IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Any user can easily copy, duplicate or access the data without the permission of the author and it is difficult to trace them back due to the issues of privacy and other matters. Wide impact of Multimedia and Social media Multimedia is a much broader concept consisting of text, sounds, audio-video, images, graphics etc.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 7, 2022

In doing so, it eviscerates the claim that there is a tangible connection between the requirement to pay for the value of news articles on social media and search platforms (called digital news intermediaries or DNI’s in the bill). Millions of Canadians choose to access media through search and social media.

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2023

Since early 2020, Defendant Nepute and Quickwork have used several platforms, including social media, emails, and radio, to tout the purported benefits of Vitamin D and zinc and to promote Wellness Warrior supplements. ” The government can show either falsity/misleadingness or lack of substantiation to prevail.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 19, 2022

That’s where there are some costs involved, both government fees and attorney’s fees, if you’re working with a lawyer, as I recommend. That symbol helps warn others that you are protected, that this is valuable to you, that there is likely to be a problem if they copy it.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This process is handled by India’s powerful Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), a body within the government’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( I&B ). This ultimately determines the content that citizens are allowed to view and under what circumstances, and the content they must not view at all.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

A track called “ Heart on My Sleeve ” went viral recently on social media with lead vocals sounding eerily similar to a certain crooner known for his lovelorn lyrics. This is like a watermark that a producer can place in their song to detect copying. Rather, the vocals were generated using artificial intelligence tools.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 2, 2023

The government now says it won’t give in to “threats” but the reality is that Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez more accurately described it last year as a “business decision” when he appeared before the Heritage committee. In the case of Stellantis, the government appears prepared to provide billions in additional subsidies.

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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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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The group offered hardware and software solutions that allowed people to install and play unofficial games and pirated copies on various consoles, including the popular Nintendo Switch. Government, which indicted three members of Team-Xecuter last year. The Government saw him as part of the Team-Xecuter conspiracy.

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Michael Geist

MARCH 14, 2023

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is on the defensive as he tries to defend Bill C-18 in the wake of both Google and Facebook signalling that they may remove Canadian news from search results and social media sharing in light of the government’s approach that creates mandated payments for links.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

In some types of programming, especially when there’s only one correct way to do something, copying code isn’t just a shortcut, it’s the norm. Many lawyers also copy and paste heavily in the legal documents in a bid to meet the criteria there. The reason for this is simple: Plagiarism is governed by social norms.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A little under two years ago, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo (aka Omi in a Hellcat). As the government works to take possession of those assets in a civil process, the long-awaited criminal indictment has now landed. IRS and FBI agents seized “at least” $5.2m

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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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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

They hope that the Chinese government will step up its efforts on this front too. “The Chinese government should be encouraged to expand enforcement resources and capability, commensurate with the scale of the evolving online piracy problem,” IIPA writes. . These allow pirates to play copies of games on their consoles.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When publishers clashed with The Pirate Bay over illegally shared copies, we envisioned that things could get much worse if Kindle-ready pirate sites began to pop up. “Currently, many automated systems use Amazon as a place to copy the e-files that they use for their free websites.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2023

government called for 15.5 In a sentencing memorandum for the defense, details of Carrasquillo’s early life – most of which had already been made public by Carrasquillo in videos posted to social media – make for depressing reading. “Protected works should not be copied. Last month the U.S.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 2, 2021

Many of them essentially impersonate the US Patent and Trademark Office, or use materials, paperwork that makes it look like they’re official and from the government. Unfortunately, the nature of online business makes it easier for some to copy or infringe brands.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Social media (aka Facebook) were not a part of the conversation. This raises the question: does the press publishers’ right apply to social media? While social media were not explicitly singled out, they seem to comfortably fall within the ISSP definition. Do social media make content available?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Earlier this year, the Texas legislature enacted HB 20 , a blatant attempt to censor social media service. The opinion emphatically slices through the FUD that’s been generated by pro-censorial forces questioning whether social media services exercise editorial discretion. The Opinion. ” [cite to USTA v.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

The USTR’s report aims to motivate governments and various players in the private sector to take appropriate action, wherever that’s possible, to disrupt and limit infringement. Russia-based trio Rapidgator (file-hosting), RuTracker (torrents) and VK, the largest social media platform in Russia, also maintain their spots.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 15, 2023

A track called “ Heart on My Sleeve ” went viral recently on social media with lead vocals sounding eerily similar to a certain crooner known for his lovelorn lyrics. ” This is like a watermark that a producer can place in their song to detect copying.

