TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2022

Around the middle of April, posts on social media sites popular in Russia (VK, Telegram) suggested that cinemas in several regions would begin screening big Hollywood movies, including ones that should not be available. The pirated copy – complete with Russian dubbing – was downloaded from an unnamed torrent site.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou Recently, the news of reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny's eloquently put disappointment spread on social media, bringing up interesting questions concerning music creation using AI. Essentially, FlowGPT would have fed the copied songs into the system, and that could mean copyright infringement.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 6, 2024

This means ignoring similarities in historical facts, general plot ideas, and scènes à faire (situations that flow naturally from a basic plot premise), all of which aren’t protected under well-established copyright law. Hit me up in the comments below or on your favorite social media app @copyrightlately.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 13, 2024

copyright registration doesn’t claim rights in the game’s graphics or other visual elements. At a Loss for Wordles In recent days, numerous developers targeted by the Times’s DMCA notice have taken to social media to report that their own Reactle-built games have been shut down. Wordle’s U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

AI-generated works have won awards: The Crow , an “AI-made” film won the Jury Award at the Cannes Short Film Festival and the story of an AI artwork winning the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition was reported in The New York Times. Registration was refused in August 2019, in line with previous US case law and guidance.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The defendants’ wholesale collection and use of copyrighted material, with no option for copyright owners to opt out, would exceed the legal interpretation of “fair use” (see VHT vs Zillow Group , 918 F.3d 2000) (“ copying an entire work militates against a finding of fair use. ”). 4th 1149 (9th Cir. 3d 723, 743 (9th Cir.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

It is also an increasingly popular medium for infringers to illegally source and share copyrighted materials. Fortunately, copyright law prohibits the unauthorized reproduction of a work. Copyright disputes do not need to escalate into costly and time-consuming litigation. Social Media Complaints and Takedown Policies.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

” On April 26, UMG held an earnings call in which it reported that revenues rose 11.5% It’s a new issue and there’s been some fresh reporting on it with some recent developments. First of all, in terms of copyright, to reiterate our very clearly articulated position. year over year to $2.71

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The parties dutifully went back to the lower court, and following expert witness reports and depositions, Disney brought a motion for summary judgment. Judge Rakoff held that the fact that Sinclair didn’t actually possess a copy of Nicklen’s video didn’t mean that Sinclair wasn’t responsible for displaying it.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

In a 91-page report and recommendation, a magistrate judge finds that the new version of the Philadelphia Phillies’ mascot falls within the “derivative works exception” to copyright termination. Overall, the report is a bit of a mixed bag for the team. But questions still remain. 3D Mascot Turnaround of New Phillie Phanatic.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

When sales are replaced by pirated copies, authors earn a lot less. It has removed billions of reported infringing links and since 2012 has been downranking pirate sites, something that hit torrent portals particularly hard. “Book authors earn their incomes from legitimate sales of their books, as a percentage of each sale.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The law that is our reference for answering this question is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Google’s Transparency report which is compliant with the DMCA is mentioning over 5 billion Urls being delisted due to copyright infringement.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. Nevertheless, almost immediately after the sketch aired on the East Coast, a number of Muppets fans began to weigh in on social media, wondering if they had just seen an authorized (albeit unconventional) appearance by Kermit and Co.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I’m talking about section 113(c) , which allows photographs of useful articles incorporating copyrighted works to be made and used without violating copyright law. As always, please leave comments or questions below or at @copyrightlately on social media. The only problem is that most people don’t know it exists.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. The costs of preventing the harm are grandiose when compared to the actual harm that use of copyrighted material in memes causes. ” How Stagnant Copyright Law is Stifling Creativity , 27 J. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

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CopyrightsWorld

APRIL 4, 2022

Since then, we have been getting a lot of questions about copyright and online protection. Users were reluctant to upload their creations to a place where everyone could easily get a copy just by making a right-click. Takedown notices and court reports are here to equip you with everything you will need to defend your case.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

