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5 Things Teachers Need to Know When Talking to Students About Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

Talking about plagiarism, attribution and citation with students is a serious challenge. . These are inherently nuanced issues and, often times, the best questions don’t have clear or bright line answers. Couple that with the high stakes when it comes to grades and disciplinary action, students are understandably confused, frustrated and scared. However, that is part of why it is so important for teachers to talk about plagiarism.

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Embedded finance: Who will lead the next payments revolution?

McKinsey Operations

Winners are already emerging in the race to provide banking and payments infrastructure for embedded finance, but incumbents and new entrants still have time to claim a share of this dynamic market.

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3 Count: Warhol Battle

Plagiarism Today

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: U.S. Supreme Court Tackles Andy Warhol Copyright Dispute. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case pitting photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the estate of artist Andy Warhol. 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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Sustaining digital payments growth: Winning models in emerging markets

McKinsey Operations

Digital payment transactions are skyrocketing in emerging markets as innovations proliferate. Banks, fintechs, and telecom companies must quickly develop their strategy to compete for market share.

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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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BREIN is Not Allowed to Warn BitTorrent Pirates, But it Can Sue Them

TorrentFreak

Supported by Hollywood and other content industries, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has a long and well-established track record. Where other groups often take pride in announcing million-dollar damages and prison sentences against pirates, BREIN is rather pragmatic. This approach is illustrated by a warning campaign launched at the end of 2020. Unlike other copyright enforcement groups, BREIN is not interested in casual pirates.

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Equity and Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation

U.S. Department of Commerce

Hispanic Heritage Month: Equity and Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation. October 13, 2022. KCPullen@doc.gov. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 09:54. Minority business growth. Post by. Gina M. Raimondo. As Secretary of Commerce, I have one overarching goal: improving America’s competitiveness so all our workers and companies can succeed in the global economy. And equity is at the core of our mission and underpins everything we do at the Commerce Department.

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Central bank digital currencies: An active role for commercial banks

McKinsey Operations

With central banks increasingly exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), now is the time for commercial banks to establish their role in a fast-changing landscape.

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Section 230 Applies to Sellers’ Listings on Auto Auction Service–Cohen v. Copart

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Copart runs an auto auction website that includes “repairable” cars, i.e., junkers. The plaintiff sued for three alleged misrepresentations, including: On vehicle pages, Copart displays an Estimated Retail Value for the vehicle. Plaintiff contends that this number is false and misleading, because it refers to a value based on the vehicle having “clean title,” rather than the salvage title the vehicle has, which reduces the value by 20% to 40%.

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Women Matter Mexico 2022: Lights and shadows of the pandemic

McKinsey Operations

In Mexico’s workforce, the COVID-19 pandemic had more impact on women than on men. The experience suggests how flexibility, hybrid working, and effective communication can benefit everyone involved.

Marketing 107
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The Alice Test for Patent Ineligibility in Practice: The Federal Circuit Reverses District Court’s Dismissal of an Infringement Case

IP Tech Blog

One of the threshold requirements for obtaining a patent under U.S. law is that the invention is a “new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof…” In other words, the subject matter of the invention must be eligible for patenting. Many courts have used this requirement as a threshold test in litigation, with early dismissal of cases that fail the test.

Invention 104
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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

The IP Law Blog

A jury in the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in the case of Alexander v. Take-Two Interactive Software found that the depiction of tattoos on wrestler Randy Orton in a video game published by Take Two Interactive infringed the tattoo artist’s copyright in the tattoos. In this author’s personal opinion, the District Court got it all wrong.

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Last Week In The Federal Circuit (October 3 – October 7): Genus/Species Meets Inherent Anticipation

JD Supra Law

Unlike obviousness, the test for anticipation in patent law is generally pretty simple—does the prior art disclose the same thing as the challenged patent claims. But as our latest case of the week shows, that simple test can sometimes involve subtle, and more complicated, issues.

