Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

Bell is the author of Winning Isn't Normal, but he's made a name as a regular litigant. The post ‘Winning Isn’t Normal’ Author Files First Cases with the CCB appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Author Keith F. Now, he's coming to the CCB.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT hold potential to streamline various aspects of the litigation process, resulting in improved efficiency and outcomes, but should be carefully double-checked for confidentiality, plagiarism and accuracy concerns, say Zachary Foster and Melanie Kalmanson at Quarles & Brady.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 9, 2022

Recent lawsuits against Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa, alleging their hit songs infringed others' copyrights, suggest that, despite the difficulty of proving musical plagiarism has occurred, the appetite for this type of litigation may be growing, says Nick Eziefula at Simkins.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

That owner, Tofig Kurbanov, is a Russian national that attempted to litigate the case early on but, when told to hand over server logs as evidence, went silent. 3: NFT Marketplace Suspends Most Sales, Citing ‘Rampant’ Fakes and Plagiarism. The post 3 Count: Bowser’s Finale appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

However, it’s an important case to keep in mind, especially litigation over music seems to be on the rise. In 2022, we seem to be in a time when litigation over music is ever-present. As we’ve seen before, it’s easy, when looking only at the similarities, to see plagiarism and/or copyright infringement where there is none.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 17, 2023

They claimed the song plagiarized Gaye’s 1977 hit, “Got To Give It Up.” George Harrison vs. Bright Tunes Music: The Unconscious Plagiarism Case Beatles’ George Harrison was sued for copyright infringement by Bright Tunes Music over his 1970 solo hit, “My Sweet Lord.”

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 5, 2022

When it comes to copyright, the photography space has been especially fraught with litigation and legal threats over the past decade plus. In short, the goal of the service is not to threaten users with litigation, but to bring them on as legitimate customers and provide education about best practices. Bottom Line.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

Next up today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that all the lawsuits filed against Pandora by comedians have been consolidated into a single lawsuit, in a bid to streamline and simplify the litigation process. For a time, Malibu Media was one of the most prolific copyright litigants in the world.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This case clearly illustrates how, with copyright, two different cases with nearly identical facts can have wildly different outcomes depending on the court and the litigators involved. Songwriting and Litigation. There’s not much doubt that there is more litigation around songwriting.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that a group of movie studios have won a key victory in their ongoing litigation against the pirate site PrimeWire with a court ordering that the site’s domains be seized. The post 3 Count: 10,000 Hours appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

The decision was heavily swayed by the fact that Bell is a “serial litigant” that has filed dozens of similar lawsuits over the course of a decade. The post 3 Count: Levitating Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today. 3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

3: VeePN Puts in Place Some Anti-Piracy Blocks to Settle Copyright Litigation. The post 3 Count: Bridgerton’s Musical appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

This came at a time that copyright infringing NFTs were so rampant that some marketplaces decided to halt sales and the largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, admitted that “Over 80%” of the NFTs minted for free were either fake, plagiarized or otherwise legally dubious. Bottom Line.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

However, that prompted the Public Citizen Litigation Group to step in. The post 3 Count: AI Challenges appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The Watch Tower filed a lawsuit against him in 2018 and has attempted to use DMCA subpoenas to unveil his identity.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

They filed the lawsuit against the site and its alleged operators, but they have taken ever-increasing steps to avoid the litigation. The post 3 Count: Difficult Questions appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Looking back, his career trajectory has been laced with a healthy amount of plagiarism allegations by other artists. Three of the most prominent accusations of plagiarism are with regard to his songs “Photograph”, “Thinking Out Loud”, and “Shape of You”. When it was released in the year 2017, it became an instant global sensation.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Rodrigo has come under fire for copyright theft and plagiarism for her songs Deja Vu and Good 4 U. In essence, copyright infringement is plagiarism. Katy Perry was successful in her appeal against rapper Flame for her song Dark Horse , which Flame asserted plagiarized his song, Joyful Noise. What happened?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Finally today, Jim Waterson at The Guardian reports that the band KLF has threatened a documentary filmmaker with possible litigation over the lack of cleared samples of their music. The post 3 Count: I Got You Babe appeared first on Plagiarism Today. 3: KLF Assert Justified and Ancient Copyright Claim to Block Documentary.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 28, 2022

