TorrentFreak

MAY 24, 2022

When YouTube first got off the ground in 2005, most of its users would’ve been oblivious to how closely copyright law would govern their online activities moving forward. The overall message is one of deterrence coupled with the reaffirmation of copyright law, Goto said.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As we discussed back in September, the bots of YouTube have largely supplanted copyright law on the site. Rules around fair use, notice and takedown and so forth are replaced by bots that are incapable of understanding the nuances of the law itself. This has put YouTubers in a bind. The Internet of Old.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Here’s what Lokesh writes: Interpreting Article 17 of the Berne Convention: An unexplored emergency provision in international copyright law? This can include the provisions in copyright laws of countries that can arguably be used for public emergencies. 28 of 2014 ), the Dominican Republic (Article 48 of Law No.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

However, even though fanfiction is fun and fosters a sense of community, it can raise legal issues under copyright law. In India, this leads to questions about copyright infringement, fair use, and how fanfiction fits into intellectual property (IP) law. Without this, fanfiction could technically violate copyright laws.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The first edition of Intellectual Property Law in China (IPLCN) was the first of a bunch of goodies this Kat enthusiastically gathered from the incomparable IP library of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI). The editor of the 2005 IPLCN was Dr Christopher Heath, then Head of the Department for Japan and East Asia.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 25, 2022

In addition to the takedown request, the notice also contains an unsolicited lecture on Github’s supposed liabilities under copyright law. In this case, there is no proof that the additional statements in the notice are relevant to the conduct of Github, or its liability under copyright law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. Second, the court had little interest in exploring the many broad and interesting policy issues about using human skin as a medium for expression of copyrighted works.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

About SpicyIP Spicy IP is a premier platform dedicated to intellectual property (IP) law, focusing on developments in India and beyond. Founded in 2005 by renowned legal scholar Prof. Shamnad Basheer, it offers expert analysis of patents, copyrights, trademarks, geographical indications, and related policy issues.

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

In Rajeev Kumar vs Jamia Millia Islamia (12th April 2021), an extremely interesting tussle was seen with the copyright over a thesis being pitted against a person’s right to obtain information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. This right may come from other laws, like RTI in the present case.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

Riot Games Uses Copyright Law to Unmask Uploader. In a May 6 filing at a district court in California, attorneys from Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp explained that the video previously (and quickly) taken down by YouTube back in April infringes Riot’s exclusive rights under copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

When Italy-based torrent site TNTVillage launched in 2004/2005, the BitTorrent file-sharing scene was driven by passionate people with their own unique visions, often centered around specific content niches. The site was a true passion project but in 2006 it suffered a setback when law enforcement authorities seized the site’s server.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

After spending more than 16 years implementing intellectual property laws introduced in 2005, amendments to intellectual property law in Vietnam came into effect on January 1, 2023. At that point, however, implementation was still to be determined so, over the past few months, the government has been drafting decrees.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A literary controversy surrounding a copyright claim has taken over the North American online writing community, and it involves a kidney donation, a private Facebook group, and a short story.? . On June 24, 2015, Ms. Dorland’s life, is variable enough to contribute to an altogether different meaning of the letter in the short story. .

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Likelihood of Confusion

APRIL 26, 2023

But this August, 2005 posting from Bill Patry, while not very fresh (though it is to. The post Register that copyright, and ignore that man behind the screen! OK, so I’m mixing metaphors on one or more axes at the same time. appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The court found that the photographer Napoleon Sarony had copyright in his picture of Oscar Wilde by setting the scene and exercising control over the subject matter of the photograph. Years later, in 2005, the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. court in Mannion v Coors Brewing, 377 F.Supp.2d

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Likelihood of Confusion

MARCH 4, 2024

Here’s a “sneak preview” that was excerpted [when this item was first posted] from a paper to be delivered at Emory University’s Conference on Free Culture & the Digital Library in October 2005. The Free Expression Policy Project. We get a little mention.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Access to these court proceedings can also be construed as a part of Section 4 of the RTI Act, 2005 since the judiciary can be deemed as a ‘public authority’. While it’s understandable how and why the law of contempt and the IT Act will be applied, the position on copyright infringement is not particularly clear.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Today, we focus on the Italian Supreme Court decision, which will be of great interest not only to Vespa fans, but also to those working on overlapping IP rights, the requirements for copyright protection post- Cofemel [IPKat here ], and what the elusive notion of ‘substantial value’ actually means in trade mark law and how it is to be assessed.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Retroactive and Prospective Assignment Agreement A prospective transfer of intellectual property rights (IPRs) is dependent on the occurrence of future events and is most commonly used in copyright law. Similarly, for Copyright law, the assignment agreement should be in writing and duly executed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The problem arises because copyright law is written as an “opt-in” system (no copying without authorization), while the Internet is designed as an “opt-out” system (it allows copying unless it is prohibited). I think this ruling reinforces why the CJPA is preempted by federal copyright law. Cherry Auction, Inc. ,

