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U.S. Court Denies Access to Defendant’s Hard Drive in Online Piracy Case

TorrentFreak

According to Strike 3 the man pirated 54 movies and through discovery it requested permission to inspect a copy of his hard drive and cloud hosting accounts for evidence. Judge Agrees With Privacy Concerns. In essence, the court prioritizes the privacy and confidentiality rights of the defendant over Strike 3’s piracy concerns.

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ISP Must Unmask Alleged Pirates But Rightsholders Can’t ‘Harass’ Them

TorrentFreak

Frontier was reluctant to do so, citing federal and state privacy laws, but a court order could change that. While the plaintiffs get access to the personal information, the court has set up some restrictions to guarantee the privacy of subscribers, as far as that’s possible.

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VPN Provider Agrees to Block Torrent Traffic and The Pirate Bay on U.S. Servers

TorrentFreak

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past few years we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. Confidential Settlement.

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Checklist of Issues on Generative IP

Kluwer Copyright Blog

It involves several IP rights, some of which overlap in some cases: copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets/confidential information, and the right of publicity (and similar rights with different names). Copyright 1. Singapore (computational data analysis; user must not “use the copy for any other purpose”) f.

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Torguard Settles Piracy Lawsuit and Agrees to Block Torrent Traffic on U.S. Servers

TorrentFreak

Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past few years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. Filmmakers sued Torguard. Settlement & U.S.

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Copyright Protection For Databases In India

IP and Legal Filings

Databases and the Need for Protection: Nowadays, database thieves can use a variety of electronic tools to copy any database and distribute it globally, and they can do so for a fraction of the high cost associated with producing such products. The copyright of a database is safeguarded by the Copyright Act of 1957.

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Copyright, Free Speech Clash in Dispute Over Cameron Boyce’s Final Film

Copyright Lately

The copyright owner in Runt is seeking to enjoin director William Coakley from releasing a behind-the-scenes project about alleged on-set bullying and sexual harassment that it claims he fabricated. Cameron Boyce ( Runt ) Wagging Tails claims that the threatened disclosures would violate Coakley’s confidentiality agreement.