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Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

Plagiarism Today

It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. The Registration Wrinkle.

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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

Plagiarism Today

The issue got so bad that Cent, one of the largest marketplaces for NFTs, shut down nearly all NFT sales over “rampant” issues with copyright infringement and plagiarism. For example, blockchain copyright registrations in the United States would be of almost no use, as such registrations already need to be recorded with the U.S.

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NFTs Were Never About Copyright

Plagiarism Today

In that regard, The Galaxy study mirrors one by Cornell University and the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts that was published in January. The post NFTs Were Never About Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today. This may explain why most NFT projects aren’t even attempting to spell out those rights.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements. According to the court, no prima facie case was established as no clear evidence of infringement or plagiarism was produced. Katpost on the ruling here.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (January 02- January 09)

SpicyIP

whereby the court held the mark to be in custody of the court and held the registration of the mark ‘Jawa’ in favor of Respondent no. Highlighting the court’s opinion that goodwill can exist in the mark independent of registration, she remarks that the duration of 26 years of non use of the mark could have reduced the goodwill in the mark.

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Was Mark Twain the Original “Bad Art Friend”?

Copyright Lately

There’s something about friends fighting over plagiarism allegations that piques our basest voyeuristic tendencies—especially when the feud is accompanied by gossipy invective spewed out in group chats and private Facebook groups. What Contract?

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