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3 Count: ACTing Fast

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Specifically, the two companies created and produced work related to various testing needs and targeted state contracts. However, when WIN won a lucrative contract with the state of South Carolina, ACT sued allegiging that their skill definitoins and other elements were “virtually identical” to their own.

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3 Count: Ford’s Tough

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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. That amount totals $228.9 million in potential damages.

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3 Count: Supreme Genius

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The case is now heading to the Supreme Court, where Genius is arguing that the Second Circuit went against most other circuits and Google argues that Genius is trying to use a contract to invent a new right. The case was headed for a trial in the coming weeks, but now both sides have moved for the case to be dismissed, citing a settlement.

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3 Count: Levitating Lawsuit

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3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software. Finally today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Oracle and NEC have reached a settlement in their dispute over NEC’s use of Oracle’s database software. In the end, the two sides have agreed to a settlement to bring an end to the lawsuit.

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3 Count: Frequent Flyer

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In addition to the breach of contract and alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the lawsuit accuses The Points Guy of violating both their copyrights and trademarks for the use of the American Airlines logo as part of the app. The post 3 Count: Frequent Flyer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: Dark Horse Dismissal

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However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. TorGuard has agreed in a settlement to block BitTorrent traffic on its servers in the United States using “commercially reasonable efforts” to do so.

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3 Count: Patchwork Lawsuit

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However, HP argues that many of the servers involved predate Oracle’s current contract system, making the patches legal. The two sides had entered into settlement negotiations following the first filing, but those broke off after the judge ruled in favor of AimJunkies. AimJunkies, for their part, no longer sells the cheats.