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. These don’t have piracy as their core business, but they allegedly facilitate infringing activity.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Bill Requirements Identical to the California AADC, the bill applies to a “business that provides an online service, product, or feature likely to be accessed by a child.” The bill describes the following obligations for in-scope businesses: Data Protection Impact Assessments. Child” is defined as any user under 18.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’ Do you enjoy your whiskey? They further argued that they lack a distribution license for it in Delhi, and neither party has a registered office or conducts their business in Delhi. Would you mix up these two labels: Officers choice and Peace Maker?

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Its TOS provide that users will not use Roblox content outside of the Roblox Platform, monetize Roblox content, or imply an association with Roblox for their businesses outside of the Roblox Platform. Wowwee sells a line of dolls called “My Avastars,” which plaintiffs allege were “copied directly from Roblox’s Classic Avatars.”

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

Companies including Bungie, Riot Games, and Take-Two have all taken cheat makers to court for undermining their gaming environments and business models, claiming that these tools violate the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. Github’s Analysis Results in Takedown.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In its yearly “Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets”, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) lists a few dozen websites said to be involved in piracy or counterfeiting. The music industry nominated several stream-rippers as notorious markets and FLVTO.biz, 2Conv.com, and MP3Juices.cc Music, Games, Books, and Science.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The parties used to have an ongoing business relationship in which both companies outsourced clients to each other and engaged in regular communications regarding their business operations. That didn’t amount to a “reasonable expectancy” of future business which was interfered with by Boston Suburban.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 8, 2022

But, for those who are yet to pick up a copy, here is what is in store: The EU legislature adopted Directive 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM) in 2019. It was against this background that the proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market was made in 2016.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Here’s what Felicia writes: Archival Authenticity or Iconic Copies? According to The Business of Fashion , Kardashian “tweaked Dolce & Gabbana styles from the 1990s and early 2000s” creating “finished looks” with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana “that were, the designers said, about 20 percent different from the originals.”

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Kashishipr

JULY 20, 2022

Although this may sound quite encouraging and motivating for those with original ideas, many famous brands out there are accused and widely recognized for being copycats in the market and, unfortunately, making a lot of money. The American video and photo sharing social media platform Instagram has been accused of copying Snapchat.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The idea was to take market share away from piracy sites, by offering a legal and more convenient streaming platform. In recent years piracy started to grow again , including in well-served markets such as the United States. Netflix explains that the online video landscape is a competitive business.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

He posted about the app on social media but didn’t encourage others to do so; he didn’t have a written business or marketing plan before launch, and he did not create investor presentations, solicit investors, or raise capital. All of Peloton’s marketing materials that mention the term ‘Bike+’ are also branded with the [Peloton] mark.”

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, only one patron at a time can rent a digital copy of a physical book. A Napster Moment?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The focus of the case is twofold: the scope of application of the private copy exception, on the one hand, and that of the right of communication to the public, on the other. On the one side, it ruled out the inclusion of a specific type of copying systems in the scope of the private copy exception.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

“YouTube removed the First RT Video nine days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; the Second RT Video twenty-three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint; and the Third RT Video three days after it received Business Casual’s complaint.” Vicarious Infringement. Implications.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 11, 2021

In this case, Google copied 37 Java API packages and wrote its own implementation code underlying those API packages for use by developers on its Android operating system. Oracle filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming that by copying the 37 APIs, Google infringed Oracle’s copyrights in that code.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Marketplace has had a flurry of exciting new enhancements over the past year based on market needs and feedback from both publishers and customers. Earlier this year, Marketplace introduced the ability to purchase a single copy of an article or book chapter and get immediate access, if the content is available. Looking for Content?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

Copyright exhaustion At first sight, the doctrine of copyright exhaustion would seem to provide an immediate shelter to such upcycling practices given their focus on repurposing of the old items that had previously been already placed on the market with the copyright holder’s consent, and not the creation of new, unauthorized items.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Great logos can be very powerful marketing tools for big businesses and the smallest of businesses as well. A logo is easier to modify and is less likely to be infringed or copied. The following is an edited transcript of my video The Value of a Great Logo. Some examples of great logos: [See video for images].

