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3 Count: International Incidents

Plagiarism Today

They are essentially a receipt that is placed on the blockchain that allows a purchaser to claim “ownership” over that particular NFT. ATN was founded in 2008 and eventually grew to over 70,000 customers. .” NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have seen both big sales and big business in the past year.

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Spider-Man: Where is Home?

IPilogue

A plot twist occurred in 2008 after Marvel released Iron Man. The American Film Institution selected it as one of the best films of 2008. In 2015, Marvel and Sony made an unprecedented deal that the two companies would share joint-ownership in Spider-Man’s copyright. The film received praise from critics.

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The Spirit of Lehman Brothers

Patently-O

Barclays purchases a number of Lehman Brothers businesses and accompanying goodwill back in 2008 as part of the bankruptcy proceedings. That exchange included ownership rights of the LEHMAN BROTHERS trademarks. But, as they say ‘any publicity is good publicity.’.

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Decoding Patent Ownership beginning with Core Principles

Patently-O

Whether a present assignment of future inventions automatically conveys legal title to those inventions when the inventions come into being, or instead merely conveys equitable title and requires a separate written instrument to transfer legal ownership. The court’s remand here is somewhat similar to its 2008 DDB decision.

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NLUJ-CIPS Inter College IP Research Essay Writing Competition 2022 [Submit by March 10]

SpicyIP

About the Organiser: The Centre for Intellectual Property Studies (CIPS), started in 2008 under the aegis of National Law University Jodhpur, aims to update the society and industry on core issues such as the growth in IPR violations, amongst others. The submission has to be made by mailing the manuscript to cips@nlujodhpur.ac.in.

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015. The infringing activity, Nealy claimed, dated back to 2008—so ten years before he brought suit. at 1-2] At its heart, therefore, this case is a dispute about copyright ownership. But the collaboration dissolved a few years later. 17 U.S.C. § at *13-*16.

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The Music Industry (Taylor’s Version)

IPilogue

Over the next year, Swift released re-recorded versions of both her Fearless (2008) and Red (2012) albums, receiving widespread commercial and critical success. Look What You Made Me Do. At the heart of Taylor’s decision was an often overlooked but significant legal distinction in the copyright law governing the music industry.

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