Sun.Nov 14, 2021

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Piracy Release Group EVO ‘Blames’ Movie Industry For Its Popularity

TorrentFreak

Day in and day out, dozens of new movies and TV shows leak online. This is something most pirates simply take for granted. Only a few people know who the suppliers are. This secrecy is much needed, as members of release groups risk criminal prosecution and multi-year prison sentences. The Piracy Supply Chain. When we take a closer look at this supply chain there are broadly two groups.

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Could Banksy Sue Christopher Walken Over Destroyed Artwork?

Copyright Lately

Actor Christopher Walken painted over a Banksy original on “The Outlaws.” Could the street artist claim a violation of his moral rights? Actor Christopher Walken has a unique talent. He’s somehow able to come across as a total badass while at the same time looking like a nervous wreck. It’s quite a feat, which is why I think it would be so entertaining to watch him face off in a courtroom under cross examination by…wait for it…Banksy’s copyright lawyer.

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Around the IP Blogs

The IPKat

As good Kats, we are always paying attention to our surroundings. Come with this Kat for a stroll around this week’s posts from IP blogs. Copyright A Kat walking and enjoying its freedom. This week, a controversy involving a famous Hollywood actor damaging one of Banksy’s artworks has taken the news and Aaron Moss, on Copyright Lately, discusses the possibility of Banksy suing the actor based on infringement of his (?

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J.E.M.: The Supreme Court’s Last Expansion of Patent Protection, 20 Years Ago

IP Watchdog

In 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the first time that plants could be protected with utility patents. J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc., v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. 534 U.S. 124. This landmark decision, originating in the agricultural heartland of Iowa, was the last time the Supreme Court effectively increased patent protection for inventors and patent owners.

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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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No “30% solution”

Likelihood of Confusion

Here I am, sitting 44 stories above the Garment District itself (when I’m not standing under its immortal needle, shown below), and I needed Staci Riordan‘s new fashion IP blog. The post No “30% solution” appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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1 hour Ethics MCLE – Practicing Legal Civility in Virtual Communications, especially when the “Connection is Poor”

CoCal IP Law Institute

Join us in watching this webinar: [link] After, we will discuss our various thoughts and perspectives on watching ourselves practice law, before our very eyes and behaving civilly when the "connection is poor." We will discuss this webinar on November 15, 2021 via Teams and in-person for those wishing to attend. All are welcome to [.].

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-11-13

Barry Sookman

An unreal issue: managing IP in the metaverse [link] 2021-11-07. Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2021-11-06 [link] 2021-11-07. A Workspace by the CAI to assist with Bill 64 Compliance | McCarthy Tétrault [link] 2021-11-09. Secretary Blinken Announces Next Steps for Creating a Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy at the Department of… [link] 2021-11-09.

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J&J wins big in China; New insurance protects US damages awards; Dim prospects for 101 reform; Huawei’s IP Edge deal; More Moderna patent pain; plus much more

IAM Magazine

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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