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YouTubers Must Pay $3.5m Damages For Uploading 10-Minute Movie Edits

TorrentFreak

Popular mainstream movies lasting a couple of hours are edited down to around 10 minutes and then uploaded to YouTube. People generating advertising revenue from ‘Fast Movies’ certainly wouldn’t improve things either. So-called ‘Fast Movie’ channels appear to offer some middle ground. million. .

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New Copyright Lawsuit Targets Uploaders of 10-Minute Movie Edits

TorrentFreak

These heavily edited copies of mainstream movies aim to summarize key plot lines via voice-over narration in about 10 minutes. While no replacement for the real thing, these edits accumulated millions of views and incurred the wrath of rightsholders, leading to the arrest of three people in Japan. Image credit: CODA ).

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Former Employee Sues Kilroy’s for Copyright Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

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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YouTubers Who Uploaded Movie Edits Receive Suspended Prison Sentences

TorrentFreak

In the summer we reported on an unusual situation in Japan where copyright holders felt that the rise of so-called ‘fast movies’ represented a threat to their business. ‘Fast movies’ are essentially heavily edited copies of feature-length films that tell the entire story in just a few minutes.

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Six Month Sentence For Operator of Copyright-Infringing Lyric & Radio Portals

TorrentFreak

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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Shelbyville-Based Photographer Sues Dr. Brite for Alleged Copyright Infringement

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

Haehl claims that she drew inspiration from her previous success with using model babies to use photo editing software to add teeth to her infant subjects. Copyright Office as Group Reg. Haehl claims Dr. Brite used one of her copyrighted photographs to advertise Dr. Brite’s products as shown below (the “Dr. VA0002191510.

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France: ARCOM, a new regulatory authority to fight online copyright infringement

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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. Intellectual Property Law in China, 2nd edition. 2/ The Act creates new procedures to fight against mirror sites.