TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A settlement proposal included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. While Area 51 was shut down before the proposed settlement was signed, the plaintiffs claim that Tusa then launched a clone service called SingularityMedia which took on Area 51’s customers. Breach of Contract.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. Barring a settlement, this case has a long way to go and there may be appeals and other courts to weigh in. But this is where FDN introduces a new wrinkle. Bottom Line.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that the CFRA was designed to be used as a defense to a private breach of contract action. NY Times : SmileDirectClub to Release Customers From NDAs in Settlement Other Consumer Issues * Pop v. Consumer Reviews * Route App, Inc. Heuberger , 2023 WL 5334192 (D. Lulifama.com LLC, 2023 U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The research reveals that, while the law influences the permission to be sought, these industries often contract with individuals to add value to their products via collaboration, and to avoid damage to reputation that might occur if permission were not sought in accordance through social norms.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

NY Times : Meta Agrees to Alter Ad Technology in Settlement With U.S. 2, 2022): Nor does personal jurisdiction arise out of the Film Defendants’ so-called “advertising strategy,” which allegedly “featured a significant push on social media[ ] targeting Washington, DC residents via Instagram and Facebook.” Marketing. *

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

On October 3, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Kim Kardashian for violation of the anti-touting provision of the Securities Act, Section 17(b), specifically for “touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion.”

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Does a copyright termination by Sonny Bono’s heirs trump Cher’s marital settlement agreement? At first, the Bono Collection Trust’s publishing administrator continued to pay Cher royalties pursuant to the marriage settlement agreement. Copyright and family law intersect in Cher v. Robinson v.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2023

A Central District of California judge has denied Mary Bono’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over composition royalties Cher claims are owed under her 1978 marital settlement agreement with Sonny Bono. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. “Therefore, her claim fails.”

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Rules Section 29 of the Trademark Act, 1999 Passing off Analysis The case arising from the trademark dispute between the plaintiff and defendant resulted in a settlement between them and they decided to settle on certain terms to end the dispute. In the event the trademark is not registered then the passing-off claim can be initiated.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 5, 2024

2, 2024) Some interesting comments on when individual instances of “confusion” don’t count, as well as their relevance to evaluating out-of-court social media etc. 2024 WL 22039, No: 6:20-cv-2354-GAP-EJK (M.D. statements as evidence of confusion. And defendants did rebut it—all the marks were commercially weak.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As part of a settlement agreement, Ross acknowledged, among other things, that he had no rights (master or publishing) in any of the 2 Live Crew records. But that contract was executed after the creation of the albums at issue in the members’ termination notice, and appears to contemplate future recordings that aren’t at issue.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. As a double-insult, 512(f) preempts related state law claims over abusive takedown notices, so it actually leaves victims worse off than if 512(f) didn’t exist by clearing out the field. Signal 23 Television v.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

This can lead to settlement/end of cases: Even if there was copying, we don’t know they copied from you! Newman: coauthorship isn’t purely a matter of contract, though it’s true that we rarely second-guess an agreement. Kristelia Garcia: the bullets you give apply to the plaintiff’s side. A: that’s what tells me they are unreliable!

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 4, 2021

30, 2021) Plaintiff Daniel Abrahams formerly contracted with a publisher to author a series related to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Example from recent case: Abrahams v. Simplify Compliance, LLC, 2021 WL 1197732, No. 19-3009 (RDM) (D.D.C.

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