TorrentFreak

AUGUST 20, 2022

In a copyright infringement complaint filed at a California district court this week, Zuffa LLC (d/b/a UFC) names Canadian company 2107697 Alberta Ltd (d/b/a Score G Productions), Canadian Adam Scorgie, Electric Panda Entertainment, and Does 1 through 10 as defendants. UFC is Not Suing Bisping Himself. 1201 must have taken place.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Broadly, however, they insist that they did not commit any type of copyright infringement, something they expand upon in a shortlist of affirmative defenses, i.e Affirmative Defense – Fair Use. The doctrine of fair use bars the relief sought by Plaintiff,” the response adds. on Metacritic.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

In October, we reported that Post University, a for-profit university located in Waterbury, Connecticut, filed a complaint claiming copyright infringement, trademark infringement, violations of the DMCA, and related violations of law by online service provider Course Hero.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

[I published this post initially on the Association of Research Libraries blog in celebration of Fair Use Week 2022. Publishing these materials can create substantial legal risk for research-focused bloggers, including the risk of copyright infringement. Prayers for Ukraine.]. For example, in Righthaven LLC v.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

With more content comes the increased possibility that Netflix is engaging in copyright infringement and on the receiving end of copyright infringement claims. [1] 1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2022

Copyright Infringement Verdict Against Vimeo Stands on Appeal. The lawsuit was filed by the local broadcaster Mediaset, which claimed that Vimeo failed to take action against some 2,000 infringing videos they reported on the service. 2: Piaggio Loses EU Legal Battle Over Scooter Copyright. million ($8.64

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 23, 2021

That included a number of YouTube channels including the H3 Podcast, which is currently fighting back citing fair use , a defense that Triller says isn’t available. Fair Use, Innocent Infringement, Unclean Hands. The answer from De La Santos cites the doctrine of fair use as an affirmative defense.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court found that artistic changes to a pre-existing work, alone, not necessarily sufficient to make a derivative work fair use. copyright law. copyright law, the Supreme Court focused on the actual use made, i.e. what the user does with the original work. Copyright law in the U.S.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The Doctrine of Fair Use is a concept that originates from the case of Folsom vs. Marsh. Justice Story observed in his judgement, when the courts of law decide on cases like this, they must look to the nature and objects of the selection mode, the quantity and value of material used. Percentage of Original Material Used.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For the purpose of this report, however, we’ll home in on the copyright issues faced by Reddit during the last year and how the site responded to them. Copyright Removals. We removed 665,898 pieces of content in response to these takedown notices,” the company reveals in the latest edition of its transparency report.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

1: ‘GTA’ Reverse-Engineer Modders Defend Projects as Under “Fair Use”. 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.

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Larson & Larson

JUNE 21, 2021

The most common limitation where the exclusive rights of a copyright holder can be limited fall under the doctrine of fair use- a defense against copyright infringement. That being said, here is a brief elucidation of what constitutes fair use. What is Fair Use? Commentary and Criticism.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

1: Justices to Consider Whether Warhol Image is “Fair Use” of Photograph of Prince. First off today, Ronald Mann at SCOTUSblog reports that, tomorrow, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is expected to hear arguments in the case of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Though a U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Copyright Office Argues Warhol’s Use of Prince Photo Was Not ‘Fair Use’. The case pits Goldsmith against the Warhol estate, with Goldsmith alleging that Warhol created a series of paintings of the musician Prince using her images. 3: Copyright Act Helps Astro to Tackle Illegal TV Boxes, Content Distributors Issue.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

The dataset also disappeared from the website of AI company Huggingface, citing reported copyright infringement , while others considered their options. While the use of Books3 is not contested by Meta, the question remains whether the company was in the wrong when it did so. 107,” Meta notes. .

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 2, 2021

Hollywood Reporter coverage when suit was filed. Plaintiff, owner of trademark and copyright in the EMMY statuette, sues for TM infringement and dilution, and copyright infringement. National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences v. Plaintiff moves to dismiss the counterclaims.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

1: Judge: Jehovah’s Witness Parodies Are Fair Use. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Watch Tower, is pushing ahead with a copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTuber “Kevin McFree” (not his real name) in hopes of revealing the YouTuber’s real name. Watch Tower: So What?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Supreme Court Tackles Andy Warhol Copyright Dispute. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case pitting photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the estate of artist Andy Warhol. Lynn sued allegiging that those prints were a copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

