Patently-O

AUGUST 24, 2023

The first blog in the series is here , and resources from the first conference of the initiative are available here. Applicants can respond to rejections and continue in the patent process. For instance, they may help with responding to a rejection. limited professional networks).

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In their complaint, Bell Media, The Sports Network, CTV Specialty Television, and Réseau des sports, accuse two “John Doe” defendants of offering pirated sports streams. The first defendant used hosting companies in the British Virgin Islands and Ukraine, while the second used a provider from Belize. Temporary Measure?

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

Though some versions of the app do still work, as does the Gnutella network it is based upon, the app and the name itself is largely just a memory. As such, the new LimeWiere will not be a file sharing network, but a marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), initially focusing on music. A Tainted History.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Bell’s TSN4 network has the right to the FIFA broadcasts and with this lawsuit, the company wants to take preemptive action. The first defendant makes pirated content available through servers located in the British Virgin Islands, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Indeed, the first new blocking order was issued shortly after.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 9, 2022

The report shows that during the first half of 2021 the number of targeted domains skyrocketed. During the first half of 2021, Cloudflare received 45 subpoenas and the company answered them all. Previously, courts have ordered Cloudflare to block specific sites but no new orders came in during the first half of last year.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Last year, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal upheld the first pirate site-blocking order in the country. In addition, blocking windows were limited to the broadcasts of the games and the order only applied to the 2021/2022 season, which was already in its final stages when the court order was issued. 2022/2023 NHL Piracy Blockade.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

After the new blockades came into effect, multiple online services reported that they were suffering connectivity issues. “In the process of blocking VPN services, many UDP ports were affected, including those that have been used in our game since the start of the very first alpha testing.

Reporting 138

Reporting IP Technology Government 138

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The quid pro quo for using any major online service, social networks in particular, is the surrender of extraordinary amounts of personal data. While the privacy-invading aspects of the wider internet are broadly discussed, much less attention is given to the companies that allow us to get online in the first place.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 2, 2023

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in U.S. The movie companies alleged that RCN wasn’t doing enough to stop subscribers from pirating on its network. The movie companies alleged that RCN wasn’t doing enough to stop subscribers from pirating on its network. courts, with ongoing lawsuits against several ISPs.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Of course, when times got really tough there was always the robust, privacy-focused Tor network to fall back on but if the past few days are anything to go by, even this old faithful could find itself severely compromised, at least in Russia. But the network itself is not the only target on Russia’s list, as became evident this week.

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Reporting Government Privacy Copyright Infringement 141

TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2023

The movie companies claim that the providers haven’t done enough to stop subscribers from pirating on their networks. The Redditors in question discussed issues such as RCN’s handling of copyright infringement emails. Represented by attorney Kerry Culpepper they sued several Internet providers including RCN and Grande.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The attention of this SpecialKat was recently drawn to the decision of the Nigerian Court of Appeal in Banire v NTA-Star TV Network Ltd regarding the question of authorship and ownership of copyright in photographs used for advertising purposes and the issue of image rights in Nigeria. An appeal to the Court of Appeal then followed.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 15, 2022

On the very first day of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage’s hearings on the Online News Act last month, News Media Canada, the lead lobbyist for Bill C-18, was asked about a poll it commissioned this year which found 79% support requiring Google and Facebook to share revenue with Canadian news outlets. First, the data.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

” In this case, the patents at issue relate to “electronic commerce and more particularly to using mobile communication devices to execute a commercial transaction.” According to Mobile Equity, the specification of the asserted patents identifies security of mobile transactions as an issue the patents seek to solve.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The issue is the Idea/Expression Dichotomy , which means that, while the specific expression of a joke can be protected, the idea behind it cannot. According to a 2008 study , comics have responded to this by establishing community norms around using each other’s joke.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 19, 2022

In September 2021, US broadcaster DISH Network filed a copyright infringement complaint in a Michigan court. The first was Atlas Electronics, a Michigan-based retailer of unauthorized IPTV services, and company owner Alaa Al-Emara. But that is a small issue in the overall scheme of things. It targeted two sets of defendants.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

JULY 6, 2022

This year, respondents said that the fourth greatest challenge to their business was reputational risk for clients in being associated with trust structures and offshore jurisdictions. Indeed, our respondents placed reputational risk one rung higher in the 2022 survey (fourth place) than in the 2020 edition (fifth place).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 4, 2024

And the first ever receipient of the fellowship is Ms. The Court, on a prima facie basis held that that the reasoning of the respondent was insufficient to support the conclusion and while issuing notice to the respondent’s counsel asked whether the respondent will be willing to reconsider the issue afresh.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

The court rejects Meta’s First Amendment challenge: Meta tries to take this argument a step further, claiming an investigation into its statements about its content moderation practices might indirectly chill those practices themselves. She later tells us that her Facebook network totaled some “150 or so” people. Kallinen v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 9, 2024