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SpicyIP

MAY 24, 2023

Interactions through email and social media denote digitalisation of interactions. In 2019, the Department of Science, Government of India, set up the Quantum Enabled Science and Technology (QuEST) for capacity mapping. For example, converting a typewritten-text to a digital form is digitisation.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service copied subscription TV broadcasts from official (and unofficial) sources and then restreamed that content to tens of thousands of customers, at a dramatically cut down price. For many UK football fans, Flawless granted access to the sport they love, at a price they could afford.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Government seizure banner. According to the EU Commission, the report mainly aims to encourage the operators and owners, as well as local governments and enforcement authorities, to take appropriate action to reduce online piracy. —-. A copy of the European Commission’s third Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List is available here (pdf).

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Early in 2019, the Nepali government proposed a comprehensive IT Bill to replace the current Electronic Transaction Act. It encompasses all intersecting IT industries and might affect anything from social media use to surveillance, e-commerce, and technological innovation. Conclusion.

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43(B)log

APRIL 18, 2023

VPX also argues that it will not return to the type of advertising that was the subject of the jury’s verdict because it is now governed by a board of majority-independent directors, who have instructed VPX to complete the redesign transition.” Plus, they hadn’t removed existing false advertising from their social media accounts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

22, 2021): companies now pay so-called “influencers” to issue posts on social media touting their products or services. Advertising/E-Commerce. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp., 2021 WL 221878 (9th Cir Jan. Wired : How Covid Gums Up the Court System. * Les Giblin LLC v. La Marque, 2021 WL 1997376 (D. Once again, the Court disagrees.

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43(B)log

MARCH 10, 2023

Plaintiff WATL is allegedly the preeminent governing body and league for the sport of axe throwing and uses the trademark “WATL” to market and publicize the axe throwing league. Cold Steel Inc., 2023 WL 2372059, No. 2:20−cv−11407 JAK (Ex) (C.D.

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The IPKat

JULY 9, 2023

However, readers seeking to understand the principles governing the application of copyright to this type of work will not be satisfied only with this book. Would they be prepared to take legal action for copyright infringement if someone exploited or copied one of their works? Another important question is raised in this chapter.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In addition, government agencies targeted the site and its operator in Brazil and Peru , further adding to Yout’s legal troubles. Yout’s operator then posted these headlines on social media to promote his service, the RIAA claims. Popular stream-ripping site Yout.com has been targeted in lawsuits around the world.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In 2022 the UK Government responded to a consultation over whether to alter the UK provisions for computer-generated works (CGWs) and determined to leave them alone, concluding “There is no evidence at present that protection for CGWs is harmful, and the use of AI is still in its early stages.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

2000) (“ copying an entire work militates against a finding of fair use. ”). To create its product, Clearview scraped billions of publicly available photos from websites and social media platforms. 3d 723, 743 (9th Cir. 2019); Worldwide Church of God vs Phila. Church of God, Inc., 3d 110, 1118 (9th Cir.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

PopSugar allegedly created profiles of prominent social media influencers and copied their photos from Instagram without permission, leading to a class action lawsuit. Central to this is the licensing agreement that governs the use of one’s publicity rights. One example that comes to mind is the time PopSugar Inc.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

To address these issues, the government has created the Takedown Services for Copyright Protection idea, which allows copyright owners to issue takedown notifications to platforms that are infringing on their rights. Legal Framework governing take down notice. He has 36 hours to act, or he will face severe sanctions.It

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

PopSugar allegedly created profiles of prominent social media influencers and copied their photos from Instagram without permission, leading to a class action lawsuit. Central to this is the licensing agreement that governs the use of one’s publicity rights. One example that comes to mind is the time PopSugar Inc.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In November 2019, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his social media handle Omi in a Hellcat. Yes, Omi says, but that made him think about a situation he faced too, when people copied his own products. IRS and FBI agents seized “at least” $5.2m

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Intepat

MAY 16, 2023

A fraudulent lottery-winning message with Amitabh Bachchan’s voice from KBC was viral through various social media platforms and many people fell into this trap. Publicity Rights Under Indian IP Law In India, there is no direct statute that governs publicity rights in the intellectual property law regime. Under this Act, Sec.

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