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Copyright Fair Use for Education

IP and Legal Filings

Fair use provides some exceptions to copyright protection, allowing limited use of copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Copyright Law Copy Right is a legal concept that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works and allows them to control the use and distribution of those works.

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Reddit Banned 2,625 Subreddits For Excessive Copyright Infringement in 2021

TorrentFreak

For the purpose of this report, however, we’ll home in on the copyright issues faced by Reddit during the last year and how the site responded to them. Copyright Removals. On the other hand, when submitters send notices that are incomplete or invalid in some other way, Reddit does not.

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3 Count: Not Very Private

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Michael Kan at PC Magazine reports that India is enacting a new policy that, if enforced, would require virtual private network (VPN) providers to collect, store and turn over user data. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: India Orders VPN Providers to Log and Hand Over Customer Data.

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Why Reddit Declined to Remove 173,280 Pieces of Content

Plagiarism Today

Reddit, like any other large site that hosts content uploaded by users, received a massive number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices. . In fact, according to their most recent transparency report , that includes some 176,959 notices covering some 738,010 pieces of content in just the first six months of 2022.

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Movie Companies Want VPNs to Log User Data and Disconnect Pirates

TorrentFreak

Amidst growing concerns about online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Over the past years, we have seen copyright holders take several ISPs to court, accusing them of failing to disconnect repeat copyright infringers. Bypassing Netflix Restrictions. Logging Repeat Infringers?

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How South Africa Handles Notice and Takedown

Plagiarism Today

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is easily the best-known law when it comes to notice and takedown. . Find the Host’s Designated Agent: Hosts designate an agent to receive copyright notices on their behalf. Complete a Takedown Notice: Fill out a takedown notice with all the required information.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2021

SpicyIP

We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so we have a fair sprinkling of cases dealing with copyright, patents, trademarks, competition law etc. Both suits were filed before the 2012 amendment to the Copyright Act. The Indian Performing Right Society Limited (IPRS) v. Piyush Subhashbhai Ranipa v.

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