The Illusion of More

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

I have written extensively about state sovereign immunity (a.k.a.,11th Amendment immunity) as it relates to copyright owners’ inability to hold states and state actors liable for recklessly and knowingly infringing protected works. State immunity for violations of federal statutes against persons is a maddening subject—rife with judicial and historical contradictions and implications that reach far […].

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

With the release of HBO’s “ House of the Dragon ” and Amazon’s “ The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ,” two major fantasy series premiered last month. The former was an instant success on pirate sites where, in true Game of Thrones spirit , it was leaked before the official premiere. While both series are hard to compare, the media has pitted them against each other to see which one performs best.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Shared.com is a content producer. It ran Facebook self-service ads and participated in Facebook’s “instant articles” program that let Facebook embed ads in its content in exchange for a revenue cut. Starting in 2018, Shared “lost access” to the instant articles program three times, each time (allegedly) without advance notice despite the applicable TOS saying Facebook “will use good faith efforts to provide Publisher with notice of” any termination.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The United States Solicitor General (SG) on Wednesday accepted the U.S. Supreme Court’s invitation to file an amicus brief regarding Amgen’s petition for certiorari in its case against Sanofi. Amgen is seeking review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC’s) decision invalidating antibody patent claims based on a lack of enablement for genus claims.

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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?

Technology

Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The Tata Group put out this press release about a trademark decision that some people seem to think is funny. It is evidently connected with this WIPO decision. Likelihood of. The post Trademark Law: The Dismal Science appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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The Trichordist

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

[Introducing AMFA in the Senate is a huge thing and a major win by MusicFirst over the evil NAB and their $50 handshake. The bipartisan legislation has… Read more "@jemaswad: Senators Introduce American Music Fairness Act, Which Would Require Radio to Pay Royalties to Musicians [thanks to Senators @MarshaBlackburn and @AlexPadilla4CA] #IRespectMusic".

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IAM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Get ready for the new working week with a summary of all the stories posted on the IAM platform over the past seven days

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