Plagiarism Today
APRIL 22, 2024
The Copyright Claims Board is a powerful tool for resolving copyright disputes, but only in certain situations. Here are five to remember. The post The 5 Best Uses of the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
APRIL 23, 2024
Erik shares 25 tips to consider when brainstorming brand names in this episode of our 25 series. The post 25 Tips When Brainstorming a New Name appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik shares 25 tips to consider when brainstorming brand names in this episode of our 25 series.
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TorrentFreak
APRIL 24, 2024
For online media consumers, things have improved significantly over the years. More content is being made available on-demand than ever before. Netflix set the tone a decade ago by offering movies and TV series online as a convenient alternative to piracy. This worked well, so well that more than a dozen other streaming services were launched, all with their own exclusive releases.
Kluwer Copyright Blog
APRIL 22, 2024
The rise in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has attracted a great deal of attention from copyright practitioners and aficionados. And why is that? Basically, because an NFT is an encoded digital metadata file of a copy of a work that can be copyright protected. That is, in an NFT there can be an underlying copy of a work of art –typically an image, photograph, piece of music, video or certain audiovisual content– that may be subject to copyright.
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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 23, 2024
Former Amazon employee claims company ignored AI copyright warnings, Vietnam convicts pirate site operator and crypto group buys Doge rights. The post 3 Count: Owning the Doge appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
APRIL 22, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of my video 25 Benefits of Trademark Registration. It allows the owner to use the ® symbol, which conveys a brand’s status and helps ward off Infringers. You appear in the USPTO database, so when other brands are searching and clearing new names, it helps avoid conflicts. By being in the database, examiners will automatically block any conflicting application for a similar name, similar goods and services, and likely to cause confusion.
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IP Law 360
APRIL 23, 2024
A federal judge has narrowed a suit accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of infringing patents related to video technology, throwing out one of VideoLabs' patents but letting the patent owner keep moving forward with another.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 23, 2024
Though recent plagiarism allegations have targeted DEI officials and supporters, the issue lies with academia as a whole. The post With Plagiarism, the Problem is Not DEI, But Academia appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 20, 2024
In a world where users can have their own ChatGPT-like AI instances up and running on their own PCs, in just a handful of minutes, for zero spend and completely legally, the app experience on smart TVs rarely fails to disappoint. Yet when smart TV users somehow manage to clunk their way through, say, LG’s menus, and then avoid the avalanche of distractions that exist purely to break their will, only disappointment lies ahead for the IPTV-curious.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 23, 2024
Research Problem Examining the role of colonial policies in bringing such a socio-political situation in Tribal lives that they resorted to revolt against the Britishers. Research Objectives To find out the cause, rationale, and repercussions of eminent domain on Tribal lives. To understand the political awakening among the Tribals. To analyse the role of local tribal leaders in realising their objective of ‘Abua raj.
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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.
IP Law 360
APRIL 23, 2024
As disqualification motions proliferate, law firms need to be aware of the types of conflicts that most often lead to disqualification, the types of attorneys who may be affected and how to reduce their exposure to these motions, says Matthew Henderson at Hinshaw.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 24, 2024
The MPA has announced that it wants to reintroduce site blocking to the US. Are we heading toward a SOPA/PIPA rematch? The post Are We Heading Toward SOPA/PIPA 2024? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 24, 2024
ACI and CRN are excited to welcome you back to New York City this Spring for our 12th Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements. Network and collaborate with over 150 industry stakeholders to explore how the changing legal and regulatory landscape will impact current industry policies and best practices.
U.S. Department of Commerce
APRIL 24, 2024
Secretary Raimondo and Deputy Secretary Graves Honors Denim Day April 24, 2024 KCPullen@doc.gov Wed, 04/24/2024 - 11:35 April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) and there are a myriad of ways to demonstrate your support for safe and healthy environments free of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other harmful behaviors. One way is to participate in Denim Day.
IP Law 360
APRIL 22, 2024
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has urged a New York federal court not to dismiss Bloomberg from his proposed class action alleging copyright infringement of e-books to train the media company's large language model, arguing the business cannot lean on a fair use defense to toss the complaint at this stage.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 22, 2024
Tattoo artist loses copyright trial, India rules some textbooks can't be copyright protected and CBS takes down massive review. The post 3 Count: Non-Infringing Tattoos appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 22, 2024
Spain found itself at the center of a worldwide controversy last month when it was revealed that various rightsholders had somehow managed to convince a local judge to block Telegram in its entirety. Under intense pressure, the judge quickly rolled back the decision after an advisor concluded that the planned measure was massively disproportionate. Just weeks later, a row over an app that’s no longer available from any official app store, seems to be heading towards another controversy and
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
APRIL 23, 2024
I was honored to deliver this year’s Nies Lecture at Marquette University Law School , with the provocative (but, I hope, accurately descriptive) title “Generative AI is Doomed.” My remarks. This is my first contribution to the AI academic literature. As you can see, I take a contrarian stance about the direction that regulation is heading.
