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. This may be especially an issue in cases where the question wasn’t copied, and the answer is just a number or short phrase.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

They also claimed not being aware of revised versions of Marenems stories and denied reproducing or distributing physical copies or graphic posters of Marenems book, Secret Stories. Publishers v Radius International In April 2022, we released a follow-up post concerning the case of Publishers v. Oppenheimer v.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 22, 2022

The latter had claimed that Shape of You as an infringement of a 2015 song they wrote, but the court ruled, after an 11-day trial, that no infringement took place and that Sheeran “neither deliberately nor subconsciously” copied anything from the song. Following the victory, Sheeran asked the court to award court costs to them.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2023

But with streaming, no significant uploading takes place and, just as importantly, no copies of movies or TV shows are made on users’ machines. He pre-installed Kodi and a selection of addons on the devices which enabled customers to access pirated copies of movies, TV shows, and live TV.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 12, 2023

The ways employees engage and collaborate with published content have evolved, with a corresponding shift in enterprise knowledge workers’ behaviors and attitudes around published content. The more third-party published content is shared, the higher the risk of copyright infringement. 1] so important to note?

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The backstory and context provide some interesting insight into the copyright infringement settlement mill. Late December 2017, a few months after the blog post was published, Mr. Bell wrote in demanding the immediate takedown of the photo as well as a settlement payment of $5,000. Lucrative Settlements.

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

In her attempt to amend her complaint, Woodson argued that she was unaware of any communication notifying her about the schools intention to publish her report. Woodson responded to this email by attaching her report, which was subsequently published. ( Pearson Education, Inc.; They sought attorneys fees in the amount of $38,650.

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Over the last several years, we have reported on a number of cases that have reached quiet settlements or otherwise fizzled out without us acknowledging their end. The case ground onward for two years without significant developments, but it seems that the parties eventually reached a settlement. Pearson Education, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions. According to Bungie, AimJunkies copied and distributed its copyrighted work, to develop and advertise its cheat software. The cheat software itself certainly isn’t a copy of Bungie’s work, they add. Copyright Questions.

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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. In 2010, artist Charles Thomspon compiled a list of 15 separate plagiarism allegations against Hirst and published them in the art magazine Jackdaw.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

” In the partially published case, Elation Sys. A settlement agreement was reached where Elation could inspect the software developed by Shi and prevent the use of any trade secrets or confidential information. The jury also found Shi breached the settlement agreement. Elation appealed the order granting the JNOV.

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43(B)log

MARCH 1, 2022

Anyway, Bell goes around suing unauthorized users of the passage, mostly public schools or nonprofits that publish the passage on social media. Nature of the work: Somewhat creative, but very published. If that were all, copying the WIN Passage would be qualitatively significant. NXIVM Corp. Ross Institute, 364 F.3d

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2022

Shortly after the settlement was announced, MarkMonitor asked the court to make sure that sensitive evidence doesn’t see the light of day. At the time, the anti-piracy outfit was particularly concerned that TorrentFreak would publish the information in a news article. Cox plans to file an official motion to intervene this week.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In summary, H3 says that when it showed the fight along with biting commentary on YouTube, that was fair use, even though the video shown was sourced from a pirated copy of the PPV event. “TEI did not make a simultaneous copy of the Broadcast when it was viewed on April 17, 2021. For its part, Triller disagrees, bitterly.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2022

Similarity to Doe defendants—one advantages is plaintiff can use the revelation of identities of defendants as leverage to get settlement, as in the porn/© cases. The Class Action as Licensing and Reform Device Xiyin Tang Google Books settlement was rejected; quasi-legislative provisions were more for Congress. Frank Music v.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The report Previously, the results of enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the EU had been published separately by the DG TAXUD and EUIPO. Seven percent of the detentions involved a court case for determining infringement, criminal proceedings, or a settlement out of court.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

A photo of the Indianapolis nighttime skyline has generated $825 in license fees & $135k in settlements. After 3+ yrs of litigation, court awards Bell $200 in statutory damages–but actually $0 due to a related settlement. 26, 2021). This is a preview of the future of CCB litigation…CAN’T WAIT! 19-55882 (9th Cir.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

It was certified as a class action on behalf of a large number of sound recording copyright owners (but excluding the major record labels, which had already entered into a separate settlement with Sirius XM). If not, go back and read the “Background” section in my original post for more detail.).