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Suit Claims Chinese Co. Copied Robot Toy's Source Code

IP Law 360

A Pittsburgh-based robot toy designer believes a Chinese competitor stole the source code for its interactive menu system by reverse engineering demonstration robots acquired from a predecessor company, according to a revised lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court.

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Does Your Startup Own Its Intellectual Property? The Answer Is Frequently Not as Clear as It Seems

JD Supra Law

Intellectual property can be among the most important assets that a startup owns, especially as the startup begins to distinguish itself or seek investment. Making sure that the startup actually owns and can protect its rights to the intellectual property at issue, however, requires an understanding of the different types of intellectual property and how the rights for each type are acquired or transferred.

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Supreme Court Struggles with Warhol’s Transformative Use Theory

Copyright Alliance

On October 12, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the highly anticipated transformative use copyright showdown between photographer Lynn Goldsmith and the Andy Warhol Foundation (AWF). The arguments lasted […]. The post Supreme Court Struggles with Warhol’s Transformative Use Theory appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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PTAB: Statements About Device Not Disclosed in a Video Are Not Prior Art; Concurrence: Video Itself—If Publicly Available—Is Prior Art

JD Supra Law

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied a petition to institute inter partes review, finding there was no reasonable likelihood that petitioners would prevail on their obviousness challenges. In rendering its decision, the PTAB rejected petitioners’ proposed claim construction as being contrary to plain meaning and being improperly grounded in irrelevant embodiments.

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Women Matter Mexico 2022: Uneven parity

McKinsey Operations

Awareness of the value of gender equity is spreading, but much work remains to establish gender parity in Mexico’s workplaces. Research suggests which initiatives have an impact.

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TTAB Says Wired Magazine Is 'Not Famous' In Mixed Ruling

IP Law 360

The publisher of the tech magazine Wired can block a woman's trademark application on the name for clothing, but not fitness boot camps, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled, finding that the publication is not famous enough to risk dilution.

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Appealing to a broader audience

McKinsey Operations

Ken Wee, chief strategy officer at Activision Blizzard, says despite the explosion of the market addressable by the metaverse, a true unlock has yet to occur to draw in a larger non-game-endemic audience. An edited version of the conversation from our ‘Value creation in the metaverse’ report follows.

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Nielsen Promptly Sues Over Newly Owned Patent

IP Law 360

The data and analytics giant Nielsen now owns a patent covering a way of measuring people's "facial signatures" while they are watching TV, which it immediately added to its legal war against a newer rival that uses webcams to allegedly do the same thing.

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Satisfying the toughest customers first: A conversation with Next Gen Foods’ Andre Menezes

McKinsey Operations

The cofounder of a Singapore food tech start-up explains how it won over consumers and investors by designing its plant-based chicken to appeal to chefs.

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Cintas Accused Of Aiding Garment Tracking Tech Theft

IP Law 360

A small Cleveland software development company has accused Cintas Corp. of conspiring to steal its garment inventory software ideas by improperly giving two other technology firms access to the program and allowing them to copy it.

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The Era of Digital Pirates and Why Anti-Piracy Ads Have Failed to Make a Difference

IPilogue

Andrew Masson is an IPilogue Writer and 2L JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Was a $46.3 billion piracy problem accelerated by the ad campaigns that attempted to stop it? Gilles Grolleau and Luc Meunier believe this could be the case in their article published on July 7, 2022. Today, anti-piracy commercials might be a meme , but Grolleau & Meunier attempted to critically analyze why the ad (and similar ones) may not work.

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Fla. Surgeon Says 50 Cent Can't Sue Over Promotional Photo

IP Law 360

A Florida plastic surgeon accused by 50 Cent of using his photo to advertise penile enhancement services is seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed, arguing she did nothing wrong because he gave consent for the photo in exchange for unspecified services at her Sunny Isles Beach business.