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Development of Copyright Law Protection of Intellectual property rights has always been in existence among various sections of the society. TRIPS Agreement accepted the Berne Convention except Article which states that copyright protected work shall enjoy the copyright protection in all countries of the union.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 19, 2022

One must of course first start with the Copyright Act itself and deal with what the Supreme Court also said in Compo (above): “Mr Hughes … put it very well when he said that copyright law is neither tort law nor property law in classifi­cation, but is statutory law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Commission units in charge of public sector information policy have successfully chipped away at the sui generis right, the successive units responsible for copyright so far seem to have favoured a status quo. More from our authors: Exceptions in EU Copyright Law: In Search of a Balance Between Flexibility and Legal Certainty.

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IIPRD

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Enforcement of IP rights is crucial to the viability of online Information-based goods markets’ – (Bockstedt, Kauffman, & Riggins, 2005) .

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IIPRD

JUNE 13, 2024

Challenges related to safeguarding the creation of artificial intelligence The key challenge that AI creation faces in India is the law in itself, Indian IPR law does not recognize AI as the inventor or the owner of the creation. 4] Amarnath Sehgal V Union Of India, 2005 (30) Ptc 253 Del. [5] 3] PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE MANUAL. [4]

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

After the Patent Amendment Act 2005, patent protection for food, pharma and chemical inventions is possible but this concept not very popular in India. Author: Pratiksha Rawat, a law student of Amity Law School Delhi, an intern at Khurana & Khurana, Advocates and IP Attorneys. The answer is yes.

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Intepat

OCTOBER 10, 2024

For example, the Patent Amendment Act of 2005 excludes software from patent protection, making it difficult for trolls to operate in the software sector. Instead, software is protected under copyright law, preventing trolls from extorting fees for computer programs or software from companies.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But needless to say, the Metaverse brings into picture several aspects of the law such as Copyright law , Contract law, Tort law and Criminal law. Similarly, in 2005, Japanese police arrested a Chinese exchange student over stealing virtual property in Lineage, an MMORPG game. Conclusion .

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 23, 2023

Whether one focuses on the word’s connotation of silliness or excitement, or maybe even anger , or analogizes to the raucous and rhymingly-named team from Savannah that makes up its own baseball rules , US copyright law is currently going a little “bananas.” Morford , at 11. ” Id. .”

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 12, 2025

When changes to Swedish copyright law were announced in 2005, Lundstrm started to have doubts about the project. Rix Telecom’s owner reportedly backed out of the planned deal with PRQ/TPB in late 2005, but his company continued to offer services to the file-sharing site, at least for a while.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

However, it may be more appropriate to consider trademark law as a comparable framework for comprehending the extent of the personality right. Anyone engaging in the unauthorised exploitation of a celebrity’s name or misrepresentation shall face consequences under this section of the law. Stanford Law Review , 58 (4), 1161–1220.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 6, 2023

Here's what Bill writes: Book review: ‘Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law: 20 Years of the IPKat’ by Bill Patry The IPKat blog inspired my own copyright blog which I started in 2005, 2 years after the first meow from London. No copyright law in the world is founded on natural law.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 8, 2022

Preface: I wanted to learn more about the concept (and applications) of “derivative works” and adaptations under copyright law, and I was searching for a useful example that might also be interesting for readers of Velocity of Content to read about.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 27, 2024

Gopika Murthy’s post Accessibility of Public Libraries to Persons with Disabilities needs highlighting, arguing for making the public library facilities in the country more disabled-friendly. Sidenote: If you want to know more about him, you can watch “ The Rahul Cherian Memorial Mashup ” ) IP, Traditional Knowledge (TK), and in between?

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Media and entertainment law, which is a part of intellectual property law, plays a vital role in dealing with these issues by defending the rights of artists, producers, and distributors. 2005) , defined what “reproduction” is according to the definition of the Copyright Act. Zee Telefilms Ltd.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Gervais, (Re)structuring Copyright: A Comprehensive Path to International Copyright Reform 207-215 (rev. 913 (2005). ↩︎ Sony Corp. Universal City Studios, Inc., 417 (1984); Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Grokster, Ltd., ↩︎ See Jessica Litman, The Story of Sony v. Ginsburg & R.

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