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Law Firm Sues Competitor Over Copied Brief

Plagiarism Today

A law firm has filed a lawsuit against a competitor alleging copyright infringement over a copied brief, testing both ethical and legal norms. The post Law Firm Sues Competitor Over Copied Brief appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Pirate Bay Doc Director Files Takedowns Against YouTube Copies

Plagiarism Today

Simon Klose, the director of the Pirate Bay documentary TPB-AFK, filed takedowns against copies on YouTube. The post Pirate Bay Doc Director Files Takedowns Against YouTube Copies appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Irony is just the first problem.

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No Protectable Code: No Literal or Nonliteral Copying

JD Supra Law

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district courts ruling that a plaintiff failed to establish copyright protection for its software platforms, drawing a distinction between literal copying (direct duplication of source code) and nonliteral copying (reproduction of structure, sequence, or user interface).

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CJEU to decide whether publishers may receive CMO-run funds from private copying

The IPKat

Case C-840/24 concerns the distribution, by collective management organisations (CMOs), of proceeds from private copying and lending rights. The request asks whether publishers may benefit from a fund, run by a CMO and funded through compensation for private copying exception and public lending rights. They are both members of VG Wort.

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Copy-Paste Perfumes? The Legal Battle Over Fragrance Dupes

Intepat

Counterfeit perfumes are unauthorized imitations that not only replicate the scent of a branded perfume but also copy its packaging, bottle design, and branding. LEGAL CHALLENGES AND ETHICAL CONCERNS OF PERFUME DUPES Fragrance dupes operate in a legal grey area because they do not directly copy trademarked logos or packaging.

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Was the Copying Rightful?

BYU Copyright Blog

Was the Copying Rightful? Faculty,Secondary Education,Fair Use,College May 12, 11:43 AM May 12, 11:44 AM On March 18, 2024, we published a post on the case Wilder v. Hoiland , reporting on the decision made by the U.S.

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Fla. Pharmacy Beats Novo Nordisk Suit Over Ozempic 'Copies'

IP Law 360

s suit claiming it violated a state statute by selling "essentially copies" of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy weight loss drugs, ruling that the claims are moot, preempted and nonviable. A Florida federal judge on Monday granted a compounding pharmacy a win in Novo Nordisk Inc.'s

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