The IPKat

AUGUST 30, 2023

Kathryn Townsend Griffin, the daughter of Ed Townsend, inherited a third of Townsend’s share of the musical work when he died in 2003. Additional cases were filed over the same songs by Structured Asset Sales, a company owned by investment banker David Pullman that is a beneficial owner of one-third of the copyright in the Townsend catalogue.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] It is a general principle that no copyright lies in ideas, subject-matter, themes, movie plots till the expression of the same are different. If presentation of subject-matter or an idea is similar to the original work, then it amounts to copyright violation. In the case of Pepsi Co v. s commercial.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2025

Copyright This Kat began exploring the European Copyright Societys Opinion in Pelham II. Technical Issues Merpel McKitten reported a technical issue concerning posts by The IPKats co-founders, Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Fhima, published between 2003 and 2006. Image courtesy: Aylin Atilla

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In 2003, the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. The torrent was created in September 2003 and will turn 20 years old in a few days. After convincing the crew that BitTorrent was the right choice, Frost created a torrent on September 28, 2003. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

There’s not much doubt that plagiarism and copyright infringement detection has improved by leaps and bounds over the past 20 years or so. We see this regularly with copyright blocks for songs on YouTube. Here, a 2003 article was copied and pasted from to make a script for a review of the movie 28 Days Later.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

The recent controversy involving French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier and TaTa Top, known for their rather distinct bikini prints, has brought the issue of fashion copyright to the forefront again. Fashion Copyright. Till now, this article has focused on the ambit of copyright protection in a relatively generic manner.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

” The torrent was created in September 2003, which means that it will turn 18 this month. So, after Frost got the green light from the rest of the crew he created a torrent on September 28, 2003. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. However, some torrents seem to live on forever.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Copyright A Copyright is a right enjoyed by the author of a work in fields of literary, music, artistic, musical, dramatic, cinematography, sound and such works of literary, scientific, and artistic nature. There is no such necessity to register a copyright for protection.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Mr. Kihn’s complaint alleged violations of federal copyright and anti-bootlegging laws. He initially sought to certify a single class defined as “[a]ll owners of copyrights and musical compositions registered under United States copyright law, that were reproduced and/or distributed by Defendants without a license since 2003.”

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

i] In principle, the Delhi High Court has recognized publicity rights in the case of ICC Development (International) Ltd v Arvee Enterprises (2003). [ii] Publicity, such as character, reputation and personal brand, will be protected under various statutes, such as the Copyright Act 1957 and the Trade Marks Act 1999.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether parties can contractually agree to shorten the statute of limitations period for bringing a copyright infringement claim. In 2003, it licensed its images to Chrome Data Solutions, LP, for a five-year period. In an unpublished opinion in the case, Evox Productions, LLC v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 10, 2023

Introduction It is an established notion that in case of a cinematograph film (Section 26) or a sound recording (Section 27), the Copyright stays for as long as 60 years, while literary or musical works enjoy Copyright for the lifetime of author and 60 years thereafter (Section 22). It is their right, and it cannot be time bound.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2025

A Los Angeles jury needed less than three hours to clear Disneys Buena Vista unit of copyright infringementso why did it take five years and millions in legal fees to get there? Kane had recorded voice-over sessions for The Incredibles in 2003 at a Hawaii sound studio owned by Peter Heckmann, Woodalls former business partner.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 1, 2024

When The Pirate Bay first came online, in the second half of 2003 , the ‘internet’ looked nothing like it does today. That honor goes to “The Fanimatrix” , which was created in September 2003 and, after being previously resurrected, continues to be available today with more than 100 people seeding.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 9, 2021

When The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was thepiratebay.org. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Since then the site has burnt through more than a dozen domains, trying to evade seizures or other legal threats.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2022

When copyright holders discuss online piracy, they often highlight the associated losses. The researchers examine the effect of software piracy on poverty in developing and Latin American economies between 2003 and 2017. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Piracy and Poverty.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 31, 2023

All three shared a copy of the locally produced film “ Tu Mano Deimantas “ LRTK says this is the first time it has issued administrative fines for copyright violations carried out by individual pirates. Meanwhile, the LinkoManija website remains up and running, as it has done since 2003.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Unfortunately, copyright and trademark law do not provide particular protection for these characters, who, more often than not, exceed their original works to become well-known of their own. Several tests were created to see if a certain character might be copyrighted.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Something has recently gone awry with the law of copyright ownership in a movie or other film — a “cinematographic work”, as s. 2 of the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c. Part I of the Act deals with the ownership of copyright in works. Section 13(1) provides that the author of a work is its first copyright owner. Section 34.1(1)

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The IPKat

MARCH 13, 2022

Kat- quotation There is little doubt that one of the most (if not the most) significant exceptions in copyright law is the one relating to quotation, criticism or review. All this is testimony to the importance of this copyright exception.

