TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2023

On December 14, 2022, a group of music rightsholders including BMG, UMG, and Capitol filed a complaint at a Texas district court, accusing Altice, the parent company of ISP Optimum, of facilitating massive copyright infringement. Fueled by Ramen LLC Lava Records LLC Maverick Recording Company Nonesuch Records Inc. Music Corp.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a result, trade secret disputes and verdicts have dominated the news, as juries have awarded $2 billion to Appian Corp., $65 65 million against Goodyear Tire & Rubber, and $105 million against Ford Motor Company, only to see some of those verdicts reduced or eliminated by the courts.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 1, 2022

Over the past year, a group of independent movie companies filed a series of lawsuits against VPN providers. Last month, several companies accused the Ukrainian-owned VPN service of actively promoting piracy. The company was accused of advertising on torrent sites such as YTS and billing itself as a “Porcorn Time VPN.”

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 31, 2023

While you are getting your sequins ready for the NYE party, we bring some exciting IP news and opportunities to finish off the year. Image: flickr.com Katfood The New York Times Company v. Microsoft Corp., The IPKat will continue to report on the progress of the case.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The next year or so could still be very painful—remember HC parent company News Corp. “There are open questions, too, about other things the union had been asking for, including more concrete actions on diversity measures at the publisher.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed this week by several prominent music companies, Twitter is not among them. The company allegedly fails to respond properly to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy. . copyright law.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

That is, in part, because they are currently in the process of applying for B Corp accreditation, which of necessity means looking well into the future. Becoming a B Corp company is an acknowledgment that the company operates to the very highest environmental standards. They welcomed 60,000 visitors last year.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

All of us have been exposed to and perhaps even overwhelmed by news about generative artificial intelligence (AI). Industry stalwarts and startups alike have launched generative models that can create new text, images, video, 3D models, and even software code — with the promise of more powerful and disruptive innovations to soon follow.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2023

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed by several prominent music companies earlier this year, X is not among them. The company allegedly fails to respond adequately to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy. This hasn’t changed since Elon Musk took over.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

While the details of any particular case will imbue certain factors with more importance than others, more often than not, copyright plaintiffs are quick to note (and criticize) when defendants are for-profit entities and when the contested material is posted on a website that contains advertising – e.g., online news sites and social media.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 9, 2023

An RIAJ statement notes that Jpopmix offered for download a catalog of music owned by its member companies, without obtaining any type of permission. Jvckenwood Victor Entertainment Corp. Johnny’S Music Company Inc. Total members: 65 (RIAJ data, April 2023) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IP Intelligence

JULY 15, 2021

While the details of any particular case will imbue certain factors with more importance than others, more often than not, copyright plaintiffs are quick to note (and criticize) when defendants are for-profit entities and when the contested material is posted on a website that contains advertising – e.g., online news sites and social media.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Based on the Complaint’s allegations, it appears the named Defendants – a private social media company and its legal department – are not subject to liability under Section 1983. LinkedIn Corp. Court Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v. Prager Univ.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

rightsholders, had been linked right back to companies in the United States itself. He was among 11 others arrested in 2021, including two men of broadly the same age working at the same company. The decision to name the pirate device company Unblocktech Taiwan Co., Ltd hardly suggests an operation in stealth mode.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 21, 2023

In January 2023, the Alliance Against Pay Television Piracy ( Allianz ) welcomed Jorge Bacaloni as the organization’s new president. Bacaloni is also the Regional Anti-Piracy Manager of Vrio Corp, a company comprised of DirecTV Latin America and Sky Brasil, among others.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It is obvious that, by posing as the brand owner and posing fake news in its name, the fake account holders could commit acts of, inter alia, trade mark infringement and passing off/unfair competition. There is news that full-length movies can now be posted on the platform (see here ).

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Patently-O

APRIL 25, 2024

As amended in 2010, the public disclosure bar requires courts to dismiss a qui tam action “if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action or claim were [already] publicly disclosed” in certain federal proceedings or the news media, unless the relator is an “original source” of the information.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 24, 2023

Comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Richard Kadrey and Christopher Golden recently filed class-action lawsuits against Meta Platforms (parent company of Facebook) and ChatGPT maker OpenAI (backed by Microsoft Corp.) Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

dba 49th State Brewing Company , Opposition No. March 8, 2023 - 11 AM [Virtual]: In re Garan Services Corp. Briefs and other papers for each case may be found at TTABVUE via the links provided. March 7, 2023 - 10 AM [Virtual]: Alaskan Brewing & Bottling Co. Northern Hospitality Group, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

several Universal companies, Amazon, Columbia, Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Sony, and other content creators filed a lawsuit against Jason Tusa , the alleged operator of Altered Carbon, Area 51, and other pirate IPTV services. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 4, 2023

