TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2025

In the race to build the most capable LLMs, several tech companies have sourced copyrighted content for use as training data, without obtaining permission from content owners. Many of those companies are now being sued for alleged copyright infringement. The list includes Meta, which faces a class action lawsuit filed by authors Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Christopher Golden, among others.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

MARCH 29, 2025

Image: Shutterstock (AI generated) As we complete the first few days in what is the shortest election campaign in Canadian history, the minimum 37 days required by law, where do the copyright and cultural industries stand with respect to electoral platforms and public consciousness?

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 3, 2025

A judge has awarded a photographer summary judgment in a case against the City of Chicago. It could be a major win for artists everywhere. The post Photojournalist Wins Lawsuit Against the City of Chicago appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

In a fantastic 2 part post teasing apart how Large Language Models actually work, Shivam Kaushik gets down and dirty with the technical details of the algorithmic training process and explains why there are copyright implications beyond the ‘obvious’ In this first part, Shivam explains each part of the “G” “P” T” in ChatGPT actually does, and then takes forward why this is relevant.

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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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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2025

If people insist that most things on the internet must remain ‘free’, the mechanisms that allow that to happen must continue too. Invariably that means more advertising alongside diminishing privacy, at least for those lucky enough to still have any left. Yet life could still be a lot worse, oddly enough by restrictions on advertising designed to hurt certain platforms while ensuring people are unable to profit from them.

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes As Hudsons Bay Company begins liquidation sales at nearly all of its Canadian stores, over 9,300 employees are facing job lossand many are learning they may not receive any severance pay. Meanwhile, according to reporting, the company has set aside up to $3 million in bonuses for 121 executives and managers. Whats Happening at Hudsons Bay?

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2025

On Thursday morning, the full U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will convene an executive business meeting to consider several pieces of proposed legislation aimed largely at regulating patent-related activities in the pharmaceutical sector. Although one proposed bill would call for a study into the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain, the remaining drafts are meant to address perceived issues related to drug patents, many of which have been made more menacing by data reports

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 30, 2025

Annas Archive is a meta-search engine for shadow libraries that allows users to find pirated books and other related sources. The site launched in the fall of 2022 , just days after Z-Library was targeted in a U.S. criminal crackdown, to ensure continued availability of ‘free’ books and articles to the broader public. In late 2023, Anna’s Archive expanded its offering by making information from OCLC’s proprietary WorldCat database available online.

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The IPKat

MARCH 31, 2025

The Italian Supreme Court has referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) a question on the compatibility of Italian anticipatory measures with Directive 2004/48/EC on civil enforcement of intellectual property rights (case C-132/25 ). The request for preliminary ruling is not yet available officially, but may be accessed through the national litigation.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 29, 2025

Prof (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer 1976-2019; taken at NUJS, Kolkata circa 2009. We are very happy to announce the results of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on Intellectual Property Law! The annual essay competition was earlier announced on 14 May 2024, on the occasion of Prof. Basheers 48th birth anniversary. It took a little longer than anticipated to review all the fantastic entries we received, but we are very excited to announce the results after a very close finish between our finalist

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Burnout at work is more than just a temporary feeling of stress or fatigue, it is a serious mental health condition that can impact your well-being, productivity, and quality of life. In Ontario, employees experiencing burnout are entitled to certain rights and protections under both employment law and human rights law. Understanding your legal options can help ensure you are supported, and can also help you make informed decisions about how to handle the situation.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 2, 2025

A recent study shows us how long retracted plagiarized works remained unretracted and what types of plagiarism take the longest. The post How Long Does a Plagiarism Retraction Take? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 2, 2025

With the continuing cuts to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staffing, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are communicating increasing concern about potential product development impacts. While these cuts and their subsequent effects may be leading some companies to consider developing drugs abroad, such ex-US development can come with risks, necessitating upfront planning and compliance controls.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Continuing from his earlier post, where he explained the technical workings of Large Language Models vis-a-vis where different copyright questions arise, in this post Shivam Kaushik argues that LLMS are in effect interacting with non-expressive parts of the works in question. Further, he questions whether even a Text Data Mining Exception is required in the Indian Copyright Act.

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government has introduced several temporary changes to Employment Insurance (EI) that aim to make it easier and faster for Canadians to access support. While the official text of the regulations has yet to be published at the time of this blog posting, the Federal Government has announced the changes in a recent news bulletin.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2025

The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Thursday convened an executive business meeting during which the full committee voted on a series of six drug patent-related bills towards a vote on the full floor of the Senate. While many of these bills were hailed by committee members as strong steps toward reining in consumer drug prices, the perceived problems addressed by these bills have been fomented by controversial data reports, leading to questions as to whether these bills will achieve th

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 4, 2025

In 2024, not one but two Nobel Prizes (in Chemistry and Physics) were awarded to researchers for their work in artificial intelligence ("AI"). Particularly noteworthy for the life science community is the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded to David Baker for "the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins" and to Demis Hassabis and John M.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 3, 2025

Judge allows Isaac Hayes lawsuit to move forward, Russia bans ads on all blocked websites and Taylor Swift told to wait in her lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Still Coming appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Barry Sookman

