP infringement. In fact, nearly all creations by Andy Warhol are derivatives of existing images—celebrity photos, advertisements, magazine illustrations, etc.—to to the extent where one could argue that the essence of Warhol’s art is appropriation.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 12, 2024

A panel of the Tenth Circuit unanimously ruled Friday there's nothing legally problematic with foreign-made components being used in products advertised as "American-made," upholding a construction equipment maker's summary judgment win over its competitors' claims of false advertising, false designation of origin and copyright infringement.

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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.” Ultimately, no injunction.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

JUNE 17, 2022

The complaint alleges The Concrete Lady has advertised, manufactured, offered for sale and/or sold numerous products and molds that infringe the copyrights of Design Tascono. The Plaintiffs are requesting the Defendants be enjoined and restrained from infringing the copyrighted Tascono Works, pursuant to 17 U.S.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Digital Citizens Alliance ( DCA ) shared some new research that it carried out in partnership with piracy advertising expert White Bullet and cybersecurity outfit Unit 221B. How common this problem is depends on who you ask and even the estimates from various research outfits vary quite a bit. New Pirate Site Malware Research.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

This blacklist may be used by the signatories of voluntary agreements promoted by ARCOM, which are supposed to contribute to remedying infringements of copyrighted material and sporting competitions and events. 2/ The Act creates new procedures to fight against mirror sites.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2024

This month, we discuss the advertising rights of luxury resellers and important updates to the Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy copyright infringement suit. Thank you for reading the February 2024 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter.

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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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43(B)log

DECEMBER 18, 2023

15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before the magistrate judge, rather comprehensively rejects its false advertising, trademark, and copyright claims. (It

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2021

Since Roderique was unaware of the advertisement and was not doing work for The Bay, she tweeted the following: “ Hey @hudsonsbay, it would have been a good idea for you to get my permission to use my face and associated activism to solicit donations ‘to support employment and empowerment of IBPOC’, no? Roderique’s Response.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

People generating advertising revenue from ‘Fast Movies’ certainly wouldn’t improve things either. “This is a ruling that fully upholds our allegations, and we believe that it should be a great deterrent against copyright infringement in the future,” a joint CODA and JVA statement reads.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

Copyright infringement is a significant problem for operators of news websites. As any journalism organization knows, producing original news content is a costly endeavor. By: Wiley Rein LLP

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 19, 2021

The Federal Court of Australia has awarded additional damages in the highest order against Clive Palmer ( Palmer ) for his copyright infringement of the 1985 Twisted Sister’s rock song “ We’re Not Gonna Take It ” (the Song ). After being alerted to the UAP campaign, Universal commenced copyright infringement proceedings against Palmer.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

July 11, 2022) involves a copyright infringement action brought by a group of music publishers and record companies against an energy drink and sports nutrition supplement company doing business as Bang Energy and its CEO. UMG Recordings, Inc. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2022 WL 2670339 (S.D. By: Hinch Newman LLP

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

1: Pizza Companies Sued for Copyright Infringement of Advertising Photo. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement. They are seeking an injunction barring further infringement, actual and statutory damages, as well as other relief deemed appropriate by the court.

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