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A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! ??–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2004, the Ninth Circuit eviscerated it (in the Rossi case) by requiring plaintiffs to show that senders subjectively believed their takedown notices were abusive. Diebold from 2004, which led to a $125k damages award. Defendant had not obtained the Deposit Design from the Copyright Office. A New 512(f) Plaintiff Win!

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Evolution of Tests of Creativity in Copyrights

IP and Legal Filings

The Copyright , Designs and Patents Act of 1988 in the United Kingdom specifies in Section (1)(1)(a) that copyright exists in “original literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic works.” With the information in the public domain, the Rural Telephone Service issued a phone book. A publishing company called Feist Publications Inc.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The humanized skeleton figure on the left is Skully, which artist and entrepreneur Gregory Spiers first conceived while designing a T-shirt for the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team. The humanized skeleton figure on the right is Curly, a character designed for Scholastic’s popular “Goosebumps” series of books.

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Trademark for Colours.

IP and Legal Filings

Trademark refers to the cumulation of distinctive sign/symbol, design, or combination which is exclusively associated with the products or services helping the targeted customers identify the same easily. With the fast-growing media and entertainment sector, the era of digital advertising for product branding and selling has also stepped up.