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Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash

TorrentFreak

For companies whose movies are downloaded and shared illegally, solutions have been developed that allow them to monitor suspected pirates and track them back to their ISPs, before obtaining their identities and making a settlement offer to end the risk of a full-blown lawsuit.

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Not Past the Post Yet

BYU Copyright Blog

The arguments centered around the interpretation that the copyright notice and watermarks on the Course Hero website do not constitute false copyright management information as claimed by Post University. It appears that this may be a prolonged case that could extend further unless the parties agree to a settlement.

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

At an initial conference on January 23, 2023, the parties reached a settlement and asked to dismiss the claim. It took eight months, but the ownership question of the photographs has been settled. And the Copyright Claims Officer did not make a substantive determination; the case was merely settled. It seems like it did.