Plagiarism Today
MARCH 20, 2023
As more allegations of plagiarism in Dr. David Agus' books come out, attention is shifting to the person who actually wrote them. The post If You Use a Ghostwriter, You Need to Check for Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 20, 2023
When file-hosting service Zippyshare showed its first signs of life in September 2006, accessing the site using an iPhone was impossible; the smart phone’s existence wouldn’t be announced for another four months. Zippyshare’s success was built on solid yet basic foundations; straightforward free hosting of files, via a clean interface, at zero cost to the user.
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Plagiarism Today
MARCH 20, 2023
Lawsuit against artist dismissed, filmmakers want former VPN operator arrested, and Nickelback wins long-running case over Rockstar. The post 3 Count: Nonexclusive License appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 20, 2023
Generation Z comprises people born between 1996 and 2010. This generation’s identity has been shaped by the digital age, climate anxiety, a shifting financial landscape, and COVID-19.
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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?
TorrentFreak
MARCH 20, 2023
Last fall, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music prevailed in their lawsuit against Internet provider Grande Communications. The record labels accused the Astound-owned ISP of not doing enough to stop pirating subscribers. Specifically, they alleged that the company failed to terminate repeat infringers.
IP Watchdog
MARCH 20, 2023
Recently, ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot program developed by OpenAI, has become a popular topic, attracting much attention and discussion. Its applications in the fields of natural language processing and text analysis have been well documented and have aroused great interest. It can be used to generate various language models, such as natural language texts, dialogues, and question-answering.
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The Trichordist
MARCH 20, 2023
By Chris Castle [This post first appeared on MusicTechPolicy] We are told that artificial intelligence is a powerful tool that may end up being either the end… Read more "Fans and Trust and Trust by Fans Are Essential for AI to Succeed"
The Illusion of More
MARCH 20, 2023
Last February, the U.S. Copyright Office rejected the registration application filed by Stephen Thaler for a visual work entitled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise.” Thaler averred that the image was generated by an AI he designed called “Creativity Machine,” and on that basis, the Office affirmed the longstanding doctrine that copyright rights only attach to […] The post Thaler Suit Against Copyright Office Asks for Analog Reading of Statute appeared first on The Illusion of More.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 20, 2023
The Supreme Court's decision to grant certiorari in Amgen v. Sanofi is the first time in almost a hundred years that the Court has deigned to consider sufficiency of disclosure decisions, in this case enablement under 35 U.S.C. § 112(a). While these circumstances themselves might motivate amici to file briefs with the Court to weigh in on the Question Presented, the Federal Circuit's trend in recent years to apply more tightly the strictures of Section 112 to chemical, biotechnology, and.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 20, 2023
To address rising interest rates and continued economic uncertainty, now is the time for CFOs and treasurers to take a more structured and systematic approach to liquidity accuracy.
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43(B)log
MARCH 20, 2023
IP at the Supreme Court Series: Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC March 22 | 5:00 - 6:30pm EDT | Hybrid | NT01 | Reception to Follow Registration Required Moderated by Professor Christine Farley American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 20, 2023
The legislation provides an opportunity to improve the country’s clean-power infrastructure. More than a year since its signing, we take stock of announced funding, programs, and the road ahead.
Michael Geist
MARCH 20, 2023
Later today, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage will vote on a government-backed motion that would compel Google and Facebook to disclose private third-party communications dating back years that could sweep in the private communications of thousands of Canadians. The motion, which is obvious retribution for opposing Bill C-18, is a stunning attack on the privacy of Canadians and could have a chilling effect on public participation.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 20, 2023
By placing equity at the center of public health programs, government agencies could more effectively address disparities and improve health outcomes for all Americans.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
A New York federal judge dismissed a Canadian entity's lawsuit claiming to own Quantum, a digital artwork certified by a non-fungible token that Sotheby's sold for $1.47 million, saying on Friday it appeared the litigation is an "attempt to exploit open questions of ownership in the still-developing NFT field.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 20, 2023
Judith Spitz founded Break Through Tech to enroll more women, especially women of color, in computer science courses and connect them with companies that might otherwise overlook them.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
YouTube and its parent company Google LLC are urging a California federal judge to reject a Grammy-winning composer's "dystopian vision" of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in her bid to secure an early win in a proposed class action over mass copyright infringement.
Patently-O
MARCH 20, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Hantz Software v. Sage Intacct (Fed. Cir. 2023) (non-precedential) The district court sided with the defendant Sage, dismissing the complaint for lack of eligibility. In a short opinion, the Federal Circuit has largely affirmed, but made an important caveat — that the district court held only that claims 1 and 31-33 are invalid.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to dig into the intersection of trademark law and free speech on Wednesday, hearing arguments over a Jack Daniel's-inspired dog toy revolving around poop humor. Here's what you need to know.
