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3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright

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2: Bungie’s Copyright Infringement Claims Against AimJunkies ‘Insiders’ Can Continue. AimJunkies continues to argue that the development of cheat software is not an infringement of copyright, though Bungie made claims that code was copied for the purpose of creating the software.

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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

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When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. Under the laws at the time, this mean that it didn’t have copyright protection. 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story. This prompted Florence Stoker to sue, a case she won handily with an order that all copies of the film be destroyed.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 6- May 12)

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M2P Solutions Private Limited vs Ashok Kumar on May 7, 2024 (Delhi High Court) The present suit has been filed against two unknown defendants operating the website that allegedly infringed plaintiff’s trademark ‘M2P Fintech’. INTA filed an intervention on interpretation of the term “Article” under the Indian Designs Act.

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Court Dismisses Most Claims in Authors’ Lawsuit Against OpenAI

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OpenAI, Inc. , [1] a putative class action filed on behalf of a group of authors alleging that OpenAI infringed their copyrighted literary works by using them to train ChatGPT. [2] 2] OpenAI moved to dismiss all claims against it, save the claim for direct copyright infringement, and the court largely sided with OpenAI.

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October 19, 1976 – President Gerald Ford Signs the “New” Copyright Act…and Much More

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The 1976 Act brought in many aspects of copyright with which we are now familiar, including codifying fair use in Section 107 (it previously had been applied on a common law basis). In sum, the traditional doctrine of fair use, as embodied in the Copyright Act, does not sanction the use made by The Nation of these copyrighted materials.

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Foreign Works, US Rights: The 7th Circle of Copyright Hell?

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Nineties grunge-rock band Nirvana, already embroiled in a long-running legal battle against fashion company Marc Jacobs over its “happy face” t-shirt designs , now finds itself on the less happy end of a new copyright infringement lawsuit worthy of Dante’s trip through the underworld. copyright law.

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Strategic Legal Algorithms Against Public Participation: YouTube Disables Newslaundry’s Account Following Copyright Claims from Aaj Tak

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In a new low for Indian media, Aaj Tak (owned by the media conglomerate Living Media) has allegedly taken to using copyright claims to prevent criticism of its reportage by media watchdog Newslaundry.

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