TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

copyright law. Specifically, IA argues that many of the works should be removed from the lawsuit, as the labels failed to take timely action following a cease and desist letter the RIAA sent in 2020. This letter pointed out concrete copyright concerns, but the labels allegedly took too long before filing their lawsuit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Claims under copyright law. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

They first called out Bernstein on their Instagram stories and privately sent her and We Wore What a cease and desist letter in August 2020. TGE claimed Bernstein copied their signature pattern of nude female silhouette line drawings, which had been printed on their tissue paper since the store’s inception in 2016.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

. — For the claims related to illegal selling of scraped data, the court dismissed those because they were preempted by copyright. I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts state law claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Ariel Goldberg a 1L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Code of the Cultural and Landscape Heritage’s legal force is separate from copyright laws and remains in effect when copyright protection does not. Photo Credits: The Fashion Law ; Jean Paul Gaultier ).

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. Melee , know this better than anyone. tournament circuit beginning in 2022.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

And that is a specific, important phrase in copyright law. What it means is that, unless you have a written agreement with the business or the person who’s making the content that transfers the copyright rights to you or to your business, you may not be the ultimate owner of the content. What do you mean?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

copyright law. Specifically, IA argues that many of the works should be removed from the lawsuit, as the labels failed to take timely action following a cease and desist letter the RIAA sent in 2020. This letter pointed out concrete copyright concerns, but the labels allegedly took too long before filing their lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 17, 2022

The music industry association has already sent cease-and-desist letters to nearly 100 apps that use copyrighted music without proper licenses. In a complaint filed in the Northern District of California, the NMPA accuses the app’s creators of mass copyright infringement. NMPA Sues Vinkle.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Under German law, there are no special rules governing liability in cases of intellectual property rights infringements. The German BGH did allow a few civil law exceptions, in particular in relation to adopting content as one’s own or false legal appearance. The resulting conclusion in the BGH case law (e.g.,

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A thorough awareness of intellectual property laws is crucial, regardless of your career goals—be they that of a fashion designer, singer, filmmaker, or just someone curious about the legal side of entertainment. Law and the courts encourage innovation by guaranteeing its unrestricted flow while continuously attempting to avert abuse.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

It is also an increasingly popular medium for infringers to illegally source and share copyrighted materials. Fortunately, copyright law prohibits the unauthorized reproduction of a work. Copyright disputes do not need to escalate into costly and time-consuming litigation. Cease and Desist Letters.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Every word and script choice was chosen with the intention of really sticking to the letter of the law and making sure that we are a parody. law with the Copyright Act of 1978, his point remains. He views The Mean One as a parody of the source material and, as such, it’s protected under the law. But is he correct?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Copyright infringement cases often provide an opportunity to explore exceptions and limitations to copyright. This time this Kat encountered a recent French case involving incidental inclusion, an optional exception/limitation to copyright under EU copyright law [ IPKat on incidental inclusion here ]. 112-1 and L.112-2-10

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2023

For the plaintiffs, these grand ambitions are nothing but a “smokescreen” to hide what amounts to IA offering “free and unlimited access to music for everyone,” regardless of copyright. “In truth, Defendants’ malfeasance springs from their disregard for copyright law and the rights of artists and content owners.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. But that undersells the level of inconsistency in courts’ interpretations of the law of copyright preemption. — Of course, no state law claim is exactly the same as a copyright claim.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law The Supreme Court will likely hold in Elster that Section 2(c) is consistent with the First Amendment, but will it clarify how to balance trademark and free speech rights? Section 2(c) is a viewpoint-neutral trademark law.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Activision vs. Call of Duty Cheat-Makers Activision is among several companies leveraging copyright law to send a message to cheat-makers. In broad terms, both defendants have agreed to permanently cease and desist from knowingly or intentionally performing any of the activities detailed in a comprehensive list.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Corporate ‘Pirates’ Profit from Lacking Copyright Protection. This widespread piracy is hard to tackle since Iraq doesn’t have any effective copyright laws to protect foreign content. It seems that, after sending several cease and desist letters, they’ve given up already.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The record labels were aware of this, they allege, as the RIAA sent a cease and desist letter on their behalf but took no further action at the time. According to the Archive, many of the claims are simply too late, as they supposedly point to infringements that occurred over three years ago.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