We’ve seen mass litigation against news agencies , paparazzi repeateldy sue celebrities over Instagram post and lots of demand letters filed on behalf of photographers. The cost of litigation meant that, in many cases, demand letters had no teeth. This has led us down some difficult paths.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 5, 2023

And probably, they’ll respond by saying “plagiarism.” Nirmala Devi (para 46), the court passed an ex-parte interim injunction order on the condition that the plaintiff should give an express undertaking to compensate the defendant in actual costs and pay mesne profits if she fails in the litigation.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

with a judge refusing to allow them to file a motion for preliminary injunction, lift the litigation stay and get expedited discovery. The post 3 Count: Updated Updates appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The case revolves around Warner Bros. releasing many popular films in theaters and HBO Max at the same time.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Obviously, this could change, but AI artwork would need greater legal certainty for it to and Getty has made it clear that they don’t want to be the one of the parties litigating those cases. The post Why Getty Banned AI Images (For Now) appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

3: Nykaa Settles Copyright Infringement Litigation With L’Oreal, Stocks Rally Post News. The post 3 Count: Servant Returns appeared first on Plagiarism Today. million in damages. Instead, L’Oréal has approved a redesign of the packaging at issue and both sides are putting the case behind them.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 25, 2021

Such changes are common as a means to head of potential copyright litigation. The post 3 Count: No Impact appeared first on Plagiarism Today. No legal case came of it, but it appears that Rodrigo has opted to give the two members retroactive credit and, with it, a cut of royalties from the song.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 12, 2022

Sheeran also expressed regret for settling the Photograph case, saying that it opened up the floodgates of litigation against him. The post 3 Count: Real World Ed Sheeran appeared first on Plagiarism Today. 2: Joan Cornellà Project Apologizes over NFT’s Likeness with Hong Kong’s ‘King of Comedy’ Stephen Chow.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Mean One isn’t the far from the first raunchy parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and, if litigation does happen, it won’t be the first to end up in court. So while there may be some legal questions depending on the specifics of the film, litigation seems unlikely. appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 17, 2021

The lawsuit was brought James’ Designworks, an aggressive litigant that has brought many similar lawsuits over alleged infringement of its floor plans and home designs. The post 3 Count: Unplanned Floors appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

Though litigation in this space is becoming more common, there still is not a great deal and much of what we have seen has been against internet service providers, such as Cox Communications. The post Meta Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Counterfeit Ads appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

When a regular copyright infringement case can take years to resolve and run in the tens of thousands of dollars to litigate, even if it is resolved quickly, the CCB provides a faster and cheaper alternative, with the trade-off of reduced damages. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean pursuing a case through the CCB is cheap.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

However, the news comes as open-source programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick announced he’s teaming up with several class action litigators to investigate the possibility of a lawsuit against GitHub, and its owner Microsoft, over Copilot’s alleged violation of open-source authors’ rights.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 16, 2022

In that regard, this type of litigation is more akin to the RIAA file sharer lawsuits that began in 2003. The post Professor Sues Cheating Student for Copyright Infringement appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Any professor with enough students is likely to see many such cases every semester.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Seuss estate is well-known for being aggressive with litigation. The post 5 Ways Copyright Has Shaped the Holidays appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The legal threats prompted the play’s creator, Matthew Lombardo, to file a proactive lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment of non-infringement. He won that case in September 2017.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Instead, this case was litigated for over four years in regular federal court, at great expense to both sides. There’s surprisingly little copyright litigation in the tattoo space. The post Tattoos and Copyright: A Potent Combination appeared first on Plagiarism Today. That board has a maximum total damages of $30,000.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

A variety of services work to find copied images , and many engage in speculative invoicing and litigation as part of their strategy. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. To that end, there are ongoing campaigns to find and detect infringing images online. Reasons to Calm Down (Some).

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

Another element is the pandemic, which put a hold on a great deal of litigation. The post Why Are There So Many Pop Music Lawsuits appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Furthermore, the statute of limitations for copyright infringement is three years after the infringement is discovered. As such, there’s little motivation to hurry.

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Patently-O

MAY 8, 2023

During the litigation, UCANN filed for bankruptcy, causing the case to be stayed, and eventually, the parties stipulated to a dismissal of the infringement claims with prejudice. The usual rule in American litigation is that each party pays their own attorney fees – win or lose. ” 35 U.S.C. Octane Fitness, LLC v.

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