SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2024

This landmark decision recognizes the rights of the authors, which were long overdue and often neglected, despite being enshrined under the Copyright Act via the 2012 amendment. Cut to almost 4 decades later, in 2012, the copyright laws in India were amended.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Among the other solutions, the most easy and feasible way to come out of the problem of unavailability and unaffordability was to start copying the books, study materials, and video lectures with the help of different mechanisms. for taking reprographic usage licenses after paying a prescribed tariff.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 4, 2022

cOAlition S also mandates that articles apply a CC BY license to be considered fully Open Access in keeping with the Berlin and related declarations. If you include corporate subscriptions and other rights licenses, a 50/50 revenue split between academic institutions and corporations is not unusual.” emphasis added). Refining “Open”.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2023

YouTube’s motion for summary judgment states that Schneider licensed her content to YouTube, presented no evidence of DMCA violations, and in some cases had filed untimely claims. YouTube’s Licensing Defense. The big questions now center on the nature of that license and whether YouTube can rely on it to fend off liability.

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Patently-O

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Yet, as happens frequently, what if in negotiating a settlement, license, or other matter, opposing counsel CC’s her client: does opposing counsel’s “cc” imply consent to reply-to-all? 2012-7 (Oct. In contrast, the ABA stated that by copying a client, a lawyer is “inviting” a reply-to-all.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

ii] This unreported judgement helped bring the grievances on the table for the others to see that copyright law has deficiencies in terms of music sharing and copying along with royalty issues. obtained without express due permission from the license holder). Magic Mantra Vision. [ii] xiii] Recently in Tips Industries Ltd.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Everything was going well until 2012 when University Press, Cambridge University Press (UK), and Taylor & Francis Group (UK), as well as Cambridge University Press India Pvt. On October 17, 2012, the Delhi High Court issued an interim injunction that halted Rameshwari Photocopy Service from producing or selling the crucial course packs.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

Accordingly, the Court held that the holder of the IP right to a computer program cannot object to the resale of a copy thereof where such a copy is accompanied by a licence for unlimited use, whether material or immaterial. The Court made specific reference to certain European Court of Justice decisions in this respect. (3)

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In letters sent to around 20 companies, TTVK warned that without proper licensing, these services were illegal and must be shut down. TVkaista said that since its service was similar to a VCR or a DVR, that would be legal under Finnish law since private copying is permitted for personal use.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 18, 2022

After a test copy of New Genesis was leaked online, WOTC took issue with development company TSR LLC’s use of their IP rights in the game. For its part, WOTC claims that it retains common law interest in these marks, on the basis that it has continued to use the marks since at least 2012.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

The first sale doctrine restricts the rights holder’s exclusive right to distribute a copyrighted work to the public, where the distribution right to control secondary sales is ‘exhausted’ upon completion of the first lawful sale of a copy of the work by the rights holder or with their consent.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In essence, the Ninth Circuit explained that de minimis goes to the amount of copying of a copyrighted work as opposed to any de minimis use or display of any such a work. In 2012, Wilmott Storage purchased the visitUSA.com website and two years later hired another company to update the website. Citing, Perfect 10, Inc. Giganews, Inc.,

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

Generally, a photographic syndication agency holds contractual agreements with various photographers to sell and license their photos for commercial and/or editorial use. in damages, which is the total license fee for the photos. The Plaintiff, August Image LLC (“August”) is a photographic syndication agency based in New York, USA.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It safeguards in the following ways: Safeguarding the Competitive Advantage: By doing the patent of their own inventions, the startups can prevent the competitors from copying their innovations and works, thus securing unique market positions. Trademarks and Registered Trademarks, Control of Corp Diseases, 2012.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Copyright is the cumulation of two words: “copy” and “right,” alternatively one may argue that copyright refers to the legal rights of the intellectual property’s real owner. According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? SEP Litigation Demonstrates Licensing Component Suppliers Would Increase Efficiency Some SEP owners have argued against licensing component suppliers under the pretext that it is more efficient to license end users.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Before the digital era, copyright protected tangible art or works, allowing authors to easily regulate usage, copies, and earnings. The recent amendment in 2012 included provisions like Section 65A and 65B which authorises and protects the actions of DRM.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 4, 2023

