TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2022

Despite a reported development and marketing budget in excess of $100m, Genshin Impact is free to play but is monetized via gacha game mechanics. Mid-December a new release appeared on the forum titled ‘Genshin XYZ’, a piece of software that works with open-world action role-playing game Genshin Impact.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Earlier today, video game critic and prominent YouTuber James Stephanie Sterling posted a video calling out a marketing firm working for Activision Blizzard in the run-up to the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. . A journalist who does this is not a journalist, but another marketer for the company, and they aren’t disclosing it.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

1: Freeplay Sues CNN Over Music Used in News Reports. First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the music production company Freeplay music has filed a lawsuit against CNN, alleging that the news organization used their music in news segments without a license. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Here’s what Felicia writes: Archival Authenticity or Iconic Copies? It also suggests that copying might have some effect on our understanding of what is and is not iconic. Assuredly, Dolce & Gabbana may not be able to prevent copies on the U.S. In this negative space of copyright law in the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The report card on last year’s US trade book sales is now available, and it makes very happy reading for booksellers and publishers. Book Sales Report Card A++. “So The NPD BookScan figures are based on direct reporting from all major retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Target, and independent bookstores.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Plus, DPIAs pose potential security risks due to the sensitive and confidential nature of the information contained within the reports. However, this safeguard is insufficient in practice as not all DPIA-required information falls under this privilege, and judges can choose to waive-in certain privileged information for discovery purposes.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

. “On information and belief, Microsoft and OpenAI are currently or will imminently commence making additional copies of the Publishers’ Works to train and/or fine-tune the next generation GPT-5 LLM,” the complaint adds. The plaintiffs cite various examples where ChatGPT allegedly links dubious news reporting to their newspapers.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams. Copyright Complaint Targets Just One Video.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

. “On information and belief, Microsoft and OpenAI are currently or will imminently commence making additional copies of the Publishers’ Works to train and/or fine-tune the next generation GPT-5 LLM,” the complaint adds. The plaintiffs cite various examples where ChatGPT allegedly links dubious news reporting to their newspapers.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 18, 2023

It lists a few hundred URLs that allegedly point to pirated copies of titles such as DAHMER, Cable Girls, Cursed, and Bridgerton. This includes URLs that point to pirated copies of Clarkson’s Farm, Britannia, and Bosch: Legacy. Looking at Google’s transparency report we see that Amazon and Netflix are not alone.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Case Citation : Digital Marketing Advisors v. Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. The post 512(f) Plaintiff Must Pay $91k to the Defense–Digital Marketing v. McCandless Group, LLC, 2022 WL 17403067 (C.D.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 29, 2022

When movies are recorded directly from cinema screens, the resulting pirate copy is known as a ‘cam’, regardless of the device used – camcorder or otherwise. Our report published late November provides more detail and last week an FDA/FCPA newsletter dated December 20 ( pdf ) confirmed events as reported.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 1, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the case between the major record labels and the now-former internet service provider Bright House is heading to a trial this week as the judge has ruled on some last-minute pre-trial motions. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2024

Pressure Increases on Players in the Illicit Market In common with its counterparts in Europe, Sweden had already been paying more attention to those involved in the supply and sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions. The verdict as reported suggests that the conditional sentence and 100 day fines stands. In this case, already four years.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2024

Fingerprint, Find, and Report New York-based tech company WebKyte recognizes the potential and has developed a technology that might be able to fill the gap one day. Several of these services have been listed in the USTR’s overview of notorious piracy markets. WebKyte is certainly not a newcomer to the copyright scene.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Though he clarified that they were not “direct copies”, he claimed there were similarities in style, color choices and techniques used that were overwhelming to him. According to reports, Hirst’s cherry blossom paintings sold for up to £2.5 This market has been described repeatedly as a scam. million ($3.41

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

First off today, Gene Maddaus at Variety reports that Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill that aims to drastically rewrite copyright law in the United States, rolling back the term of copyright to just 28 years with the option for renewal for another 28. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

First off today, Edvard Pettersson at Courthouse News Service reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit that was filed against the Vietnamese company VNG Group. app store and clearly targeted the United States with its marketing. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 19, 2022

LaLiga Reports ‘Empty’ IPTV Players to the EC. In support of its case for a crackdown on this ‘IPTV’ app, LaLiga provides the following screenshot: That was captured when the ‘IPTV’ app was available at its previously-available Google Play URL ( copy here via Wayback Machine ).

