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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

Plagiarism Today

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. This prompted Florence Stoker to sue, a case she won handily with an order that all copies of the film be destroyed. However, that wasn’t how it was meant to be released. .

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The Streamlabs (SLOBS) Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

They did so anyway and followed up by filing a trademark We’ve tried to sort this out in private and they have been uncooperative at every turn [link] — OBS (@OBSProject) November 17, 2021. Hey, can I copy your homework? ? Yeah, just change it up a bit so it’s not obvious you copied. The user reviews are even a COPY!

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3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright

Plagiarism Today

Bungie sued AimJunkies alleging that cheat software developed by AimJunkies infringed both the copyright and their trademarks related to the game Destiny 2. 3: Original GTA Creator Reports Rockstar Put Copyright Strikes on His Prototype Videos.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (May 6- May 12)

SpicyIP

Given the identical nature of marks and overlapping target audience, a prima facie case for infringement and passing off was made out and the Court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the use of the defendant’s trademark. Shark Tank India sends legal notice to participants for using clips from their pitch in the show.

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Pro-Plex News Articles on Facebook Deleted By Markscan On Behalf of Plex

TorrentFreak

On January 1, 2024, TorrentFreak published a review of the wrongful DMCA notices filed against us in 2023, either directly via email or at Google demanding deindexing of our articles. Our small request for 2024 was not unreasonable: stop sending us bogus copyright notices.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, Intellectual Property law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which type of Intellectual Property (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work. Take these two commonly heard phrases: “I need to copyright my company name,” and “I want to patent my new idea.”. How To Win Big In a Copyright Infringement Case.