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Section 60 of the Copyright Act: Finally, Some Answers(?)

SpicyIP

The safeguard against groundless threats alleging copyright infringement in Section 60 suffers from a lack of clarity around some of its key terms like “due diligence”, “groundless” and “prosecution” One decision that attempts to address this lacuna is the Bombay High Court’s decision in Manya Vejju v.

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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

Artists in the digital space have always been vulnerable to the unauthorized distribution, copying, and sale of their work. Listing someone else’s artwork on an NFT marketplace is as simple as saving a copy of the work from an artist’s website or social media platform and uploading it onto a marketplace where it is minted into an NFT.

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Apologies Without Accountability: Canadian Heritage Committee Seeks Answers on Government Funding an Anti-Semite

Michael Geist

The process failure, including the lack of due diligence, can be addressed by fixing the systems and engaging in greater antisemitism education. Indeed, there was no defending the absence of due diligence or the failure to respond quickly once the concern came to light. It is a shame it does not happen more often.

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[Guest post] German court: copyright infringement by ‘re-pin’ on Pinterest

The IPKat

In GS Media ( C-160/15 , Katpost here ) the CJEU ruled that placing a hyperlink to protected content may be an infringement, when the content linked to is freely accessible, but unlawfully so. This makes the scenario very similar to the Renckhoff case, where a re-post occurred after the file was copied to another server.

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Second Circuit signals some minimal flexibility on Polaroid analysis in another strip club false endorsement case

43(B)log

Appellants, current and former professional models, appealed their summary judgment loss on a variety of claims arising from the use of their images in social media posts promoting a “gentlemen’s club” operated by EIE. Their social media footprints range from several thousand to a few million followers. 59 Murray Enters.,

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The safe harbour exemption clause was added to Section 79 of the Information Technology Act of 2000, which protected an intermediary from liability for third-party content on its platform if it completed “due diligence” as specified by the Central Government. The location of all of the work’s details.

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A New Brick in the Wall: Barcelona Commercial Court grants preliminary injunction against NFTs infringing copyright

LexBlog IP

In such a doubtful context, careful due diligence of the rights acquired on the work shall be in order for the owner of the corpus mechanicum. VEGAP also requested the Court to enjoin the defendant from creating NFTs and order them their withdrawal, along with damages compensation.