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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

First off today, Cora Neas at KXAN reports that Vortex Inc, the company that holds the copyright to the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has filed a lawsuit against a rural Texas gas station that has made a name for itself as a filming location for the movie itself. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

First off today, David Saleh Rauf at Edweek Market Brief reports that ACT has emerged victorious in a legal fight against their competior WIN as an appeals court has upheld a legal victory for the prominent testing organization. 2: Earthlink Reaches ‘Tentative’ Settlement with Filmmakers to End Piracy Liability Lawsuit.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

First off today, Meghann Cuniff at Law & Crime reports that Miley Cyrus is the latest celebrity to face a lawsuit from New York photographer Robert Barbera, causing her to join the ranks of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. The move comes amid a settlement between the two sides, though no details about that settlement are known.

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MARCH 28, 2022

First off today, John Fritze at USA Today reports that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that pits photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the estate of artist Andy Warhol. She licensed the photo to Vanity Fair magazine for use as an artist reference. She licensed the photo to Vanity Fair magazine for use as an artist reference.

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JULY 26, 2022

First off today, Stephen Carlisle at NOVA Southern University reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling in the Starz v. With that, they began pushing for a settlement. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

First off today, Inside Radio reports that a trio of radio organizations have hit back at a lawsuit filed by Global Music Rights, saying that the claims are an example of “shotgun pleading” and are bound by the statute of limitations. The post 3 Count: Radio Trio appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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MARCH 22, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Lizzo has reached a settlement with her former collaborators over her hit song Truth Hurts. However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end. The post 3 Count: Truth Settles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

First off today, Kim Lyons at The Verge reports that American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the travel tips website The Points Guy alleging that the site has violated their copyrights, trademarks and the terms of service of their frequent flyer program. The post 3 Count: Frequent Flyer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

First off today, Thomas Brewster at Forbes reports that Apple has settled a lawsuit with the cybersecurity company Corellium, putting an end to their two-year-long battle. However, just before a trial could happen, the two sides have reached a settlement and brought the case to a halt. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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JANUARY 5, 2023

First off today, Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide reports that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has accepted a settlement between organizations representing songwriters and publishers and those representing digital streaming services on a new royalty rate for the next five years.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

First off today, Jack Queen at Reuters reports that Miramax and director Quentin Tarantino have reached a settlement in their dispute over Pulp Fiction-based NFTs. The two sides have now reached a settlement and the terms have not been disclosed. The post 3 Count: Pulp Friction appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that three major ISPs, Comcast, Verizon and AT&T, have settled lawsuits filed by a group of filmmakers that claimed the companies were not doing enough to combat piracy on their networks. The post 3 Count: Banana for Scale appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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APRIL 19, 2022

First off today, Joe Tidy at the BBC reports that the City of London Police have arrested three people and shuttered the website of a group that was running an unauthorized clone of Club Penguin, the Disney social media site/game that shuttered in 2017. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.

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JUNE 29, 2022

First off today, Adam Lasfeld at Law & Crime reports that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Oprah Winfrey in a lawsuit dealing with her TV series Greenleaf. Finally today, Ryan Naumann at Radar Online reports that actress Lisa Rinna has settled a $1.2 The terms of that settlement were not disclosed.

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MARCH 14, 2022

First off today, Mark Savage at the BBC reports that Katy Perry has emerged victorious once again in the lawsuit over her 2013 song Dark Horse. TorGuard has agreed in a settlement to block BitTorrent traffic on its servers in the United States using “commercially reasonable efforts” to do so. copyright law.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Sony Music and UK fitness apparel brand Gymshark have settled their lawsuit over Gymshark’s alleged use of Sony’s music in social media posts. However, now it is being reported that the two sides have reached a confidential settlement in the matter.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Miley Cyrus has settled a lawsuit filed by photographer Robert Barbera over a photograph that Barbera took of Cyrus. Despite being filed just last month, the two sides have now reached a settlement, averting any significant analysis of the case by the court.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Next up today, Central News Agency reports that, in Taiwan, prosecutors have indicted ultramarathon runner Kevin Lin over allegations he was involved in a “copyright trolling” operation that has filed some 937 lawsuits since August of 2022. The MLPC has been around since 1986 and handles licensing for more than 1,000 producers.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

First off today, Elura Nanos at Law & Crime reports that the Supreme Court has declined to hear a case against Oprah Winfrey, bringing an end to the lawsuit. Hansmeier and Prenda Law were well-known copyright “trolls” that would target suspected pirates of pornographic films and try to force quick settlements.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Sinclair Broadcast Group has settled its dispute with Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen over Sinclair’s embedding of a video of polar bears that Nicklen took. However, both sides have now reached a settlement, bringing the case to a close before that happens.