All copies are made from this recording. She uses social media to create her band, to market her music, and even to fight against online music streaming. Most musicians are familiar with copyright law. A master recording is the original recording of a piece of music. A Conglomerate.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Branding has become more important than ever, particularly in developing an online presence through search engines, various online platforms, and social media. Nearly every mainstream marketplace and social media platform has Acceptable Use Policies, which provide procedures for reporting intellectual property infringements.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] 12 [xix] The Copyright Act, 1957, §55, No.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

to place a fresh status report on the whereabouts of the defendants- Mr. Pritamdas Arora and his wife Ms. The court further directed that this order should be made available on the online portal of the Registry and in case it is not uploaded, a copy should still be shared upon request by an email. Ritika Arora. Eicore Technologies Pvt.

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Copyright Lately

APRIL 3, 2023

book publishers, rejecting the Internet Archive’s argument that its practice of scanning and lending digital copies of books qualifies as fair use under the Copyright Act. When the electronic version is “checked out,” the physical copy is taken out of circulation. ” What is Controlled Digital Lending?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 17, 2023

The mapping of national legal sources of copyright flexibilities and their comparative analysis provided a detailed overview of the state of the art of copyright flexibilities in all the 27 Member States, organized in 27 national reports which illustrated national provisions using the same taxonomy applied to EU sources.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 10, 2022

In the aftermath of Brexit, many publishers were wondering if the UK — with its strong tradition of supporting the rights of publishers, authors, and artists — would provide another voice in defense of copyright. Having just read a new report from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO), this tradition is at serious risk.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In addition, in granting Alexander’s motion for partial summary judgment, the court found that Alexander held valid copyrights in the tattoo designs at issue and that defendants copied those works. You can use the comment section below or @copyrightlately on social media. Bodily Autonomy.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? Buying Copyrights. The first thing that’s important to understand is that buying a copy of a creative work, even if it happens to the only copy in existence, doesn’t give you any copyright interest in the work. Buying Objects ?

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Miramax claims, among other things, that the preparation and sale of these derivative works constitutes copyright infringement because the contractual rights Tarantino reserved in his 1993 agreement with Miramax don’t cover NFTs. The breathless media reports soon followed. You can buy one right now on Amazon. (A

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As the story goes, they provided him with a copy of a few scenes from “Ghostbusters” in which the theme would appear. But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. to write the’s film’s signature song.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 21, 2021

The man in the photo, whom Dolezal previously identified as “my dad” in social media posts, was later revealed to be Albert Wilkerson Jr. , After a local Spokane news reporter asked Dolezal point blank “Are you African American?,” Here’s a copy of Dolezal’s complaint. View Fullscreen.

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 25, 2023

The Transfers In the parties’ agreement (read here) , Gallo and Sweet Revenge expressly represented and warranted that Gallo “created and/or wrote the Story as an employee-for-hire” of Sweet Revenge, and that the story “constitutes a work-made-for-hire pursuant to the United States Copyright Laws.” Termination Notice No.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The decisions in the first category, i.e., Top 10 IP Cases/Judgements (Topicality/Impact) reflect those that we thought were important from a topical point of view and were covered by the media in some way owing to the importance of parties litigating or the issue being considered or for impact on industry and innovation/creativity ecosystem etc.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Recurring news that another established and popular content creator faces copyright issues on YouTube is something the world will have to get used to. Two screenshots, featuring copyright claims against a long list of his older videos, were headed by, “I’m getting too old for this.”

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Following the Twitter account of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom every single day for the last ten years is a requirement for keeping up to date with the largest copyright infringement case of all time. Copyright law has always been controversial, but rarely this political or to these depths. “@Twitter has a #NAFO problem.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Musicologists in litigation: (1) identify formal similarities—instrumentation, chord progression; (2) opine on how aesthetically similar/significant those similarities are; (3) opine about the rarity of similar features; (4) opine that copying did or didn’t occur. Same concept of similarity governs both elements of the copyright claim!

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Oracle , that ‘fair use’ is an ‘equitable rule of reason’ requiring ‘judicial balancing’ of ‘the sometimes conflicting aims of copyright law’ so that copyright does not ‘stifle the very creativity which the law las was meant to foster.’ ’ (Op.

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