TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

When cassette recorders, VCRs and similar devices hit the mainstream, entertainment companies with business models reliant on customers buying copies faced uncertainty. Private Copying Levy Valenti’s statement in 1982 reached a broad audience but its essence wasn’t new.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 30, 2023

District Court for the Southern District Court of New York granted summary judgment in favor of book publishers and against Internet Archive (“IA”) in a copyright infringement action involving ebooks brought by the four leading book publishers in the United States, Hachette Book Group, Inc., Read more

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 29, 2023

Copyright Office's demand that a niche publisher of gothic literature submit physical copies of new publications to the Library of Congress or risk thousands of dollars in fines amounted to an unconstitutional taking of the publisher's property. Circuit ruled Tuesday that the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 17, 2022

Many of the enforcement efforts are targeted at services or tools that offer pirated content, but there are less visible copyright infringement challenges too. In recent years music publishers have repeatedly spoken out against online platforms that use their music without a proper license. Unlicensed Platforms and Apps.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. The plaintiffs show that ChatGPT can reproduce content from copyrighted news articles when prompted.

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Velocity of Content

AUGUST 18, 2023

A federal court has approved a consent judgment in the long-running copyright infringement case filed by four publishers against the Internet Archive over its scanning and lending of library books. The post Publishers, Internet Archive Agree to Consented Judgment appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2024

In 2022, a platform called Pirate Library Mirror appeared on the scene, courting controversy right from the start after obtaining a full copy of Z-Library before the site’s legal troubles began. “We deliberately violate the copyright law in most countries. million books and 99.4 million papers for download.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

The site’s origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Union’s underground publishing culture ‘ samizdat ,’ which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century. In 2017, Elsevier won a court case against LibGen and Sci-Hub in a New York federal court, which awarded the publisher $15 million in damages.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

It is a common practice to make copies of deteriorating or far away cultural heritage. As of 2022, it is not even a new idea to use digital methods to copy heritage, considering that the mass digitisation of cultural heritage, especially books, started more than two decades ago. Photo by awsloley via Pixabay.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 25, 2022

GitHub is no stranger to copyright complaints. However, there are also instances where developers see copies of their own content elsewhere on Github, placed there by others without permission. What’s clear, however, is that he understands the concept of copyright infringement. Movies and Series Scraper. Stolen Code.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Publishers Share IPFS Concerns This week, IPFS was repeatedly mentioned by the Association of American Publishers ( AAP ) in its overview of the most notorious piracy markets submitted to the U.S. The publishers see them as a threat, as they make the piracy angle easier too. Most gateways accept copyright infringement notices.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Garland shows that demanding book copies without paying for them is arguably property theft, but it also stifles innovation in the publishing industry by disincentivizing small printing companies from entering the market due to a fear of high costs and outdated government regulations, says Zvi Rosen at Southern Illinois University School of Law.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 26, 2023

As a distance learner, digital copies made sense since they don’t have to be physically returned. Several people claiming to have used Fenlita say they pretty much got what they expected – a pirated copy of a textbook in PDF format, in some cases delivered via a Dropbox link. Unfortunately, 99.4%

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Music publishing companies Universal Music, ABKCO and Concord filed suit on Wednesday, October 18, in a Tennessee district court against generative artificial intelligence (AI) company, Anthropic, alleging “widespread infringement of their copyrighted song lyrics.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

From a cold, legal perspective, a 2020 blocking application filed by publishers Elsevier, Wiley, and American Chemical Society should’ve been straightforward. On one hand, unauthorized mass copying and distribution of movies, TV shows, and music is widely recognized as copyright infringement. Elbakyan [defendant no.1],

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2023

This unauthorized activity has not gone unnoticed by publishers, who’ve made it clear that piracy will not be tolerated, wherever it takes place in the world. Japan’s largest publisher Shueisha finds itself at the frontline of this battle. The company has taken a variety of legal actions, also in a U.S.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A niche publisher of gothic literature has taken its legal fight with the U.S. Copyright Office to the D.C. Circuit, saying an obscure law that still requires publishers to submit physical copies of all publications to the office or risk of thousands of dollars in fines is unconstitutional.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 12, 2023

NBCUniversal is facing a copyright infringement suit from the publisher of a California Occupational Safety and Health Administration newsletter, which claims that the media giant illegally copied and distributed the publication around its offices via email.