The problem is that this system fell apart around 2008-2012 when smartphones came out. At the same time, the risk of copying essentially went away. So now, we have lots of protection for implementation where we don’t need it and no protection for interfaces where new entrants can easily be copied. That’s more problematic.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In essence, the Ninth Circuit explained that de minimis goes to the amount of copying of a copyrighted work as opposed to any de minimis use or display of any such a work. In 2012, Wilmott Storage purchased the visitUSA.com website and two years later hired another company to update the website. ” Citing, Perfect 10, Inc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Sale: If any obvious or fraudulent imitation of a registered design has been applied to any article or caused to be applied to any article without the license or written consent of the registered proprietor for the purpose of sale then that amounts to piracy of registered designs. Acts amounting to piracy of registered design.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Sale: If any obvious or fraudulent imitation of a registered design has been applied to any article or caused to be applied to any article without the license or written consent of the registered proprietor for the purpose of sale then that amounts to piracy of registered designs. Acts amounting to piracy of registered designs.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

The Board found that Meenaxi deliberately caused consumers to believe that its products were licensed or produced by the same source as the products sold in India. Marcon , 102 USPQ2d 1434, 1442 (TTAB 2012). The Coca-Cola Company v. Meenaxi Enterprise, Inc. 2021 U.S.P.Q.2d 2d 709 (T.T.A.B. See L’Oreal S.A.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 12, 2021

IP derives much of its value from opportunity to license, so it often makes sense to think of reasonable royalty as a cognizable harm. By contrast, elsewhere it might not make as much sense to think of the problem as a lost opportunity to license, e.g., the listing of someone as a terrorist. Maybe it took some years to take effect.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

so-called “non-expressive” use in which copying is undertaken not to distribute the copied material directly or indirectly but rather for some other purpose. Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. As we explained in our initial Comments, U.S.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

Much has changed in the world of copyright since the last edition was published in 2012. For museums, there are now exceptions for digital displays of collection works on dedicated terminals and, in certain situations, for making preservation and replacement copies.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Although the user derives some benefit from the meme without purchasing or licensing the underlying content, the creator of the content also uniquely benefits from the increased exposure to individuals who may not otherwise interact with their content. 511, 523 (2012). 405 (2019); Terrica Carrington, Grumpy Cat or Copy Cat?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

‘Laziness by Ramón Casas, provided by the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, available here’ In August 2020, a review of the Orphan Works Directive (2012/28/EU), or OWD, was initiated by the European Commission. The digitisingmorgan.org project is a great example of this.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 3, 2024

Nealy was incarcerated for drug-related offenses from 1989 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2015. Warner) to license certain works from the Music Specialist catalog, including “Jam the Box,” which was interpolated into Flo Rida’s hit song “In the Ayer,” which went on to sell millions of copies.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Royalties can be defined as a sort of variable consideration for the utilisation of work, for a public performance or selling of a copy. Section 18(1), 3 rd proviso states that the right to receive royalties cannot be waived or assigned or licensed except to legal heirs or copyright society for distribution and collection.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015. to license works from the Music Specialist catalog. One Music Specialist work (“Jam the Box”) was interpolated into Flo Rida’s hit song “In the Ayer,” which sold millions of copies and reached No. And Warner Chappell found quite a few takers.

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SpicyIP

JULY 22, 2023

There may be implications of favouring open licensing and open source developments by virtue of its emphasis on sharing expertise and experience across organisations, and the development of an ecosystem of developers, technology and end-users in the future.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 16, 2022

Crabtree claims that Kirkman later licensed “Invincible” television rights to Amazon Studios and denied the existence of a oral agreement to give Crabtree a share of the revenue. A copy of the Crabtree’s new lawsuit follows. Of course, the moral of the story for both employers and creators is clear: get it in writing.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 30, 2023

The third defendant was licensed to produce and market the disputed foods and spices under its own name and at its own expense, paying a fixed fee to the plaintiff for each individual product sold. 7) CJEU, C-406/2010, ECLI:EU:C:2012:259, paragraph 33. Applicable legal provisions The relevant law in this case was Law 2121/1993.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The agreement granting CMT a license to broadcast that program does not mention Plaintiffs. But Plaintiffs contend they ‘verbally’ licensed their trademark to Kenny Chesney and the company that represents him, Blue Chair Bay Records, and then Blue Chair Bay Records sublicensed the rights to Viacom for the broadcast on CMT.”

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Since the Canadian copyright law reforms in 2012, education and libraries have increased spending on licensing and a non-partisan House of Commons study found no need to create new restriction on education and library copying rights.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 18, 2021

by Desmond Oriakhogba Sometime in 2012, Nigeria began the process of reforming her over three-decade old copyright law. The schedules relate to copyright duration, general and other exceptions, compulsory licensing, and transitional and saving provisions. The private Bill on the other hand proposes 72 sections and 5 schedules.

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Garrigues Blog

JUNE 7, 2021

As the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held in its judgment of May 2, 2012 ( case C-406/10 ), “to accept that the functionality of a computer program can be protected by copyright would amount to making it possible to monopolize ideas, to the detriment of technological progress and industrial development.”.

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