Plagiarism Today
MARCH 4, 2024
The recent "Glasgow Willy Wonka Event" may have launched a thousand memes. but it also raises some serious copyright and trademark issues. The post Copyright, Trademark and Willy’s Chocolate Experience appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
MARCH 5, 2024
Erik explains how a TTAB discovery conference works inside the process of a trademark opposition or cancellation proceeding. The post What is a TTAB Discovery Conference? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik explains how a TTAB discovery conference works inside the process of a trademark opposition or cancellation proceeding.
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JD Supra Law
MARCH 5, 2024
On 27 December 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft alleging copyright infringement in connection with OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT technology. This lawsuit is part of the first wave of artificial-intelligence-related lawsuits that have targeted some of the biggest technology companies in the world and some of the best-known artificial intelligence (AI) products on the market.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 3, 2024
There’s rarely a shortage of conflict and controversy in the perpetual online piracy wars. For some, the David versus Goliath imagery, of ordinary people fighting faceless corporations, will never get old. For others, the right of creators to receive fair compensation for their work is non-negotiable; it puts food on the table, literally. Yet spend enough time digesting every possible detail presented by those shouting most loudly about piracy, and it becomes increasingly clear that piracy
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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?
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 5, 2024
Influencer Jay Shetty is facing allegations that he falsified much of his past. With that returns old plagiarism allegations made new again. The post Jay Shetty and Boomerang Plagiarism Allegations appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
MARCH 6, 2024
While the recent expiration of Disney’s Steamboat Willie copyright is not likely to have an immediate impact, it could provide clarity on the extent to which trademark rights in character names and appearance affect what others can do with characters from works whose copyright has expired, says Bryan Wheelock at Harness IP.
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TorrentFreak
MARCH 2, 2024
At the start of the last decade, The Pirate Bay teamed up with Sweden’s Lund University to conduct the largest online piracy survey in history. The research elicited responses from 75,000 ‘pirates’ from all parts of the world. Despite this geographical diversity, a rather traditional gender pattern appeared. Of all respondents, only 5% were female.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 7, 2024
Microsoft seeks dismissal of New York Times lawsuit, Spanish IPTV operators fined and study claims anti-piracy warnings are ineffective. The post 3 Count: Ignored Warnings appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
IP Law 360
MARCH 4, 2024
The World Trade Organization did not reach an agreement at a conference last week on a proposal to expand a waiver on intellectual property for COVID vaccines to cover tests and treatments, a move welcomed by opponents of the plan.
JD Supra Law
MARCH 8, 2024
The U.S. District Court for the North District of California dismissed four of six claims in a pair of cases alleging that the use by OpenAI, Inc. of the plaintiffs’ books infringed the copyrights in those books. Tremblay v. OpenAI, Inc. and Silverman v. OpenAI, Inc., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24618 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2024). The books in question include The Cabin at the End of the World by novelist Paul Tremblay and The Bedwetter by comedian Sarah Silverman.
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TorrentFreak
MARCH 5, 2024
Last week, we reported that an Indian dynamic+ court order had taken down movie-web’s demo site, along with several other pirate sites. The injunction, issued by the New Delhi High Court, requires local ISPs to block access to the domains. In addition, domain name registrars are also urged to take action. The reach of this Indian order expands far outside the nation’s borders.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 6, 2024
Lawsuit against X/Twitter will move forward, North Carolina bar sued over karaoke night and trans Joker film to make its debut. The post 3 Count: X Marks the Spot appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
The IPKat
MARCH 4, 2024
With fashion season in full swing, fashion-related IP stories flourish too. This time, Katfriend Spyridon Sipetas (Stockholm University) tells the story of a collaboration – the one between Jacquemus and Nike – that has been already plagued with accusations of copying. Here’s what Spyridon writes: Jacquemus x Nike Swoosh Bag: ‘Just Copy It’ or re-appropriation of Nike’s own trade mark?
JD Supra Law
MARCH 7, 2024
MHL Custom took legal action against Waydoo for allegedly infringing on two U.S. Patents related to a type of personal hydrofoil watercraft called an eFoil. Following a jury trial in March 2023, where certain patent claims were examined, it was determined that Waydoo had indeed infringed on MHL's patents and had to pay a $500 royalty per board sold, totaling $1,334,000 in damages.
IP Law 360
MARCH 8, 2024
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has spent the last year building up a new intellectual property practice, with a veteran of top law firms leading the way and attorneys from White & Case LLP joining the firm earlier this year.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 7, 2024
New allegations claim that the song Over the Rainbow is a plagiarism. However, this case shows why sometimes plagiarism doesn't matter. The post Why Sometimes Plagiarism Doesn’t Matter appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Velocity of Content
MARCH 5, 2024
CCC returns to the London Book Fair next week to host the “ Publishers, Copyright & AI: Taking Action , ” panel and welcome the publishing community to Booth 7H02 to discuss how our data-driven solutions can help them transition to and transform Open Access (OA) programs. Taking place on the first day of the Fair (Tuesday, 12 March) at 10:30 AM in the Tech Theatre, Publishers, Copyright & AI: Taking Action will feature an international panel of senior figures from leading scholarly publi
JD Supra Law
MARCH 6, 2024
When Blackbeard’s flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, was discovered off the North Carolina coast in 1996 after a decade of searching, whatever treasure might have been with it when it found a watery grave in 1718 had been lost to the tides of time. But as any fan of Titanic lore will tell you, a sunken ship courses with an altogether different booty: the tales that can be told about it.
