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Server Test Showdown? The Conflicting Rulings Over Whether Embedding a Social Media Post Violates the Copyright Act

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which held that embedding images could not violate a copyright holder’s exclusive display right. A recent California District Court ruling affirmed that Perfect 10’s ruling applied to the embedding of images from social media onto third party websites. Amazon.com, Inc., What is Embedding?

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Server Test Showdown? The Conflicting Rulings Over Whether Embedding a Social Media Post Violates the Copyright Act

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which held that embedding images could not violate a copyright holder’s exclusive display right. A recent California District Court ruling affirmed that Perfect 10’s ruling applied to the embedding of images from social media onto third party websites. Amazon.com, Inc., What is Embedding?

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Court Denies ISP’s Request to Dismiss Music and Movie Piracy Liability Claims

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For roughly a quarter-century, rightsholders have sent copyright infringement notices to ISPs, informing them about alleged copyright infringements carried out by subscribers. After reviewing the matter, Judge Glenn saw no reason to dismiss the copyright liability claims at this stage.

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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era. However, with more advantages, some disadvantages also come into play.

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U.S. Copyright Holders Want Tougher Anti-Piracy Measures in China

TorrentFreak

In addition, the maximum punitive damages for copyright infringers in China was increased ten-fold. However, the US copyright groups see a lot more room for improvement. They hope that the Chinese government will step up its efforts on this front too. These allow pirates to play copies of games on their consoles.

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Amazon Removes Books From Kindle Unlimited After They Appear on Pirate Sites

TorrentFreak

When publishers clashed with The Pirate Bay over illegally shared copies, we envisioned that things could get much worse if Kindle-ready pirate sites began to pop up. “Copyright infringement is outside of my control. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Grand Jury Charges ‘Omi in a Hellcat’ With Conspiracy to Pirate Xfinity & Spectrum TV Services

TorrentFreak

A little under two years ago, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo (aka Omi in a Hellcat). As the government works to take possession of those assets in a civil process, the long-awaited criminal indictment has now landed. Grand Jury Indictment – Copyright Infringement.