Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As we’ve discussed in the past , copyright has played an oddly oversized role in our modern Halloween festivities. However, one of the areas that is generally less talked about is copyright’s impact on Halloween costumes. If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? Copyright Office.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

First off today, Will Nelson at NME reports that video game modders are fighting back against a lawsuit filed by Rockstar Games claiming that their fan-created mods are a fair use, not a copyright infringement. The outcome of the case was welcomed by local copyright holders in the country.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

1: RIAA Flags ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Music Mixer as Emerging Copyright Threat. First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the RIAA has submitted its recommendations to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) regarding international notorious markets for piracy. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Supreme Court Tackles Andy Warhol Copyright Dispute. In 1984, Lynn licensed one of her photographs of the musician Prince to be converted into a painting by Warhol for Vanity Fair magazine. In 1984, Lynn licensed one of her photographs of the musician Prince to be converted into a painting by Warhol for Vanity Fair magazine.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the music production company Freeplay music has filed a lawsuit against CNN, alleging that the news organization used their music in news segments without a license. The post 3 Count: Not-So Freeplay appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the European Commission has released its latest Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List , and it adds the names of Mega, FMovies and DDos-Guard to its list of “notorious markets.” 3: Shelby Trust Prevails in Mustang Eleanor Copyright Lawsuit. million files.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

1: After Settling with Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Photographer Sues Miley Cyrus for Copyright Infringement. 2: China to Crack Down on Copyright Infringement Through NFTs. 3: Chris Brown ‘No Guidance’ Copyright Lawsuit Dropped By Accuser. The post 3 Count: Paparazzi Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

1: Appeals Court Sides With ACT in Court Battle Over Copyright. First off today, David Saleh Rauf at Edweek Market Brief reports that ACT has emerged victorious in a legal fight against their competior WIN as an appeals court has upheld a legal victory for the prominent testing organization. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In 1981, Goldsmith licensed a photo that she took of the musician Prince to Vanity Fair magazine, with the intent that the magazine would have Warhol create a painting based on it. 3: Roanoke’s “Slumlord Millionaire” Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. Though a U.S. Netflix did not comment on the lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

1: Ninth Circuit Boosts Efforts to Sue Overseas Copyright Infringers. First off today, Edvard Pettersson at Courthouse News Service reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit that was filed against the Vietnamese company VNG Group. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

1: Locast’s Free TV Service Shuts Down After Losing Copyright Ruling. However, the judge in the case granted a motion to dismiss that affirmative defense, specifically because it uses funds from paying customers to pay for its expansion in to new markets, not merely to offset costs. Stories will be older than normal.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

.” 2: Court Overturns ‘Pirate’ IPTV Prison Sentences Due to Unenforceable Copyrights. Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that, in Sweden, the Patent and Market Court of Appeals has overturned both the prison sentences and damages of two men tied to an IPTV operation. Finally today, Louis Goss at City A.M.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

1: Steely & Clevie Productions Take Reggaetón’s Biggest Hitmakers To Court For Copyright Infringement. The original lawsuit was filed against luis Fonsi, the original performer of Despacito , alleging that the hit song made an unlawful use of their 1989 riddim entitled Fish Market (better known as Poco Man Jam ).

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

First off today, Ted Johnson at Deadline reports that a group of six United States Senators have signed a letter to the domain name registry Verisign calling upon the service to suspend the domains of pirate websites and generally do more to combat copyright infringement. The post 3 Count: Verisigned appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Million in Copyright Case. VHT licenses real estate photos for marketing purposes and many of its photos appear on Zillow. However, even when notified about significant copyright infringement taking place, Cloudflare has failed to act against those sites. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. million) in damages.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

Owning a copy of the book, regardless of how expensive, does not grant them the copyrights in it. Now they are stuck with a book that they paid far more than market value for and no clear path to recouping that cost. However, the NFT has been beset by significant copyright issues. Adding in the Information.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 12, 2021

1: Phillies Should be Allowed to Use Modified Phanatic, Federal Judge in Copyright Dispute Says. Harrison/Erickson created the original costume in 1978 and licensed its use until 2019, when negotiations broke down. Billion Illegal Piracy Market, Report by Digital Citizens Alliance and White Bullet Finds.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2021

However, one of his most recent videos has been drawing some criticism over allegations that it is plagiarizing its source material. However, after some backlash from others on Twitter, attempted to clarify his position: To be overabundantly clear: I wasn't accusing MrBeast of plagiarism. That answer is much less clear.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