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JANUARY 13, 2022

First off today, Aaron Orr at Pocket Gamer reports that the developer of the battle royale game PUBG has filed a lawsuit against competitor Garena after alleging that Garena’s mobile game Free Fire is a copyright infringement of PUBG. There are no details about the terms of the settlement. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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AUGUST 23, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision in favor of Fernando Fraiz, a former president of the Venezuelan network LaTele, in their long-running fight against the Miami-based network Telemundo. Finally today, Will Lavin at NME reports that the musician H.E.R.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that a lawsuit against the online concert archive Wolfgang’s Vault has ended as the two sides have reached an agreement to settle it. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

First off today, Andrew Albanese at Publishers Weekly reports that textbook publisher Pearson Education has filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against the study aid website Chegg alleging that Chegg illegally appropriates Pearson’s textbook questions. The post 3 Count: Pulp Non-Fiction appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Next up today, the Associated Press reports that a Danish appeals court has increased the damages imposed on a newspaper for violating the copyright of Copenhagen’s The Little Mermaid statue. Juracek made her images available for such use as part of a book and CD-ROM collection, but only with a license for commercial use.

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MAY 25, 2022

First off today, Natalie Hanson at Courthouse News Service reports that a trial between Oracle and Hewlett Packard (HP) has begun as Oracle accuses HP of infringing their rights to a variety of patches for the Solaris operating system. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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APRIL 5, 2022

According to their press release, LicenseGuard searches the internet looking for Dreamstime user images that are not licensed. Similar services such as PicScout, Pixsy, CopyTrack and PhotoClaim, focus heavily on trying to get sizeable settlements out of suspected infringers. A Softer Touch.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the musician Cher has filed a lawsuit against Mary Bono, the widow of Cher’s late music partner Sony Bono, to try and prevent the Bono estate from terminating her rights to the duo’s music. She is also requesting $1 million in damages for breaching the divorce settlement.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

1: Nirvana Beats T-Shirt Copyright Lawsuit Involving Dante’s ‘Inferno’ First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that members of the band Nirvana have emerged victorious in a battle over their iconic Dante’s Inferno shirt, even if it is likely not the final word on the case.

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MAY 2, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the United States Trade Representative has released its annual list of “notorious markets” that identifies countries that, according to it, are failing to take adequate action to prevent copyright and other kinds of intellectual property infringement.

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APRIL 4, 2022

First off today, Preezy Brown at Vibe reports that Damon Dash has been ordered to pay over $800,000 in damages over the movie Dear Frank and allegations that Dash was attempting to shop the film around without the permission of the rightsholders. The post 3 Count: Dear Frank appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

First off today, Megan Butler at Courthouse News Service reports that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit over the 2016 hit rap song Everyday We Lit. Two of the defendants, Bennett and the label, reached a settlement with Campbell. The post 3 Count: Lit Appeal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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MARCH 31, 2022

First off today, Nida Zzafar at MobileSyrup reports that the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by local internet service provider TekSavvy that attempted to overturn a site blocking order it has been instructed to follow. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

First off today, Joseph Menn at Reuters reports that, despite a recent settlement, Apple has appealed a lower court decision in its ongoing lawsuit against the security firm Corellium. Recently, the two sides reached a settlement on most issues in the case, but Apple is going ahead and appealing the judge’s decision.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that internet service provider Charter Communications has reached a second settlement with the major record labels over allegations that it failed to do enough to stop piracy on its service. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit against Apple over the AppleTV+ series Servant. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. million in damages.

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JUNE 22, 2022

First off today, PA Media at The Guardian reports that Ed Sheeran and his co-authors has been warded more than £900,000 ($1,100,000) in court costs and fees over a failed copyright claim that targeted the song Shape of You. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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