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ICANN Simplifies Requests For Hidden Domain Name Registration Data

TorrentFreak

That included those whose names appeared in public WHOIS databases as registrants or owners of domains. In an August 2023 joint submission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Hollywood, the recording industry, TV companies, the gaming industry and publishers left little doubt that patience had run out.

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Safeguarding Personal Names

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

This unauthorized usage may also give rise to breaches of confidence or violations of privacy. While economic interests can be quantified and compensated monetarily, non-economic concerns such as privacy violations, damage to reputation, and mental distress may not be entirely redressed through financial means.

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Bungie Wins Powerful Disclosure Order to Identify Anonymous Cheat Makers

TorrentFreak

Six causes of action including copyright infringement, trafficking in circumvention devices contrary to the DMCA, trademark violations, and unfair competition, encouraged three defendants to settle with Bungie. However, with Ring-1 still in business, more work lay ahead.

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IPSC Closing Plenary Session

43(B)log

One lesson: Threats to privacy are threats to communities and practices that sustain creativity. public interest opposed in those cases and in Kirtsaeng. It’s easier to identify superior moral claim in race/gender discrimination than in the public domain. The “clean air and water” of culture are at risk.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (July 10 – July 16)

SpicyIP

Case Summaries Calcutta High Court restrains the defendant from infringing the unregistered trademark of the respondent Case: Usco S.P.A. Considering that the patents granted by the EPO seem to hold persuasive value before Indian courts as well, is this a wake-up call for viewing them as the gold standard? And Anr vs Twin Parts Pvt.

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2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

His defense is that the work he used was free for all; after his victory, that work remains in the public domain for others to build upon. This logic seemingly extends equally to trademark cases… * Politico : “Tech giant battle means doom for small news outlets, Trudeau was warned.” March 29, 2023).

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Copyright Office Technical Measures Consultations

43(B)log

Designed to be freely available licensed or public domain; we occasionally use fair use images where no free image is available, such as when a famous work has been destroyed. Cloudflare, Alissa Starzak: Tech measures used by platforms do not work for infrastructure providers and could have profound impacts on privacy and security.