Copyright Lately

APRIL 27, 2025

In Vetter v. Resnik , a federal district court treated U.S. termination rights as a global eraser. Now, on appeal, it’s time to set things straight. If you think the current administrations tariff policies threaten to strain international relations, Vetter v. Resnik wants you to hold its beer. In Vetter , a federal district court in Louisiana took an admittedly novel legal theorythat a U.S. copyright termination could extinguish not just domestic rights, but foreign ones tooand turned it i

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2025

In recent years, music and movie companies have filed several lawsuits against U.S. Internet providers, for failing to take action against pirating subscribers. One of the main allegations is that ISPs fail to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers in “appropriate circumstances”, as the DMCA requires. These lawsuits resulted in multi-million dollar judgments against Cox and Grande.

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Intepat

APRIL 27, 2025

World IP Day serves as a globally significant occasion to celebrate the power of intellectual property in fostering innovation and creativity across diverse industries. This year’s theme, “IP and Music: Feel the Beat of IP,” provides a focused lens on the profound and dynamic relationship between IP and the music industry, highlighting how IP rights are essential to protect the creative and economic vitality of this vibrant sector.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 27, 2025

A reminder on the SpicyIP Summer School, applications for which are now open! Some anomalies in the Patent Agent exam results, a twist in the PPL-Azure case before the Supreme Court, Keralas new IPR and TK Policy draft, and a lot more that has happened in the last week. Add to that an upcoming post on the big Ustad FW Dagar vs. AR Rahman judgment from the Delhi High Court.

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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

Patently-O

APRIL 27, 2025

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2025

Even after years of trawling the invaluable Lumen Database , the scale of online copyright infringement today still manages to surprise week after week. And with more time spent searching, the greater the chances of the archive surfacing curiosities from years ago, or unusual items from the more recent past. Take the bait and time has a tendency to get eaten away in journeys down various rabbit holes, and that’s a good thing.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2025

If the World IP Day celebrations have inspired you to attend more IP events, join this Kat in marking her diary with upcoming events and staying up to date with the latest IP news!A Kat celebrating the World IP Day!

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 27, 2025

Could your routine data transfers now violate federal law? The DOJs new Data Security Program (DSP) targets the flow of U.S. sensitive personal and government data to foreign adversaries and the clock is ticking. In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Michael Volkov breaks down the Justice Departments sweeping new Data Security Program, enacted under Executive Order 14117 and finalized in January 2025.

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