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3 Count: FIFTY FIFTY Pause

Plagiarism Today

Internet Archive filed DMCA notice with GitHub, the AP reaches deal with OpenAI and FIFTY FIFTY royalties for Cupid on hold pending dispute. The post 3 Count: FIFTY FIFTY Pause appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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House IP Subcommittee Mulls Copyright and Design Patent Revisions Amid Right-to-Repair Debate

IP Watchdog

The House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet met today to hear from a number of witnesses about the intersection of intellectual property rights and consumers’ right to repair products they own. The concerns voiced by witnesses and congress members today centered around harm and cost to consumers as a result of technological protection measures (TPMs) and increased use of IP tools such as design patents to thwart competition for after-market parts.

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Is Brave Selling Your Site’s Content to Train AIs?

Plagiarism Today

Brave recently introduced a new API for its search engine product. However, some of the data being sold is raising difficult questions. The post Is Brave Selling Your Site’s Content to Train AIs? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Ways to Become an Information Tour Guide for Data Scientists?

Velocity of Content

“Data scientists love good, structured data. Information people know where to get that data.” That’s how an information professional at a large pharmaceutical company described what drives the collaboration between info pros and data scientists at his organization. As he noted, “the one thing our researchers and data scientists don’t have is time, and having information specialists who understand the data sources is one thing they need.

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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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“Thinking Out Loud” About Ed Sheeran’s Use of The Nuclear Verdict Defense Methods

JD Supra Law

Ed Sheeran is one of the most popular musicians of all time: 23 of his songs have gone multiplatinum, he is a four-time Grammy award winner, he reportedly holds the title for the highest-grossing tour of all time (though he may soon lose that title thanks to his friend, Taylor Swift, one of our personal favorites), and he has lent his songwriting prowess to fellow superstars Swift, The Weeknd, Eminem, BTS, and Justin Bieber, among others.

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Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

by guest blogger Prof. Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). But copyright law isn’t limitless; it leaves many intangible goods, especially factual data, unprotected, and it allows many uses of protected works.

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5 Visually Stunning Movies Inspired by Fine Art Masterpieces

Art Law Journal

Dive into the fascinating intersection of art and cinema. This article explores how five visually stunning movies - "The Exorcist," "Inception," "There Will Be Blood," "Melancholia," and "Days of Heaven" - draw their visual inspiration from masterpieces of fine art. Discover how these films translate artistic techniques into compelling visual narratives.

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Instagram Not Liable For Copyright Infringement Over Embedded Images

TorrentFreak

In common with content created in other fields, photographs generally enjoy protection under copyright law, allowing photographers to determine who can duplicate and/or distribute their work. Photographers Alexis Hunley and Matthew Brauer posted several of their copyrighted works on Instagram. In January 2016, Time published an article titled ‘These Photographers Are Covering the Presidential Campaign on Instagram.’ Within that article, Time embedded one of Brauer’s Instagram p

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Continuously Moving Assembly Line—How to Do Line Balancing

Christopher Roser

Continuously moving assembly lines have a lot in common with other types of assembly lines. However, there are also some differences. This third post of this small series on continuously moving assembly lines looks at how to distribute the work along the line. The key point is that you can distribute the work along the. Read more The post Continuously Moving Assembly Line—How to Do Line Balancing first appeared on AllAboutLean.com.

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Anti-Piracy Coalition Boasts Massive Sports Streaming Disruption Campaign

TorrentFreak

In recent years, rightsholders of major sports events have complained that current legislative frameworks fail to provide efficient tools to tackle live streaming piracy. This problem was highlighted repeatedly last year as the European Commission drafted its plans to tackle ‘live piracy’ going forward. End the Live Piracy Plague A group of more than a hundred stakeholders, including several of the largest sports organizations, called on the Commission to propose new legislation to e

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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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ITC Affirms Arigna Can't Block Apple Imports Over Chip IP

IP Law 360

The U.S. International Trade Commission has officially freed Apple Inc. from allegations that imports of its flagship products should be barred because they infringe an Arigna Technology Ltd. semiconductor patent.

