The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The Ninth Circuit was recently asked to determine whether to continue to apply the Circuit’s two-part extrinsic/intrinsic test for “substantial similarity” with regard to a copyright infringement claim or to depart from this approach and apply the Second Circuit’s “ordinary observer” test instead. In Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The plaintiff sued Cloudflare for copyright infringement. It found that Cloudflare was liable for copyright infringement due to providing the CDN services but not for the DNS resolver services. Copyright infringement on ddl-music.to infringed the plaintiff’s right under the German equivalent of Art.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Let’s further suppose that you cannot prove that the infringement caused you lost sales, lost opportunities to license, or diminution in the value of the copyright. In most cases, it is desirable to negotiate with the alleged infringer from the position that you are entitled to statutory damages for the copyright infringement.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The IP Law Blog has been tracking the progress of the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, the writers of “Playas Gon’ Play” by the girl group 3LW (released in 2001). By: Weintraub Tobin

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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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The IP Law Blog

JULY 29, 2021

In December 2019, Scott Hervey wrote about the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by the writers of the song “Playas Gon’ Play.” The song was released by the girl group 3LW in 2001 and included the lyrics “Playa, they gonna play / And haters, they gonna hate.”

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The IPKat

MARCH 6, 2023

3(1) Directive 2001/29/EC as transposed into the German Copyright Act. § 15(2) of the German Copyright Act lists several rights, which fall within the broader right of communication to the public. It issues licenses for the communication to the public of cinematographic works on the basis of § 22 of the German Copyright Act.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The IP Law Blog has been tracking the progress of the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, the writers of “Playas Gon’ Play” by the girl group 3LW (released in 2001).

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The Ninth Circuit was recently asked to determine whether to continue to apply the Circuit’s two-part extrinsic/intrinsic test for “substantial similarity” with regard to a copyright infringement claim or to depart from this approach and apply the Second Circuit’s “ordinary observer” test instead.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At the request of De Fontbrune , in 1998, the police confiscated copies of Wofsy’s book, and De Fontbrune sued for copyright infringement. In 1998, the French courts ruled that the photographs were used for documentary purposes , and thus were not entitled to copyright protection.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

It also discusses national and international viewpoints on the subject before going into the Indian judiciary’s stance on copyright violations in the social media era. Copyright violations through internet use are governed by the Information Technology Act and Rule 2001. 1 (2022). [5] 7] Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 30, 2021

In December 2019, Scott Hervey wrote about the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by the writers of the song “Playas Gon’ Play.” The song was released by the girl group 3LW in 2001 and included the lyrics “Playa, they gonna play / And haters, they gonna hate.”

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JD Supra Law

JULY 21, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit analyzed the fair use doctrine of US copyright law in a dispute for recognition of a 2001 French judgment relating to a finding of copyright infringement of certain photographic works featuring the art of Pablo Picasso.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law. Plaintiffs also alleged infringement of Monbo’s right of publicity, unjust enrichment, and violations of the Lanham Act and related Maryland trademark law.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2021

India’s Accession to the Locarno Agreement: Amendments to the Design Rules, 2001 & Other Impacts. India formally acceded to the Locarno Agreement on June 7, 2019, and subsequently, the Design Rules, 2001 were amended in January 2021.

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

Permission was also sought to add an alternative claim relating to alleged restraint of trade and copyright infringement. He further pleaded an implied obligation on Domino "to act in good faith in relation to the exploitation of the Masters under the 2001 Agreement."

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Copyright Lately

MAY 10, 2024

That’s because it does away with a nationwide split among appellate courts, including a 2020 ruling by the influential Second Circuit Court of Appeals that limited copyright infringement damages to three years before the filing of a lawsuit, even if the plaintiff had been unaware of earlier infringements.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Photographs of these and other somber scenes from downtown Manhattan on September 11, 2001 formed the basis of photojournalist Anthony Fioranelli’s copyright infringement case against several media organizations that allegedly used these photos without permission. An ambulance being lifted out of the wreckage.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Last year, it was the Ninth Circuit’s reversal of a pleading-stage dismissal by Central District of California Judge Consuelo Marshall, which (correctly in my view) found that similarities in stock and unprotectable pirate genre elements such as battles at gunpoint and jewel-filled caves couldn’t support a viable copyright infringement claim.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Barbie was created in 1959, and when she was 42 years old, in 2001, Bratz entered the scene. The court awarded MGA over $137 million for copyright infringement. These new dolls captured about 40% of Barbie’s market share in five years, creating tension between Mattel and MGA.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

