Plagiarism Today
MAY 1, 2023
A Chinese art professor has been fired over allegations of plagiarism. However, he may have much more to worry about than unemployment. The post Plagiarism and China’s Social Credit System appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
MAY 3, 2023
Erik follows up with 5 key takeaways from the recent trademark dispute between Chipotle and Sweetgreen in this video. The post 5 Takeaways From the Chipotle / Sweetgreen Dispute appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik follows up with 5 key takeaways from the recent trademark dispute between Chipotle and Sweetgreen in this video.
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Plagiarism Today
MAY 4, 2023
A jury has found in favor of Ed Sheeran in the Thinking Out Loud lawsuit. Here's why he likely won and what it means for other cases. The post Why Ed Sheeran Won the Thinking Out Loud Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Hugh Stephens Blog
MAY 5, 2023
On Thursday, April 27, Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, finally made it over the finish line after almost three long years extending over two Parliaments. The Canadian Senate voted to adopt the bill as returned to it by the House of Commons after the Commons accepted some Senate amendments but rejected others. Thus, the … Continue reading "Canada’s Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is Now Law: What Happens Next?
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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?
Intellectual Property Law Blog
MAY 2, 2023
While you were asking ChatGPT to create a 3-course menu for the upcoming book club you’re hosting or to explain the Rule Against Perpetuities, several federal government agencies announced initiatives related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated systems, focusing on the potential threats stemming from the misuse of this powerful technology.
Michael Geist
MAY 5, 2023
The Liberal Party policy convention is underway in Ottawa with delegates preparing to debate a series of policy proposals that could ultimately make their way into their national election platforms. Party members voted on the top 20 proposals for discussion and included one involving the media and online information that seems obviously unconstitutional and a direct threat to a freedom of the press.
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TorrentFreak
MAY 5, 2023
By providing free access to millions of books, Z-Library became the go-to site for many readers in recent years. Z-Library’s very existence was put to the test last November when U.S. law enforcement agencies seized over 200 domain names connected to the site. Two alleged Z-Library operators from Russia were arrested in Argentina as part of a criminal investigation.
IP Watchdog
MAY 3, 2023
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will go live in less than a month, on June 1, 2023. Thus, it’s time to prepare for the biggest change in the global IP landscape in more than a decade. To facilitate such preparation, we will be providing a series of five articles that will deal with the most important aspects of the UPC. Whereas Part 1 focused on the designated UPC judges, and Part 2 on the timelines that govern the proceedings before the UPC, Part III will illustrate the remedies (and the potenti
The IPKat
MAY 5, 2023
A recent dispute in Nigeria over trade mark registration and possible proprietorship over a movie title and a title character has brought to the fore questions regarding the processes and procedures at the Trade Mark Registry and whether movie titles and title characters without more should be registrable as trade marks in Nigeria. Facts In 1996, a film producer, Zeb Ejiro produced a movie titled ‘ Domitila ’ based on a screenplay which he also authored.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 3, 2023
Fantasy artist Jeff Easley recently created a print for the upcoming D&D film. However, when he got his copy, he saw something was removed. The post The Case of the D&D Poster and the Missing Signature appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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TorrentFreak
MAY 3, 2023
To reduce the chances of being tracked, profiled, spammed with malicious ads, infected with malware or subjected to ransomware, no device in this building accesses the internet without stringent filtering. With network tools and browser plugins doing some of the heavy lifting, WireGuard VPN connections help to keep the dangers at bay. In today’s online environment, every little helps and on this network, a little amounts to millions of URLs blocked every year.
IP Watchdog
MAY 2, 2023
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in a precedential decision, today reversed a district court holding that an inventor should be added as a joint inventor for his contributions to a patent for methods of pre-cooking bacon and meat pieces. The CAFC said the inventor’s contribution did not satisfy the three-part test articulated in Pannu v.
Michael Geist
MAY 4, 2023
The debate over Bill C-11 was frequently marked by politician and lobby group claims that failure to act would place the future of Canadian film and television production at risk. While internal government documents admitted that claims regarding the contributions from Internet streaming services understated the actual contributions by failing to account for “unofficial Cancon”, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez was happy to feed the narrative that the bill was a critical support for an
Plagiarism Today
MAY 3, 2023
Ed Sheeran says he is "done" if he loses Thinking Out Loud case, Canadian Appeals court upholds Proctorio decision and more. The post 3 Count: Quitting Time? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 4, 2023
Music fans love to share mixtapes and have done so for decades but sharing these ‘tapes’ over the Internet is not without risk. Popular hip-hop mixtape site and app Spinrilla has millions of users and is well aware of the pitfalls. In 2017, the company was sued by several RIAA-backed labels, including Sony, Warner, and UMG, which accused the company of massive copyright infringement.
IP Watchdog
APRIL 30, 2023
On April 27, a pair of legal measures were advanced within the European Union that promise to greatly impact the state of technological commercialization within Europe for both standardized and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. While political leaders in the EU maintain that either proposal addresses consumer safety and competition concerns, multiple commentators have pointed out issues that could slow the rate of technological commercialization to the detriment of Europeans across the
The IPKat
APRIL 29, 2023
Since June 2022, the European Union (EU) and India have been in trade negotiations, to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA), and an Agreement on Geographical Indications (GIs). This Kat decided to look closer at the GI talks, while sipping a cup of Darjeeling tea. Background GI protection is one of the priority areas in the EU’s external policy.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 4, 2023
Ed Sheeran case goes to the jury, the Copyright Royalty Board sides with streaming services, and Spinrilla settles with the record labels. The post 3 Count: Spinrilla’s End appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 30, 2023
Online piracy has always been linked to computer viruses and similar badware but for years that connection was rarely exploited by groups hoping to deter piracy. KaZaA and LimeWire users needed no reminder, of course. Several years ago, TorrentFreak was reliably informed that anti-piracy groups were preparing to push the piracy/malware nexus into the mainstream.
