The IPKat

JULY 15, 2021

Here's what Frederic writes: The General Court of the EU wanders into copyright law, and gets disoriented by Frederic Blockx No access for Kats Traditionally, the last few days of the Term yield an impressive harvest of cases out of Luxembourg. In doing so, the Court draws arguments from copyright law, which warrant closer attention.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. LAW AND ECONOMICS. Costs Versus Benefits of Copyright Protection. 511, 523 (2012). 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The courts need to understand the degree to which such usage may harm the work or decrease the profits for the owner of the copyright. Today, this doctrine has become one of most popular doctrines in the realm of copyright law. It allows people a positive defense against the infringement of copyright. Definition.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

To achieve these aims, the DSA sets out numerous due diligence obligations of intermediaries concerning any type of illegal information, including copyright infringing content. Copyright enforcement online is a major issue in the context of the DSA, and the DSA will be of utmost importance for the future of online copyright in the EU.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 29, 2023

Boing Boing: “Copyright infringement is your best entertainment value.” Originally posted 2012-10-18 10:28:04. The post My favorite infringements appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. ” I can think of others, frankly, but fine. As long as we’re calling a spade a spade!

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IP Whiteboard

JULY 19, 2021

The Federal Court of Australia has awarded additional damages in the highest order against Clive Palmer ( Palmer ) for his copyright infringement of the 1985 Twisted Sister’s rock song “ We’re Not Gonna Take It ” (the Song ). After being alerted to the UAP campaign, Universal commenced copyright infringement proceedings against Palmer.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 13, 2024

Part of the difficulty in answering this comes down to the fact that there is not one copyright owner, but possibly several copyrights from one song under Indian copyright law. For example (see here ), copyrights exist independently for lyrics, where the lyricist is recognized as both author and first owner of copyright.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

At the time, similar services were also being offered by several of Finland’s internet service providers but for the members of the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Center (CIAPC, also known as TTVK), this was a serious breach of copyright law.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Copyright infringement cases often provide an opportunity to explore exceptions and limitations to copyright. This time this Kat encountered a recent French case involving incidental inclusion, an optional exception/limitation to copyright under EU copyright law [ IPKat on incidental inclusion here ].

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 27, 2022

In reality they are massively simplified and carry nothing like the maximum sentences available for the offenses listed in the US superseding criminal indictment dated January 16, 2012. Together with Kim Dotcom, the trio reportedly noticed how much money Rapidshare was making from large-scale copyright infringement and set out to mimic it.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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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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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In early January 2012, many operators of successful, public file-hosting sites were looking forward to another productive year. Later in 2012, the RIAA submitted its regular report to the United States Trade Representative, requesting various sites to be branded notorious pirate markets. RIAA Reports Hellshare and Hellspy.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 12, 2024

Almost half a decade ago, eight Las Vegas men were indicted by a grand jury for conspiring to violate criminal copyright law via two IPTV services, Jetflicks and iStreamitAll. In the same year, another pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and was sentenced to one year and a day in prison.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We, who have been writing and teaching about copyright law and how it has responded to challenges posed by new technologies for decades, were among those who submitted comments, see [link]. In addition, conduct that may be consistent with the copyright laws nevertheless may violate Section 5. That is far too hasty.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. According to Section 30, the holder of copyrights may license all or part of his rights to another party. INTRODUCTION.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 23, 2023

In the current cyberspace, copyright infringement and piracy have occurred from developers, artists, and end users. The copyrights Act includes computer programmes and electronic communication, however this has been viewed as a grey area.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2022

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. The readable parts suggest that evidence related to the reliability and accuracy of notices that were sent out between 2012-2015 is no longer available. Billion Dollar Lawsuits.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

3) According to the Court, the term “sale” used in article 41 of the Copyright Law must be interpreted in a broad sense. The compensation for damages cannot be less than twice the fee that is usually or by law paid for the type of exploitation that the infringer did without license.

