Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 30, 2023

for Copyright Infringement, Removal of Copyright Management Information and Addition of False Copyright Management Information. Defendant, Lynn Boolman Auto Sales is a used car dealership located in Portland, Indiana created in 2013, per the Indiana Secretary of State. He received his B.S. Gotsch, Sr.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. The issues (1) are the copyright and confidential information in ProSPC owned by PQ? (2)

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In pirate streaming, in part due to the way sites tend to copy each other’s branding, obvious long-standing players are less easy to identify. Hollywood & Netflix File Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. Copyright Infringement Claims. is taken into account.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Specifically, they argued that the ISP should also be held liable for vicarious copyright infringement. In this case, and similar ones filed against Bright House and Grande, courts previously rejected the vicarious infringement claims, holding that there is no causal link between the pirating activities and the financial benefits.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

In addition, SAS argues that the formatting of the reports is also copyrighted. There apparently is no claim of copying of any lines of software, but instead it is copying of the functionality and use of the particular coding language. Pamela Samuelson, A Fresh Look at Tests for Nonliteral Copyright Infringement , 107 Nw.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 9, 2022

Some have accused Cloudflare of facilitating copyright infringement by continuing to provide access to these platforms. ” A copy of Cloudflare’s full transparency report is available through the company’s official website. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

Embedding” means the process of copying unique HTML code assigned to the location of a digital copy of the photo or video published to the Internet, and the insertion of that code into a target webpage or social media post so that photo or video is linked for display within the target post. Alexis Hunley et al v. In September, U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Copyright infringement and De Minimis are often replaced to complement each other. However, de minimis is sometimes used as a defence in a copyright lawsuit. More often than not, the lawsuits filed for copyright infringement are cases of de minimis and thereto, get dismissed on the anvil of frivolity. INTRODUCTION.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

Code § 1202 prohibits the intentional removal of CMI without obtaining permission from the copyright owner, when it is known that will “induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal an infringement.” Between 2013 and 2017, Elias took photographs of hotels and licensed their owning companies to use them in promotional activities.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? It has been established that lex loci protectionis is the rule that is applied to all the IPR infringement cases, barring a few exceptions. Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet. Which law to choose then?

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Copyright infringement cases on the internet have increased because the internet has become more widely available. Legal Framework governing take down notice.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2023

In the United States, consumer ISPs have been handing over the identities of suspected BitTorrent pirates for years, mostly because a court has compelled them to as part of a copyright infringement lawsuit. It’s not particularly difficult for rightsholders to take this route, but it can be expensive.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As the story goes, they provided him with a copy of a few scenes from “Ghostbusters” in which the theme would appear. But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. to write the’s film’s signature song.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 11, 2021

As such intermediary liability for copyright continues to exist a strange twilight zone of ambiguity despite a recent revamp of rules for social media and other online intermediaries.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 27, 2021

I finally had a chance to take a closer look at the new copyright class action complaint filed last week against Instagram. The complaint (read here) seeks to represent the interests of pretty much any Instagram user who’s had one of their photos embedded by any third party without their express permission since 2013.

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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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Copyright Lately

JUNE 12, 2024

Jukebox Manatee creator Daniel Kassel filed a lawsuit in 2023 claiming that Comedy Central , production company Cartuna and Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan copied these elements to create their own talking manatee program, the adult animated series Loafy. ” Oh, the Two Manatees! As always, I’d love to hear what you think.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 26, 2024

On a broad reading, there seems to be an obvious conflict of two areas of law, where the RPwD Act mandates fundamental access to all content but the Copyright Act grants the author the right to control how their works are copied.

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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. of NCT of Delhi v Naresh Kumar Garg, 2013. Cognizable and Non-Bailable. Cognizable and Non-Bailable. State Govt.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And that data might be subject to varying levels of copyright protection. Platforms that copy online data and use it to create AI have a strong fair use argument under copyright laws. — One logical starting point to tell the history of copyright preemption of contracts is to begin with ProCD v. See Montz, 649 F.3d

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The 2001 Documentary “sold 50,000 copies in two weeks and revolutionized the Baltimore dirt-bike culture,” inspiring a sequel and plans to make a third film. Plaintiffs claimed infringement, including “the character Pug, clips, the title card, concepts, feel, mood, theme, and approach.” Nathan, F.Supp.3d 3d -, 2022 WL 4591905, No.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

