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3 Count: International Incidents

Plagiarism Today

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that, in Sweden, the Patent and Market Court of Appeals has overturned both the prison sentences and damages of two men tied to an IPTV operation. ATN was founded in 2008 and eventually grew to over 70,000 customers.

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LimeWire to Return to Sell NFTs

Plagiarism Today

Even as the NFT market has grown to billions of dollars, public perception remains very low. This grabbed headlines in September 2008 when electronics retailer Best Buy purchased the rights to the Napster name for $121 million. Most of the people who used it, did so as a Napster alternative.

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STEALING HOME: A PROPOSAL FOR RESCUING FANS AND FRANCHISES FROM THE COUNTERFEIT SPORTS APPAREL MARKET

JIPL Online

v] Thus, the market for counterfeit sports apparel in the United States is quite large. ix] The court continued, stating that “easily identified trademarks reduce the costs consumers incur in searching for what they desire, and the lower the costs of search the more competitive the market.” [x].

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IP, Blockchain, and Digital Assets

JD Supra Law

In 2008, a still-unknown person or group going by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto introduced blockchain technology and the first cryptocurrency to the world. In 2020, the cryptocurrency market was valued at $1.49

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Dismissing Digital News Outlets: Liberal MP Claims Online News Services Don’t Report News

Michael Geist

The government has seemingly tried to ignore those startups with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez talking about 400+ news outlet closures since 2008, but neglecting to refer to the hundreds of new outlets that have sprung up during the same period.

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[Book Review] The Protection of Geographical Indications: Law and Practice (3rd edition)

The IPKat

Unsurprisingly, the chapter on wine (Chapter 4) is the longest chapter, which includes additional detail about the regulations for wines in the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets (CMO) in the new edition. Chapter 5 then considers the protection of spirits and the relevant case law.

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[Guest Post] The wisdom of Dune and copyright litigation

The IPKat

The author argues that copyright holders would do well to heed this wisdom before entering into litigation, as exemplified by a recent decision from the Swedish Patent and Market Court in case PMT 2401-21. This Dune tells us, every member of the secretive Bene Gesserit sisterhood knows.