TorrentFreak

MARCH 7, 2023

Since most tweets relating to the initial dispute have since been deleted or disabled, here we rely on archived and cached copies for evidence. Copies of these communications have not been made public, so their nature remains unknown. “I was hit by DMCA tens of times since 2014 and I was suspended once for 3 weeks.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 5, 2021

The ruling was clear that there is a difference between fair dealing and copying for other purposes and we will continue to ensure that rightsholders are compensated when their works are used for the latter.”. On the contrary, it leaves copyright licensing in the education sector alive and well.”

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The IPKat

JANUARY 27, 2022

The international registration of the given trademark is valid as of 1980; the Lithuanian designation was made in early 2014. Interestingly, unlike in Lithuania, protection for this trademark was granted successfully in other jurisdictions, such as Latvia and Poland, in which the request on designation was also submitted in 2014.)

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hollywood believes that these ‘cam’ copies cause significant damage to the cinema industry, an opinion shared by the UK’s Film Distributors’ Association. Sources confirm that the copies were traced back to two multi-screen cinemas, both of them in Liverpool, the location mentioned by PIPCU.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Questions: (1) As I understand it, the publisher would have had to submit 2 copies of the magazine to the Library of Congress to complete the registration process. How can I find out if the publisher actually sent copies of the magazine to the LoC to complete the process? (2) That wasn't uncommon back in the day.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y. Cannon , 789 N.W.2d

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This week’s Law Bytes podcast features Western librarian Stephen Spong on fair dealing and prior posts in the series endeavoured to set the record straight and discussed site licensing , transactional licensing , and the disappearance of course packs. million at that one university alone.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

[iii] This treaty also directs for permission of use, without authorization of the copyright holder over such accessible formats of copyrighted copies, which should be non-commercial lending & may comprise of electronic communication. v] General Obligation on Limitation and Exception, Article 11, Marrakesh Treaty. [vi] 3d 87 (2d Cir.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

On the other hand, the debate around TDM has not developed in a context devoid of licensing practices, at least in Europe. Further to the UK departure from the EU and the obvious fact that the UK did not transpose the DSM Directive into its own law, a debate emerged as to whether the scope of the 2014 E&L should be broadened.

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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 said that since its service was similar to a VCR or a DVR, that would be legal under Finnish law since private copying is permitted for personal use. domain and later through a.com variant.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Limitations on storage of copied works in digital formats. Becker has held 10% copying to be fair use in most cases, on top of the flexible ‘ Amount & substantiality ’ factor test in its fair use doctrine. Restricting this photocopying to 10% of the total pages of a book. Bench decision). Concluding thoughts.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 10, 2024

When pirated copies of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” came out nearly two decades ago, The Pirate Bay changed its front page logo. The production took place in Stockholm, Sweden, but also ventured to other countries including Chile and Thailand, where Fredrik Neij was arrested and paraded in front of the press in 2014.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. Instagram, LLC , 2023 WL 4554649 (9th Cir.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

The law school was established in 2014, inheriting the splendid novelty, dynamism and excellence in education of Symbiosis International (Deemed) University, Pune. Analysing the complexities of licensing deals for film and television adaptations. International Public License. The text alignment should be justified.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 3, 2021

Access Copyright launched the lawsuit against York over copying it said took place from 2011 to 2013, seeking to enforce a Copyright Board approved tariff. York argued that it was not bound by the tariff because it had not agreed to its terms and counter-claimed that any copying at issue was in any event covered by fair dealing.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Warhol created these silkscreens from a photograph of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith, who claimed copyright infringement when the Warhol estate licensed Orange Prince to Conde Nast after Prince’s passing in 2016 to illustrate an article about Prince’s life and music. We limit our analysis accordingly. Or never tried?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Merpel wonders where we are headed on the FRAND licensing level debate, and who is in the driver's seat? SEP Litigation Demonstrates Licensing Component Suppliers Would Increase Efficiency Some SEP owners have argued against licensing component suppliers under the pretext that it is more efficient to license end users.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And, in December, Tor , a “ Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction “, apologised for using an AI-generated image for a cover design saying “we licensed an image from a reputable stock house. The UKIPO has since been speaking with specific stakeholders.

