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Catching Up on AI and Other Topics With Roy Kaufman

Velocity of Content

It is certainly a hot topic, and whether you look at government interventions or the spate of legal actions, it has to be seen as an important issue. CCC: I would expect that there is also a #2, #3 and #4 on that list of priority topics, though. I read the DC Circuit Court of Appeals holding in the ASTM vs Public. Am I right?

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Film Companies Seek ‘Torrenting History’ Related to Redditor

TorrentFreak

Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena which required Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented on piracy-related topics. The movie companies said they were not planning to go after these people in court but wanted to use their comments as evidence in an ongoing piracy lawsuit against Internet provider RCN.

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Ninth Circuit Pulls Back Rogers Test in Light of Jack Daniels Decision

The IP Law Blog

The holding in the Supreme Court case, Jack Daniels Properties v VIP Products , the case of the infringing Bad Spaniels dog toy, limits the applicability of the Rogers test. is a technology company that provides online invitations and greeting cards. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding in November 2022.

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Reddit: IP Address Disclosure Puts User Anonymity At Risk

TorrentFreak

Early last year, a group of filmmakers obtained a subpoena, requesting Reddit to reveal the identities of users who commented on piracy-related topics. The movie companies said they were not planning to go after these people in court but wanted to use their comments as evidence in an ongoing piracy lawsuit against Internet provider RCN.

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Why Spotify Removed So Many Comedy Albums

Plagiarism Today

Note: This will be an extremely brief overview of music licensing, for more details, check out this 2017 article on the topic. Companies like Spotify have to pay license fees on both the composition and the recording to be able to stream songs. Spoken Giants is the company very much at the center of this dispute.

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Recent Google sanctions should prompt review of data preservation practices

LexBlog IP

Google’s document retention policy required individual employees to identify internal chat conversations responsive to a litigation hold. The court was unsympathetic to Google, explaining that the company is a sophisticated litigant with knowledgeable legal counsel and frequent experience in the judicial system.

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Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for World Intellectual Property Day!

U.S. Department of Commerce

To kick things off, on April 25, we will hold a professional development webinar about the importance of World IP Day; how to bring engaging invention education to students, educators, and parents; and how to make IP and the innovation ecosystem more accessible to all. All are welcome! Bureaus and Offices U.S.