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‘Valorant Mobile’ Leaks Excite Gamers But ‘Pirate’ Copies Are Bad News

TorrentFreak

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams. Aside from generating more than 4.6

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Infographic | Barbie movie

Olartemoure Blog

These new dolls captured about 40% of Barbie’s market share in five years, creating tension between Mattel and MGA. MGA alleged that Mattel had hired individuals to spy on toy designs and marketing plans. The court awarded MGA over $137 million for copyright infringement.

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Jury Awards Damages to Tattoo Artist for Video-Game Depiction–Alexander v. WWE 2K (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. Among the tens of thousands of tattooers working in the United States, the tiny handful who have brought copyright infringement claims are rare outliers. Copyright in Tattoos.

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Can Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik v. Kat Von D

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

. “Von D presumably did not need to copy the pose from the Portrait in order express a sentiment of melancholy.” Market Effect. “no one has told [Sedlik] they would not buy a copy of the Portrait because they had seen the Tattoo or social media posts about the Tattoo.” Prior Tattoo Copyright Blog Posts.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. July 17, 2023).

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India: Losing rank in ease of Piracy

Selvam & Selvam Blog

US$ 11000 as of 2005) in addition to the damages for the first time in 2005, stating that it was time to discourage lawbreakers “who indulge in violations with impunity out of lust for money.” This intention of the judiciary started becoming clear in the case of Time Inc. 5 lakhs (approx. 100 – Rs.150 150 (approx.

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Intellectual Property Tools for Protecting Fashion Goods

LexBlog IP

The term of a copyright for a particular work may depends on certain factors such as whether it has been published, and, if so, the date of first publication. [2] 2] The general rule for works created after January 1, 1978, provides that copyright protection lasts for the life of the author plus an additional 70 years. [3] ” [8].