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The TTABlog

JULY 6, 2021

The Board found that Meenaxi deliberately caused consumers to believe that its products were licensed or produced by the same source as the products sold in India. 2014) (“In the proceedings before the Board, however, Cubatabaco need not own the mark to cancel the Registrations under [Section 14(3)].”)). The Coca-Cola Company v.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2014, a total of nine regulations came into force, each of which presented a significant change to UK copyright law. For museums, there are now exceptions for digital displays of collection works on dedicated terminals and, in certain situations, for making preservation and replacement copies.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

The ruling overturns a “seismic” district court ruling from 2014 that I wrote about in a previous blog post , one that “threaten[ed] to undo a 75-year-old consensus that state law does not provide a public performance right for sound recordings.” Flo & Eddie, Inc. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. , 17-55844 (9th Cir. One year later, on Sept.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2014, he won his second title, followed by his third title in 2015. They also lacked information on the number of copies sold and their distribution among the general public or the number of online views. In 2014, Lewis Hamilton was ranked ‘the most marketable athlete’. Lewis Hamilton joined Formula 1 in 2007.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

Multiple times throughout June and July 2022, Netflix informed Barlow & Bear’s lawyers that their July 26 performance wasn’t authorized and would give rise to claims for willful copyright and trademark infringement unless they negotiated a license—which Netflix was willing to do. 1962, 1976 (2014). Petrella v.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2023

Accordingly, the Court held that the holder of the IP right to a computer program cannot object to the resale of a copy thereof where such a copy is accompanied by a licence for unlimited use, whether material or immaterial. The Court made specific reference to certain European Court of Justice decisions in this respect. (3)

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2023

The narrow permitted uses, consisting of making copies for digitisation purposes and disseminating online via non-commercial websites are problematic. The digitisingmorgan.org project is a great example of this.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The rarity of … evidence [of actual confusion] makes even a few incidents highly probative of the likelihood of confusion.” * In 2014, Defendants’ executive assistant sent a LinkedIn message seeking to arrange an introduction call to KeyBank, a client of Plaintiffs. Initial interest confusion is actionable in the Third Circuit.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 11, 2023

so-called “non-expressive” use in which copying is undertaken not to distribute the copied material directly or indirectly but rather for some other purpose. 2014); Authors Guild v. Copyright Office published a Notice of inquiry (“NOI”) and request for comments, Artificial Intelligence and Copyright, Docket No. Vanderhye v.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Royalties can be defined as a sort of variable consideration for the utilisation of work, for a public performance or selling of a copy. Section 18(1), 3 rd proviso states that the right to receive royalties cannot be waived or assigned or licensed except to legal heirs or copyright society for distribution and collection.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Therefore, takedown orders cannot be directed against infringing copy of content hosted on OTT platforms. Institutional Mechanism of Nodal Officers: Learning from the Past The ‘Statement of Object and Reasons’ 2023 Act mentions the attempt to ‘curb the menace of film piracy by transmission of unauthorised copies on the internet.’

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SpicyIP

MARCH 2, 2025

The Court found that Levi’s owned valid trademark registrations, thus Kumar and Rams manufactured counterfeits that used identical replicas of Levi’s marks without authorization, and copied the entire design elements of Levi’s products. Lenovo wins appeal in UK against Ericsson over interim license to use Ericssons patent.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

The user’s obligation to submit a report based on such format shall be included in the license agreement concluded with the collective management organization. There shall be a single format for each category of use for all collective management organizations, which are required to send a model format to HCO.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Other Posts A Case of ‘Smart Copying’: ‘Peace Maker’ Restrained from Imitating ‘Officer’s Choice’ image from here Do you enjoy your whiskey? The plaintiff submitted that though their “Sufiyana” mark has not been registered, they have been using the same since 2014/ 2018 and thus have gathered a substantive goodwill in the market.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This phenomenon ranges from slight iteration to homage or even slavish copying. For example, in 2014 Moschino unveiled a parody collection based entirely on the world of McDonald's Corporation ( although there was a license agreement between the parties ).

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Although NFTs have been around since 2014 , this asset class has only just experienced its first and quite remarkable outgrowth , thus staking its claim in the broader blockchain industry. Larva Labs (the creators of CryptoPunks) employs the Dapper Labs NFT License. With an astounding $17.7

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Notably, Monsanto’s matter had several layers including the State Governments seeking to regulate IP licensing fees, and the Indian seed companies who previously licensed technology from Monsanto, refusing to pay royalties to Monsanto. To get an overall picture, see Prashant’s post “ The Rs. see also Sourav Ganguly vs Tata Tea ).

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Traverse Legal Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

The first known NFT was minted in 2014 and since then has seen rapid growth. Non-fungible tokens have been designed to give you ownership of something that cannot be replicated or copied. NFT License Agreement Template/Sample – [link]. What are NFTs? In a way, these NFTs are modern day collectibles.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In this context, the BGH issued a decision in 2014 in relation to the games console, Nintendo DS. The BGH confirmed that the so-called adapter cards distributed by the defendant (for the use of illegal copies of games) were within the meaning of Section 95a (3) No.

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