Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter reports that A&E Television Networks has filed a lawsuit against Reels over the latter channel’s new hit series On Patrol: Live. However, A&E contends that the new series is an infringement of Live PD and, as such, are suing for both copyright and trademark violations.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 20, 2021

What may seem like a harmless activity in the spirit of fandom can at times give rise to copyright infringement. . Cosplay (or “costume play”) is the act of dressing up as a character, often from anime, video games, comics, television, or film. Luckily for most cosplayers, their costumes likely do not infringe copyright laws.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

This article summarizes the top developments reported on our blog and in patents, trademarks, and copyright law in 2021. Introducing the College of Patent Agents & Trademark Agents. On June 28, 2021 , the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act came into force. Trademark Law.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Taiwan made amendments to copyright law that outlawed piracy-configured devices. With further amendments to copyright law in the pipeline in Taiwan, authorities launced an investigation into the supply of Unblock Tech’s devices in the country. With Hollywood regularly reporting UnblockTech to the U.S. government.

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The IPKat

MARCH 7, 2022

Consider a book title, especially in connection with the television or movie adaptation of a literary work. Still the Circular does hold out a ray of hope, noting that- [u]nder certain circumstances, names, titles, or short phrases may be protectable under federal or state trademark laws. The question is: what kind?

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Unfortunately, copyright and trademark law do not provide particular protection for these characters, who, more often than not, exceed their original works to become well-known of their own. Several tests were created to see if a certain character might be copyrighted. THE DOCTRINE OF FAIR USE.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

V RGV Film Factory” [4] , the court rules that a movie title’s eligibility for trademark protection depends on its acquisition of secondary meanings and uniqueness. [5] MK, An analysis on Protection of film titles under Trademark Law , Surana & Surana (Dec. 20, 2023) [link] [10] Arbaaz Khan Production (P) Ltd.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 8, 2024

Wrapping up the first week of 2024, here is a brief recap of our hard-hitting post on TKDL, the detailed comments on the draft Calcutta High Court IPR Division Rules, and an informative take on scandalous and obscene trademark prosecution in India. Copyright Bill, 1955: the Best Copyright Law that India Never Had Image by Shivam.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 30, 2023

Mathews brings us the news of the new copyright society in town and forewarns us about the potential conflict between copyright societies for cinematographic films and sound recordings. Delhi High Court refuses to condone the delay of 1506 days in filing an appeal against the order of the Registrar of Trademark. Done, so Dusted?

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are examples of intellectual property rights that grant property rights. Therefore, copyright means that the creator of a product has the legal right to it. For a limited period of time, copyright law gives the product’s original producers the sole right to use or duplicate their work.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 30, 2021

and the socio-legal opportunism of the defendants’ arguments for condonable trademark infringement, set in the backdrop of the ongoing global pandemic. s copyright and registered trademark by thrusting its deceptively similar goods and flooding the high-in-demand but low-in-knowhow market, with its imitation products.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 23, 2021

Such collection of massive structured, unstructured, and multi-structured data is due to our constant interaction with smart gadgets and technologies like mobile phones, credit cards, televisions, computers, smart watches, etc.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Multiple times throughout June and July 2022, Netflix informed Barlow & Bear’s lawyers that their July 26 performance wasn’t authorized and would give rise to claims for willful copyright and trademark infringement unless they negotiated a license—which Netflix was willing to do. Netflix disagrees.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. ” Back in the 1990s, Jim Henson Productions was even sued by Hormel Foods for trademark infringement over the “Spa’am” character in the film”Muppet Treasure Island.” Did SNL go too far?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the district court level, the law of copyright preemption is a morass of ad hoc explanations of whether certain contracts are “equivalent” to the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright law. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. Bolt Technology v. First, in Toyota v. Makemytrip (India) Pvt.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Meme Culture Meets Copyright Law: A Guide for Businesses & Creators Memes, often humorous media fragments that spread rapidly through online sharing, are a global phenomenon that have made their way into mainstream culture. Are Memes Dangerous? by Melanie Lane Are Memes Dangerous?

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SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2021

The first case on John Doe orders in India, which was Taj Television vs Rajan Mandal. Equity follows the law. The copyright and trademark act contemplate injunctions only after the alleged wrong has been committed, however John Does are an exception, furthering equity, thereby demanding a bridled and judicious use.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 28, 2021

Union law does not provide for a neighboring right to copyright for sport event’s organizers but that some Members States have introduced specific rights for sports events organizers in their legislation, including a new “neighboring right” to copyright. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

The exclusive right of performers to make their works available to the public becomes the cornerstone of BTAP as the first international text to establish this provision in the digital environment (encompassing films, videos, television programmes, etc.). Key aspects of the Beijing treaty. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] By: Taylor Bussey. INTRODUCTION.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 6, 2022

Just don’t forget about real world copyright law. ? Meanwhile, television rights management company IDDH (International Rights and Divers Holding) , the supposed source of Squemme’s IP interests, liquidated all of the assets it had over twenty years ago and looks to have been defunct since 1999.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The defendants had been retailing pre-loaded set-top boxes that gave viewers unauthorized access to television broadcast and cable programming in which the plaintiffs owned or controlled the copyright. Copyright legislation simply creates rights and obligations upon the terms and in the circumstances set out in the statute. …

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

There are, in fact, thousands of US Patents dealing with “spring cleaning” equipment, but only five live US trademarks using “Spring Cleaning” as part of the registered mark. No legal issues of note there for now, but an interesting segue into the notion of political trademarks. At least one, US Reg.

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