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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again!

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Police Arrest Man For Uploading ‘Parasite’ Movie Edit to YouTube

TorrentFreak

For copyright holders in Japan, this is a step too far and last year several ‘Fast Movie’ uploaders discovered that criminal copyright infringement offenses had been attributed to their YouTube uploads. ‘Fast Cinema’ Uploader Speaks With The Media. Tell them to do it fair and square.

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Tarantino: Pulp Fiction NFT Sale Lawsuit is “Offensively Meritless”, Won’t Succeed

TorrentFreak

“In short, Defendants seek to capitalize, unilaterally, on Miramax’s rights to Pulp Fiction,” Miramax wrote , demanding damages for breach of contract, copyright infringement and trademark infringement. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Taratino Fires Back.

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Can India’s Cinematograph Bill Kill Camcorder Piracy & Satisfy the U.S. ?

TorrentFreak

A clear definition for the word “knowingly” was sought to establish mens rea while the reference to recording a movie “or a part thereof” raised questions over punishing behavior that should be protected under fair use exceptions.

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Saturday Sundries

The IPKat

If you ever considered how legally film characters use phones with a bitten apple logo or drink from a perfectly frozen Coca-Cola can without infringing IP, the webinar organised by EUIPO is an answer to your questions. International Copyright Issues and Artificial Intelligence is a webinar organized by the U.S. You can register here.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

SpicyIP

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Thus clarifying that copyright in the screenplay exists independently of the copyright in the film. HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt. the licensee. Hari Shankar.

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