The Board concluded that, in light of changes in the marketplace for the delivery of news, a new test is required for the registrability of non-syndicated columns or sections in printed publications or recorded media, and under that new test the columns qualified as good in trade. In re The New York Times Company , Serial Nos.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 20, 2023

All of us have been exposed to and perhaps even overwhelmed by news about generative artificial intelligence (AI). Industry stalwarts and startups alike have launched generative models that can create new text, images, video, 3D models, and even software code — with the promise of more powerful and disruptive innovations to soon follow.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

No that the company doesn’t take action, however. Whois Privacy Corp., In August 2020, the injunctions, which also covered banks, payment processors, credit card companies, advertisers and search engines, were made permanent. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. and NameCheap, Inc.,

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

iii) from the news media, 31 U.S.C. Schindler Elevator Corp. Allergan is looking to win on a ‘technicality,’ but to be clear, the company also argues that it did not make any false claims and so would also ultimately win on the merits. 3730(e)(4)(A) (2010). Kirk , 563 U.S.

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Corsearch

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

It’s not a scenario you want to find yourself in, and the good news is that it can be avoided. Here are a few well-known companies that found themselves caught in the crosshairs of trademark infringement lawsuits: The North Face Apparel Corp. The aftermath?

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Velocity of Content

JULY 8, 2021

In March, 2019, the US Supreme Court released its decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. You’re blogging on your own, posting once a day; podcasting a weekly news wrap-up on Fridays – and things are looking up. The good news is that you don’t have to go that route, especially if your site is of a non-commercial nature.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2024

To suppress current leaks and to deter others from leaking content in the future, the company uses the DMCA’s takedown provisions and DMCA subpoenas respectively. Cognosphere obtains the latter to compel online platforms, typically social media companies, to hand over whatever information they hold on alleged infringers.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

Real market harm Filed January 13, this class action pits illustrators against generative AI companies who, according to the Complaint, used images without permission as training data and allowed people to create works in their “style” without compensation. Case 3- Thomson Reuters Enterprise Center GMBH and West Publishing Corp.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 18, 2023

We also offer useful Intellectual Property News & Resources with guides, videos, and insight on patents and inventorship. POLYMER ENCLOSURE WITH WIRE PASSTHROUGH FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE ASSIGNEE: Neuralink Corp US PAT. The patent application, US 20230148968 A1, was published on May 18, 2023, and is managed by Neuralink Corp.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Breitbart News Network, LLC , 302 F. Plaintiff then sued various news outlets that “embedded” the tweets in their news stories by including HTML code that would cause the tweet to be dis­played at a particular point in the article. Gershwin Pub. Columbia Artists Management, Inc. , 2d 1159, 1162 (2d Cir. 3d 585 (S.D.N.Y.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2023

Capstone Studios Targets 150 IP-addresses Movie production company Capstone Studios is one of those rightsholders. The company decided to take action when it noticed that its survival thriller film “ Fall “, which it co-produced with BuzzFeed, was widely pirated through various torrent sites. ” Undisputed Shortcut?

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Bombay High Court in Sanotize Research & Development Corp v. The Delhi High Court in Himalaya Wellness Company v. Other News from the Country. News from around the World. Facebook has signed a preliminary copyright agreement with a group representing news publishers in France. October 20, 2021].

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SpicyIP

JULY 11, 2021

I also point out that despite support from courts and the international front, the government is unlikely to antagonize pharma companies voluntarily aiding the Covid effort in the absence of absolutely dire circumstances. News from India. News from around the World.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 30, 2022

This development appears to have accelerated in the past 6 months, as juries awarded $2 billion in a verdict for Appian Corp., a $65 million verdict against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and a $105 million verdict against Ford Motor Company. See Alice Corp. CLS Bank Int’l , 573 U.S. 208, 134 S. 2347, 189 L.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Read more on this news. The impugned use was only with regard to the news report concerning petitioner’s resignation from the company and consequently, there was no wrongful loss to the company. Nokia Technologies Oy vs Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp. media coverage! The Sweet Sound of Victory?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 8, 2023

Adult entertainment company MG Premium has left no stone unturned in its three-year legal standoff with the operator of piracy sites including the hugely popular ‘DaftSex’ The first public sign of the battle ahead arrived courtesy of a huge MG Premium DMCA takedown campaign that aimed to remove 832,000 DaftSex URLs from Google search.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The good news is after the holiday was effectively ruined last year, we’re more or less back in business in 2021. The bad news? Those scenes apparently contained the Huey Lewis and the News hit “ I Want a New Drug ” as temporary background music to show the kind of sound the producers wanted. McDonald’s Corp.

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