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 2, 2021

According to the music companies, the ISP rejected millions of notices that contained settlement demands. The plaintiff’s case is supported by two separate amicus curiae briefs from the Copyright Alliance (pdf) and the National Music Publishers’ Association ( pdf ), which were submitted last week. ‘CAP THESE SUCKERS!’

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

The settlement, however, did not end the case because the amount of money owned for the playing of that music was apparently based on a formula depending on how the appeals of the New York, Florida and California lawsuits turned out. California, on the other hand, continued “to provide a perpetual monopoly for unpublished sound recordings.”

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Hughes: if publisher can’t get sequel rights, then it will insist on getting the film rights and impoverish authors. Looking at post-1978, 9 th , 2d, and 6 th Cir (Motown) and SCt; copying and use without license. May also resolve through settlement. What goes on in settlement? Acuff-Rose), or is it worse? Who sues who?

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

That claim is backed up by an affidavit from the operator of YTS , who signed settlements with several of the movie companies in the past. — A copy of the movie companies’ complaint against WOW!, Most notably, the movie companies cite specific cases where WOW!

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

ii] This unreported judgement helped bring the grievances on the table for the others to see that copyright law has deficiencies in terms of music sharing and copying along with royalty issues. viii] Spotify, Pandora and other companies also follow the principle of settlement rather than compliance in their regimes.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Genius planted tiny mistakes in some of the lyrics it posted, and once those appeared in Google’s information boxes, it argued that Google copied lyrics from Genius. Genius’s “browsewrap,” however, prohibits copying for commercial use, and Genius sued Google for breach of contract.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2023

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. With over 205 million monthly visits, ACE had a clear goal in mind for the giant pirate site.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2016, the defendant IJR published an article/listicle titled “15 Signs Your Daddy Was a Conservative.” “IJR copied a significant percentage of the Photo in its article, and it only cropped out the negative space while keeping the Photo’s expressive features, or the ‘heart’ of the work.” Amount Taken.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Similarly, when an artist lawfully creates a derivative work based on a photograph, and copies of that derivative work are reproduced and distributed to the public, ordinarily the owner of copyright in the photograph and the owner of copyright in the derivative work are entitled to royalties. . Fast-forward three decades.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In fact, the listing links D’Cruz to BeyondBoundariesHypnotherapy.com, an apparently dead site that carries much of the same information as the new one published in January. As the archive copy of the Beyond Boundaries website on the Wayback Machine clearly shows in the footer, the site was created by web design/SEO company i New Media.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 26, 2022

An account statement containing details like credentials of the shareholder and amount of dividend unpaid is then made and published on the company’s website or on IEPF, which is approved by the Central Government along with e-form IEPF-2 having the relevant information. Copy of challan which was received while depositing to the IEPF.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

The settlement, however, did not end the case because the amount of money owned for the playing of that music was apparently based on a formula depending on how the appeals of the New York, Florida and California lawsuits turned out. ” But once again, there was a catch.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

Therefore, a copy-paste implementation of the provision during the implementation process is simply not an option if no additional guidelines are provided on how the safeguards can be made operational in practice. This article was first published on The Digital Constitutionist and is reposted here with the kind permission of the authors.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Depending on opinion, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, either doesn’t like criticism, dislikes copyright infringement, or hates both. McFree didn’t bite, instead referring back to the ruling in the DMCA subpoena matter.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as our comments on the proposed Trademarks (1st Amendment) Rules, the Madras High Court’s decision with respect to patentability of business methods, and Union Minister of State for Commerce’s response on ability of the current IPR regime to cater concerns arising out of AI generated work.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

The settlement, however, did not end the case because the amount of money owned for the playing of that music was apparently based on a formula depending on how the appeals of the New York, Florida and California lawsuits turned out. ” But once again, there was a catch.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Hyponix requested these documents after Amazon froze its account, but Plaintiff provided only a copy of certain website pages of Hyponix’s product. or April 18, 2023.” ” This all sounds pretty sanctionable, right? This is a good example of how bond compensation did NOT make the defendants whole. The court doesn’t care.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

Last week we published 3 posts including a post discussing the concept of hot tubbing, a post on the DHC interim injunction order restraining Geonix on the grounds of reverse passing off, and a tidbit on CCI’s appeal before the Supreme Court in. X wins copyright infringement case against 17 music publishers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

He explains : “ My use of facts was from a database that originally was partially under my copyright authorship and published online and viewable via the content taken down since 2021, and the database was then used with written permission to populate the one viewable from the content as it was when taken down.” It seems like it did.

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