MARCH 30, 2025

It was a busy week in AI copyright litigation in the United States with three new decisions released in litigation involving Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft. One involved a failed attempt by music publishers to obtain an injunction against Anthropic from using lyrics to train its AI system, Claude. Two of the cases highlight pleading requirements in which certain claims of infringement were dismissed against OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2025

The company Licensing IP International S.a.r.l. is not particularly well known, but over a billion people are familiar with its trademarks. These marks include popular adult entertainment brands including Pornhub, Youporn, Brazzers and Reality Kings, which fall under the umbrella of Aylo, the empire formerly known as MindGeek. Just one of Aylo’s many subsidiaries, Licensing IP owns and controls many popular trademarks.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Recently, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the draft version of 'Implementation Measures for Drug Trial Data Protection (hereinafter referred to as the 'Draft for Comments'), aiming to clarify the registration categories and corresponding regulatory data protection periods for chemical drugs and biologics. The Draft for Comments is currently open for public consultation by May 18, 2025.

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The IPKat

MARCH 31, 2025

Trier in summer As readers know, the Katfriends at the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier are always busy organizing programmes and courses on all aspects of European law, including IP and digital and IT law. For those looking to get a deep dive in either subject, ERA is organizing two distinct summer courses this year. The first is the Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law , which will take place in person in Trier (Germany) between 30 June and 4 July 2025.

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Michael Geist

MARCH 31, 2025

The 2025 federal election is now in its second week and the battle for attention and ultimately votes is taking place both online and offline. The enormous influence of online sites such as Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and a handful of others raises real issues about how information spreads, its reliability, and risks of misinformation and disinformation.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2025

Movies recorded directly from cinema screens are identifiable online by the tag cam and for those prepared to download them, often notable for their poor quality. As theatrical windows are now fairly short compared to those of just a few years ago, the prospect of ruining a movie for the sake of a few weeks has made cams less attractive than they once were.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 2, 2025

In In re: Xencor, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit confirmed that the limiting preamble of a Jepson claim must be supported by the specification with sufficient written description. In its decision, the court affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Appeals Review Panel (ARP) finding that Xencors claims to an improvement to methods of treatment with anti-C5 antibodies lacked sufficient written description.

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The IPKat

MARCH 31, 2025

The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Peter Teunissen (Assistant Professor of IP Law, Radboud University), commenting on the Advocate Generals opinion in the latest reference for a preliminary ruling on Legos design case. Here is what Peter writes: On 6 March 2025, Advocate General (AG) Szpunar delivered his Opinion in Case C211/24, Lego A/S v Pozitv Energiaforrs Kft.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Keep up with the ever-changing world of IP with SpicyIPs Weekly Review! Wrapping up March with a busy week, here is a quick glance at the 11 posts- that include posts declaring the winners of the 2024 Shamnad Basheer Essay Competition on IP Law, a two part post explaining how an LLM works, DHCs decision to refuse an injunction to Roche in the Risdipalm case,and another two part post on the BHCs decision in the Karan Johar personality rights case.

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Nelligan Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a gloriously chaotic trademark case, Lady Gaga is being sued for $100 million over the word Mayhem. Not by another pop star. Not by a niche metal band. But by a surfboard company. And lurking silently in the background: the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem , whose logo clearly inspired the entire aesthetic but who, for now, havent filed a single motion.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 3, 2025

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a US Court of Federal Claims ruling that Hatch-Waxman Act litigation expenses are ordinary and necessary business expenses under 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, entitling an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) filer to deduct litigation expenses incurred defending against a patent infringement lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 2, 2025

UK retailers battle over furniture designs, MAD Square faces piracy issues in India and Namewee accused of infringement in April Fools' joke. The post 3 Count: April Fool appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 2, 2025

Third World Network (TWN) and the Inter-University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) are organising a five-day workshop on “Access to Medicines, TRIPS, and Patents in the Developing World” from May 30 to June 3, 2025, in Kochi, Kerala. The last date for submitting your applications is April 6. For more details, please read the call for applications below- Workshop on Access to Medicines, TRIPS, and Patents in the Developing World [Kochi, May

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 2, 2025

A students reading ability is one of the best predictors of success after high school and in life. As an educator, having taught elementary school (grades 1-6) and high school English, knowing this fact both motivated me and frightened me when students struggled with their readings. Sometimes, I would share this fact with my studentsespecially my reluctant readersto encourage them to read more.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 4, 2025

We previously reported on the groundbreaking AI Fair Use ruling in the Thomson Reuters Ross Intelligence case, where the court found that based on the facts of this case fair use was not a defense. Ross Intelligence moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b), for certification of the Courts Order, for interlocutory appeal and for a stay pending that appeal.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 1, 2025

The Copyright Claims Board has ruled on another case, this one involving a real estate photographers whose images were used by the new owner. The post Copyright Claims Board Tackles Real Estate Photography appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Close Up

APRIL 1, 2025

“It is essential to integrate innovation and intellectual property content into the curriculum, allowing students to develop creative thinking and learn how to utilize ideas Continue reading

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