Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

Initially released in May 2000, Limewire was a peer-to-peer file sharing service that found a great deal of success and infamy following the closure of Napster in July 2001. Much of that perception comes from issues that NFTs have had, One of the more common ones is plagiarism and copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Prabha Sridevan, Judge, MHC (2000-2010) and Chairperson, IPAB (2011-2013) was recently interviewed by SpicyIP Doctoral Fellow Malobika Sen as part of her doctoral research. The Madras HC dismissed Netflixs plea to reject the copyright infringement case filed by actor K Dhanush against actor Nayanthara Kurian over her documentary.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 24, 2023

According to Mojang, these are all copyright infringing, even though they may not all use copyrighted content directly. Exact source code or pixel perfect images do not need to be in the repo to constitute copyright infringement,” Mojang writes. ” The Eaglercraft.ru

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2016, companies including Bell Canada, Videotron, Group TVA and Rogers Communications filed a copyright infringement action at Canada’s Federal Court. Canadian Media Companies Target Set-Top Box Retailers.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Copyright infringement cases on the internet have increased because the internet has become more widely available. Information Technology Act,2000.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

On 15 December 2020, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act, DSA) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC. It should be clarified that copyright infringements do not justify a temporary restriction of access to a service under Art. 41(3)(b) DSA.

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Intepat

JANUARY 5, 2024

Due to the fact that it is not practicable for copyright owners to detect and fine-tooth comb all the individual users, copyright owners depend on and hold liable the internet intermediaries that allow pirated works to exist. Internet intermediaries can be liable for contributory copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2021

Pixar Animation Studios, and four other subsidiaries claiming that they infringed on his copyright to a film he initially conceived as a high school student. The claim was brought under sections 3 and 27 of Canada’s Copyright Act. In July 2018, Pourshian commenced an action against Walt Disney Pictures Inc.,

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. Thus, in Cantor Fitzgerald International v Tradition (UK) Ltd [ 2000] RPC 95, at p.193,

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For at least the last decade , India’s courts have also authorized injunctions that compel local ISPs to block domains linked to alleged copyright infringement. Just this week, VLC’s website was unblocked by ISPs after months in the dark but why it was blocked at all remains a mystery.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

In this paradigm-shifting judgment, the Court introduced the principle of “ minimum requirement of creativity ” in order to acquire copyright protection over an artistic work. Copyright Act or Design Act? There are three different scenarios which need to be looked at in this regard.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Copyright Registration Fees in India The fees for registering a copyright in India depend on the type of work. For example: For Literary, Musical, and Artistic Works : 500 per work for an individual and 2000 for legal entities. For Cinematographic Films : 5000. Always credit sources and collaborators when necessary.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Wilmott Storage Services, LLC , decided September 9, 2021, the Ninth Circuit clarified the role that the de minimis concept plays in copyright infringement cases. In essence, the Ninth Circuit explained that de minimis goes to the amount of copying of a copyrighted work as opposed to any de minimis use or display of any such a work.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Allahabad High Court has refused to grant a stay on the release of the film ‘Chehre’ starring Amitabh Bachchan in an appeal filed by Writer Uday Prakash alleging copyright infringement by Producer Anand Pandit and Director Rumi Jaffery. Madhya Pradesh High Court in M/s Mold Tek Packing Ltd.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 14, 2022

Is GitHub’s New Feature a Copyright Infringer? Copyright Confusion: Sony Upsetting Nintendo YouTubers by Natalie Bravo. 2000 SCC 66 at para. Copyright Law. The Copyright Act ’s section 29 fair dealing provision, which allows for certain uses of copyright-protected materials, remained a central issue.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 6, 2022

United Group BV began life in 2000 as a small cable company. They were charged with criminal copyright infringement offenses in connection with movies and TV shows made available via filmovi24h.com and serije.online. United Media: No Stranger to Piracy. Today, the Netherlands/Luxembourg corporation boasts revenues of over €2.43

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Copyright infringement and how to stop it is a question in the minds of most of us these days. The DMCA’s principal was adopted by the European Union in the Electronic Commerce Directive 2000. Along with Google, most social media have their own services for copyright infringement and takedown requests.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The Copyright Dilemma Perhaps to counter the obvious and non-obvious ills of live-streaming judicial hearings, Rule 9.2 prescribes that unauthorized use of the live streaming will be punishable “ as an offence under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, Information Technology Act, 2000, and other provisions of law, including the law of Contemp t.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The defendants’ wholesale collection and use of copyrighted material, with no option for copyright owners to opt out, would exceed the legal interpretation of “fair use” (see VHT vs Zillow Group , 918 F.3d 2000) (“ copying an entire work militates against a finding of fair use. ”). 3d 723, 743 (9th Cir. Church of God, Inc.,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

