Plagiarism Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Yesterday, news broke that Pearson Education, the largest publisher of textbooks in the world, has filed a lawsuit against the website Chegg alleging widespread copyright infringement of its content on the site. As a result, Pearson is suing Chegg alleging copyright infringement. The post Understanding the Pearson v.
The IPKat
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.
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The IP Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work. Copyright infringement occurs when a person or company uses another’s copyrighted work without permission.
IPilogue
MAY 4, 2022
It used to be that occasionally we would hear in the news that some artist is suing some other artist for infringing their song. You may remember the big music copyright infringement case of 2012 , where Robin Thicke was sued by Marvin Gaye over claims that Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”.
43(B)log
DECEMBER 14, 2023
61, 2023 Abstract To prove copyright infringement, a plaintiff must convince a jury that the defendant copied from the plaintiff’s work rather than independently creating it. Until that knowledge is available, testimony about the probability of copying should be deemed inadmissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 702.
TorrentFreak
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things.
LexBlog IP
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Many find it surprising, but there is no requirement to include a copyright notice on a work for the work to be protected by copyright law. The lack of a copyright notice does not give you permission to use the work. Copyright infringement occurs when a person or company uses another’s copyrighted work without permission.
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