Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To help with this, many web designers, especially those that are new to it, get help in the form of themes or stock templates that can be obtained from a variety of sites. Many times, designers choose images or text based upon how it looks or reads, not whether they have permission to use it. The Business Issue.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by Eleanor Licensing LLC, a company founded by the estate of Denise Shakarian Halicki. Halicki was the creator of the original 1974 film Gone in Sixty Seconds , which featured a series of four Mustangs that Halicki had designed. The post 3 Count: Triller Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

Finally today, Jennifer Edwards Baker at Fox19 reports that, in Ohio, the Goshen Township police have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the design of their police badge. The lawsuit was filed by Louis Kohus, who claims to have designed some eight drafts of the badge for the department in 2015.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

First off today, Luke Plunkett at Kotaku reports that the iconic “oof” sound effect in Roblox has been removed yet again due to licensing issues with the sound’s creator. This required Roblox designers to pay $1 (or 100 Robux) to include the sound effect in their creations.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that LEGO is facing a lawsuit from artist James Concannon following the inclusion of a jacket similar to one that he designed as part of a recent LEGO set. According to Concannon, he designed the jacked in 2018.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

The website features information about the CCB, updates on the process, and users can register a CCB Designated Service Agent to receive notices and communication from the CCB. ” The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

According to NetEase, Tencent, through its QQ Music streaming platform, has violated a contract with them by streaming music in provinces where QQ has no license to do so. In addition to those issues, NetEase also claims that Tencent ripped off their app and interface designs.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Brophy filed the lawsuit alleging that Cardi B’s designer used an image of his back tattoos on the cover of her mixtape. He claimed that the designer simply searched for an image of back tattoos, found his image, and superimposed the pattern on another person. Cardi B Image: VOGUE Taiwan , CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

1: Pandora Sued By Major Comedians Over Licensing Fees For Writing Jokes. According to the comics, the issue is intentional and points to Security and Exchange Commission filings by the company that cautioned it may lose access to comedy material due to a lack of license. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 12, 2021

The 91-page report is part of an ongoing legal battle between Harrison/Erickson, a design firm that created the original Phanatic, and the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Harrison/Erickson created the original costume in 1978 and licensed its use until 2019, when negotiations broke down.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2023

Zara, known as a “fast fashion” brand, is often in the defendant’s chair in such cases, accused of ripping off designs from pricier competitors. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Aldi briefly removed its version of the cake but began selling them again in May after making some design changes. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Free Cuthbert appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

3: Saga Over Garment Design Copyright Infringement Ends with Ceremonial Fire. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Rockstar vs. Rock Star appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Finally today, Michael S.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

Dailly was one of the founding members of DMA Design, the studio that created the first Grand Theft Auto (GTA) games. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

” 3: Berlin’s Beloved Transit Seat Design Escapes Legal Bind. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Wriggling Worms appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 21, 2022

Copyright Office would oversee to designate standard technical measures through a public rulemaking process. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Happiest Marshmello appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Next up today, the Associated Press reports that an artist has filed a lawsuit against Cardi B over the cover of one of her mixtapes that featured a back tattoo that he both designed and is wearing. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Next up today, Judy Harrison at the Bangor Daily News reports that Maine costume designer Ellen Okolita has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, Amazon and eBay alleging that the three sites are unlawfully using photos and descriptions of her costumes on their site. The post 3 Count: Verisigned appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The lawsuit was filed by Jocelyn Susan Bundy, who claims that her grandfather created the design based on Dante’s Inferno. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Nirvana’s Inferno appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

Dubbed DeviantArt Protect and Launched in July 2021 , the system was originally designed to help artists detect duplicates or near-duplicates of their images on the internet. The post DeivanArt Expanding System for Detecting Copied Images appeared first on Plagiarism Today. At least not yet.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 11, 2022

The lawsuit was originally filed by a company named Designworks and its owner, Charles James, against two real estate companies that he claims violated his copyright by posting floor plans for houses that that James had designed. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The lawsuit was brought James’ Designworks, an aggressive litigant that has brought many similar lawsuits over alleged infringement of its floor plans and home designs. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 25, 2022

The flag was designed in 1971 by artist Harold Thomas. ” The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Freeing the Flag appeared first on Plagiarism Today. million USD) to purchase the copyright of the Aboriginal flag.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

This means that others are free to copy, publish, distribute, create new works based upon it and otherwise make use of it without a license. It uses the art style and the meter of the original work, as well as the designs of characters from that book. That is, potentially, a big deal in many ways.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? First, design elements that are “physically or conceptually separate” from the article can be protected. In short, Juice Demon is Juice Demon because he can’t be Beetlejuice, not without a license. Why did the company do this?

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 28, 2023

Many are concerned with the potential for plagiarism. In the legal context, however, plagiarism is more properly referred to as “copyright infringement.” This could result in accusations of plagiarism, causing reputational harm, or liability for infringement.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

January: The year kicked off in Tanzania with the news that the Parliamentary Standing Committee in Tanzania received a report from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports addressing its efforts to review and improve the loopholes found in the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations, 2022.

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Copyright IP Social Media Copyright Infringement 91

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to Anderson, she trained Roup in the techniques and Roup has gone on to offer her own services, leading to a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract and unfair competition claims. The post 3 Count: Non-Routine Fitness appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 7, 2021

The key to avoiding plagiarism lies in the existence of an independent development. This is why you cannot speak of plagiarism when two creations simply share the same concept. Are they plagiarizing each other? Let’s take a look. One of the principles that forms the backbone of intellectual property is the dichotomy of idea v.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against artist Shepherd Fairey over the famous Obama “Hope” poster that he designed. Three years later, she licensed one of those photos of Vanity Fair who, with permission, commissioned a new work based on it by Andy Warhol. 1: The Shepard Fairey Dispute.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 17, 2024

TBL Licensing v. Citing Wal-Mart , the court observed that trademark law does not protect "product designs that lack distinctive meaning as a source identifier." The Court observed that "[a] party seeking to establish secondary meaning in a product design bears a 'formidable burden of proof.'" Vidal , Appeal No. April 15, 2024).

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The terms “innovative,” “exclusive,” and “proprietary” involved a “false designation of authorship,” but “authorship, like licensing status, is not a nature, characteristic, or quality” under the Lanham Act. But the court here found Baden persuasive. I think this highlights the logic flaw: this isn’t reverse passing off!

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Unique expertise on code too; code is different from photos, music, videos; some of the most valuable code on GitHub is licensed openly. Remediation not removal is often the goal—changes to the code rather than removing often resolves the problem, e.g. addressing violation of open source license by adding attribution etc.

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Copyright Fair Use Music Licensing 45

Plagiarism Today

MARCH 24, 2022

First off today, Laure Guilbault at Vogue Business reports that the French court of appeal has ordered Louis Vuitton to pay designer Jocelyn Imbert €900,000 ($990,000) for infringing a lock design that she created. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

The reason for this is simple, the systems for organizing, registering and enforcing copyrights were, by in large, designed for large copyright holders. However, this is something of a misnomer as the letter can be customized to send demands for payment, offer a license for legitimate use or a demand to remove the work.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

However, NFTs were never designed for this purpose. HitPiece, for example, started making NFTs based on music that they did not have the license to use. NFTs were not designed to be a copyright panacea, they were designed to create scarcity, something they failed to do. But that shouldn’t be a big deal.

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