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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. Questions, Answers and Copyright.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2022

In the summer of 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA). Two Years of Litigation, Both Parties Request Summary Judgment. Two Years of Litigation, Both Parties Request Summary Judgment. In a June 10 letter to Judge John G.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

From 1983 to 1989 a print magazine, Postcard Collector, published many articles which we would like to republish. Each issue of the print magazine had a copyright notice ("© Krause Publications, Inc.") How can I find out if the publisher actually sent copies of the magazine to the LoC to complete the process? (2)

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. Is it permissible to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows if you’ve paid for a legal subscription? Copyright Law and DRM.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Publishers vs. Internet Archive The self-scanning service is different from the licensing deals other libraries enter into. Not all publishers are happy with IA’s approach which triggered a massive legal battle two years ago. The publishers didn’t listen to these concerns.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 9, 2024

In a 2023 report published by EndPoints News , it is suggested that for 2022, an estimated 70% of US FDA approvals for new treatments originated in small companies when compared to 66% in 2021. In The copyright holder can enforce its rights through an infringement claim if uses are made without obtaining the appropriate permissions.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 16, 2024

The libraries use this concept of CDL justify the mass digitalization of copyright works digital versions of their legally obtained items and lending them to patrons in a controlled manner. This rule covers lending digital copies of copyrighted works, while works in the public domain can be freely digitized.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 25, 2024

This article originally appeared in IPWatchdog and is re-published with permission. “Is Is offshoring the training of AI a credible and efficient response to minimize copyright compliance risks or is offshoring merely a theoretical argument designed to both influence lawmakers and for government relations purposes?”

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., The Lawsuit Another week, another lawsuit against generative AI. ABCKO Music, Inc., ABCKO Music, Inc., See Concord Music Group, Inc. Anthropic PBC , M.D.

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 4, 2022

has reached a deal to end a copyright and trademark infringement suit brought by a group of educational publishers that accused the e-commerce retailer of knowingly hosting and enabling shop owners to sell pirated digital copies of the publishers' textbooks, testing packets and solution materials, Shopify confirmed Tuesday.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The question is, when were they first published? I have two cases where they were published in book form in the 1990s, but those letters were copied from university libraries where apparently the originals are on display. Letters published as of 2003 without the authority of the copyright owner. Same as above. "[A]n

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

district court ruled that San Francisco–based non-profit Internet Archive (IA) infringed the copyright of four international publishing houses when it loaned unlicensed digital copies of … Continue reading "Implications of the U.S. Whether the decision against Internet Archive in the U.S. Earlier this year, a U.S.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2021

Last June, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive for copyright infringement , describing its ‘Open Library’ as operating like a pirate site. Publishers Respond to Internet Archive’s Request.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Sales Could’ve Been Better Despite becoming a number one best-seller in multiple countries, not every country has access to ‘Spare’ In common with many Western entertainment companies, publisher Penguin Random House pulled out of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine last year. ” the letter reads. Plagiarism?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2022

Praised by all who find its services useful or even vital, Sci-Hub also has to deal with attacks from publishing giants who would prefer to see the platform taken offline, or blocked by ISPs wherever that is a viable option. “Inject freedom into science publisher websites, with style. Please contribute new websites! Is it Legal?

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For these companies, their need is simple – get a hard copy of their research into the hands of physicians so they know it’s available if they ever need it. It’s a testament to the deeply engrained preference of physicians for hard copies of research and to the value of the tactile experience of a physical copy.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Fast-paced organizations that rely on and invest heavily in R&D should not only regard published content as the heart of innovation, but also possess a deep appreciation of the system of copyright protecting this intellectual property. How Do Different Departments Use the Annual Copyright License?

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