AimJunkies denied the claims and argued that cheating isn’t against the law. In addition, it refuted the copyright infringement allegations; these lacked substance because some of the referenced copyrights were registered well after the cheats were first made available, AimJunkies said.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including analyses of cases dealing with issues such as unconventional signs (i.e., Julie Zerbo tells the rest of the story on The Fashion Law.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With these details in hand, a targeted and strongly-worded cease-and-desist notice may be all it takes to remove a service from the internet. Of course, these pieces of information aren’t usually left lying around. With some luck, they may be available from companies providing services to pirate sites.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The plaintiff had received a cease-and-desist letter from two German comedians who claimed that the copyright to this phrase belonged to them as they had come up with it during their shows. The phrase, commonly used with regard to animals, makes reference to the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2022

An interesting feature of the file-sharing and streaming landscapes of the past couple of decades is their interaction with existing copyright law. BREIN insisted that the distribution of the playlist amounted to a ‘communication to the public’ under EU copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the years DISH has filed large numbers of civil lawsuits, some based on copyright law and others the Federal Communications Act. DISH went to some lengths to try and close Universe down including sending cease-and-desist letters directly to the platform and more than a dozen to CDN networks associated with the service.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Copyrighting The Uncopyrightable – The NSE Saga. In the last week of October, NSE proceeded to issue cease and desist notices to stock gaming apps to prevent them from using its data in their gaming apps that mirror the real-time trading of shares. Kartik Sharma and Aditya Singh.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: COPYRIGHTS : Copyrights are a fundamental type of intellectual property right that plays a crucial role in protecting the creative works of startups. Copyright law grants exclusive rights to the creators or owners of original works, such as literary, artistic, musical, and dramatic creations.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2022

TB claims it is the right holder of certain images that are protected by copyright under Polish law. After sending a cease and desist letter, TB filed an action before the Polish court on the basis of the national provision implementing article 8(1) Enforcement Directive. One image is depicted below.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Over the years we’ve published thousands of articles on copyright law, from how it works in theory to its application in full-blown lawsuits. But other copyright disputes, where infringement isn’t so obvious, can trigger new complexity and polarized legal opinions. But would that be illegal under US copyright law?

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

MAY 8, 2020

Myers , based its decision on this doctrine, which limits copyright protection for works created by officials who are empowered to speak with the force of law. After several cease-and-desist demands, the Commission filed suit against PRO for infringing its copyright in the annotations. Manchester , and Callaghan v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Additionally, App Star argues that the applications are denied copyright protection and that “Bar-Z knew or should have known that the design elements cited in the DMCA Notification” are not subject to protection under copyright law. Longarzo * DMCA’s Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law Claims–Stevens v.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] 4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5] 6] Mod creators are not always deterred by these setbacks. [7] Formgen Inc.,

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 12, 2023

When looking into company assets protectable under federal copyright laws, one should check the company’s website, marketing materials, manuals, YouTube videos, podcasts, posted content on Instagram, TikTok, and the like, photos, software, blog posts, articles, white papers, etc.

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The IPKat

JULY 22, 2021

Katfriend Dr Sabine Jacques , Associate Professor in IP, IT & Media law at the University of East Anglia and author of The Parody Exception in Copyright Law (OUP 2019), provides the follow review of The Copyright/Trademark Interface: How the Expansion of Trademark Protection is Stifling Cultural Creativity – by Martin Senftleben.

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

As its title suggests, this book focuses on the relationship between US copyright law and street art and graffiti. This book should not be perceived as a classic manual on the application of copyright to these art forms. The number of registrations with the US Copyright Office has been growing since the 1970s.

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