Stratics Networks offers ringless voicemail and VOIP services. The first question the court must resolve is whether ringless voicemails qualify as “telephone calls” for purposes of the Telemarketing Sales Rule, which prohibits deceptive or abusive telemarketing practices. If this opinion confuses you, welcome to the club.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Entertainment Network India Ltd. The license rates pertain to the broadcasting of sound recordings which are owned and controlled by the respondents (Phonographic Performance Limited India) through the petitioner’s (Entertainment Network India) radio stations. Entertainment Network India Ltd.,

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 5, 2022

These NFTs are not without copyright issues. Responding in court, his lawyers pointed out that the director has always retained the right to publish portions of his original handwritten Pulp Fiction screenplay. The first NFT auction will go live on January 17, with six more following in the days after.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Copyright Infringement Artwork 133

TorrentFreak

MARCH 13, 2023

combat mission in Iraq officially ended, so that’s no longer an issue. Iraq still faces plenty of internal issues, of course, but fighting piracy doesn’t appear to be high on the agenda. This claim is mostly based on advice from third parties rather than first-hand experience. At the end of 2021, the U.S. Government.

Reporting 90

Reporting Government Copyright Copyright Infringement 90

LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

7,110,444 (the “’444 Patent”), which was directed to frequency translation technology as utilized in wireless local area networks (WLANs). The Board granted institution without construing any claim terms, as neither party had raised any claim construction issues. ParkerVision appealed to the Federal Circuit.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

SMC Networks, Inc., First, the companies that employ the accused chipsets in non-automotive applications were absent from the list of named respondents. does not sufficiently describe the specific instances of importation or sale for the foregoing respondents.” NXP USA, Inc., d/b/a/ IgniteNet, Micron Technology, Inc.,

Technology 68

Technology Television Patent 68

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 24, 2022

The court says it’s in the dictionary: According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “social media” constitutes “websites and applications which enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.” I thoroughly covered this issue in my post on People v. That seemingly creates an overbreadth problem.

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Social Media Editing Blogging Reporting 84

U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 14, 2022

First, it provides financial incentives to encourage investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Second, it establishes collaborative networks for research and innovation that will ensure an enduring technological edge. Full details on responding can be found in the? Department of Commerce on Jan. Eastern time on Nov.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Some of these have been dismissed for administrative reasons or opt-outs, but the board has yet to issue its first verdict. Instead, Cloudflare shared the name and contact information of the site’s hosting company (24xservice) and asked ‘READ ASAP’ to follow the issue up with them. ” Respond ASAP.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 9, 2022

How Internet providers respond to these allegations also shows quite a bit of overlap. It is certainly reasonable to infer that this decision—along with Plaintiffs’ continuing decision not to re-impose the use of DRM—has affected the frequency with which Plaintiffs’ music is shared over peer-to-peer networks,” RCN previously argued.

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Music Copying Privacy Copyright Infringement 128

Nelligan Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Beyond direct discrimination, this means equipping lawyers to issue-spot adverse effect discrimination in their own firms, including the habits, rules and processes that unwittingly reproduce systemic discrimination. Notice invisible social and professional networks. Calling an old friend may be the first thing that comes to mind.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

However, well over a decade after the iTunes DRM removal decision, the issue is being revisited in a high-profile piracy case. In a letter to the New Jersey federal court, the labels point out that the entire DRM issue is irrelevant for this case. Record Labels vs. RCN.

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Music Copying Copyright Infringement Copyright 128

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

Tim Pool, the Babylon Bee, and National Religious Broadcasters, which are (respectively): “a social networking app, an active social media content creator, a satirical news website, and a nonpartisan association of Christian communicators.” Bonta appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Bonta , No.

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Social Media Law Reporting Blogging 87

Nelligan Law

MAY 2, 2022

1 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 with provisions dedicated to this issue. It would be prudent for employers to review their policies on the acceptable use of company devices and networks to ensure they are compliant with this new employment standard. Bill 88 creates a new Part XI.1

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 22, 2023

Silently Blocked For Several Days A Heise analysis, published Tuesday, reveals that the publication first learned of issues affecting access to its website last Friday, March 17. When attempting to access heise.de, web browsers responded with a certificate error and an explanation. That’s a big issue.

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Reporting Music Copyright Copyright Infringement 96

Velocity of Content

JUNE 15, 2022

In mass media, Walt Disney Company, proprietor of “The Happiest Place on Earth” ®, had recently (1995) acquired the ABC television network, and Marvel was still mostly a comic book company, and just emerging from bankruptcy and reorganization. Marvel’s first widely successful superhero film, Blade , was released in August.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 9, 2024

According to recent Outsell data for Life Science organizations, 59% of knowledge workers in this industry don’t strongly agree that they think about copyright issues before forwarding information and 62% don’t strongly agree that copyright infringement has serious risks and implications.

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Copyright Journalism Licensing Copyright Infringement 98

Velocity of Content

JANUARY 20, 2022

. “But if you don’t have a mindset that says, ‘this is how I adapt to threats and opportunities,’ you are going to be so disoriented by that change that you can’t respond in a way that’s healthy and good for your career.” “How might you respond if that happens?” ” she asked.

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