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New cyber attack

Olartemoure Blog

On 3 October 2022, Colombia’s Food and Drug Surveillance Institute (INVIMA) was again victim of a cyber-attack. INVIMA’S website and all connections to physical and virtual servers were disabled, except for the Foreign Trade Desk (VUCE) and some temporary links to perform tech surveillance reports. INVIMA issued Resolution 2022600000 containing temporary measures specifying the suspension for specific proceedings within the foodstuff, medicine, cosmetics, and medical device office, through

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China’s theme parks face a new era

McKinsey Operations

China’s theme park industry is growing and evolving—a new report sheds light on how operators can elevate existing parks, and plan for new ones.

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Congratulations to the 2022 Energy & Environmental Stewardship Award winners!

U.S. Department of Commerce

Congratulations to the 2022 Energy & Environmental Stewardship Award winners! October 13, 2022. ASowah@doc.gov. Thu, 10/13/2022 - 08:05. Top row: Melissa Fatni, USPTO; Lisa Langrell, USPTO; Matthew Carriveau, NOAA; Milicent Alexander, Census; Chante’ Sawyers, Census; Christine Smith, NOAA; Dan Schmidt, NIST; Phil Weber, USPTO. Bottom row: Giselle Tapia, USPTO; Jason Austermann, NIST; Jessica Caraway, NIST; Kyona Shorter, Census; Mark Liau, NIST; Sara Morse, NIST; Scott Ingalls, NOAA.

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Monsters and Death Masks: A Haunting History of Spooky Art

Art Law Journal

From true crime to haunted houses to the endless dramatization of serial killers, people enjoy feeling scared (at least on their own terms) — a creepy fascination that extends to spooky art. Explore our haunting history if you dare!

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Universal chargers

Olartemoure Blog

On October 4, the Euro Parliament decided that by the end of 2024, all cell phones, tablets and cameras sold in the EU must have a USB Type-C charging port, so consumers will only need one type of charger for all their devices. The decision seeks to reduce electronic waste and avoid unnecessary purchases of different chargers for each type of device.

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Attys Face Tough Choices As EU Unified Patent Court Looms

IP Law 360

With the launch of the European Union's Unified Patent Court set for April, attorneys and clients need to be making tough decisions right now about whether to opt out of the court's jurisdiction for some or all of their patents, attorneys said at a conference Thursday.

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Personal data breach

Olartemoure Blog

One of the most relevant d ata protection infringement sanctions have been recently announced. It relates to the conviction of a chief security officer of one of the world’s largest private transportation corporations. The facts that led to the conviction go back to 2016, when said officer concealed the cybersecurity incident from the Federal Trade Commission and, in addition, prevented those responsible from being discovered.

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Google Judge Says YouTube Piracy Suit Likely Trial-Bound

IP Law 360

A California federal judge said Thursday he's unlikely to toss a Grammy Award-winning composer's proposed class action claiming YouTube encourages the piracy of uploaded videos by removing copyright management information, saying there are enough disputed facts that the suit against YouTube and parent Google "probably has to go to trial.

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PTO Requests Comments on Initiatives to Ensure Patent Robustness, Reliability

JD Supra Law

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) is seeking public input and guidance on proposed initiatives directed at bolstering the robustness and reliability of patents. The request for comments was spurred in part by US President Joe Biden’s July 9, 2021, executive order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, and a June 8, 2022, letter from Senators Leahy, Blumenthal, Klobuchar, Cornyn, Collins and Braun raising concerns about patent thickets.

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Entrepreneurship in Bogota

Olartemoure Blog

125 companies with at least one year of operations will benefit from “DESIGNTECH”, a citywide program launched back on 22 August by Bogota’s city hall. All 125 selected companies will receive expert support in prototype manufacture and improvement and will also simultaneously meet with top entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and generate synergies.

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Cloudy Skies: PTO Director Finds Abuse and Sanctionable Conduct

JD Supra Law

The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) Director issued a precedential opinion finding that filing an inter partes review (IPR) solely to extract payment in a settlement—without the intent to prosecute the IPR to completion—is a sanctionable abuse of process. OpenSky Indus., LLC v. VLSI Tech. LLC, IPR2021-01064 (Oct. 4, 2022) (Vidal, Dir.).