TorrentFreak

JUNE 28, 2023

When The Pirate Bay launched nearly 20 years ago, its main goal was to become a bastion of free and uncensored information. The site categorically rejects takedown requests from copyright holders and allows anyone to upload almost anything. Since its early days, The Pirate Bay has always been free to use and open to the public at large. Those who wanted to share files only had to register an account, which was easy enough.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 5, 2023

Cookbook author Joanne Lee Molinaro highlighted a copycat cookbook that has raised new questions about imitation in publishing. The post The Case of the Knock-Off Cookbook appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

JUNE 26, 2023

On 2 June 2023, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) received its first patent challenge of its existence. Here is a quick recap about the UPC, and a bit of info on these proceedings! What is the UPC? The UPC is a new patents court which came into force on 1 June 2023, made up of judges who are nationals of EU Member states that are participating in the UPC.

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Creative Law Center

JUNE 30, 2023

If you use AI technology to create work, you can claim copyright protection for your contribution to that work. Here's how to file your application for copyright registration. The post AI-generated Content and Copyright Registration appeared first on Creative Law Center.

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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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Hugh Stephens Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

When an “irresistible force” meets an “immovable object”, the result is a classic paradox. That is, unless one of the two—or both—give way. If we assume the irresistible force is the Government of Canada in the form of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, and two giant internet platforms (Meta and Google) are the immovable … Continue reading "When the Irresistible Force of the Canadian Government Meets the Immovable Object of Meta and Google: What Happens Next for the Online News Act?

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 12, 2023

For several decades, The Scene has been a key source for pirated content that’s made available on the Internet. Technically, release groups operate in a closed ecosystem, but the reality is different. The vast majority of the files published on private Scene servers eventually find their way to public pirate sites. The secretive nature of The Scene has been a major challenge for law enforcement but in the summer of 2020, the US Department of Justice made a major breakthrough.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 29, 2023

A recent Newsguard report shines a light on the growth of AI spam news sites. Here's why Google has dropped the ball. The post The Predictable Rise of Generative AI Spam appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

“ Perhaps I’ll be remembered in history as the banana imbecile ”, summed up provocative and uber-creative artist Maurizio Cattelan in a recent interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. I personally love everything by Cattelan and among other things I did enjoy the recent exhibition in Florence about his and other contemporary artists’ work.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 22, 2023

On the same day the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 was introduced by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), the two senators, along with their colleagues, Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), introduced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act today. The bill’s aim is to reform the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and would build upon Coons’ STRONGER Patents Act, introduced in 2019.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Whether the decision against Internet Archive in the U.S. will have a chilling effect on controlled digital lending practices in Canada remains to be seen. Earlier this year, a U.S. district court ruled that San Francisco–based non-profit Internet Archive (IA) infringed the copyright of four international publishing houses when it loaned unlicensed digital copies of … Continue reading "Implications of the U.S.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 29, 2023

The damage caused by the government’s Bill C-18 continues to grow as Meta has started to cancel its existing agreements with Canadian publishers. The move should not come as a surprise since any deals that involve facilitating access to news content would bring the company into the legislative framework and mandate payments for links. Indeed, Meta said earlier this week that its 18 existing deals “ did not have much of a future.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 1, 2023

Pirate sites come and go, often without being noticed by the public at large. That was certainly not the case when RARBG said its goodbyes yesterday. The popular torrent site had millions of daily users spread across several domain names. This included the flagship.to domain which currently displays a farewell message. After a brief intermezzo, many users simply began their search for alternatives, perhaps unaware that the effects of RARBG’s shutdown go beyond the site itself, leading to a

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 1, 2023

There are countless tools to detect AI writing, however, all of them have a critical weakness. None give us the certainty to act. The post The Major Obstacle to Detecting AI Writing appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

JUNE 19, 2023

This is a review of Intellectual Property Excesses: Exploring the Boundaries of IP Protection , edited by Enrico Bonadio (City University London) and Aislinn O’Connell (Royal Holloway University of London). As the title suggests, this edited collection assembles examples of disputes that highlight IP at its most extreme, taking it to, what the editors refer to as “sometimes absurd outcomes which an unjustified overprotection of intellectual property may lead to.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 29, 2023

On Wednesday, June 28, the United States Copyright Office (USCO) hosted a virtual event exploring guidance for registration of works containing generative artificial intelligence (AI) content. The hour-long event included a recap of the USCO’s previously released policy guidance and the Zarya of the Dawn partial registration refusal, staff walking through numerous examples of how AI technologies are being used, and a Q&A session consisting of pre-planned and live audience discussion.

