TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In August 2022, Japanese manga publisher Shueisha filed an ex parte application at a California district court seeking information for use in a foreign proceeding – a lawsuit in Vietnam or Japan targeting pirate site operators. com, Shueisha sought permission from a court to obtain information from U.S. Executive Order 13984.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It’s a simple question: can a government official block a constituent on social media? Trump ruling in the Second Circuit, it looked like the answer was a decisive no. Reed blocked Felts on the (seemingly pretextual) grounds that the “aldergeddon” hashtag threatened violence.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 3, 2022

On February 28, 2022, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued data on information blocking claims received since April 5, 2021, the effective date of information blocking regulations enacted under the 21 st Century Cures Act (Cures Act).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 28, 2022

They used their Facebook and Twitter pages “to inform constituents about goings-on at the School District and on the PUSD Board, to invite the public to Board meetings, to solicit input about important Board decisions, and to communicate with parents about safety and security issues at the District’s schools.” ” Overview.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This topic has become relevant again this month after Hellspy and Hellshare, two other Czech file-sharing platforms, signed a deal with rightsholders to filter uploads and search results. Some rightsholders may believe that it doesn’t go far enough while others may see the basic filters as a threat to the free flow of information.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

In 2019, the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s injunction ruling in favor of hiQ. The Supreme Court vacated that decision and told the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its ruling in light of the Supreme Court’s Van Buren ruling. The court predictably reaches the same conclusion as in its first ruling.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 24, 2023

Perhaps fittingly given the topic, the EC’s report has already leaked online and according to reports, rightsholders are underwhelmed by the document, to put it mildly. There are lots of services online that have the ability to identify and locate pirate streams but getting that information from them usually requires a legal process.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This year’s conference theme was neighbouring and special rights, but an extraordinary roundtable also found its way into to the programme to discuss the ever-unavoidable copyright topic: Article 17 of the DSM Directive [Katposts here ]. One such example relates to the blocking of content pending the resolution of a complaint.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

The entity, which administers Russia’s site-blocking regime (which covers everything from piracy to terrorism), wrote to Rule34 claiming that there was CSAM on the site’s homepage and, if it wasn’t removed, the site would be blocked in Russia. But they still blocked the site in Russia.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2023

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

Previously, a report from United Nations rapporteur Frank La Rue spoke out against rules and laws that would cut people’s Internet access. Internet terminations are not the only topic of concern. The same applies to port blocking and throttling. The human rights angle is not completely novel. ISP Also Requests Exclusions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The court’s ruling raises interesting, but troubling, questions about any government actor’s ability to enable reader comments on social media. Tanner commented “this guy sucks,” but the post “contained no profanity, and it was on topic with the substance of the post.” The Manually Deleted Comment.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 17, 2022

Prior to the enactment of the Trade Marks Rules, 2017, a trademark could be declared as well-known either by a court or by the Registrar in an opposition, rectification or infringement / passing off action. This will enable the TMR to block assignments during this period. v Sarita Manufacturing Co., 1997 PTC 394.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

The provision then introduces a complex set of rules to regulate OCSSPs, including a liability exemption mechanism in paragraph (4), and a number of what can be referred to as mitigation measures and safeguards. As noted, these obligations relate to preventive/proactive and reactive measures.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

These rules represent an almost verbatim implementation of Article 17. For instance, OCSSPs are called only CSSPs (”tartalommegosztó szolgáltatók”), as the use of “online” seemed redundant since the rules apply exclusively to online activities. Act XXXVII of 2021 was published on 6 May 2021 and entered into force on 1 June 2021.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

People Love Offers Too Good to Be True To demonstrate how easily people will hand over their personal details, BeStreamWise hired Jenny Radcliffe, aka ‘The People Hacker’ Radcliffe lectures on topics including social engineering, frauds and con artistry. Illegal streaming can let criminals into your devices and network.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

This is the second installment of a reflection on the topic of content moderation and bias mitigation measures in copyright law. The first part of this post briefly discussed the concept of bias and examined the role of property rights in data and factual information, with a focus on copyright. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

The usual format is the inclusion of a photograph or image, a description of the image, a hyperlink to the original source, and sometimes a link to a secondary source with additional information on the current topic. “He sent a DMCA report which blocked my account: this means I’m on the brink of the permanent suspension.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As in previous years, we have divided these developments into five categories: a) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Topicality/Impact) b) Top 10 IP Judgements/Orders (Jurisprudence/Legal Lucidity) c) Top 10 IP Legislative and Policy Related Developments d) Other IP Developments; and e) Other Notable Developments. RDB and Co.