IP Tech Blog
MARCH 20, 2023
“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. “FTC leadership,” the NAD Report elaborates, “sent a consistent, strong message that national advertisers should take a hard look at their own advertising” to create marketing from a consumer protection and truth-in-advertising standpoint.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
InvesTrex LLC, the patent holder for an "investor social networking website," continued its litigation spree in Delaware federal court with a lawsuit against Yahoo Inc., the latest entity that it accuses of ripping off the idea for a platform that lets users sign up to chat about financial instruments while tracking data such as stock prices.
The TTABlog
MARCH 20, 2023
In a whopping 163-page opinion, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of two registrations for the configuration of safety helmets, rejecting Petitioner Honeywell's Section 2(e)(5) functionality claim but sustaining Honeywell's claim of lack of acquired distinctiveness. The Board noted that "[t]he Respondent’s failure to comply with its discovery and disclosure obligations plays a pivotal role in our determination.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
The D.C. Circuit didn't seem sure where to land Monday on whether transparency group Public.Resource had violated copyrights by distributing 184 private industry rules that were later made into federal law on the case's second trip up to the appellate level.
McKinsey Operations
MARCH 20, 2023
Understanding what informs transport choices is the first step to encouraging a shift to trains.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
Sports hat maker New Era Cap LLC on Monday reached a deal in its January suit accusing a competing brand of selling apparel caps with its flag design, filing a consent decree in which the competitor agreed not to use the mark.
Trading Secrets
MARCH 20, 2023
The Board sent shockwaves through employment law in its February 21, 2023, decision in McLaren Macomb , which held that simply offering a draft settlement agreement with broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). We previously blogged about the McLaren decision and encourage you to read that post for a summary of the decision.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
A New York federal judge has ruled that a Chinese real estate listing website's use of Amazon's web servers is enough to force it to face claims that it broke U.S. copyright laws in a suit accusing it of copying more than a hundred Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and Mansion Global articles without paying for them.
Barry Sookman
MARCH 20, 2023
Are cloud computing services subject to provincial sales tax? According to a recent decision of the BC Supreme Court in Hootsuite Inc. v British Columbia (Finance) , 2023 BCSC 358 the cloud computing services AWS Support, EC2 and S3, and AWS direct connect are not subject to provincial sales tax under the Provincial Sales Tax Act , S.B.C. 2012, c. 35 [ PSTA ].
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
Ketchup, cannabis and a controversial Florida law were at the heart of rulings and court proceedings last week in Delaware's Chancery Court. Also seen on the docket: potential settlements of litigation involving Groupon and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, allegations of "secret" investors in Houghton Mifflin's merger with Veritas Capital, and an award of one more buck per share for Mindbody shareholders.
43(B)log
MARCH 20, 2023
WatsonSeal Marketing LLC v. Crawlspace Ninja IP LLC, 2023 WL 2533061, No. 5:22-cv-649-LCB (N.D. Ala. Mar. 15, 2023) When is informational material related to a for-profit company’s business commercial speech? Here, the court finds a YouTube video noncommercial despite some reasonably solid connections to profit-seeking. WatsonSeal Marketing sued for false advertising under the Lanham Act, tortious interference with business relations under Alabama law, and unjust enrichment under Alabama law, bu
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
A California federal judge on Monday threw out the bulk of an artist's counterclaims in Yuga Labs Inc.'s trademark suit against him over its Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token collection, finding that the claims don't hold up under California law and ordering them to cover Yuga's attorney fees.
LexBlog IP
MARCH 20, 2023
In February 2022, Exactech recalled hundreds of thousands of knee and ankle replacement devices that were implanted into patients between 2004 and 2022. The knee and ankle inserts had inadequate packaging that failed to protect the parts from exposure to oxygen before being implanted into the body. Oxidation can cause the inserts to significantly degrade over time, leaving many patients in pain and facing the possibility of revision surgery.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
A Georgia federal judge on Monday agreed to transfer a suit accusing TV network Starz and others of ripping off a cabaret-based stage play with the televised drama "P-Valley" to California federal court, finding the transfer was proper because many "key witnesses" live in California.
Likelihood of Confusion
MARCH 20, 2023
The Trademark Blog Is Five Years Old (hat tip to Welch)! That’s the equivalent of 84 in blog years. I would never have thought he’d last this long when I. The post Marty Schwimmer, old man of IP blogs, still alive appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IP Law 360
MARCH 20, 2023
A California federal judge on Monday rejected a Walmart supplier's motion to consolidate two cases stemming from a patent dispute over a disposable razor invention and to delay the trial, citing the district's "overwhelming case load" that's forced him into a "substantial backlog of over 100 fully briefed, submitted motions.
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