Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

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. Warner Bros.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

As a practical matter, the answer is certainly yes; an open system is built into the design of the internet. It is hornbook law that secondary liability of all kinds requires proof that direct infringement is occurring. The question is whether the same is true as a legal matter.) 94-1476, at 159-60. Cherry Auction, Inc. ,

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on Different IP Manuals and Guidelines The office of the Controller General of Patents, Design and Trademarks (CGPDTM) is inviting comments from stakeholders to revamp the Patents, Designs, Trademarks, GI and Copyright Manuals and Guidelines. Deadline- October 15, 2023.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

But the entire Morford analysis revolved around the 11 th Circuit’s “abstraction-filtration-comparison” test, described as “initially developed to review claims of copyright infringement relating to novels and plays but also applied in contexts such as software programming.” ” Id. Google] , 804 F.3d

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