Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. HLG ultimately filed suit for copyright infringement.

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MAY 23, 2022

Over the weekend, the German carmaker Audi became the center of a massive plagiarism controversy as a new video campaign was accused of ripping off content from a prominent Chinese video blogger. Instead, it was published in 2021 on Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, by a prominent video blogger that uses the name Beida Mange.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

On Friday, Buzzfeed published an article that highlights the widespread and long-running plagiarism of Snopes CEO and co-founder David Mikkelson. Mikkelson, for his part, has admitted to the plagiarism and has been suspended from his editorial duties at the site. More Than Just Plagiarism.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

However, Casey Newton at The Verge noticed something else askew with the top posts: Nearly all of them were plagiarized. Facebook’s preference for high-engagement content, regardless of originality, makes it so that the vast majority of its most popular content not original to it or the people who publish it. Bottom Line.

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APRIL 7, 2022

It deals with whether Amazon and/or CCA infringed FDN’s copyrights by scraping descriptions from their website for use as part of Amazon’s product listings. That question is whether the descriptions were “published” or “unpublished” according to the law when they were put on FDN’s website. The Registration Wrinkle.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

1: Government Pauses Plans to Rewrite UK Copyright Laws After Authors Protest. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2023

US Copyright Office clarifies AI registrations, ACE shuts down a pirate streaming site and publishing groups form a new coalition. The post 3 Count: Shuttered Streamzz appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2022

The currently-unidentified students are accused of uploading copyrighted exam questions to Course Hero in order to cheat during tests. How about being liable to your professor for willful copyright infringement damages of up to $300,000? Copyright Office. Exam Questions and Copyright. Failing the class?

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the “Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies Copyright Act of 2022 , better known as the SMART Copyright Act. This includes the RIAA/NMPA , MPAA , Author’s Guild , the Association of American Publishers and many more. . On Friday, U.S.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

1: Spike Lee, Nate Parker Sued by Indie Filmmakers Over Copyright Infringement. First off today, Diane Haithman at TheWrap reports that filmmakers Spike Lee and Nate Parker have been sued for copyright infringement over allegations that their 2019 Film American Skin is an infringement of an earlier screenplay.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 27, 2023

On Friday, a judge ruled in favor of the publishers against the Internet Archive. The post Why the Internet Archive Lost appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's why the Internet Archive lost that case.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

1: Major Publishers Sue Shopify, Alleging Copyright Violations. First off today, Suzanne Smalley at Inside Higher Ed reports that five major textbook publishers have teamed up to file a lawsuit against Shopify over allegations that the ecommerce platform is enabling rampant piracy. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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MAY 25, 2022

1: Federal Oracle-HP copyright fight kicks off in Silicon Valley. First off today, Natalie Hanson at Courthouse News Service reports that a trial between Oracle and Hewlett Packard (HP) has begun as Oracle accuses HP of infringing their rights to a variety of patches for the Solaris operating system.

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JUNE 2, 2022

However, after examining the facts of the case, the judge has ruled that, even with the most favorable interpretation for the Zorikova, that no copyright infringement took place. 2: Toots Hibbert Estate Loses Major Copyright Battle To The Reggae Legend’s Former Manager. appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

1: H3 Podcast Asks Court to Throw Out “Fatally Defective” Triller Copyright Lawsuit. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the team behind the H3 Podcast has asked for the lawsuit against them to be dismissed, saying that the lawsuit is incorrect as a matter of law as they did not commit any copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Last week, five major education publishers filed a lawsuit against Shopify alleging that the ecommerce service provider has enabled rampant commercial textbook piracy on its platform. According to the publishers, many pirate sites offer inexpensive PDF versions of their textbooks using Shopify’s platform.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Watch Tower, is pushing ahead with a copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTuber “Kevin McFree” (not his real name) in hopes of revealing the YouTuber’s real name. They are also publishers of the Watch Tower publication.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

1: York Can’t Be Sued for Copyright Fees Not Agreed To: Top Court. In Canada, a group named Access Copyright handles collective licensing for authors when it comes to the use of their work at colleges and universities. However, York University opted not to pay for a license, prompting Access Copyright to file a lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

1: Netflix Slams Unofficial ‘Bridgerton’ Musical Creators in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. In addition to the copyright issues, which includes verbatim dialog included in the songs, Netflix alleges that the duo used Bridgerton trademarks improperly in advertising the show. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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MARCH 8, 2022

