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3 Count: Mortal Kopyright

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by the musician and, according to a copyright notice and a published cease and desist letter, it was used without permission. Discovery has filed a DMCA notice with the development platform GitHub over a leaked copy of the Mortal Kombat II source code. The post 3 Count: Mortal Kopyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: That’s So Meta

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Next up today, Igor Bonifacic at Engadget reports that Meta, the parent company of both Facebook and Instagram, has filed a lawsuit against a website scraping service named Octopus alleging that it has enabled widespread scraping and copying of Instagram profiles. including sending him a cease and desist letter.

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3 Count: Triller Fight

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According to the lawsuit, JMC ignored multiple cease and desist letters sent by Paramount and, instead, went forward with the events. The post 3 Count: Triller Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The McDowell’s theme is taken from the 1988 film Coming to America , which had a sequel released in 2021.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

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This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

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Section 60 of the Copyright Act: Finally, Some Answers(?)

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Sapna then issues cease and desist notice to Manya, asking for a take-down of the social media posts, tender an unconditional apology and compensation. In brief, Section 60’s proviso provides that if the threatener, with due diligence, actually files an infringement suit vis-à-vis the threats made, then Section 60 ceases to apply.

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3 Count: Polar Thawing

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He has sent several cease and desist letters regarding the issue but Le Tegre have opted to file the lawsuit proactively, beating Mann to the legal punch. Instead, they argue that he copied them from black artists performing in the 1950s and 1960s. The post 3 Count: Polar Thawing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Is the Grinch Slasher Film a Protected Parody?

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As the play got closer to opening, the Seuss estate sent cease and desist letters to try and stop it. was accused of copying specific elements, including parts of some of the original artwork. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. It’s important to note that the two cases were very different in nature. Where Who’s Holiday!