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3 Count: Noisy Hill

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the RIAA has submitted its recommendations to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding international notorious markets for piracy. The Notorious Markets report is an annual report by the USTR that identifies international markets that enable piracy.

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October 19, 1976 – President Gerald Ford Signs the “New” Copyright Act…and Much More

Velocity of Content

The 1976 Act brought in many aspects of copyright with which we are now familiar, including codifying fair use in Section 107 (it previously had been applied on a common law basis). In sum, the traditional doctrine of fair use, as embodied in the Copyright Act, does not sanction the use made by The Nation of these copyrighted materials.

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How to protect your photos from unauthorized use online

CopyrightsWorld

Copyright infringement of digital photos differs in important ways from infringement in the markets of music and movies. Read more about the importance of copyright registration explained by General corporate lawyer Harender Branch, from UK law firm Branch Austin. Use a copyright notice. Based on statistics , 2.5

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The Streamlabs (SLOBS) Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

Over at CopyByte , one of my main jobs is removing plagiarized marketing copy such as what Streamlabs had on its site. This is usually done with a copyright notice, but, in some cases, is done by working directly with the site that uploaded the content. Accident or Not, a Problem Remains.

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Which Type of Intellectual Property Protection Do I Need?

Art Law Journal

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. This duration didn’t start until 1989 when the United States signed the Berne Convention, the international copyright treaty. Utility and Design Patents.

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Which Types of IP (Intellectual Property) Protection Do Artists Need?

Art Law Journal

Few people would want something that they put their heart and soul into creating, whether that’s art, music, design, or an invention, being used or sold without their permission. Unfortunately, IP law has gotten so complicated that many people aren’t even sure which types of IP (copyright, trademarks, or patents) protects their creative work.

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How Can AI Models Legally Obtain Training Data?–Doe 1 v. GitHub (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Plaintiffs argued that with the popularity of Copilot, it is a near certainty that their code will be used with copyright notices removed or in violation of their open-source licenses. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants reproduced code as output without attribution, copyright notice, or license terms. Corelogic, Inc. ,

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