1: Manhattan Judge Rejects ‘Server Test’ for Internet Copyright Infringement. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that U.S. This prompted Nicklen to file the lawsuit, alleging copyright infringement. 3: Jake Owen Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement Over No.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 24, 2023

Authors Guild was a copyright case concerning fair use in copyright law and the transformation of printed copyrighted books into an online searchable database through scanning and digitization. Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 5, 2021

1: ‘Friday the 13th’ Writer Wins Appeal in Copyright Termination Case. First off today, Brian Welk at The Wrap reports that a judge has granted copyright termination for the film Friday the 13th, allowing both the writer, Victor Miller, from the film’s producer/director, Sean S. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The legal question at the center of the dispute is whether Warhol’s series is fair use of Goldsmith’s original photograph. A permissible derivative creation, or fair use, requires transformative changes made to the original. The Warhol Foundation plans to appeal the ruling, according to an Artnet News report.

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

Creager sent a letter to third party Semper Fi, an IDT consignee, stating that the owner “got in bed with a snake” and his recent bad decisions would “put [his] life in turmoil,” referring to a “tax thing” that Semper Fi’s owner interpreted as a threat to report him to the IRS for tax evasion. The ads used the entire images.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

is one of the most interesting cases in history to rely on a fair use defense, arguing that the alleged infringement qualifies as a parody. ” 2 Live Crew had previously sought to license the track from Acuff-Rose to be used as a parody; Acuff-Rose refused and 2 Live Crew used it anyway. .” Campbell v.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the team behind the H3 Podcast has asked for the lawsuit against them to be dismissed, saying that the lawsuit is incorrect as a matter of law as they did not commit any copyright infringement. 2: Discovery Extension Requested in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Fair Use None of the allegations above address the copyright infringement allegations directly. However, OpenAI stresses that its use of third-party texts should fall under fair use. The fair use defense will eventually be argued in detail when the case is heard on its merits.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

De Fontbrune held the position that the estate did not have the power to approve such use. At the request of De Fontbrune , in 1998, the police confiscated copies of Wofsy’s book, and De Fontbrune sued for copyright infringement. The plaintiffs argued that the book has a commercial purpose, which weighs against fair use.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2024

Aside from addressing copyright infringements in an automated fashion, the Content ID system brings in billions of dollars in revenue. Many rightsholders choose to monetize copyright-infringing videos instead of taking them down, which can be quite lucrative. WebKyte is certainly not a newcomer to the copyright scene.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Mass Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? As such, they want it permanently taken down.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 30, 2023

Authors Sue OpenAI for Copyright Infringement This week, authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad filed a class action lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT’s parent company of copyright infringement and violating the DMCA, among other things. Congress recently stating that it doesn’t plan to overreact.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Notorious Markets report is an annual report by the USTR that identifies international markets that enable piracy. The USTR invites input from various stakeholders, which is what the RIAA is providing in this report. Cardi B had previously argued that the use of the image was a fair use because it was transformative.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Reddit, like any other large site that hosts content uploaded by users, received a massive number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices. . In fact, according to their most recent transparency report , that includes some 176,959 notices covering some 738,010 pieces of content in just the first six months of 2022.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

1: Disney Loses Bid to Dismiss ‘Muppet Babies’ Reboot Copyright Suit. First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that Disney has failed to dismiss an ongoing case against it over the 2018 reboot of the Muppet Babies TV show. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Such uses, they argue, constitute copyright infringement. Fair Use Precedent? Google Books and Transformative Use The past two decades have seen a wealth of technological developments, but generative AI is qualitatively different from everything that has come before. However, the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 3, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that tattoo artist Catherine Alexander has emerged victorious in a recent trial against Take-Two Interactive over the use of tattoos she created in a video game. After those tattoos appeared in the WWE 2K game series, she sued Take-Two Interactive for copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

1: Nirvana Beats T-Shirt Copyright Lawsuit Involving Dante’s ‘Inferno’ First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that members of the band Nirvana have emerged victorious in a battle over their iconic Dante’s Inferno shirt, even if it is likely not the final word on the case.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2021

1: YouTuber Hit With 150 Copyright Claims For Reviews Featuring Anime Footage. First off today, Brian Ashcraft at Kotaku reports that YouTuber Mark Fitzpatrick, better known as Totally Not Mark, says that he does not know what is next after the anime studio Toei has filed copyright claims against some 150 of the videos on his channel.

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