2: ResearchGate Dealt a Blow in Copyright Lawsuit. Next up today, Diana Kwon at Nature reports that a Munich court has ruled that ResearchGate should be barred from hosting papers uploaded to it and that the site is responsible for copyright-infringing content uploaded on its platform.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2023

Post Malone reaches last-minute settlement in Circles case, Rwandan author sues publisher and Adobe & Nvidia release new AIs. The post 3 Count: Closing Circles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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AUGUST 26, 2021

1: Tommy Vext Sued by Bad Wolves’ Label for Copyright Infringement. First off today, Philip Trapp at Loudwire reports that the battle between the Bad Wolves and their former lead singer Tommy Vext has taken an additional turn, with the band’s label suing Vext for copyright infringement.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

1: Miramax Hits Tarantino With Copyright Suit on ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs. First off today, Samantha Handler at Bloomberg Law reports that the film studio Mirimax has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against director Quentin Tarantino over Tarantino’s plans to release of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) related to the film Pulp Fiction.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

1: Manhattan Judge Rejects ‘Server Test’ for Internet Copyright Infringement. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. ” As such, Warner Bros.,

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AUGUST 25, 2022

1: Taylor Swift Sued for $1 Million by Memphis-Area Poet for Copyright Infringement. First off today, Lucas Finton at Commercial Appeal reports that Taylor Swift is facing a new copyright infringement lawsuit, this one filed by a Memphis-area poet that accuses Swift of lifting her work.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Last week, the Hamburg District Court issued a ruling in favor of Eyeo, the company behind prominent ad blocker Adblock Plus, in their long-running battle against German publisher Axel Springer. Since those pages qualify for copyright protection, the modification was essentially creating a derivative (ad-free) work and was an infringement.

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APRIL 26, 2022

1: ‘You Raise Me Up’ Copyright Fight Rejected by Supreme Court. The lawsuit was filed by Johannsongs-Publishing Ltd, which claimed that the Groban song was a copyright infringement of a 1977 Icelandic song Söknuður. Asks Judge in Sonny & Cher Copyright Case. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As we’ve discussed recently, the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) is the new copyright small claims court that was introduced as part of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act) of 2020. There is also a mixture of potential copyright and trademark issues, of which the CCB can only rule on the former.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 21, 2022

First off today, Hillel Italie at the Associated Press reports that a judge in Maryland has shot down a law that would have required publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries in the state. The publishers pressed on, seeking a permanent injunction to bar the law from ever taking effect.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

1: Appeals Court Sides With ACT in Court Battle Over Copyright. According to the court, ACT would be unlikely to prove copyrightability in the phrasing of a every definition but that, in aggregate, they deserved protection. As such, Exotic is claiming Johnson violated his copyright in the recording of the songs.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

1: Texas A&M Escapes Copyright Claims at 5th Circ. The case involves author Michael Bynum, who sued the school for alleged copyright infringement when the school’s athletic department published and shared a story he commissioned about the schools “12th Man” mantra. Over 12th Man Story.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

1: Pearson Education Sues Chegg, Alleging ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement. According to the lawsuit, Chegg hires freelancers to prepare the answers and published them on the service. The post 3 Count: Pulp Non-Fiction appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Today, the United States Supreme Court handed down what will likely be one of the most important copyright verdicts in some time as it ruled 6-3 in favor of Unicolors in their long-running dispute against H&M. The dispute centers around a series of alleged infringements by H&M.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

They alleged that ISPs were not doing enough to stop piracy, most notably refusing to terminate accounts of repeat infringers and not responding adequately to copyright infringement notices. 2: French Publishers Cheer a Court’s Order to Block a Book Piracy Site.

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MARCH 7, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Hit With Another Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Levitating’. First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that pop musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a second lawsuit over her hit song Levitating , as a pair of different accusers have accused her of copyright infringement. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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JULY 8, 2021

If @GitHub (Microsoft) truly believes copilot isn't infringing on anyone's work, I want to offer them a chance to prove it: I'll donate $50k to a charity of their choice (or @EFF if we can't agree) if they release a Copilot version trained solely on Windows kernel source. The Two Big Questions. Is it identical? Bottom Line.

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