Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

First off today, Diane Haithman at TheWrap reports that filmmakers Spike Lee and Nate Parker have been sued for copyright infringement over allegations that their 2019 Film American Skin is an infringement of an earlier screenplay. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

First off today, Kim Lyons at The Verge reports that American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the travel tips website The Points Guy alleging that the site has violated their copyrights, trademarks and the terms of service of their frequent flyer program. The post 3 Count: Frequent Flyer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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MARCH 14, 2022

First off today, Mark Savage at the BBC reports that Katy Perry has emerged victorious once again in the lawsuit over her 2013 song Dark Horse. However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? copyright law.

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MAY 18, 2022

Next up today, Efe Udin at Gizchina reports that NetEase Cloud Music has filed a formal lawsuit against Tencent Music, alleging that Tencent is illegally using music through a variety of their services. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

First off today, Suzanne Smalley at Inside Higher Ed reports that five major textbook publishers have teamed up to file a lawsuit against Shopify over allegations that the ecommerce platform is enabling rampant piracy. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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MAY 25, 2022

First off today, Natalie Hanson at Courthouse News Service reports that a trial between Oracle and Hewlett Packard (HP) has begun as Oracle accuses HP of infringing their rights to a variety of patches for the Solaris operating system. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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MARCH 23, 2022

First off today, The Associated Press reports that Ed Sheeran’s 11-day trial over the song Shape of You has concluded, and both sides are currently awaiting the ruling. That was offered exclusively through a contract with LexisNexis. The post 3 Count: Free Law appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that songwriter Daniel Grigson has filed a lawsuit against Disney and others that worked on the film Frozen 2 alleging that one of the tracks from the film is an infringement of his earlier work. The post 3 Count: Many Things Never Change appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JUNE 28, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Black Entertainment Television (BET) will have to face a copyright infringement lawsuit by Walkie Check Productions over BET’s Instagram Live show House Party. This prompted Walkie Check to sue for breach of an implied contract, unjust enrichment and copyright infringement.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

First off today, Samantha Handler at Bloomberg Law reports that the film studio Mirimax has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against director Quentin Tarantino over Tarantino’s plans to release of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) related to the film Pulp Fiction. The post 3 Count: Pulp NFT appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JULY 12, 2021

1: Oracle Sues NEC Over Alleged Software Contract, Copyright Violations. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Oracle American has filed a lawsuit against NEC Corp alleging that NEC is using Oracle software, namely its biometric identification system, in a way that exceeds the terms of their license.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

1: Megan Roup Seeks Dismissal in Fitness Routine Copyright, Contract Lawsuit. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that trainer Megan Roup has filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by fellow trainer Tracy Anderson over allegedly copyright-infringing exercise routines. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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JANUARY 5, 2023

First off today, Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide reports that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has accepted a settlement between organizations representing songwriters and publishers and those representing digital streaming services on a new royalty rate for the next five years. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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MARCH 3, 2022

First off today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her 2020 hit Levitating is an infringement of an earlier song. 3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the Supreme Court is seeking guidance from the solicitor general on how it should rule on a case that pits the lyrics site Genius against the search giant Google. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that comic book creator William Crabtree has filed a lawsuit against fellow creator Robert Kirkman alleging that he was tricked into signing away his rights to the Invincible comic book series. According to the lawsuit, Otto licensed the hornet logo back in 1981.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

The court assessed the contents of circular on “Examination of Patent Applications and Consideration of Report of Examiner by Controller” and clarified that the Controller is not permitted to raise new grounds of objection at the time of the hearing. Revenue to share copy of its report filed earlier. Annapurna Films Pvt.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

But there weren’t reported lawsuits against Bollywood films. There’s no record of the judgment but there is contemporaneous reporting. Cross-cultural plagiarism: adaptation of a film to a different cultural context. Now, Bollywood copies Hollywood, but they use licenses—how does that compare?

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