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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

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. 1, 2013), [link].

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Digital Death Penalty? Legal Battle over Piracy Disconnections Heats Up in Appeals Court

TorrentFreak

The current verdict against Cox indeed requires ISPs to terminate repeat copyright infringers. Among other things, Cox’s brief stresses it can’t be held liable for vicarious copyright infringements because the company didn’t directly profit from pirating subscribers. Cox Denies Liability.

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Prof. Avichal Bhatnagar v. The CEO, Pralek Prakashan Pvt. Ltd : Taking a Look at The Conundrum Surrounding Copyright Protection vis-a-vis Accessibility for PwDs

SpicyIP

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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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

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] It found that all four fair use factors weighed against fair use. [12]

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With Friends Like These: Copyright Implications Of Novelists Drawing Inspiration From The Real Lives They Cross

LexBlog IP

Larson also sought a declaration that she owns the copyright to The Kindest and that the letter in the short story does not infringe Dorland’s copyright. Dorland counterclaimed for copyright infringement, claiming that Larson’s use of Dorland’s letter was a violation of intellectual property law.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

In fact, he was so big that when the producers of “Ghostbusters” approached him about writing the theme for their upcoming film, Lewis had to decline because of previous commitments, including his work on the “Back to the Future” soundtrack. The “Ghostbusters” folks eventually settled on Ray Parker Jr.

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Tattoo Artist’s Trial Win is a Loss for Bodily Autonomy, Free Speech

Copyright Lately

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.