March, 2023

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Grammarly to Launch AI-Writing Tool

Plagiarism Today

The popular spelling/grammar checking service Grammarly is launching a new AI writing tool. Here's why schools should be worried. The post Grammarly to Launch AI-Writing Tool appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Why Are Canadian Universities Vehemently Campaigning Against Any Clarification of Fair Dealing if They Are Already Licensing All the Content They Need for Teaching Students?

Hugh Stephens Blog

That is the fundamental question that authors and publishers in Canada have been asking themselves as the government begins preparing to consider some long-overdue revisions to the Copyright Act.

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You Don’t Need a Machine to Predict What the FTC Might Do About Unsupported AI Claims

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The rapid rise of AI used with advertising, marketing and other consumer facing applications has caused the FTC to continue to take notice and issues guidance. For example, the FTC is concerned about false or unsubstantiated claims about an AI product’s efficacy.

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Zippyshare Quits After 17 Years, 45m Visits Per Month Makes No Money

TorrentFreak

When file-hosting service Zippyshare showed its first signs of life in September 2006, accessing the site using an iPhone was impossible; the smart phone’s existence wouldn’t be announced for another four months.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Copyright Office Makes AI Authorship Policy Official

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) has announced a new statement of policy on “Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence” that will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow, March 16.

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AI Machines Continue to Rattle Intellectual Property Law

JD Supra Law

The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) machines has resulted in a number of interesting issues in both copyright and patent law. See, for example, our prior articles involving attempts to qualify machine-made works for patent and copyright registration.

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Google’s Threat to Block Canadian News Search: Will Its Intimidation Tactics Work?

Hugh Stephens Blog

Google is at it again. It has confirmed it is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content through its online search function.

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You Don’t Need a Machine to Predict What the FTC Might Do About Unsupported AI Claims

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The rapid rise of AI used with advertising, marketing and other consumer facing applications has caused the FTC to continue to take notice and issues guidance. For example, the FTC is concerned about false or unsubstantiated claims about an AI product’s efficacy.

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Internet Archive is Liable for Copyright Infringement, Court Rules

TorrentFreak

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site.

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GIPC Report Shows Negative Impacts of Drug Pricing Controls on Patient Access to Treatments

IP Watchdog

Today, the U.S.

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Government-Backed Motion Demands Disclosure of Years of Third-Party Communications With Google and Facebook in Retribution for Opposing Bill C-18

Michael Geist

The government plans to introduce a motion next week requiring Google and Facebook to turn over years of private third-party communication involving any Canadian regulation.

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Protecting Your Photos from AI Manipulation with Photoguard

Plagiarism Today

Many artists are struggling to find ways to protect their images from AI usage. One team of researchers has an unusual idea, poison them. The post Protecting Your Photos from AI Manipulation with Photoguard appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Articles Featured

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“The Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada Act”: Will it Become Law?

Hugh Stephens Blog

Last fall, in October, the Canadian Senate gave Third Reading to Bill S-208, “The Declaration on the Essential Role of Artists and Creative Expression in Canada Act”.

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What is a Trademark Registration “Presentation Copy”?

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video What is a Presentation Copy of a Trademark Registration? One of the recent changes at the USPTO in 2022 was the transition to electronic registration certificates.

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Twitter Hunts Down Github User Who Leaked Company’s Source Code

TorrentFreak

On February 21, 2023, Twitter chief Elon Musk published a tweet suggesting that Twitter’s algorithm would be “ made open source ” before the end of that month.

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Bayh-Dole Opponents Slam-Dunked Once Again

IP Watchdog

Perhaps after their favorite theory was blown apart again, as it has been every time it’s been trotted out over the past 20 years, the critics of the Bayh-Dole Act learned a painful lesson.

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The Biden Visit to Canada: Why Digital Policy is Emerging as a Serious Trade Tension

Michael Geist

The U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa this week has begun to place the spotlight on the mounting tensions over digital policy.

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Explained: the David Agus Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

Physician and author Dr. David Agus has found himself in a plagiarism scandal. However, the issue goes beyond a few innocent mistakes. The post Explained: the David Agus Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Indigenous Art Under Licence: One Solution to the Problem of Theft of Indigenous Cultural Expression and Trade in Fake Indigenous Art (And WIPO is Working on Others)

Hugh Stephens Blog

Last fall I wrote about the ongoing problem of trade in fake Indigenous art. This applies to many genres and communities but is a particular problem in the Pacific Northwest, where I live, because of the richness of the art forms and their popularity among the public. (It

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Patent & Trademark Office to Begin Issuing Electronic Patent Grants

JD Supra Law

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it will no longer issue patents in a printed “ribbon copy” form as of April 18, 2023. Instead, patents will now only be issued electronically in a digital form.

