Patently-O

MARCH 24, 2025

In the case, the Second Circuit had sided with Sheeran -- affirming dismissal of the infringement claim based largely on a technical limitation of pre-1976 copyright law. Structured Asset Sales (SAS) owns a partial interest in Townsend's share and contends that Sheeran copied protected elements from the iconic soul classic.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 8, 2024

IPKat-approved vertical direct effect As students of EU law know, a key principle which the now Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recognized for the first time in the landmark 1963 judgment in Van Gend en Loos is that of direct effect of EU law.

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Intepat

MARCH 25, 2025

Counterfeit perfumes are unauthorized imitations that not only replicate the scent of a branded perfume but also copy its packaging, bottle design, and branding. LEGAL CHALLENGES AND ETHICAL CONCERNS OF PERFUME DUPES Fragrance dupes operate in a legal grey area because they do not directly copy trademarked logos or packaging.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The conclusion of that lawsuit declared that an emulator like Yuzu, that circumvents Nintendo’s technical measures, decrypts Switch games using unauthorized copies of Switch cryptographic keys, allowing games to be played on anything other than a Switch, violates copyright law. And it doesn’t stop there.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

As the three-judge panel succinctly put it: “Overprotecting such basic elements would threaten to stifle creativity and undermine the purpose of copyright law.” The “deposit copy rule” is a holdover from the 1909 Copyright Act, which still applies to works registered before 1978.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

Law firm sues competitor over copied brief, pirate site closure was exaggerated, and a horror game based on Steamboat Willie is announced. The post 3 Count: Scary Mouse appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2025

A recent report led by the Future Law Lab at Jagiellonian University and the Centrum Cyfrowe Foundation , developed as part of the KR21 project , highlights this pressing issue and proposes a pragmatic, legally sound solution: the independent Secure Digital Lending (iSDL) model. CDL has been challenged in U.S.

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IP Law 360

MAY 12, 2025

s suit claiming it violated a state statute by selling "essentially copies" of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy weight loss drugs, ruling that the claims are moot, preempted and nonviable. A Florida federal judge on Monday granted a compounding pharmacy a win in Novo Nordisk Inc.'s

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In a landmark judgment with far reaching ramifications, a German court recently held that the copying of images by Large-scale Artificial Intelligence Open Network (LAION) - a nonprofit organization that provides datasets, tools and models to liberate machine learning research – did not infringe copyright law. The Kneschke v.

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Corsearch

JANUARY 9, 2025

Enter common law trademarks a practical way to secure certain rights to your brand from the moment you start using it, without the registration process or fees. In this post, well break down what common law trademarks are, how they work, and when they might (or might not) be enough for your brand. What is a common law trademark?

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Olartemoure Blog

MAY 30, 2025

This refers to “the fixation of the work in a medium that allows its communication or the creation of copies, in whole or in part, by any means or process.” La entrada Fashion and copyright law se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

and torrents.yts.rs , all violate local copyright law. The MPA lists six domains in total; sflix.to, sflix.se, and sflix.is, plus myflixerz.to, myflixertv.to, and myflixer.today, noting that these domains shared pirated copies of many films including “Shazam!”, “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Top Gun: Maverick”.

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Barry Sookman

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

However, and consistent with copyright law, it concluded that copyright can subsist in generative AI outputs that contain copies of inputs that are perceptible in AI-generated outputs, as well as where persons take AI-generated outputs and select, arrange, coordinate, or modify them to meet the threshold requirements of originality.…

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2025

In short, Mio made copies of the claimants (Asplund) Palais Royal table with its Cord table and konektra made copies of the claimants (USM Haller) shelving furniture. This refers to the fact that the global impression test is used in design law but foreign to copyright law, as per the case law of the CJEU.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

million ($3 million) acquiring a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune. With previous ones selling for around €25,000 ($28,000), their copy cost more than 100 times the going rate. Make the book public (to the extent permitted by law) 2. Many copies of the book are already easy to access just through a simple search.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In the lawsuit, Pearson alleges that Chegg, through the use of thousands of freelancers, provides answers to questions found in textbooks it publishes and, in doing so, often copies the question verbatim or with slight paraphrasing. As a result, Pearson is suing Chegg alleging copyright infringement. Chegg’s Potential Defenses.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Sneha is a Partner at Saikrishna and Associates and leads their Artificial Intelligence and Law Practice. Thomson Reuters argued that Legal Ease’s questions, incorporated by Ross in machine-readable form, essentially copied its creative headnotes. The post will also look at how contention of parties would fare under Indian law.

