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Why the Supreme Court’s Latest Copyright Ruling May Be Short-Lived

Copyright Lately

Nealy , yet the Court is already poised to make its new decision on copyright damages obsolete. Nealy , ruling that, so long as a claim is timely filed, a copyright plaintiff is “entitled to damages, no matter when the infringement occurred.” Drop me a note below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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[Guest post] German court: copyright infringement by ‘re-pin’ on Pinterest

The IPKat

IPKat readers interested in copyright are well aware of how, over the past several years, the right of communication to the public has gained a top spot in litigation and case law. 3(1) of the Copyright Directive ). Pinterest allows users to upload images (“pins”) and share them with other users.

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Section 60 of the Copyright Act: Finally, Some Answers(?)

SpicyIP

The safeguard against groundless threats alleging copyright infringement in Section 60 suffers from a lack of clarity around some of its key terms like “due diligence”, “groundless” and “prosecution” One decision that attempts to address this lacuna is the Bombay High Court’s decision in Manya Vejju v.

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Blurred Lines: How the Lack of Regulation of NFT Platforms Has Fueled Rampant Art Theft

IPilogue

Listing someone else’s artwork on an NFT marketplace is as simple as saving a copy of the work from an artist’s website or social media platform and uploading it onto a marketplace where it is minted into an NFT. Alternatively, authors can inform marketplaces of copyright infringement and request the removal of infringing content.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The author or creator of any theatrical, literary, creative, or musical work has an exclusive right to copyright. It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Image Source: gettyimages]. What are takedown services?

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DNS Providers as Piracy Fighters? Enforcement Groups Weigh Options

TorrentFreak

Internet service providers, websites, search engines, hosting providers, domain companies, social media services, and advertising companies are all considered part of the problem. Case law mainly discusses liability as secondary infringers if DNS providers serve structurally copyright infringing websites.

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NFTs: New Frontiers for Trademarks

IP Tech Blog

Intellectual property owners need to add the metaverse to places to watch for possible infringement, specifically, trademark or copyright infringement in the form of NFTs or non-fungible tokens. This is highlighted in the case of Hermès International v. Mason Rothschild , currently pending in federal district court in New York.