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100 Days at the FirstNet Authority: reflections, observations and discoveries

U.S. Department of Commerce

100 Days at the FirstNet Authority: reflections, observations and discoveries July 18, 2023 KCPullen@doc.gov Tue, 07/18/2023 - 10:16 First responder network This is the first in a 2-part series by Joe Wassel, First Responder Network Authority Executive Director and CEO, on his thoughts, insights, and vision for the future of public safety communications.

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Vice Bankruptcy Ruling Shows Contract Assignment Issues

IP Law 360

A New York bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in Vice Media’s Chapter 11 case is likely to have implications for other cases involving the assignment of contracts by corporate entities, and may signal that Showtime will still face an uphill battle in trying to prove that its contract constituted personal services, says Debra Dandeneau at Baker McKenzie.

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Lack of Industrial Policy Undermines the U.S.’ Ability to Compete with China on EV Batteries

IP Close Up

When it comes to going head to head with China on crucial products, like electric vehicle batteries and automobile components, the U.S.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

IP Law 360

Delaware's Chancery Court kicked off trials last week over a failed autoimmune drug candidate and a casino resort in the Philippines, logged a record-breaking derivative settlement and announced that its only Sussex County-based vice chancellor will stay on for another term.

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Generative AI Is Changing How We Do Business and How We Practice Law

LexBlog IP

s. The news about Steven Schwartz, the attorney who asked ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to find cases relevant to his client’s lawsuit only to submit a brief full of bogus caselaw, spread gleefully fast, as embarrassing news does. And although we shook our heads in disapproval, I suspect many attorneys were grateful to Mr. Schwartz.

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How Multiagency Sanctions Enforcement Alters Compliance

IP Law 360

Recent indictments and guidance emphasizing scrutiny of third-party intermediaries make clear the government's increasingly interagency approach to sanctions enforcement and its view that financial institutions are the first line of defense against evasion efforts, particularly in connection with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

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Generative AI Is Changing How We Do Business and How We Practice Law

IP Tech Blog

s. The news about Steven Schwartz, the attorney who asked ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, to find cases relevant to his client’s lawsuit only to submit a brief full of bogus caselaw, spread gleefully fast, as embarrassing news does. And although we shook our heads in disapproval, I suspect many attorneys were grateful to Mr. Schwartz. His blunder suggested that we are not so easily replaceable by AI.

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Bid Fails To Halt Sale Of Allegedly Patent-Infringing Bike Parts

IP Law 360

A Colorado federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction that a bicycle parts maker sought in a patent dispute with a rival over shock absorbers and suspension forks for mountain bikes, finding the patent holder hadn't shown it would suffer irreparable injury if sales of the allegedly infringing parts continued.

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Instagram Threads: Consumers Exposed to Impersonation Profiles & Counterfeits

Corsearch

Millions across the globe have flocked to Instagram Threads – the newest social media platform on the block. Many celebrities and high-profile figures have already signed up to the service, after proclaiming that they are “ditching Twitter” Meta, Instagram’s parent company, has promised that the platform is safer than the alternatives and takes user privacy incredibly seriously.

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Ex-Finance Co. CEO Owes $9M In Trade Secrets Fight

IP Law 360

A Florida federal judge has found that the former CEO of an insurance-related business owned by Miami-based investment platform 777 Partners has to pony up nearly $9 million in a suit accusing him of self-dealing and swiping trade secrets.

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Hannah Stark - A Day in the Life of a Stock Legal Intern

Stock Legal Blog

As the clock hits 9 am, I’m through the door into the beautiful historic house that Stock Legal calls home. Immediately, Remi, our office dog, greets me. Her (un)official job is to ensure that every person who walks through the door feels welcomed in! Of course, I must stop to say hello to her and compliment her hair bow - which changes colors daily.

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WallStreetBets Gets Owned. By Reddit

JD Supra Law

Who owns the trademark to a subreddit name? This week, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”) considered the issue in an opinion dismissing each of Plaintiff Jaime Rogozinski’s (“Rogozinski”) eight claims against Reddit, comprising four federal trademark claims and four state law claims. r/WallStreetBets is a “subreddit,” or targeted forum on Reddit, where approximately fourteen million Reddit-users discuss stock and option trading.