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DNS Resolver Quad9 Loses Global Pirate Site Blocking Case Against Sony

TorrentFreak

In 2021, Sony Music obtained an injunction ordering DNS resolver Quad9 to block the popular pirate site Canna.to.

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A Dog’s Day in Court: Implications of the ‘Bad Spaniels’ Arguments on Parody Determinations and Noncommercial Use

IP Watchdog

Following the Supreme Court oral arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc.

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Hey Minister Rodriguez: Canadian Digital Creators Are Not Loopholes

Michael Geist

The battle over Bill C-11 is nearing its conclusion as the government introduced a motion in the House of Commons yesterday that rejects the Senate’s amendment that would ensure that platforms such as Youtube would be caught by the legislation consistent with the government’s stated objective, but that user content would not.

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How Amazon is Punishing Victims of Piracy

Plagiarism Today

Authors have been reporting that Amazon has been pulling their books because of pirated copies that allegedly breaking an exclusivity clause. The post How Amazon is Punishing Victims of Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Failure to include adjusted protein percentage on protein-touting products can be misleading

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Rausch v. Flatout, Inc., F.Supp.3d -, 2023 WL 2401452, No. 22-cv-04157-VC (N.D.

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Dorsey Legal Arcade: Video Game Industry Legal Updates - February 2023

JD Supra Law

Welcome to Issue 4 of the Dorsey Legal Arcade, our newsletter chronicling legal developments impacting the video game industry. At Dorsey & Whitney LLP, we have a strong international practice and an interest in changes in the law around the world that could affect our clients.

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Twitter Suspends Copyright Holder as Musk Outlaws ‘Weaponization’ of DMCA

TorrentFreak

In May 2022, Elon Musk declared overzealous use of the DMCA a “plague on humanity.” ” As CEO of Twitter, Musk understands that his platform has certain obligations if it wishes to maintain protection from liability under copyright law.

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Copyright Claims Board Finds for Photographer on Infringement But Curbs Damages in First Final Decision

IP Watchdog

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) has issued its first final decision since it was established by law in December 2020, finding in favor of a photographer who claimed a lawyer infringed his copyright by displaying one of his photographs on his law firm website.

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The Government’s Fishing Expedition: Why the Bill C-18 Motion Establishes a Dangerous Precedent For Those Who Dare to Oppose Legislation

Michael Geist

The Canadian Heritage committee moved ahead yesterday with a Bill C-18 motion that should strike fear in any group that participates in the political process.

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3 Count: Uncontrolled Lending

Plagiarism Today

The Internet Archive has tough day in court, major labels seek extra damages from Grande and The Weeknd settles a song case. The post 3 Count: Uncontrolled Lending appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Books are Not Floor Wax and Road Salt

The Illusion of More

One would think this is obvious, particularly to a librarian, but perhaps not to Douglas Lord, President of the Connecticut Library Association (CLA). In a letter addressed to the state assembly advocating passage of H.B.

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The State of Biosimilars in 2023

JD Supra Law

It has been 13 years since the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) was enacted and biosimilars had a pathway to enter the U.S. market. While there have been challenges over this time, the U.S. biosimilar market has come a long way and has overcome many hurdles. By: Venable LLP

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Cloudflare Disables Access to ‘Pirated’ Content on its IPFS Gateway

TorrentFreak

The InterPlanetary File System, more broadly known as IPFS , has been around for a few years now. While the name may sound a little alien to the public at large, the peer-to-peer file storage network has a growing user base among the tech-savvy.

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IP Leaders Tell Congress, AI Masters Attendees, It’s Past Time for a Solid U.S. Innovation Strategy

IP Watchdog

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing Wednesday that was part one of a series it will be running on IP and “Strategic Competition with China.”

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Government Rejection of Key Senate Bill C-11 Amendment Reveals Its True Intent: Retain Power to Regulate User Content

Michael Geist

For more than a year, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has clung to the Bill C-11 mantra of “platforms in, users out”.

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If You Use a Ghostwriter, You Need to Check for Plagiarism

Plagiarism Today

As more allegations of plagiarism in Dr. David Agus' books come out, attention is shifting to the person who actually wrote them. The post If You Use a Ghostwriter, You Need to Check for Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today.