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Traverse Legal Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

2024 Update) Accidental copyright infringement occurs when someone unknowingly violates copyright law. This can happen due to: Lack of Understanding: Not fully comprehending copyright laws and regulations. Preventing Accidental Infringement: Respect Copyright: Avoid copying others’ work without permission.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On one hand, unattributed copying is rampant, widely accepted and even necessary. Much of what lawyers write have only one or two ways that they can correctly be written, thus it’s common to copy the works of others, especially from one’s own firm or their past work. Still, this latest case stands out. Analyzing the Plagiarism.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 28, 2024

When films are released on streaming platforms, they are copied and shared online almost immediately. Since the early 2000s, leaked copies of Oscar ‘screeners’ would circulate on pirate sites at the end of the year. There’s one type of piracy that’s particularly concerning, however. The problem isn’t new.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As IPKat readers are, of course, aware, Westlaw users can pay to access its contents, which includes case law, statutes and journals, as well as editorial content and annotations including headnotes which summarise key points of law and decisions from various cases. The Court did not apply its analysis to all c.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2025

” Problematic Reporting Obligations In addition to matters directly related to blocking, the tech industry is concerned about recent amendments to Italian copyright law that introduce obligations that contradict the principles set forth in the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).

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LoTempio Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2025

Understanding Trademark Protection A trademark serves as a vital tool for brand protection, differentiating businesses from their competition and preventing others from copying established goodwill. When registered, it provides an exclusive right in the marketplace with a presumption of ownership.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 16, 2025

A company providing card payment services to taxi drivers has accused a former director of breaching his duties and infringing its copyright by poaching senior developers to set up a rival payment system.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

On February 11, 2025, Third Circuit visiting Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation on the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Many of the details were previously sealed, but unsealed copies added to the docket yesterday reveal new information. copyright law. — A copy of all relevant documents referenced here are available though Free.law’s Courtlistener From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

They claimed that they do not provide a “transmission function” and therefore are not “intermediaries” under EU law. It asserted that DNS resolvers do play a role in transmitting content and can be considered intermediaries under EU law. Again, the Paris court disagreed. Some domain names such as livetv807.me,

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Central to her ruling was the conclusion that the plaintiffs hadn’t claimed that ChatGPT disseminated a copy of their works in response to any user query. But as Cornell law professor James Grimmelmann told WIRED last week , “This theory of no standing is actually a potential earthquake far beyond AI. OpenAI, Inc.—hopefully

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 12, 2025

This two-part blog looks at the provisions that exist in library laws across European countries concerning the building of collections and what libraries can do with them. There is already an argument under copyright law that there is an implicit right of access. This is not to say that this process has been easy or painless.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2025

The figure was based on more than 600,000 copies of the software allegedly installed by the Navy, multiplied by the negotiated $370 license per install, minus a 30% discount. The Federal Circuit affirmed the damages figure, noting that the law does not require every award of copyright damages to be on a per-copy basis.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Despite the digital shift, outdated or restrictive interpretations of copyright law often prevent libraries from fulfilling their public mission online. EU law enables this model but does not require countries to adopt it. In none of the 22 studied countries do national laws meet all three conditions at once ( Group 1 ).

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 15, 2024

As two social media influencers fight it out in court, a lawsuit over “sad beige” aesthetics sparks debate about creativity, commerce and copyright law. influencers Sydney Nicole Gifford and Alyssa Sheil are squaring off in court over who copied whose minimalist aesthetic on social media. You cant copyright a vibe.

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SpicyIP

MAY 3, 2025

Varsha is an LLM candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in Intellectual Property and Technology Laws. A R Rahman Controversy: Is the Law Out of Tune with Indian Classical Music? You can view her previous posts on the blog here. Long post ahead!] Image from here Dagar v.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The authors accused these services of sharing pirated copies of their book “5000 Integrated Circuits Power Audio Amplifiers” When the authors sent Cloudflare a takedown notice, the company responded that it doesn’t host any content for doku.pub, clarifying that it operates as a ‘pass-though’ CDN provider.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2024

‘Crucial Ruling’ Law firms Studio Previti and SPTech Legal , who represented Serie A and several intervening parties, are pleased with the outcome. — A copy of the order, as issued by the Court of Milan, is available here ( pdf, Italian ). From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

On October 29, officers from Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters and Tome Police Station arrested three men on suspicion of violating copyright law. First Case of its Type in Japan This week local anti-piracy group CODA revealed details of a copyright prosecution that’s so unusual, it’s probably never happened before.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Second Circuit recently decided Structured Asset Sales, LLC v. Edward Christopher Sheeran, considering whether Sheeran’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On.”

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