Plagiarism Today
MAY 23, 2022
Over the weekend, the German carmaker Audi became the center of a massive plagiarism controversy as a new video campaign was accused of ripping off content from a prominent Chinese video blogger. Audi, for its part, blamed the plagiarism on a “lack of supervision and lax review.” The Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection.
The TTABlog
APRIL 17, 2024
Citing Wal-Mart , the court observed that trademark law does not protect "product designs that lack distinctive meaning as a source identifier." The Court observed that "[a] party seeking to establish secondary meaning in a product design bears a 'formidable burden of proof.'" That same principle applies to trademark registration.
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43(B)log
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
14, 2021) Dawgs alleged that Crocs falsely marketed its shoes in violation of the Lanham Act by advertising Croslite, the foam material that Crocs shoes are made from, as “patented,” “proprietary,” and “exclusive.” Effervescent, Inc., 2021 WL 4170997, No. 06-cv-00605-PAB-KMT, No. 16-cv-02004-PAB-KMT (D.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 12, 2021
The 91-page report is part of an ongoing legal battle between Harrison/Erickson, a design firm that created the original Phanatic, and the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. 3: Advertising Fuels $1.34 billion annually through advertising. billion annually through advertising.
43(B)log
OCTOBER 4, 2021
False advertising: This one survived: By listing LStar developments under the heading “Oak City Representative Developments,” “the proposal necessarily implies that defendant Oak City developed those properties.” False designation of origin: Failed to state a passing off claim, but Dastar didn’t bar a reverse passing off claim.
Plagiarism Today
JULY 28, 2022
This required Roblox designers to pay $1 (or 100 Robux) to include the sound effect in their creations. Next up today, Amos Robi at Pule reports that, in Kenya, musician Hubert Mbuku Nakitare (Nonini) has accused a local media influencer of unlawfully using one of his song as part of an advertisement for an electronics manufacturer.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 2, 2022
creators whose creative works were featured in Facebook advertisements without permission. Copyright Office specify designated technical measures (DTMs) that providers would be required to use to prevent the reupload of infringing material. The lawsuit is proposed as a class action, including all U.S.
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