IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. in damages, which is the total license fee for the photos. According to the Copyright Act RSC 1985, c. They sought $22,412.45 v AirG Inc.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

District Court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant with regard to a copyright infringement suit. Lang Van is a California corporation that produces and distributes Vietnamese music and entertainment, owning the copyrights to thousands of songs and programs. law and, at the very least, affect U.S.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year. Background. The Plaintiff, Tips Industries Ltd.,

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

Trade Wings Hotels Limited , the Single Bench (SB) held that organizations such as Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and Novex Communications can grant licenses for the musical works owned by them, even if they are not officially registered as copyright societies under Section 33(1) of the Copyright Act, 1957.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In 2012, Japan passed legislation that made it illegal to download unlicensed movies and music from the Internet. Eight years later, Japan’s parliament passed new copyright amendments that banned the unlicensed downloading of manga, magazines and academic texts from the Internet, in line with the previously outlawed media categories.

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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 Faces Legal Action In advance of TTVK’s letters being sent out, TVkaista’s CEO, technical director, and legal advisor, faced legal action for criminal copyright infringement and aggravated fraud.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

In 2012, the FBI arrested Shah for extortion, which sparked news coverage. After he was released from jail, he got copyright registrations for the photos and sued (pro se) the media entities for copyright infringement, 1202 violations, and more. He posted the photos to Facebook and his IMDB page ( this one? ).

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SpicyIP

MARCH 1, 2025

What Kindle sells, instead of books, is licenses. Kindle Content is licensed, not sold, to you by the Content Provider. When purchasing e-books on the Kindle app for Desktop or for the E-reader, books are not sold in the EPUB format, instead these licenses are downloaded in their own proprietary formats: AZW3 and KFX.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 23, 2021

On July 30, the Supreme Court of Canada released their much-anticipated judgement in York University v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) [ York University ]. On December 23, 2010, the Copyright Board granted Access Copyright an interim tariff at the rate of $3.38

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 25, 2022

District Court can exercise personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant with regard to a copyright infringement suit. Lang Van is a California corporation that produces and distributes Vietnamese music and entertainment, owning the copyrights to thousands of songs and programs. law and, at the very least, affect U.S.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 13, 2024

They stated that though the song is credited in the movie, the makers did not obtain any consent, permission, or license from the ace musician to use his song. To rectify such changes, the 2012 Amendment was made by Parliament to the Copyright Act, largely achieved by lobbyists made up of composers and lyricists.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 5, 2021

York University has unsurprisingly been applauded by the education community, which having faced years of litigation launched by the copyright collective, now finds its position vindicated. The same was true after the Access Copyright v. Alberta Supreme Court of Canada decision in 2012.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Last month, the Canadian Federation of Library Associations released a much-needed statement that sought to counter the ongoing misinformation campaign from copyright lobby groups regarding the state of Canadian copyright and the extensive licensing by libraries and educational institutions.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

The users of infringed copyrighted work are not even aware that they are causing monetary losses to the person and publication associated with it. The secondary copyright infringement or contributory infringement has not got much attention. for taking reprographic usage licenses after paying a prescribed tariff.

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Michael Geist

JULY 20, 2022

In the 2012 ESA v. The inclusion of musical works within the games was already compensated, but the copyright collective argued that there should be an additional payment for the act of downloading the game containing music. It states: Copyright law does not exist solely for the benefit of authors: York University v.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Image Sources: Shutterstock] The earliest examples of unsolicited sharing of works without proper licensing pertains to the development of Napster in the early 21 st century. from the copyright holder) licencing or compulsory licencing (i.e., obtained without express due permission from the license holder).

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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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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Canadian copyright lobby groups have relentlessly lobbied the government to overturn decades of Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence, seeking unprecedented restrictions on fair dealing that include eliminating it for educational institutions if a licence is available. These claims are grounded in multiple inaccuracies.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 3, 2021

” The decision removes any doubt that the Supreme Court remains strongly supportive of user’s rights in copyright and vindicates years of educational policy in shifting away from Access Copyright toward alternative means of ensuring compliance with copyright law.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 9, 2025

Case Summaries Abbott Healthcare Private Limited vs Vinsac Pharma on 17 February, 2025 (Delhi High Court) Abbott Healthcare sued two defendants for trademark and copyright infringement, claiming they deceptively copied its well-known LIMCEE Vitamin C tablets by selling LIMEECEE with similar packaging. Read the post for more details.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2024

Copyright Office in 2012, proceeded to sue the Congressman together with the Committee for copyright infringement and for violation of her son’s privacy. The District Court held the Committee, but not the Congressman, responsible for copyright infringement, although it awarded Griner only the statutory minimum damages.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

This article is part of our series showcasing well-known copyright ownership cases from the music and film industries, technology, and more. This week’s post looks at three well-known copyright infringement cases involving tech giants battling each other over ownership rights. Apple vs. Microsoft. However, Windows 2.0

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Performance “Absent a Specific License”. Back in 2012, Pandora started flagged this precise issue in its annual reports filed with the SEC, warning investors that its spoken word comedy content “is performed absent a specific license” from any performing rights organization.

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2022

On the 20th of May, the Supreme Court, in M/s Knit Pro International vs The State of NCT of Delhi & Anr , held that offences under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957 are cognizable and non-bailable offences. The Delhi High Court, in the context of Section 64, in Event and Event Management Association v. see here , here , and here ).

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. The copyright law implications of AI training are currently being litigated in several different federal copyright infringement actions. That is far too hasty. HathiTrust, 755 F.3d

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

It was also submitted that the petitioners mark was prior (2012) to the defendants mark which was registered in 2020. They were charged under Section 63 of the Copyright Act. International IP Developments 1,000 Musicians Release Silent Album To Oppose AI Copyright Changes in the UK.

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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.

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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. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

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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

This prevents the possible infringement of the exclusive right to reproduce a computer program provided for in article 42(2) of the Copyright Law, which belongs to the creator or author of the relevant program. Endnotes (1) Decision No. 2916/2022. (2) 2) L 2121/93. (3) 5) See Supreme Court decision No. 438/2018. (6) 626/2014. (8)

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LexBlog IP

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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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

SpicyIP Tidbits: Compulsory License on Mira Behn’s Autobiography, and Stricter Test of Similarity of Marks for Medicinal Products. Licensing Ip International S.AR.L 20 Lakh to Louis Vuitton in a Trademark infringement suit against Club Factory. Comedian Vir Das, Netflix booked for copyright infringement.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

AI can explore data or information that is accessible in public domain or copyright of other person and can investigate or work upon that information but only to that extent which the software program permits. [3] References “India: Artificial Intelligence And Copyright – The Authorship”Mondaq, December 18, 2019, available at: [link] Ili.ac.in(internet

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IIPRD

APRIL 8, 2024

The ambit of IPR when it comes to recognizing these AI generators and whether they are also capable of copyright infringement by transforming other creators work has been discussed in detail in the article. 6] If these claims will be justified then the penalties will be placed for said infringement. [7] Eastern Book Co.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 22, 2024

Till now, the Copyright Act, 1957 has been amended five times in the year 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994 and the latest in 2012 which included the provisions for dealing with the digital content and Digital Rights Management Techniques. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The ideology of Fair Use has now been expanded to cover creations of a musical or cinematographic character, thanks to a subsequent modification to the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Statute of Anne did not allow for the legal unsanctioned use of copyrighted material. Global Perspective.

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