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Police ‘Infringing Website List’ Portal Set For a £220K Makeover

TorrentFreak

The “Infringing Website List” (IWL) was launched in March 2014 as part of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit’s (PIPCU) efforts to combat intellectual property crime. Depending on whether extensions are granted after the initial three years, the contract is worth between £173,600 and £221,600. million visits.

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3 Count: Extra Element

Plagiarism Today

1: GPL Legal Battle: Vizio Told by Judge it Will Have to Answer Breach-of-Contract Claims. Vizio argued that the matter should be heard by a federal court, which has sole jurisdiction over copyright matters, but the SFC argued it was a contract dispute, which would be heard in the state court. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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3 Count: Server Tested

Plagiarism Today

Universal, Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Paramount, Sony are among the group that have teamed up to sue Tusa for both copyright infringement and breach of contract. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff’s song dates to 2014 but was released on a Cardinale album entitled Digital Youth. .” As such, Warner Bros.,

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A $500,000 Plagiarism Scandal

Plagiarism Today

According to The Mercury News , In 2009, she was awarded a no-bid contract to be the sole grant writer for the county. In 2014 she was offered a five-year extension on that deal. However, it was in 2018 that she was offered an additional contract. million she has been awarded since 2009 in no-bid contracts. Bottom Line.

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3 Count: Dark Horse Dismissal

Plagiarism Today

The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by musician Marcus, Gray, who claimed Dark Horse was an infringement of his earlier song, Joyful Noise. However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. million in damages.

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Patenting Trends in Emerging Technologies: Blockchain Patents Grow from Three to 2,660 in Less than Five Years

IP Watchdog

Blockchain technology was separated from currency in 2014, and that advance opened the door for using blockchain for applications beyond currency. These became known as smart contracts.

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Hong Kong - Public Consultation on Updating Copyright Regime

The IPKat

To this end, since 2006, the Government has conducted rounds of major consultations and introduced two amendment bills in 2011 and 2014 into the Legislative Council. Whether to impose restrictions to restrict the use of contract to override copyright exceptions. This Kat enjoys a good story-telling time. The Public Consultation A.

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