The Illusion of More
APRIL 23, 2024
The Authors Guild, of which I am a member, has filed an amicus brief asking the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a lower court ruling that Iowa’s book ban law is unconstitutional. And of course it is. The subject barely warrants legal examination because it is impossible to draft a content-focused general book […] The post Book bans deserve opposition, but not debate. appeared first on The Illusion of More.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 24, 2024
Internet Archive files final brief in appeal, games studios against copyright exemptions and Fallout memes get taken down. The post 3 Count: Falling Out of Favor appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 24, 2024
The joint press release issued Monday by the Premier League and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) was unusual right from the start. Published early on Monday, even the timing was a break from the norm, but the content was even more surprising. Following criminal referrals by the Premier League and ACE, an operator of BestBuyIPTV – a platform that has appeared on the USTR’s Notorious Markets report for the past five years – had been convicted at the People’s Court
JD Supra Law
APRIL 24, 2024
Welcome, readers. We are at a pivotal juncture in the realm of non-compete law. Today, we will be providing real-time coverage of a consequential Federal Trade Commission (FTC) meeting. This is not just an ordinary meeting; it’s a crucial dialogue on non-compete agreements, with an anticipated announcement of a final rule that could potentially ban most non-competes with workers.
IP Law 360
APRIL 22, 2024
Scientific Games successor Light & Wonder has urged an Illinois federal judge not to certify a class of automatic card shuffler buyers, even as the riverboat casinos accusing it of tricking the patent office into shoring up its shuffler monopoly argued that their claims should go to trial.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 25, 2024
TikTok user Trefuego ordered to pay $800K over unlicensed sample, Nigerian Copyright Commission claims new powers and more. The post 3 Count: Expensive TikTok appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 22, 2024
In recent years, copyright holders have paid close attention to a growing number of large piracy services with connections to Vietnam. Popular brands including Fmovies, AniWave, 123movies, BestBuyIPTV, 2embed, and Y2mate are all linked to the Asian country, which was recently branded a ‘piracy haven’ BestBuyIPTV Conviction To curb this trend, western rightsholders have been working with local authorities to bring local investigations and enforcement efforts up to par.
IP and Legal Filings
APRIL 21, 2024
INTRODUCTION The principles of natural justice are classified into audi alteram partem (hear the other side) and nemo judex in causa sua. [1] The case in hand deals with the concept of “ Nemo judex in causa Sua ” which means that “no one should be a judge in their cause”, also “ Rule against bias. “ [2]. The dispute stands between the “last phase of the earlier government” and the “initial phases of the then-present government” in “Punjab”.
U.S. Department of Commerce
APRIL 22, 2024
Happy Earth Day! April 22, 2024 ASowah@doc.gov Mon, 04/22/2024 - 07:09 Photos above submitted by (left to right): Alexandra D., NOAA; Angela S., NOAA; and Kathryn K., Census. Happy Earth Day from the Office of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Programs (OSEEP)! We were delighted to receive many incredible photos in the 2024 Earth Day Photo Challenge.
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 25, 2024
In the world of typography, few conversations get as heated as Arial vs Helvetica. Here's the history of the two typefaces. The post Is Arial a Plagiarism of Helvetica? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 23, 2024
Since its launch early February, Italy’s Piracy Shield system and its operators have been at the center of a series of controversies. From blocking innocent platforms and bizarre public denials claiming that never actually happened , to the leaking of Piracy Shield source code online and claims that didn’t happen either , a more difficult debut would be hard to imagine.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 24, 2024
This afternoon, the FTC voted to adopt a proposed final rule banning most non-competes with workers in the United States. The final rule provides that it is an unfair method of competition—and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act—for employers to enter into non-competes with workers. The Commission found that non-competes tend to negatively affect competitive conditions in labor markets by inhibiting efficient matching between workers and employers.
Nelligan Law
APRIL 22, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Halal financing adheres to Islamic principles, which prohibit the payment or receipt of interest (riba) and promote ethical and equitable financial practices. In residential transactions, Halal financing typically involves structures such as Murabaha (cost-plus sale), Ijarah (leasing), Musharakah (partnership), and Istisna’a (manufacturing contracts).
IP Watchdog
APRIL 22, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a petition for certiorari seeking clarification from the Court on the proper standard for a showing of obviousness. Vanda Pharmaceuticals filed the petition following the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC’s) May 2023 decision invalidating Vanda’s patent on a method of using the drug tasimelteon to treat Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder.
TorrentFreak
APRIL 21, 2024
England is widely regarded as the ‘home of football’ and the Premier League is its top competition, drawing hundreds of millions of viewers from all over the world. Aside from the sportive stakes, the Premier League also has a vested interest in selling broadcast rights. These rights generate billions of pounds in revenue per year; a staggering amount unmatched by any other football league.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
APRIL 21, 2024
I never blogged the dual state and federal rulings in the Social Media Addiction cases from last Fall. I wrote up a 4,000 word draft about the state court ruling, but the federal ruling came out before I finished it. I couldn’t blog just the state case without discussing the new development, so I planned to modify my blog post on the state court ruling to compare/contrast the federal ruling.
JD Supra Law
APRIL 24, 2024
In a high stakes trial for the tattoo industry, jurors were asked to decide whether a Kat Von D tattoo of Miles Davis infringed upon photographer Jeffrey B. Sedlik’s copyrighted photograph of the musician. A key aspect of the trial revolved around fair use and whether the tattoo was substantially similar to the copyrighted photograph.
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