This came at a time that copyright infringing NFTs were so rampant that some marketplaces decided to halt sales and the largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, admitted that “Over 80%” of the NFTs minted for free were either fake, plagiarized or otherwise legally dubious. At least not yet. Bottom Line.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

1: Latest Majors v ISP Copyright Case Heading to Trial Next Week. However, those big ideas ran into significant issues, most importantly copyright and the collapse of much of the cryptocurrency market. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

1: The Weeknd Sued for Copyright Infringement Over ‘Call Out My Name’. First off today, Justin Curto at Vulture reports that The Weeknd has been hit with a copyright lawsuit over his song Call Out My Name. The lawsuit alleged that LiquidVPN either directly or indirectly referenced copyright infringement in its marketing material.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

1: Locast Streaming Hit With Permanent Injunction in Copyright Case. Locast was a service that allowed users to stream over-the-air broadcast television online in about 30 markets. It was attempting to use an exemption under the law that allowed non-profit services to retransmit such signals without a license.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

1: Jimi Hendrix Estate Sues Heirs Of His Bandmates Over Copyright Threats. 3: EU’s Digital ‘Wild West’ Video Draws Jibes Over Copyright Issues. However, the video immediately drew questions about whether it was a copyright violation in and of itself. The post 3 Count: Legal Haze appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. We, who have been writing and teaching about copyright law and how it has responded to challenges posed by new technologies for decades, were among those who submitted comments, see [link].

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Technology and copyright law. Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators. The advancement of technologies has also significantly developed copyright laws over the years.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Goldsmith et al sheds light on different perspectives of copyright law in common law and civil law countries. In 1984, Condé Nast, the publisher, obtained a license from Goldsmith to allow Andy Warhol to use her Prince portrait as the foundation for a single serigraphy to be featured in Vanity Fair magazine.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

github copilot, with "public code" blocked, emits large chunks of my copyrighted code, with no attribution, no LGPL license. However, the Copilot version did not come with the LGPL license, a requirement of using code under that license, nor was there any indication that it was copied.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

With most Western content either unlicensed or unavailable legally in Russia, multiple plans to pirate that content, enforce compulsory licensing (piracy, effectively), or say good riddance because Russia never needed it anyway, are all on the table. Plagiarism? And then off the table, depending on the mood.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 17, 2024

TBL Licensing v. The Fourth Circuit assesses secondary meaning through a number of factors: (1) advertising expenditures; (2) consumer studies linking the mark to a source; (3) record of sales success; (4) unsolicited media coverage of the product; (5) attempts to plagiarize the mark; and (6) the length and exclusivity of the mark’s use.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 7, 2021

However, the scope of this protection does not extend to its functionalities, which explains why numerous similar applications are able to coexist peacefully on the market. The key to avoiding plagiarism lies in the existence of an independent development. Are they plagiarizing each other? Let’s take a look. expression.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. As per a report, influencer marketing investment is expected to reach $15 billion in 2022. It grants copyright holders the exclusive right to display, perform, or distribute their original works.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

A group of artists has filed a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit against the developers of popular AI art tools, but did they paint themselves into a corner? This arguably makes the use of copyrighted works by by Stable Diffusion even more transformative than Google Book Search. Stability AI Ltd.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Hollywood movie is now out of copyright according to Indian law. Cross-cultural plagiarism: adaptation of a film to a different cultural context. Now, Bollywood copies Hollywood, but they use licenses—how does that compare? But there was pressure from the market: this is a business trying to make money.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 16, 2023

On this, Aparajita discussed the inherent public interest involved in accessing this information and argues how the disclosure of the COVID-19 vaccine license is a global norm and is followed by the US and the UK. Mumbai Port Trust, the government is obligated to provide the access to these licenses. Other Posts. Other Developments.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Matthew Sag, Copyright Safety for Generative AI Not addressing whether training is always fair use in every circumstance; explain how generative AI fits w/in existing law (nonexpressive uses) and identify best practices to make generative AI fairer. TM law should facilitate disclosure or it will fall behind market. Q: endgame?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

According to him, this can expand the contours of Section 52 of the Copyright Act, to include within itself, any informational use and access, that is required for essential in rem purposes. Case : Microsoft Technology Licensing Ltd. SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM notifies Trademark and Patent Agent Examinations. International Developments.

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