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SpicyIP

JULY 26, 2021

Topical Highlight. Fear Won’t Take You Anywhere: Delhi HC Revisits Bolar Exception, Rules Apprehensions Cannot Deny Liberty under Section 107A. She first provides a background on John Doe orders and the jurisprudence surrounding the same. The Delhi High Court in Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. July 19, 2021].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

The court doesn’t specify what contract terms gap-fill in the TOS’s absence, but those default rules won’t be as favorable to Roblox as their TOS. Roblox is essentially functioning as a seller of virtual merchandise, not a publisher of information [cite to HomeAway ]. This opinion is filled with bad news for Roblox.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2023

In June our focus was on Zak Smith, a former employee at an anti-piracy company working with the Premier League who supplied Flawless with inside information that helped to undermine IPTV blocking in the UK. Our information indicates that Smith was the first Flawless defendant to enter a guilty plea, way back in February 2020.

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SpicyIP

JULY 11, 2021

Topical Highlight. He holds that the PhD student’s unsubstantiated statement of intent to file a patent over the information contained in the thesis is not sufficient to outweigh a duty to disclose. We informed our readers that The Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society is inviting submissions for Volume 102 of the journal.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Last week we published 9 posts on topics such as the Patent (2 nd Amendment) Rules, the Delhi High Court-Butter Chicken Controversy, and developments regarding the public search and e-register feature of the TMR website. Read the submitted comments on the Proposed Rules to know more. M/S Croma – Share & Ors.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 19, 2023

The recent case of Revlon is related to bankruptcy but focusing on the other side, the case has brought the attention to the topic that could be of useful to intellectual property rights that is the relation of IPR and the bankruptcy. This will help TMR to block assignment during this period.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Chapter 3 carries out a legal mapping of the topic of this report at EU level. 17, with an emphasis on its liability regime and rules with implication for copyright content moderation by OCSSPs. Our focus here is the legal regime of art. 17 of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive ( CDSMD).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The topic of the liability of internet intermediaries has never been so contentious. Their aim is to “set out uniform rules for a safe, predictable and trusted online environment, where fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter are effectively protected.” Internet platforms have enjoyed immunity both in EU law and overseas.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2022

After reading one of our articles on the topic, attorney Paul Levy at the Public Citizen Litigation Group concluded that it was. This was not really about copyright, it was about the usefulness of copyright law to facilitate access to something even more valuable than money – information. Something didn’t sit right.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

Readers interested in the topic, should also note another important study on copyright and AI conducted in parallel and just released by the team of Alain Strowel, Sari Depreeuw, Luc Desaunettes-Barbero et al., Part I summarises the conclusions of our research on how EU copyright rules apply to AI music outputs.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

Topical Highlight. In this post , we informed our readers about an announcement from LexisNexis Intellectual Property that LexisNexis Reed Tech will continue to provide patent data and document management services to the USPTO for the next 10 years. In light of Twitter blocking IT Minister R.S. Golden Tobacco Ltd. July 2, 2021].

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 3, 2022

This blog post summarizes some of the significant decisions grouped by the hot topics below. The court found that touring the plaintiff’s production facilities and gathering information under a non-disclosure agreement sufficiently alleged access to the trade secrets. In Oakwood Lab’ys LLC v. Thanoo , 999 F.3d 3d 892 (3d Cir.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The survey has been running for almost a week and garnered several comments and emails on the topic. 3 respondents entered additional information in the "other box" which is detailed below. 3 respondents entered additional information in the "other box" which is detailed below. Now on to the comments.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

But one topic has hardly been addressed so far: the international application of Art. This contribution analyzes the international conflict of laws rules applicable to national legislation in cross-border scenarios within the EU. 3 InfoSoc Directive as a conflict of law rule governing its international application.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Fortunately, a Florida federal judge blocked Florida’s social media censorship law as unconstitutional. As expected, Florida has appealed the ruling to the 11th Circuit. Before reading this post, read my new article, Online Account Terminations/Content Removals and the Benefits of Internet Services Enforcing Their House Rules.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Although the number of published cases reporting factual information about emoji was in the single digits until just recently, and German courts have yet to develop a standard method of dealing with them, the topic is growing rapidly even though courts have some trepidation about it. Hesitation to display emoji in opinions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

This is the latest ruling in an investigation by DC Attorney General into Meta’s content moderation practices, especially regarding COVID-19 policies. The court says: As far as the speech’s “place,” Lucas published her comments on Facebook —a social-media platform for the widespread and instantaneous dissemination of information.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

AUGUST 2, 2022

At the same time, the rules of the game have changed: the nature and scope of dawn raid inspections are evolving and businesses must act now to keep pace. ASHLEY BRICKLES : Just as the workplace has entered a new era, so too have the global rules and processes around dawn raids.

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