“Embedding” means the process of copying unique HTML code assigned to the location of a digital copy of the photo or video published to the Internet, and the insertion of that code into a target webpage or social media post so that photo or video is linked for display within the target post. In September, U.S.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Copyright infringement: Infringement requires unauthorized exercise of an §106 right, including the exclusive right to “distribute copies” of the copyrighted work “by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.” Contributory copyright infringement: In Luvdarts, LLC v.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. The district court granted the Warhol Foundation’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the Prince Series was fair use, and dismissed Goldsmith’s counterclaim for copyright infringement. [9] 3d 312, 316 (S.D.N.Y. 2019), rev’d and remanded , 992 F.3d 3d 99 (2d Cir.

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43(B)log

JULY 3, 2023

27, 2023) Industria sued Latinfood for trademark and copyright infringement; Latinfood counterclaimed for tortious interference against Industria and another counterdefendant Cordialsa. Industria became aware of Latinfood’s Zenú and Ranchera products sometime between October 2013 and September 2014. Latinfood U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 25, 2022

In so holding, the Ninth Circuit created (or widened) a circuit split with the Second Circuit, which previously held that even under the discovery rule, damages for copyright infringement are limited to “a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed.” Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39, 52 (2d Cir. Scholastic, Inc. , 3d 39 (2d Cir.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In addition, in granting Alexander’s motion for partial summary judgment, the court found that Alexander held valid copyrights in the tattoo designs at issue and that defendants copied those works. What Happened. Skull arm design. Bible verse design. Upper back design. — Gaudzilla (@GaudzillaRX) October 1, 2022.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

Design Rights: By registering their product designs, they can prevent third parties from copying the original and new, aesthetic, or ornamental components of their creations. Sword strategy: The brand uses its intellectual properties as “weapons,” attacking anyone who tries to copy or infringe on their protected assets in any way.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Slaughter for the Central District of California granted motions for summary judgment against a screenwriter’s claims that the creation of Ad Astra , the 2019 Brad Pitt film, had infringed on a script he had written. [1] Phillip Madison Jones, the screenwriter, sued Twentieth Century Studios, The Walt Disney Co., et al , Case No.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 3, 2024

He had a very nuanced view of role and function of copyright law in the Indian society. In a fantastic work written in 2013, Shyamkrishna Balganesh described Gandhi’s approach as ‘ copyright pragmatism ’. Mandatory requirement of the registration of the work in order to institute a suit for copyright infringement.

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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Rameshwari Photocopy Service and the University of Delhi for allegedly infringing their copyrighted content and distributing the course packs without any license from the publishers. certain acts that do not constitute copyright infringement.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 27, 2023

The Eyes have it–Original photograph by Lynn Goldsmith (left); Work by Andy Warhol (right) After hearing from Goldsmith’s lawyers (the photographer was not pleased), the Foundation moved in the SDNY to have the court clarify the matter of copyright. Goldsmith counter-sued, claiming copyright infringement.

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Selvam & Selvam Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Accordingly, Cipla Ltd brought in an action for Trademark infringement, copyright infringement and passing off. In the instant case, Cipla Ltd filed a suit seeking a permanent injunction against Sun Pharma for infringing the trademark “Respule”. Background. Cipla’s Contentions . Observations of the Court.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Copyright infringement of the API: I’m not sure there was any copying in fact of the index , unless MiTek replicated names of parts it didn’t stock! Merger/thin copyright, including the lack of protectability of product names/abbreviations that are standard or prevalent in an industry, prevented any finding of infringement.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The Indian courts have further clarified this issue.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Ltd [2022] EWHC 1895 (Ch) (July 2022) In our last volume , we reported on Samsung being held directly liable as a platform for copied watch faces for Samsung smartwatches. In 2013, Cadbury’s registration for Pantone 2685C was held invalid because its description rendered it void for lack of certainty. It was ambiguous.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 5, 2022

994 (2020) , a decision holding that the sovereign immunity of individual states prevented a copyright holder from recovering damages for infringement, I was a bit disheartened. Cooper, 140 S.Ct. ” Flynn, Queen Anne’s Revenge, Indeed! See Jim Olive Photography, d/b/a Photolive, Inc., Maclean Hunter Market Reports, Inc.,

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