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Robert Wald - A Day in the Life of a Stock Legal Intern

Stock Legal Blog

I start the day by waking up before 7:30 am and letting my dogs out while I prepare their food. After I feed the dogs, eat breakfast, and make a coffee, I head to the office around 8:40. Usually, when I first arrive, I check my Slack messages and email to see if any attorneys have sent me any research to complete. After I review my messages, I start any requested research or finish projects from the previous day until around lunchtime.

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Data Scraping, Privacy Law, and the Latest Challenge to the Generative AI Business Model

JD Supra Law

In a putative class action filed on June 28, 2023, in the Northern District of California, and in other similar cases, plaintiffs allege that OpenAI, Microsoft, and their respective affiliates violated the privacy rights of millions of internet users through the large-scale scraping of their personal data from social media, blog posts, and other websites, and using those data to train machine learning models.

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Leia White - A Day in the Life of a Stock Legal Intern

Stock Legal Blog

Welcome to a day in the life of a marketing intern! As a part of this team, my role focuses on bolstering our online presence, updating our website with fresh content, and engaging our audience through our various social media platforms. Join me as I take you through my typical day at Stock Legal!

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The PREVAIL Act – Does it Unfairly Hinder Patent Challengers’ Possibility of Prevailing at the PTAB?

JD Supra Law

The Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act was introduced on June 22, 2023, with the aim to reform the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The PREVAIL Act serves as a supplement to the proposed STRONGER Patents Act, introduced in 2019. By: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

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Chief Judge Brady Succeeds the Honorable Jon E. DeGuilio

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

SOUTH BEND , Indiana (July 17, 2023): The United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana announces it is now under the leadership of a new chief judge. Effective July 17, 2023, the Honorable Holly A.

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USPTO Provides Updated Guidance on the Use of Applicant Admitted Prior Art

JD Supra Law

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal recently altered a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to address the use of applicant admitted prior art (AAPA) in inter partes review (IPR) petitions. AAPA is art cited or described by an applicant in the patent application by, for example, describing a technology as “conventional” or “well-known.

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Grand Old Persecution

Likelihood of Confusion

Paul Alan Levy sends this along: The latest abuse of trademark law to suppress discussion of topics of substantial public interest comes from not from a company, like most of. The post Grand Old Persecution appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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2023 Mid-Year Highlights in Canadian Life Sciences IP and Regulatory Law

JD Supra Law

In the first half of 2023, Rx IP Update reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. The Rx IP Update team at Smart & Biggar has collected the top stories from January to June and summarized them for you.

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Fair to Use this Trademark?

LexBlog IP

This blog post builds on my previous post. This time I will be covering fair use for trademarks instead of copyright. Much like copyright, there are exceptions and limits to what protection owning a trademark can provide you, including what is and is not infringement. Fair use in the trademark space breaks down into two categories. The first is descriptive fair use.

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Last Week In The Federal Circuit (July 3 – July 7): Three Lawsuits, Still No Claim Preclusion

JD Supra Law

Fans of civil procedure will want to check out our case of the week, which offers an interesting discussion of the requirements for claim preclusion in patent infringement suits—and a reminder about the distinctions between direct and induced infringement.

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L’EUIPO si pronuncia sui limiti del carattere distintivo del marchio “Touch Learning”

LexBlog IP

Con una recente decisione del 19/06/2023, l’EUIPO ha rigettato la domanda di marchio figurativo reputandola descrittiva e priva di carattere distintivo per i servizi rivendicati “Formazione didattica; Formazione; Formazione aziendale; Formazione per insegnanti; Formazione e istruzione” in classe 41. L’EUIPO ha esaminato l’insieme degli elementi denominativi e figurativi del segno in questione, ossia (a) gli elementi “Touch” e “Learning” inser

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Enablement Enigma: The Supreme Court Weighs In

JD Supra Law

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court’s ruling that Amgen’s broad genus claims to cholesterol-lowering antibodies are invalid for lack of enablement.

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