This case involves Morford’s 2001 artwork named “Banana and Orange.” The court displayed the respective artworks: Morford sued Cattelan for copyright infringement. .” That’s not exactly the answer a court gave, but perhaps close enough. ” Independently (?),

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 31, 2024

Video game publisher Atari Interactive has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm, claiming that the insurer improperly appropriated artwork from Atari’s 1983 arcade game “Crystal Castles” for an advertising campaign as part of a “cynical plot” to resonate with fickle millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

Furthermore, the 2023 bill enables aggrieved individuals to pursue action under Section 51 of the Copyright Act 1957 for copyright infringement. However, it’s worth noting that piracy is a form of copyright infringement in essence. Isn’t it?

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Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 30, 2020

On the other side of the coin, in 2001, two breweries discovered that they both had beers named “Salvation.” A business that is facing litigation over copyright infringement or intellectual property rights may seek guidance from an attorney with a background in IP law.

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Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

JULY 30, 2020

On the other side of the coin, in 2001, two breweries discovered that they both had beers named “Salvation.” A business that is facing litigation over copyright infringement or intellectual property rights may seek guidance from an attorney with a background in IP law.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

In a narrative that can only be compared to a high-stakes poker game, the music industry raised the ante, arguing that Napster facilitated copyright infringement on an industrial scale. A verdict came down in 2001 from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling that Napster was, indeed, liable for copyright infringement.

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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). 19, 27 (2001) (Ginsburg, J.); Andrews , 534 U.S.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 29, 2021

In December 2019, Scott Hervey wrote about the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by the writers of the song “Playas Gon’ Play.” ” The song was released by the girl group 3LW in 2001 and included the lyrics “Playa, they gonna play / And haters, they gonna hate.”

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LexBlog IP

JULY 29, 2021

In December 2019, Scott Hervey wrote about the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Taylor Swift by the writers of the song “Playas Gon’ Play.” ” The song was released by the girl group 3LW in 2001 and included the lyrics “Playa, they gonna play / And haters, they gonna hate.”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 4, 2024

Novex Communications Private Limited vs Siddhivinayak Hospitality on 29 July 2024 (Bombay High Court) Image from here An ad-interim relief was granted by the Court in a copyright infringement case instituted by the plaintiff. The plaintiff company owned the copyright of several films and these were not licensed to any party.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 28, 2024

7] , the plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and requested the issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the defendant’s film “Mohenjo Daro” from being released.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 25, 2023

If this Kat were to draw up a list of the types of work most likely to be the subject of copyright infringement proceedings, photographs would be quite high if not, in some countries, even at the top of the list. In a nutshell, their outcome often remains uncertain [e.g. here and here ].

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 3, 2024

In 2018, after Nealy finished serving his second prison sentence, he sued Warner and others in the Southern District of Florida for copyright infringement, claiming he held copyrights to Music Specialist’s songs and that Warner’s licensing activities infringed his rights. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. 663, 670 (2014). [3]

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The suit concerned agreements dating back to 2001 between IPRS and ENIL regarding broadcasting music in certain cities. When ENIL broadcast music in cities other than the ones in the agreement, IPRS filed an infringement suit. Meher Distilleries Pvt Ltd v.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

Melee is a GameCube game that was released in 2001; unlike most competitive esports, Melee was released without any online features. It is therefore possible that TOs would be liable for some form of secondary liability of copyright infringement. While Nintendo has waffled on its support for the Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros.

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SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2023

The plaintiff, registered proprietor of ‘Vasundhra’, claimed prior use since 1999, whereas the defendant, claimed use since 2001. The Delhi High Court held that since both the marks are registered a case of infringement does not arise. million in damages to Constellation Designs LLC for infringing its patents in NextGenTV.

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IIPRD

AUGUST 11, 2023

one of the major publishers based in Japan sued Cloudflare in2022,for distributing data of copyrighted works for manga piracy sites by illegally uploading them and making them available for free, consequently, infringing the copyrights of the publisher. 3d 1004, 1021, 1022 (2001). [3] For content piracy, Takeshobo Inc.,

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