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3 Count: Pulp Non-Fiction

Plagiarism Today

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Voltage Holdings, a company best known for strongly litigating against piracy of films it holds the rights to, has begun sending out threatening letters to suspected UK pirates, seeking settlement fees for alleged illegal downloads.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

The IP Law Blog

The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. The parties settled before trial and SiriusXM agreed to pay for past performances of pre-1972 recordings in exchange for a license to use those recordings until 2028.

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DataCamp: Pirate IPTV “Scam Judgment” Worth Millions Aimed to “Terrorize” Hosting Companies

TorrentFreak

Earlier this year the parties in the DISH matter said that a settlement was being discussed for a second time, just as DataCamp found itself under mounting pressure in an increasingly complex case. Dramatic developments this week indicate that an amicable settlement is of no interest to DataCamp.

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“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays the Golden Oldies of Copyright Law

LexBlog IP

” The crux of the case turned on the meaning of the phrase, “exclusive ownership,” which the California legislature used in California’s copyright statute in 1872. In essence, if Flo & Eddie prevailed in any of the three appeals, they would be entitled to an additional $5 million under the settlement agreement.

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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. The second comer/licensee assigned the exclusive license to a successor licensee, the defendant in this case. assertions.

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Guest Post: Sony fails in strike out claim against Hendrix bandmates

The IPKat

They are seeking to establish that they have an ownership stake in both the copyrights and performers’ property rights in the tracks which the band recorded between 1966 and 1970, and that they are owed unpaid royalties from Sony as a result. This New York action has been stayed pending resolution of the English litigation.

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