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IPilogue

MARCH 27, 2023

Every year on January 1, works protected under copyright law enter into the public domain due to their copyright protection expiring. Thus, as a new year approaches, those in the field of copyright look to see which works will expire at the end of the year. As a general rule in the U.S.,

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 12, 2024

The rapper Drake pushed back against claims that he stole a phrase from Ghanaian artist Obrafour's 2003 hip-hop remix and used it in his song "Calling My Name," telling a New York federal court that a different artist actually holds the copyright for the phrase in Ghana.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

A five-year copyright battle over ‘Moana’ is heading to trialdespite the works sharing only broad thematic similarities. This latest copyright clash follows Januarys Gregorini v. This latest copyright clash follows Januarys Gregorini v. Heres why, and what you need to know.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The Top 5 is completed by the 2003 comedy, “Elf” It’s The Most Downloaded Time Of The Year. Hollywood certainly doesn’t like this Scrooge mentality, but most pirates will likely see ‘sharing as caring’ From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 3, 2022

Kelis is not receiving royalties – and that is an issue - since she is solely a performer of the song, not the copyright owner. The songs, songwriters and the rightsholders Kelis is the performer of a song called “ Milkshake ” that was released in 2003. The problem for Kelis is with her producers, not Beyoncé.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

During the summer of 2003, Swedish pro-culture organization Piratbyrån was making a name for itself; sharing news and educating people on how they could share media online. Initially, various takedown messages from copyright holders were met with mocking responses, but the legal pressure became a heavy burden.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 26, 2024

Neela Film”), issued an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the defendants, including websites, e-commerce platforms, YouTube channels and ‘John Doe’ parties, restraining them from infringing the copyright and trademark of the makers of the popular Hindi television sitcom “Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma” (“TMKOC”).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The site was launched in 2003 under the wings of the now-disbanded pro-culture organization “Piratbyrån”, which is Swedish for Bureau of Piracy. ” “Even though it was the American film companies that paid for my work, that work benefited all the authors and copyright holders.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In September, the Federation Against Copyright Theft and West Midlands Police announced that they shut down a major illegal streaming operation in the UK. Two men and a woman were arrested on suspicion of copyright infringement and fraud-related charges. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 11, 2022

et al, bringing an end to a copyright infringement suit relating to Josh Groban’s 2003 song You Raise Me Up. The United States Supreme Court recently denied certiorari in Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd. Peermusic Ltd.,

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 28, 2025

Methodology In a study on behalf of Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), Outsell surveyed 584 professionals evenly split across 14 industries. The research updated a series of surveys Outsell have conducted for CCC since 2003 that track what professionals think and how they behave around content and information.

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Olartemoure Blog

JULY 28, 2022

The Andean Community has come up with a new Patent Examination Manual for IP offices throughout the community, updating the current Patent Manual published back in 2003. 07/28/22 – Copyright. 07/28/22 – Patents. This shows that the SIC maintains rigorous and constant surveillance of this sector.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2024

The application seeking the interim relief was filed by UTIITSL who has been an authorized service provider since 2003 for processing PAN and related services like issuance of documents such as Aadhar Card, Voter ID, driving license, etc.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Under Section 297A(a) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, both men admitted “Selling, Distributing Or Letting For Hire Or Exposing For Sale Or Hire An Unauthorized Decoder.” Gary Doherty’s offenses contrary to Section 297A(a) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act earned him 175 hours of community service. .

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2022

It’s worth noting that it could’ve filed a copyright lawsuit first and then moved to discover these details later, but certainly not for $50. These details can be crucial in court, but getting involved in a copyright lawsuit that can be avoided is ill-advised. Barring complications, Cognosphere may have them already.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. HLG ultimately filed suit for copyright infringement.

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