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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era.

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De Minimis & Copyright Infringement : Where To Draw The Line?

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright infringement and De Minimis are often replaced to complement each other. However, de minimis is sometimes used as a defence in a copyright lawsuit. More often than not, the lawsuits filed for copyright infringement are cases of de minimis and thereto, get dismissed on the anvil of frivolity. INTRODUCTION.

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‘Pirated’ TikTok Clips Help to Promote TV Series, Research Finds

TorrentFreak

The debate over whether copyright infringement cannibalizes legitimate media consumption has been dragging on for several decades now. However, there are many more nuanced types of copyright infringement, where ‘unauthorized’ use is more likely to have a positive effect.

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3 Count: Top Gun 2.5

Plagiarism Today

1: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Copyright Suit Flies On As Paramount’s Motion To Dismiss Denied. 3: King Copyright Infringement Trial to Begin in Federal Court. As part of his reelection campaign, he used the meme on various social media platforms, prompting Laney to file the lawsuit. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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3 Count: Oof… Again

Plagiarism Today

2: Rapper Nonini Goes After Social Media Influencer in Legal Battle. Next up today, Amos Robi at Pule reports that, in Kenya, musician Hubert Mbuku Nakitare (Nonini) has accused a local media influencer of unlawfully using one of his song as part of an advertisement for an electronics manufacturer.

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Recipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Chloe asserted copyright claims against the management group for posting her recipes to its website. Normally I’m Team Vegan all the way, but I exit Team Chloe when I see a low-merit copyright claim like this. Whereas the latter may be entitled to copyright protection, the former plainly is not. ” Really?

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Facebook’s Plagiarism Problems Are Deeper Than You Realize

Plagiarism Today

However, Newton’s report comes as the Wall Street Journal is also examining Facebook’s efforts to block plagiarized and pirated content. According to the Wall Street Journal, though several researchers at Facebook proposed ways to decrease the reach of such content, those proposals were “deprioritized” by Mark Zuckerberg.