IP Law 360
MARCH 6, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released its January decision finding that redesigned Apple Watches do not infringe Masimo Corp.'s blood oxygen monitor patents, explaining that while the new versions can access the patented feature, doing so requires "significant alteration.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 4, 2024
Stability AI hits back in UK case, 3 in China convicted of anime piracy and YouTube's Content ID system continues rapid growth. The post 3 Count: Stable Defense appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MARCH 8, 2024
[These are my rough-draft talk notes from a recent workshop of trademark law professors.] The SAD Scheme involves a trademark owner suing dozens/hundreds of defendants using a sealed complaint, getting an ex parte TRO, and then having the online marketplaces freeze the defendants’ accounts and money. The TRO acts like a supernotice compared to the traditional takedown notice: it targets sellers, not individual items; and it implicates their cash from all of their sales, not just the allege
JD Supra Law
MARCH 4, 2024
AI is everywhere. And, no, I do not mean in a “Skynet is coming,” or “Big Brother is here,” kind of way. I mean everywhere you look. Stories abound about the oddities that result from using generative AI. In one story, a car dealership’s chatbot offered a 2024 Chevy Tahoe for $1.00. In another, attorneys who were using Chat-GPT found that the generative AI tool was pulling facts out of thin air, creating false citations to cases that did not exist.
IP Law 360
MARCH 7, 2024
A lifetime of skiing has helped me develop important professional skills, and taught me that embracing challenges with a spirit of adventure can allow lawyers to push boundaries, expand their capabilities and ultimately excel in their careers, says Andrea Przybysz at Tucker Ellis.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 6, 2024
Ferris Bueller, the sitcom, not the film (sadly), featured a plagiarism story in its final episode. How realistic was the it? Not very. The post Plagiarism in Pop Culture: Ferris Bueller appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MARCH 6, 2024
Tomelleri (who has appeared on this blog before ) illustrates fishes (see court exhibit on the right). He sued a print-on-demand service (Sunfrog) over alleged IP violations of his illustrations. If that rings a bell, it’s because just yesterday I blogged on a DIFFERENT fish painter, DeYoung, who also brought an IP lawsuit against a print-on-demand service (Pixels).
TorrentFreak
MARCH 8, 2024
Late last month we reported on the latest copyright claim data made available by YouTube. In the first half of 2023, YouTube said it processed 980 million Content ID claims , a 25% increase compared to a year earlier. Given the upward trajectory, soon there will be a billion Content ID copyright claims every six months, which rounds to over two billion claims every year.
IP Law 360
MARCH 8, 2024
The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided that a Swedish manufacturer of air conditioners for use on boats doesn't have a patent case against a handful of rivals based in Florida and China after all.
Plagiarism Today
MARCH 5, 2024
Nintendo wins settlement against Yuzu, Authors fail to halt similar AI cases and publishers seek default judgment against LibGen. The post 3 Count: Player One Wins appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Likelihood of Confusion
MARCH 5, 2024
I’m glad I got my grumbling in before this hit my inbox: The International Trademark Association (INTA) is pleased to announce the launch of its Pro Bono Trademark Clearinghouse. An initial two-year pilot program will take place in Germany and the United States, after which the Clearinghouse will be expanded to other countries. The Pro […] The post INTA does the right thing appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
IIPRD
MARCH 4, 2024
Introduction Intellectual Property Rights is a right which is connected with the person or the company’s intangible property. Like, goodwill. When that right is used without consent or used for causing loss to an individual or the company. For Example, Person A used the trademark of Nike to defraud the public and to cause the loss to original Nike by selling duplicate products.
IP Law 360
MARCH 5, 2024
Federal Circuit judges had pointed questions Tuesday about a $10.1 million award — slashed from $110 million — that a small tire maker won against Toyo Tire for unfair competition and other claims, and about Toyo's bid to revive its trade dress case against the rival, Atturo Tire.
TorrentFreak
MARCH 4, 2024
Library Genesis ( LibGen ) is one of the oldest shadow libraries on the Internet, offering free access to millions of books and academic papers people otherwise have to pay for. The site’s origins reportedly trace back to the Soviet Union’s underground publishing culture ‘ samizdat ,’ which was used to bypass state censorship in the last century.
Likelihood of Confusion
MARCH 2, 2024
My über-sharp friend Oliver Herzfeld, moving up in the world, has written an article in Forbes magazine on a recent Copyright Office policy statement that, as he puts it, “revises, and to a certain extent reverses, its prior position regarding the protection of compilations.” Oliver sums up the changes. Here’s, via excerpts, a summary of the summary: The […] The post The borders of Terpsichore (updated) appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
MARCH 5, 2024
In the ongoing legal battles over print-on-demand services, RedBubble and (more recently) Printify have sometimes achieved favorable results by disaggregating all of the functions and acting solely as a marketing agent for the disaggregated vendors. These defense-favorable outcomes may work in the short term; but they leave open the potential liability of the contracting vendors (which may drive them out of the industry, leaving the marketing agent with no one to outsource to) and as well as the
IP Law 360
MARCH 5, 2024
As a stable asset class that has fared well amid economic uncertainty, music catalogs have attracted much attention from both private equity firms and music industry corporations that are attuned to increasingly lucrative royalty fees and spikes in music streaming. Here, Law360 breaks down the largest music catalog-related asset sales ever, based on official announcements and media reports.
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