OTT services may implement tools for content recognition and removal of infringing material from User-generated Content (UGC). The broadcasted contents involve the text, music, video and publicity rights, which form the subject matter of copyright protection. A comprehensive universal mechanism is needed to tackle digital piracy.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

Due to the recurrent copyright difficulties, which have a significant impact on an individual’s business interest, it is imperative to preserve the ownership rights of digital works. One such area where copyright violations are common is the internet.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 18, 2021

However, the content is monitored not to suppress freedom of expression, but to prevent copyright infringement. The Advocate General agrees that the provision interferes with freedom of expression since users are not completely free to upload any content.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

The plaintiffs argued for a presumption that operators of ‘structurally copyright-infringing websites’ take measures to conceal their identity, which makes pointless even the attempt of using private investigations or enforcing disclosure of information claims against host providers. The Supreme Court did not accept such a presumption.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. Cinema Secrets (2000). Following trial, the court found that the similarities between the parties’ websites weren’t substantial enough to constitute copyright infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 31, 2023

Introduction In order to determine copyright infringement , the ‘substantial similarity test’ has routinely been employed by the US Courts. In 2000, the plaintiff had penned down a screenplay involving pirates and their adventures. One such case is the case of Alfred v. Walt Disney Co.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

The users of infringed copyrighted work are not even aware that they are causing monetary losses to the person and publication associated with it. The secondary copyright infringement or contributory infringement has not got much attention. Evolution afterward.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

These include (and may be limited to) Hong Kong ( section 11(3), Copyright Ordinance ), India (section 2(d)(vi), Copyright Act, 1957 ), Ireland ( Art.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In 2000, the plaintiff, Nestle, had filed a suit for trademark and copyright infringement against the defendants, a partnership firm carrying out business from Calcutta and others. Street vendors across the city make their own versions of chanachur mixed with fresh onions and spices.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

Additional Enablement under Copyright and IT Acts and Introduction of Intermediary Liability: Apart from imposing various penalties, the recent bill allows an aggrieved individual to take legal actions for computer-related offenses under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (or any other relevant laws currently in force).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

Copyright exceptions: Quotation and pastiche Apart from exhaustion, another possible avenue of “legitimizing” upcycling in the face of copyright infringement allegations could lie with copyright exceptions. This right was explicitly acknowledged as a standalone human right by the UN in its October 2021 Resolution.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

45, to bring enforcement actions aimed at activities, including those involving the training and use of AI, that might involve copyright infringement—although we would note that the copyright consequences of AI are, as yet, undefined. That is far too hasty. Under governing law, that is a judicial function. 2] Sega Enters.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This article covers copyright infringement and related rules for OTT platforms. Understanding copyright infringement issues on such platforms and the laws protecting them from infringement is crucial. Protection Under Copyright Act and Information Technology Act. Image source: Freepic]. Introduction.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Image Sources: Shutterstock] Additionally, the IT Act of 2000 also has provisions for intermediaries and ascertains liability on them. 28, 2024, 8:29 am), [link] International Comparison of Approaches to Online Copyright Infringement: Final Report, Intellectual Property Office of United Kingdoms 2015, (Oct. 19] Perfect 10, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

In so holding, the Ninth Circuit created (or widened) a circuit split with the Second Circuit, which previously held that even under the discovery rule, damages for copyright infringement are limited to “a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed.” Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39, 52 (2d Cir. Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39 (2d Cir.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). 549, 555 (2000). Wood , 528 U.S. Accord Klehr v.

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

We can predict from C-682/18 and C-683/18 that, from an EU perspective, it is likely that YouTube already transcends Article 17, by implementing technological measures that can be expected from a 'diligent operator in the specific circumstances', at least they would argue, to effectively copyright infringements on that platform.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

7(1B)(ii) empowered the ‘appropriate government’ to take ‘suitable action against any intermediary’ found exhibiting or distributing an infringing copy or abetting the said activity. Apart from the newly inserted sections, the whole scheme of the Act does not talk about copyright infringement or film piracy.

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