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Chegg Is Likely to Prevail on Its Anti-Scraping CFAA Claim…But Doesn’t Get an Injunction–Chegg v. Doe (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The domain registration is cloaked. Chegg sent a cease-and-desist letter to Homeworkify’s domain registrar, Namecheap, its proxy server, Cloudflare, and the email address associated with domain registration, but they have found nothing. Access after revocation triggers a CFAA claim, not data misuse. Also, this is dicta.

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[Guest Post] Complexities of audiovisual copyright claims in Nigeria: Ini Edo and Chinenye Nworah’s dispute over Shanty Town (Neflix)

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This post discusses the questions on the issue of joint authorship of audiovisual works and implications of copyright registration, which are raised by this dispute. As joint authors, they are co-owners of copyright in Shanty Town again unless their contract says otherwise. GMC denied the assertions as false.

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Hollywood Wins Injunction To Shut Down Pirate IPTV Operations, Disable Domain Names

TorrentFreak

Last year his Area 51 service was shut down following a cease-and-desist issued by the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). They also allege a breach of contract in respect of the settlement agreement while demanding an injunction to restrain Tusa moving forward. Early July in a California court, Warner Bros.,

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What To Consider When Launching a Cause Marketing Campaign

LexBlog IP

For example, between 2019 and 2020, both the New York and California attorneys general sent cease and desist letters to the Black Lives Matter Foundation, which had no involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement, yet was soliciting millions of dollars in donations.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. ” Nevertheless, the successor licensee sent DMCA takedown notices to Amazon targeting the registrant’s stripped-down sticker. .”

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Book review: Copyright in the street. An Oral History of Creative Processes in Street Art and Graffiti Subcultures

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The number of registrations with the US Copyright Office has been growing since the 1970s. The use of cease-and-desist letters is widespread too. the type of permission, payment, and contract). Interviews with Keo, Greg Lamarche and Lady Pink provide further support. because of rain).

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Meeting of the Minds: The Price of Recklessness: Disgorgement of Pro?ts in a Post-Romag World

The IP Law Blog

1117(a), which says: When a violation of any right of the registrant of a mark registered in the Patent and Trademark Office, a violation under section 1125(a) or (d) of this title, or a willful violation under section 1125(c) of this title, shall have been established. , Companies Using Chinese Manufacturers Will Need to Adapt to Risks.