Copyright Lately
MAY 4, 2023
The jury has spoken: Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” doesn’t infringe the copyright in Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” It’s official: Ed Sheeran won’t be quitting the music business. If you were hoping that Ed Sheeran would quit the music business, sorry mate. Everyone else should be deeply relieved.
SpicyIP
MAY 3, 2023
Image from here [This guest post has been authored by Karishma Karthik. Karishma is an associate at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai. She can be reached at karishma0604@gmail.com for any feedback or comments. Views expressed here are those of the author’s.] It is not uncommon for artists to reach new heights of appeal after their deaths. Hip-hop icon, Tupac Shakur, the second best-selling hip-hop artist in history, sold the bulk of his albums after his death.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 1, 2023
Court protects Redditor's privacy in piracy case, Saskatchewan demands removal of a parody logo and Twitter's piracy problems continue. The post 3 Count: Twitter Twits appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
MAY 1, 2023
Every day, millions of people from all over the world submit posts, comments, and other content to Reddit. In many cases, discussion comments are read and soon forgotten but several old threads were brought back to life recently as part of a piracy liability case. Redditors as Evidence The comments in question were picked up by Kerry Culpepper, a copyright attorney who leads several piracy lawsuits against Internet providers on behalf of independent film companies.
JD Supra Law
MAY 4, 2023
Procedural History - UCB, Inc. v. Actavis Laboratories UT, Inc., is an appeal from a judgment in a Hatch-Waxman suit in the District of Delaware that found the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,130,589 (the “’589 patent”) invalid for anticipation and obviousness. (Slip Op. at 2-3.) The Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment of invalidity.
SpicyIP
MAY 3, 2023
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. See here for how Van Gogh’s legacy was built and preserved by the efforts of his sister-in-law Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. Image from here. [This guest post has been authored by Karishma Karthik. Karishma is an associate at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai. She can be reached at karishma0604@gmail.com for any feedback or comments.
Plagiarism Today
MAY 2, 2023
Ed Sheeran criticizes music expert, EU moves to regulate AI and Bethesda takes down their own marketing banner. The post 3 Count: Criminal Testimony appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 29, 2023
At the turn of the century, online piracy hubs began to surface at universities around the world. Seemingly unlimited broadband connections and the presence of many tech-savvy students provided an ideal breeding ground for the rapid expanision of the file-sharing craze. Napster and Limewire played a major role in this growth, as well as DC++ and i2hub , which typically relied on closed networks.
JD Supra Law
MAY 3, 2023
When thinking about estoppel and the PTAB, the § 315(e) estoppels—relating to grounds a petitioner raised or reasonably could have raised—are likely the first to come to mind. However, other types of estoppel, such as collateral estoppel, also can apply to IPR proceedings. The Federal Circuit recently issued a precedential opinion holding that collateral estoppel may apply to unpatentability findings for claims in different, related patents, when they share identical issue(s) of patentability.
SpicyIP
MAY 2, 2023
Image from here Attention all intellectual property enthusiasts! On some exciting news on the transparency front, the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has recently announced daily Open House sessions. These sessions began in October 2022 (see the December notice here ) and will now continue on a daily basis. The sessions will be held on a daily basis from 4.30 PM to 5.30 PM via WebEx.
IP Law 360
MAY 4, 2023
Pop singer Ed Sheeran notched a win Thursday that his Grammy-winning song "Thinking Out Loud" did not rip off Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get It On" after the plaintiffs leaned heavily on a mashup Sheeran played of the two songs at a concert, but mashups aren't necessarily a "smoking gun" in copyright disputes, experts told Law360.
TorrentFreak
MAY 3, 2023
With more than 13 million books, Z-Library is one of the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. The site has millions of regular readers who find a wealth of free knowledge and entertainment at their fingertips. Z-Library’s success was vigorously interrupted late last year when the U.S. Government seized the site’s main domain names.
JD Supra Law
MAY 4, 2023
"Hope springs eternal [in the human breast]" (Alexander Pope) and "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" (the latter attributed variably to Albert Einstein and Werner Erhart) are two aphorisms that irresistibly come to mind with the recent filing of a petition for certiorari by patentees in CareDX, Inc. v. Natera, Inc. and CareDx, Inc. v.
SpicyIP
MAY 3, 2023
Image from here Readers may remember the recent guest post that highlighted the Trademark Registry’s notices deeming 98000 and 82000 trademark applications as abandoned. These notices were challenged before the Delhi High Court in Intellectual Property Attorneys Association (IPAA) & Anr. v. The Controller General Of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks & Anr. ( pdf ).
Olartemoure Blog
MAY 4, 2023
Star Wars is one of the most iconic and beloved franchises in the entertainment industry. Since its debut, it has captured the love and imaginations of millions of fans, and inspired multiple filmmakers, writers and creators. Today we celebrate the importance of Star Wars as a cultural landmark by talking about the success in the protection of their Intellectual Property.
TorrentFreak
MAY 2, 2023
Supported by Hollywood and other content industries, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has been battling online piracy for almost a quarter of a century. The non-profit organization has shut down thousands of piracy sites since then, including former torrent giant Mininova and many other notable names. In recent years, BREIN has focused more heavily on deterring users as well.
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