Sat.Nov 20, 2021

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MPA Obtains New Pirate Streaming Blocks, ACE Seizes More IPTV Domains

TorrentFreak

When local courts first grant copyright holders permission to block a pirate site, it is almost guaranteed that will be the first of many similar requests. In the UK, copyright holders have been blocking pirate sites for more than a decade and every month additional sites are added to the ever-growing list. Actioned under Section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, blocking injunctions are executed by the major ISPs, who together control the vast majority of the market.

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Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Pro se litigants often claim that Internet services are state actors. Those claims have been universally rejected by courts. Yet some legislators and regulators, funded by our tax dollars, are taking the same meritless position… Sescey v. YouTube , 2021 WL 5399916 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 18, 2021). Based on the Complaint’s allegations, it appears the named Defendants – a private social media company and its legal department – are not subject to liability under Section 1983.

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The ACLU’s strange bedfellows

Likelihood of Confusion

Here’s some news: The American Civil Liberties Union says the Redskins are wrong, damned wrong — but they’ve got every right in the world to be that way. They even. The post The ACLU’s strange bedfellows appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Judge Andrews Construes Two Remaining Disputed Terms of Patent Relating to Improved Process to Convert Benzindene Triol to Trespostinil

Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation Blog

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in United Therapeutics Corporation v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc. , Civil Action No. 20-755-RGA (D.Del. November 18, 2021), the Court issued its claim construction of the two remaining disputed terms of U.S. Patent No. 9,604,901 (“the ‘901 patent”) relating to “an improved process to convert benzindene triol to treprostinil via salts of treprostinil and to purify treprostinil.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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How to Network in Artist Communities

Art Law Journal

With today’s growing and diverse array of artist communities, you don’t have to create work in isolation or feel like you’re going it alone trying to make it as an artist. In fact, the more open, generous, and supportive you are in your community, the more likely that energy and opportunity will follow. Being a supportive artist citizen is critical to opening up doors to potential collaborations, exhibitions, artist-in-residencies, jobs, and more.

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The IP story to engage the c-suite is there, but it takes bravery to tell it

IAM Magazine

Saturday Opinion : After a highly successful IPBC in Seattle earlier this week, it is clear that there has never been a better time to take the value creation gospel to the boardroom.

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The IP story to engage the c-suite is there, but it takes bravery to tell it

IAM Magazine

Saturday Opinion : After a highly successful IPBC in Seattle earlier this week, it is clear that there has never been a better time to take the value creation gospel to the boardroom.

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