Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. HLG ultimately filed suit for copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

1: Russia Mulls Making Software Piracy Legal and Patent Licensing Compulsory. Next up today, Diana Kwon at Nature reports that a Munich court has ruled that ResearchGate should be barred from hosting papers uploaded to it and that the site is responsible for copyright-infringing content uploaded on its platform.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

First off today, Luke Plunkett at Kotaku reports that the iconic “oof” sound effect in Roblox has been removed yet again due to licensing issues with the sound’s creator. He is claiming that neither Mutinda nor Syinix paid for a synchronization license for the use of the song.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 13, 2022

1: Krafton Sues Garena, Apple, and Google over Free Fire Copyright Infringement. First off today, Aaron Orr at Pocket Gamer reports that the developer of the battle royale game PUBG has filed a lawsuit against competitor Garena after alleging that Garena’s mobile game Free Fire is a copyright infringement of PUBG.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

3: King Copyright Infringement Trial to Begin in Federal Court. Finally today, Nick Hytrek at the Sioux City Journal reports that former United States Representative Steve King is facing a trial over his use of a popular meme during a reelection campaign. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The post 3 Count: Top Gun 2.5

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 5, 2022

As such, he is suing for copyright infringement, noting that the sample was not licensed. 3: PresenceLearning Ordered to Pay Super Duper $3.25M in Copyright and Trademark Infringement Suit. million in damages plus unspecified legal fees due to copyright and trademark infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

That prompted the lawsuit for copyright infringement. However, a judge has dismissed the lawsuit, arguing that one of the key issues in the case is whether Bundy holds the copyright in question. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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