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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. Many of the sites AAP flagged as “notorious markets” are still available on the open web, distributed through regular web browsers.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

‘Library Genesis,’ or ‘Libgen’ for short, is a group of pirate websites through which a vast array of written material is illegally copied and distributed online without any authorization, and with no remuneration to copyright holders.” while runner-up India accounts for 7.9%.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

First off today, Will Nelson at NME reports that video game modders are fighting back against a lawsuit filed by Rockstar Games claiming that their fan-created mods are a fair use, not a copyright infringement. That content included both marketing text and user reviews. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

Corporations are rarely considered worthy recipients of sympathy votes, but tearing down a patiently-built market that had overcome many piracy challenges over the previous decade won’t have been easy, even if it was necessary. It appears that price-cutting and piracy quickly took their toll on a collapsing market.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

First off today, Alison Flood at The Guardian reports that, in the United Kingdom, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has announced that they are pausing any changes to their copyright laws after authors expressed concern the change could drastically hurt their income. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Responding to a request from the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the music group highlighted several of these sites in its annual overview of ‘notorious’ piracy markets. Unauthorized Copies and Derivatives. While Songmastr’s service is a bit more advanced, the RIAA sees it as clearly infringing. mp3juices.cc.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2023

Glenmark made out the case that in September 2022 it had received reports of counterfeit Telma and Telma-AM products being sold in Delhi markets. The plaintiff emphasized that the defendant had copied the trade mark, trade dress, and get up of the genuine products.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

MPA’s List of Notorious Markets Last month, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) nominated PropellerAds for inclusion on the US Trade Representative ‘s annual list of “notorious markets” In the overview, the advertising outfit is flanked by traditional pirate sites such as The Pirate Bay, Fmovies, and YTS. .

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 1, 2023

From research to medical communications to legal to marketing, sharing content with colleagues across job roles and departments is critical. Ninety-two percent of executives report considering copyright before forwarding information and 91% acknowledge awareness of “serious risks of copyright infringement” when they do.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 1, 2024

Thus, it can be said that they have made complete and exact copies of everything they have ingested. In all cases, Gervais continued, copy right has balanced the rights of authors to determine the uses of—and be compensated for—their works with the ability of consumers to use works on fair and rea sonable terms.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2021

released the movie internationally on September 15, which did not include key markets such as the US and UK. This means that the copy was not obtained from a ‘cammed’ or camcorder copy of the movie shown in theaters but has been ripped from some other source. From One Copy, Many Others Spawn.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Simply responding to takedown notices isn’t sufficient for all rightsholders, some of which mentioned Meta’s companies as potential “notorious markets” in recent recommendations to the U.S. Meta Rebuts Notorious Markets Claims Meta is not happy with this and this week the company responded with a rebuttal.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Among other things, the company uses AI to fuel the creative process, optimize production, and as a marketing tool. There’s a lively market for leaked pre-release music and scammers are exploiting the demand to generate profit. At the same time, it also presents new challenges. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

By recording the latest movies directly from the silver screen using concealed devices, ‘cammers’ fuel the illicit piracy market that thrives during the first few days of a film’s initial release. TGx is an open platform with an active and lively community, a relative rarity in today’s streaming-dominated market.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Released on January 10, ‘Spare’ was an immediate smash-hit sensation, with PRH reporting record-breaking global sales of more than 3.2 As previously reported , that has caused huge issues for the cinema industry and beyond. million units across print, digital, and audio formats – in its first week on sale. Plagiarism?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2022

Many Steam users buy keys from third-party platforms for various reasons, including to obtain cheaper prices reserved for other markets. to enjoy Spider-Man Remastered directly on Steam and the platform won’t run out of copies no matter how many people order. The process isn’t uncommon. There are other options, of course.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Entertainment Software Association ( ESA ) has submitted its latest overview of “Notorious Markets” to the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). These submissions serve as input for the USTR’s yearly overview of piracy ‘markets’ which helps to shape the Government’s global copyright enforcement agenda going forward.

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