TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The DMCA takedown process allows copyright holders to report infringing content and have it removed or taken down. In an attempt to curtail the abuse, the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google in April, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices. In addition, YTMP3.nu

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

But by providing a foil in litigation against both the Center for Countering Digital Hate (“CCDH”) and Bright Data (the world’s largest seller of scraped data), he’s given judges in the most important district court in the country for tech legal issues, the Northern District of California, plenty of motivation to rule against him.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

On our last post in the Bell saga, we reported that the Court of Appeals ruled against Dr. Keith Bell (“Bell”) and labeled him as a “serial litigant.” Bell further asserts that Basehor did not remove the post despite “receiving notice from Dr. Bell, three different times, to cease and desist the copying and display.”The

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Patent Trademark Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Finally, there are several inexpensive alternatives to trademark litigation. In certain circumstances, a cease-and-desist letter may accomplish your objectives. In other words, the accused infringer may try to force you litigate in their home state if they sense that you will sue them in your preferred location.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Cease and Desist. While court cases are also part of the repertoire, a cease-and-desist letter is usually the first step taken. While court cases are also part of the repertoire, a cease-and-desist letter is usually the first step taken. There are a variety of enforcement actions available to ACE.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

This marks the continuation of its recent activity to enforce SEC Rule 21F-17(a), a regulation that prohibits companies from taking any action to impede or discourage whistleblowers from reporting suspected securities violations to the SEC. with respect to such communications.”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

7NEWS Australia reported that Elkhouri removed all references alluding to a Kanye theme from his brand, including the logo, menu items, and a mural of the award-winning artist at the entrance. ”, intellectual property law expert, Ben Hopper told 7NEWS.

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Olartemoure Blog

MARCH 16, 2021

While you may get no answer to cease and desist letters, Colombian companies fear missing a conciliation hearing given a no show will generate a bad inference if the case goes to court. Many cases remain under the radar if you do not have local counsel helping you know the market. Take advantage on this to request purchasing licenses.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2022

As our regular reports here on TF illustrate, no one can deny that the team is achieving those goals. The exact impact is hard to evaluate since ACE/MPA do not always publicly report all of their successes. Indeed, we report way more than they do but according to van Voorn, the North American market is being hit hard.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 15, 2022

The court says the takedown notices are covered by the litigation privilege: “Since the statements at issue here were made to Amazon during the notice and takedown period, they are absolutely privileged. So extending the litigation privilege to DMCA takedown notices seems like an overreach. Defamation. MGA Entertainment.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

400 in damages after 4 years of litigation won’t put a smile on anyone’s face. Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Hawks. * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices. * Can 512(f) Support an Injunction?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

The litigants are an employer and former employee. Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. . * ‘Reaction’ Video Protected By Fair Use–Hosseinzadeh v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. . * ‘Reaction’ Video Protected By Fair Use–Hosseinzadeh v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2023

Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. Weiner * Fair Use – It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 26, 2022

“This can include engaging in open discussions by way of cease-and-desist notices on pirate operators, ensuring that illegal enterprises are voluntarily shut down, and criminal referrals to international and local law enforcement agencies. Our own investigations show that at least 270 domain names have been taken over by ACE.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. . * ‘Reaction’ Video Protected By Fair Use–Hosseinzadeh v.

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The IPKat

MAY 26, 2023

Last year, former GuestKat Jan Jacobi reported both the Warsaw District Court’s Referral to the CJEU and AG Rantos’ Opinion on the TB v Castorama Polska and Knor litigation (see IPKat posts here and here ). The Claimant argued that Castorama Polska and Knor (the Defendant) infringed her copyright.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. Weiner * Fair Use – It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

Universal. * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership. * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. . * ‘Reaction’ Video Protected By Fair Use–Hosseinzadeh v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 5, 2024

For trademark owners, litigation was their main option. Trademark owners frequently used cease and desist letters to pressure infringers to stop using their marks without authorization before taking legal action. .” Companies may prevent counterfeiters from using online platforms by improving their legal standing.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v. Summit Entertainment * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. Weiner * Fair Use – It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The 512(f) plaintiff wins after 3 years of litigation and a bench trial. Amazon is a key player in this litigation, but the court doesn’t address its responsibility at all. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win! So what did it win?

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Will it incentivize more trademark litigation since it clearly establishes that a showing of willfulness is not required to obtain a profits award? But we believe the decision is unlikely to have much of a practical effect on trademark litigation other than in situations substantially similar to Romag. litigation in U.S.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2023

The DMCA takedown process allows copyright holders to report infringing content and have it removed or taken down. In an effort to curtail the abuse, earlier this year the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices. In addition, YTMP3.nu

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Cease and Desist Music Copyright Advertising 84

The IPKat

JANUARY 6, 2022

Few opponents prefer to jump straight into court action, with oppositions typically the preference when a cease and desist letter fails to get the right reaction. The judgment is available in almost every EU language bar English, so I report from a machine translation of the French version. Daimler is a strange case.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

For products sold on Amazon, consider submitting a report of infringement. A cease-and-desist letter may be an option, but it comes with certain risks. Patent litigation is an option, albeit a very expensive one. When the stakes are high, patent litigation may make financial sense.

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SpicyIP

MAY 15, 2023

Gaurangi Kapoor highlights the key aspects of the litigation and writes on the findings of the court. SpicyIP intern Surmayi Khatana writes on this exciting news clarifying that the agreement is technically between ISRA and the Collective Rights Management Organization, PPL, and not the industry body IMI, as reported in the media.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Ruchi Sharma highlights a few findings of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister’s report “Why India Needs To Urgently Invest In Its Patent Ecosystem?” and emphasizes on the need to facilitate data access by IPO for the betterment of the national innovation system, something which the above report is silent on.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. As a result, SuperFarm cancelled the auction. [5]

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