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3 Count: Not the Rock

Plagiarism Today

Movie/TV studios reach settlement in pirate site case, Chinese authorities shutter anime site and GTA 6 leaks result in copyright notices. The post 3 Count: Not the Rock appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Strike 3 Holdings continues to extract large settlements, it’s time for warnings

LexBlog IP

Typically, they are extracting settlements anywhere from $150 to $750 per movie allegedly infringed. For example, if an adult downloads 100 movies and shares them via BitTorrent protocol via “the swarm” the so-called John Doe Defendant can be on the hook for a $20,000 to $50,000 settlement. This can add up.

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3 Count: Pulp Friction

Plagiarism Today

1: Tarantino, Miramax settle copyright suit over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs. First off today, Jack Queen at Reuters reports that Miramax and director Quentin Tarantino have reached a settlement in their dispute over Pulp Fiction-based NFTs. The two sides have now reached a settlement and the terms have not been disclosed.

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ISP Optimum Questions ‘Evidence’ For Billion Dollar Piracy Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” This legal requirement remained largely unenforced for nearly two decades but a series of copyright infringement liability lawsuits, including a billion-dollar damages award against Cox, have shaken up the industry.

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Strike 3 Holdings Infringement

LexBlog IP

People make mistakes, but should you have to pony up your life savings to avoid a copyright infringement lawsuit? All you have to do is add up the numbers and see how outrageous the settlement demands will be. In a typical case, there may be 30-50 movies. BOTTOM LINE: Give good people a chance before you break their piggy bank.

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Eight months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Flores sent a DMCA 512(g) counter-notice on June 27, 2022, and filed with the CCB the next day. Flores selected the “smaller claims” track, which is more streamlined, with only one presiding Copyright Claims Officer.

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U.S. Supreme Court Fixes Ninth Circuit’s Test for Mistakes in Copyright Registrations—Unicolors v. H&M (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Supreme Court held 6-3 that the Ninth Circuit erred in invalidating a copyright registration for failure to comply with the Copyright Office’s “single unit of publication” regulation, where the copyright owner had knowledge of the facts but arguably misunderstood the legal standard. Factual and Procedural Background. 3d at 1198.