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Patently-O

JUNE 28, 2023

(Guest Post by Kevin Ahlstrom, Associate General Counsel, Patents, Meta. This post is part of a series by the Diversity Pilots Initiative , which advances inclusive innovation through rigorous research. The first blog in the series is here and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. – Jason) Guided invention sessions not only increase idea submission rates but also transform individuals’ perception of themselves as inventors.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Doe 1 v. GitHub, Inc. is one of the first major class-action lawsuits to dive into questions of online collection of “public data” and generative AI training data sets. Given the importance of generative AI and the implications for other generative AI projects, and the number of legal issues involved, many legal observers were keen to follow the first few breadcrumbs in this case.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2023

Soap2Day, one of the most popular movie and TV show pirate streaming sites on the Internet, says it has closed down ‘forever’ Official domains including soap2day.to, soap2day.ac, soap2day.sh, soap2day.mx, s2dfree.to, s2dfree.cc, s2dfree.de, s2dfree.is, s2dfree.nl , plus the site’s domain uptime advisory pages at soapgate.org and soapgate.cc , all display the same shutdown message.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 7, 2023

A professor uploaded a fake answer key to a study aid website. In doing so, he caught 40 cheaters and sparked a debate. The post Did a Professor Entrap His Students? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The IPKat

JUNE 5, 2023

On 11 May last, the Italian Supreme Court issued and interesting decision ( decision no. 12881 ) on the protection of the Tic Tac box as a shape trade mark, reaffirming the distinction between the “necessary form” and the “substantial form” of a product. The decision of the Supreme Court upholds the lower courts’ earlier decisions. Background Ferrero S.p.A.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 27, 2023

Last week was a big one for the potential future of the U.S. patent system. The deadline for comments on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Discretionary Institution Practices, Petition Word-Count Limits, and Settlement Practices for America Invents Act Trial Proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board [PTAB]” was Tuesday, June 20.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 9, 2023

The government released its long-promised draft policy direction on Bill C-11 to the CRTC yesterday. The policy direction is open for public comment until July 25, 2023, after which the government will release a final version that gives the CRTC guidance on its expectations for how the bill will be interpreted. While Canadian Heritage was at pains to emphasize that the draft direction includes instructions that the “CRTC is directed not to impose regulatory requirements on online undertakings in

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43(B)log

JUNE 20, 2023

Takahashi-Mendoza v. Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools, 2023 WL 3856722, No. 22-cv-05086-JST (N.D. Cal. May 19, 2023) Plaintiff sued defendant, which does business as Organic Valley, under the CLRA and UCL, challenging labels on milk that say: 1. “Organic Valley’s commitment to the highest organic standards and animal care practices helps make all our food delicious and nutritious”; 2.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 18, 2023

Copyright holders send out millions of takedown notices a day, hoping to remove pirated content or make it harder to find. The efficacy of the DMCA takedown process is open for debate, but it certainly doesn’t help when companies flag legal websites as copyright-infringing. It is particularly ironic when these mistakenly targeted sites are supposed to help the public find their way to the right streaming service.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 14, 2023

An Italian photographer is facing allegations after winning several awards using another photographer's work. Here's how to prevent it. The post How a Photographer Won Awards with Plagiarized Images appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Patently-O

JUNE 13, 2023

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a call for nominations for membership in its esteemed Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) and the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC). These committees were established under the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act in 1999 with the task of advising the Secretary of Commerce and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property on patent and trademark operations, including agency management, goals, performance, b

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

Recovering money from users of technology requires movement on the part of inventors of technology. For example, receiving compensation from those who use patented designs without permission often requires patent owners (e.g., inventors) to send cease and desist letters, file complaints in federal district court, and at times endure patent litigation to its completion.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 16, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the INFORM Act will take effect on June 27. Businesses with an online presence should understand what the new law means and how to prepare to avoid penalties. See Gibney’s prior update for more details on the Act requirements.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 27, 2023

Image from here Delhi High Court’s Intellectual Property Division sees the return of Justice Prathiba M. Singh to the roster who will now take charge of the division, along with Justice C. Hari Shankar. In a notification dated June 26, 2023 ( pdf ), it is stated that the new roster will be operational from July 3, 2023, and the matters which will be heard by the IPD will be assigned by the Judge In-Charge (Original Side), Justice Yogesh Khanna.

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