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Patently-O

MAY 9, 2024

2024) , resolving a circuit split over the availability of back-damages in copyright infringement cases. Nealy was incarcerated from 1989 to 2008 and again from 2012 to 2015 , and consequently was unaware that Butler had licensed their music without proper authorization. Nealy , No. 22-1078, 601 U.S. Despite 17 U.S.C. §

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

This is a major point of contention in the realm IP laws today whether or not AI can be given the said rights and protections under law. This question even after a broad reading of the Indian Copyright law remains unanswered, demanding an amendment in the present law or more clarity on the same by the way of judicial decisions.

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IIPRD

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

RIGHTS PROTECTED : Under this law Copyright law protects the copyright of authors, musicians, etc. Copyright is essentially a right to copy. Copyright is a term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. Internet technology is developing faster than the laws that govern it.

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The IP Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Wilmott Storage Services, LLC , decided September 9, 2021, the Ninth Circuit clarified the role that the de minimis concept plays in copyright infringement cases. 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.

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With regard to the “free use” of then-§ 24(1) UrhG, the CJEU stated that the national copyright laws may not provide for exceptions or limitations other than those listed in Art. 22 December 2002 to 7 June 2021: Copyright infringement However, from 22 December 2002, the sampling can no longer be considered free use.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As far back as 2012, Adobe was planning for the eventual demise of its iconic Flash Player. In a DMCA complaint filed with Github on October 4, 2021, a legal representative acting for Adobe explains that the Clean Flash Installer project breaches copyright law. is the copyright owner and I am authorized to act on its behalf.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 29, 2024

Entertainment, a company incorporated by the famous music composer, singer and lyrist Daler Mehndi, sought a permanent injunction prohibiting infringement of his publicity rights and deceptive endorsements that could result in passing off. Copyright laws also provide plausible remedies for enforcing one’s right to personality.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Cairo Economic Court’s Ruling For the uninitiated, the Egyptian Copyright framework is set under book three of law n o 82 of 2002 for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Egyptian Copyright Law – ECL) where enforcement is protected through two distinct means, being civil and criminal proceedings.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

2020), the Second Circuit purported to reaffirm that “the discovery rule applies for statute of limitations purposes in determining when a copyright infringement claim accrues under the Copyright Act.” He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015. Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39 (2d Cir.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Cairo Economic Court’s Ruling For the uninitiated, the Egyptian Copyright framework is set under book three of law n o 82 of 2002 for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Egyptian Copyright Law – ECL) where enforcement is protected through two distinct means, being civil and criminal proceedings.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Copyright ensures certain minimum rights and it has never been an absolute right. If copyright protection is applied rigidly, it will hamper progress of the society. The users of infringed copyrighted work are not even aware that they are causing monetary losses to the person and publication associated with it.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

The Treaty mandates member countries to enforce exceptions or limitations in their respective copyright laws to allow for reproduction and distribution of accessible copies of original works for PwDs. However, it’s important to note that technological measures like DRMs can effectively manage distribution.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 6, 2023

A 2020 class action lawsuit filed by musician Maria Schneider accused YouTube of mass copyright infringement, failing to suspend ‘repeat infringers, and restricting access to anti-piracy tools, among other allegations. Copyright Law: Infringement Standards.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Website owner Wilmott Storage Services learned that first hand last week when the Ninth Circuit held that an image stored on a largely inaccessible web folder wasn’t protected by the “de minimis defense” to copyright infringement. More on this later, but first, a brief overview of the facts of Bell v. The Ruling.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

AI and Copyright: More Developments – Human Prompts are Not ‘Direct Instructions’ After the Thaler case, the US Copyright Office passed another interesting order on AI-generated works, this time refusing the registration due to the work’s failure to meet the de-minimis threshold. Dr. Reddy’s Labs Ltd.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

In 2012, US NASA’s robotic rover touched down on Mars. It was taken down after one hour, as it was subject to a copyright notice by a news channel relying on the US DMCA. Yet, it seems to be a fact that hundreds of millions of uploads on YouTube were copyright infringing. 17 DSM Directive 2019/790 (“DSMD”). 17 (4) DSMD).

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