TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2023

Over the past several months, we have repeatedly reported on Google’s decision to voluntarily remove pirate sites from its search results. Google will do so if local court orders require ISPs to block access to the sites. These measures are geo-targeted at the applicable countries, which include the UK, France, and the Netherlands. Thus far Google hasn’t publicly commented on its motivation but several rightsholders have confirmed the actions.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 15, 2023

The Parliament is considering a bill that decriminalises offences across 42 statutes. Intellectual property rights statutes i.e. the Copyright Act, 1957, the Patents Act, 1970, the Trade Marks Act, 1999 and the Geographical Indications Act, 1999 are among the laws that are proposed to be amended. The objective of this bill is to increase the ‘Ease of Living and Doing Business in India’.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2023

As Android-based piracy apps go, streaming app PikaShow ticks most of the usual boxes. Compatible with smartphones, tablets and set-top boxes, PikaShow allows users to stream live TV channels in excellent quality or download the latest movies and TV shows for offline viewing. For those with a preference for larger screens, PikaShow allows casting. Subtitles are also available, meaning that PikaShow can be enjoyed by viewers worldwide.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2023

January 17 marks the first day in the tenure of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) new Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa. Udupa, whose appointment was announced in December, comes to the USPTO after serving the last seven years as the head of litigation for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she was responsible for heading HPE’s intellectual property litigation and formulating case strategies.

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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?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 15, 2023

The Madras High Court, vide judgment dated 17 November 2022, held that the pre-institution mediation and settlement under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act is mandatory and rejected the plaint for injunction against the release of Tamil movie ‘Yugi’ Brief Facts. The petitioner, V. Prabhakar, filed a plaint dated 16 November 2022 alleging that the movie ‘Yugi’ (which was to be released on 18 November 2022) infringed his copyright over the Malayalam movie ‘Dasharatham’ (released

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McKinsey Operations

JANUARY 15, 2023

Battery demand is growing—and so is the need for better solutions along the value chain.

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McKinsey Operations

JANUARY 15, 2023

Multinational companies operating in China must reconfigure for opportunity and risk.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 15, 2023

Attending a conference is also a Kat-affair Another week has passed and here are the latest opportunities and events to find out about. Events 19 January 2023: “Vintage Brands and the New Bad Faith Conundrum” Fide Foundation and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the 24 Global Digital Encounters on 19 January 2023. More information and registration are available here and here. 26 January 2023: “Who owns your ink?

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2023

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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Barry Sookman

JANUARY 15, 2023

Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2023-01-07 [link] 2023-01-08. A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom [link] 2023-01-08. [link] 2023-01-08. British Columbia Employer Found Vicariously Liable for Data Breach [link] 2023-01-09. [link] 2023-01-09. Could a robot ever recreate the aura of a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece? It’s already happening | Artificial intell… [link] 2023-01-09.

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Advertiser: IPO

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IAM Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2023

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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