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azrights

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Intellectual Property (IP) is part and parcel of business, yet it abounds with misconceptions. So, making the right choice of name and other branding elements, and being able to identify how IP protects key assets, is the best way to protect a business. Learning key IP principles equips you to better structure and design a business.

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BYU Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

its complaint, Panoramic accuses Wash U of copying "Panoramic’s copyrighted Work in order to advertise, market and promote its business activities." Louis ("Wash U"), for alleged infringement on a panoramic image of the Gateway Arch ("the Work") found on the Plaintiff's website.In

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2024

The organization literally archives key parts of the Internet, copying older versions of websites to preserve them for future generations. The organization doesn’t license authorized digital copies from publishers; instead, its books are scanned and digitized in-house. IA has plenty of other archive projects too.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

He assembled various collages of the images and sent copies by postal mail to Doe and “his ex-wife, his adult child, several of his neighbors, and his place of business.” Spencer appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The court denied the motion. ” Indeed, it does not.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

However, the protection, enjoyment, and enhancement of Europe’s cultural heritage is far from being merely national business. Building and enhancing the EU Digital Single Market is a quintessential component and the raison d’être of the EU law provision.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While no digital content is ever entirely immune from being copied and distributed illegally, photographs and other images are especially vulnerable. Tools enabling users to download, copy, share, and then ultimately mass distribute images exist in, or are accessible from, most phones, tablets, and computers.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In 2019, the EU’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) was adopted. Other things being equal, it is generally agreed that copy-out transpositions are preferable to elaboration, as they minimise the possibility of incorrect paraphrasing. Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay.

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Dragons' Den

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Innovative ventures and intellectual property set the stage alight on Dragons' Den this week, with a wide variety of businesses seeking investment and advice from the Dragons' experienced judging panel. We decided to have patents in as many markets as possible. Touker was feline sceptical: This is a baby business and a big risk!

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One of TAMB’s subsidiaries employed defendant Roup for six years as a trainer and Roup signed an NDA covering “nonpublic business and operation information, training materials and manuals, and transcribed methods. including those comprising the TA Method’s proprietary choreography movements.” [Not

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

3: Streamlabs Accused of Plagiarism and ‘Unethical’ Business Practices. Finally today, Mollie Taylor at PCGamer reports that the streaming service Streamlabs is under fire for a variety of questionable business practices, including plagiarism of a competitor’s site.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2022

Having spent billions on development and marketing over decades, companies like Microsoft dominate important sections of the software market. As a result, in some business and educational environments use of Microsoft software is effectively mandatory, leaving consumers with little room to consider alternatives or negotiate a discount.

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Dragons' Den

MARCH 14, 2024

She’d discovered a gap in the market - consumers who are waking up to the need for products that are kind to the skin as well as the planet. Kitty asked the Dragons for £70,000 in exchange for 15% of her business. That’s when she started The Natural Play Makeup Company. “I Fancy a Cheeky Nibble? Is your IP ready for investment?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Pursuant thereto, the copyright holder is no longer entitled to control the further distribution of a copy of their work after that copy had been put on the market with the rightholder’s consent. The exhaustion doctrine was conceived with physically sold hardcopies in mind. Some commentators have remarked (e.g.,

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 31, 2022

Globalization has given Indian businesses a huge opportunity to access global markets to sell and buy goods and services not only in India but also abroad. Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) is a key business identification number that is mandatory for the export or import of any service or goods. INTRODUCTION. CONCLUSION. Author -Mr.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2021

As reported last week, IA wants the opportunity to show that its digital library lending had no negative effect on the publishers’ business. “Here, IA self-evidently harms Plaintiffs’ existing markets by refusing to pay the customary fees that aggregators pay to distribute the same ebooks to library borrowers. .

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . This, in turn, is why pirate NFTs became such big business.

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