Plagiarism Today

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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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Federal Contracting; Contractor Disclosure Requirements to Funding Agencies and Funding Agency March-in Rights. Additionally, under this statute, there is a preference for small businesses and nonprofits when awarding contracts. What is a Small Business for Federal Funding Purposes. As defined in 37 CFR 401.14(c)(1), § § 401.14

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Some of our previous reports on these cases can be found here and here.In This is yet another in a series of suits that MMAS has brought against various institutions for misuse of intellectual property. their Complaint, MMAS explains how the defendants used MMAS's medication adherence scale in their research.

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Licensing Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement Contracts 52

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

First off today, David Saleh Rauf at Edweek Market Brief reports that ACT has emerged victorious in a legal fight against their competior WIN as an appeals court has upheld a legal victory for the prominent testing organization. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Settlement Copyright Infringement Contracts Plagiarism 189

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

First off today, Nancy Dillon at Rolling Stone reports that the judge in the Taylor Swift Shake it Off lawsuit has declined a last-minute attempt to dismiss the case, putting it on track for a trial in January. Accused of Stiffing Cult Expert to Make Synanon Podcast With His Reporting. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Reporting Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Licensing 198

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict against the concert streaming service Wolfgang’s Vault, including a meager damages award. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Licensing Music Television Plagiarism 169

Plagiarism Today

MAY 31, 2022

First off today, Carson McCullough at Courthouse News Service reports that a federal judge has granted summary judgment in favor of Pinterest in their battle with a photographer. This prompted Village Roadshow to allege branch of contract. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. motion to do so.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that Disney has failed to dismiss an ongoing case against it over the 2018 reboot of the Muppet Babies TV show. He claimed he owned the production bible that the original show was based upon, and Disney did not seek permission or license its use in the reboot.

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Licensing Reporting Fair Use Plagiarism 177

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that U.S. In the case, Nicklen argued that a photographer or videographer that uses Facebook or Instagram to promote their content should not automatically give up the right to license it to third parties, such as Sinclair. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Law Reporting Licensing 246

IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A licensing agreement between Mascotte and Adidas exists for the “Yeezy” trademarks. The dissolution of this contract will rely on the termination clauses that stipulate the division of IP between the parties or whether any “moral” clauses allow early termination of the contract.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

The case relates to CCDH reports showing Twitter’s struggles with hate speech and misinformation following Musk’s changes to Twitter’s content moderation policies. These reports allegedly caused advertisers to pause their Twitter advertising campaigns, starving Twitter of much-needed revenues.

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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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Copyright Infringement Social Media Publishing Licensing 192

Plagiarism Today

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. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

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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Plagiarism Today

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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Music Licensing Plagiarism Copyright 189

Plagiarism Today

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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Plagiarism Today

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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Plagiarism Today

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. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Nevertheless , tokens may be used in a digital rights management scheme, as the aforementioned default position is subject to contract modification, as explained below. Copyright that is transferred upon selling an NFT may explicitly be outlined in the self-executing smart contract governing the sale.

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Non-Fungible Tokens IP Ownership Contracts 98

The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

The speakers considered technological standards, IP and licences, especially by analysing who are the participants in interoperability, how contracts with the Metaverse operators work and which rights are provided to the users. The following panel analysed generative AI.

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Plagiarism Today

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. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Infringement Publishing Television 155

Plagiarism Today

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. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Copyright Infringement Television Plagiarism Licensing 171

The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

Subsequently, the Committee Report on the Economics of Music Streaming has been published, calling for "a complete reset" of music streaming and the need for significant change within the music industry. The report nominates the remuneration to be paid by the rightsholders, (i.e. Explained here ].

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Music Contracts Reporting Government 139

Plagiarism Today

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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Copyright Infringement Television Plagiarism Copyright 182

TorrentFreak

MAY 11, 2023

was banned and then signed up for a new account, he agreed to Bungie’s Limited Software License Agreement with no intent to comply with it; fraud according to Bungie. has the right to disaffirm any contract within a reasonable time of becoming an adult. With no enforceable contract between L.L. ’s license.

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Derivative Work Contracts Copyright Infringement Licensing 128

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

3) What is the effect of open source licenses on the AI model that uses only some open source components? (4) There are many AI models that claim to be open source – just as there are multiple forms of open source licenses , from permissive licenses (e.g. MIT License or Apache License ) to less permissive licenses (e.g.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 28, 2023

and Saranya Ravindran This June 28 th marks the thirteenth anniversary of the tabling of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report on The Protection and Utilisation of Public Funded Intellectual Property Bill, 2008 (PUPFIP) – a legislation introduced by the UPA government on the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

In 1984, Vanity Fair sought to license the photograph for an “artist reference” in a story about the musician. Goldsmith agreed to license a one-time use of the photograph with full attribution. AWF licensed the “Orange Prince” to Condé Nast for an article about Prince.

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Licensing Fair Use Copyright Derivative Work 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. that allows a contracting party to limit the rights of a broadcasting organization from another contracting party when that contracting party provides fewer rights. Copyright: WIPO.

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Public Domain Contracts Copyright Licensing 64

The IPKat

APRIL 5, 2023

Sam Krips from Hogan Lovells was on hand to report on the proceedings. The defendants’ appeal failed and Arnold LJ held that Apple either had to give an undertaking for a license on terms that the court determined to be FRAND or be subject to an injunction. Over to Sam : "Ahead of the starters, some statistics appetisers were served.

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Reporting Patent Patent Infringement Technology 73

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2022

However, usually, if plaintiffs could provide some evidence of notice that was consistent with how the original contract said it would update the terms, courts would give them the benefit of the doubt, at least at the early stages of litigation. In 2022, plaintiff sued defendant for breach of contract, among other things. 3d at 10861.

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Marketing Marketing Contracts Business 127

IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In this contract, it was stipulated that for licences, he would be paid a royalty rate of approximately 50%, but for a sale, such as the sale of a CD, he would be paid a royalty rate of 18%. When Four Tet’s contract was signed in 2001, these standard licensing terms were different for the music industry. Sales vs Licences.

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Music Intellectual Property Contracts Settlement 104

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. The flexibility of contracts makes them a prime candidate for restricting uses that copyright law leaves unprohibited. That still leaves a rather broad space for contract law to effectively limit the use of information.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Subsequently, the Committee published a report which set out a number of recommendations to Government [ Katpost here ] that included equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustments as well as referrals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 19, 2023

According to the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport report on influencer culture , the global sector is expected to grow from $6.0 Parties : Consider the parties involved in the arrangement and ensure that the appropriate parties are reflected in any formal contracts. billion in 2020 to $24.1

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Marketing Marketing Branding Brands 57

LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Under typical Phase 1 contracts with the Department of Defense (DoD), such as the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), default ownership of domestic and international intellectual property rights belong to the Contractor. The inventor of the invention and the corresponding contract number that the agreement was conceived under. important;}}.

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Intellectual Property Invention Contracts Patent Application 52

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Google Ireland, CJEU, C-376/22 In 2021, Austria enacted a law requiring communication platform providers to establish mechanisms for reporting and verifying potential illegal content, with provisions for regular transparency reports, and allowing administrative fines of up to €10 million for non-compliance.

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