Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wtf is a juice demon pic.twitter.com/OxYMWEuoCq — Eli Matthewson (@EliMatthewson) October 1, 2016. If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. Why did the company do this?

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The truth is that Canadian universities spend millions of dollars on licensing copyright materials. In fact, over the past decade, the emergence of site licenses that provide access to millions of works – books, journal articles, newspapers, and more – has led to huge increases in expenditures for access.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

2] The Court’s decision affirmed the ruling of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the Warhol work was derivative of the original, and noted that “the new expression may be relevant to whether a copying use has a sufficiently distinct purpose or character” but that factor was not dispositive by itself. [3]

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Several copyright and licensing stories of interest have captured our attention during recent months. Work that started back in 2016 with a public consultation exercise appears to have reached its close with the news that the Parliament approved amendments on September 13 th that are expected to be enacted into law this November.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

In a complaint filed at the United States Court of Federal Claims in 2016, the German company accused the US Navy of mass copyright infringement and demanded damages totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. The goal was to establish what the Navy would have paid for the software licenses if an agreement had been reached.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Take-Two licensed Randy Orton’s likeness from WWE. The Defendants also filed a motion for partial summary judgement on the basis of three defences : 1) de minimus, 2) fair use doctrine and 3) implied license. The court opined that the dispute to copying does not arise as the defendants had admitted to copying the tattoo.

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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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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Operating from 2016 until 2018, the Flawless IPTV service copied subscription TV broadcasts from official (and unofficial) sources and then restreamed that content to tens of thousands of customers, at a dramatically cut down price. For many UK football fans, Flawless granted access to the sport they love, at a price they could afford.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

On 21 st October 2021, Facebook announced that it has reached an agreement with APIG , an association of French press publishers, committing itself to the payment of licensing fees pursuant to the press publishers’ right introduced by the 2019 Copyright Directive. This change was to bring art. Misguided comparisons with Australia.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2023

At issue are two versions of the TOS from 2016 and 2019. The named plaintiff, Jackson, agreed to the 2016 TOS. The 2016 TOS provided an opt-out for the arbitration provision, but Jackson didn’t exercise it. She agrees the 2016 TOS applies. The Ninth Circuit disagrees. It required arbitration for any related claim.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Recording a license agreement concerning an EU trade mark is not mandatory but has several benefits (see the EUIPO’s trade mark Guidelines ): The license has effects vis-à-vis third parties ( Art. Background Brandavid Oy (‘Brandavid’) owned three EU trade marks, which it licensed exclusively to Oy Shaman Spirits Ltd.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 17, 2024

” 2 Live Crew had previously sought to license the track from Acuff-Rose to be used as a parody; Acuff-Rose refused and 2 Live Crew used it anyway. In 2022, Lokka faced Finland’s Supreme Court over videos of a 2016 protest published to his YouTube channel, to which Lokka added subtitles in various languages.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In 2016, the defendant IJR published an article/listicle titled “15 Signs Your Daddy Was a Conservative.” In 2013, Philpot uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons, which is governed by the standard Creative Commons license requiring attribution. IJR argued that Philpot provided free licenses to the work. Nature of the Work.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Professor Paul Goldstein, for example, has argued that, in light of the enumeration, the statutory text is intended primarily to protect certain licensing markets. 44 (2016) (noting that a moral right of attribution on all categories of works is recognized in the copyright laws of Berne Convention member States and that it is a U.S.

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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. Amazon.com, Inc.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The series was originally commissioned by Vanity Fair after it bought the license of the photo portrait from Goldsmith. Goldsmith said she was not aware of Warhol’s work until Tribute magazine featured the image, without crediting her, when Prince passed away in 2016. The implication of the result will be far-reaching.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Copies of the game along with a gamer’s guide packaged in special extra-large cardboard boxes sat unsold on shelves for months. Due to low sales ( under 150,000 copies sold in North America), the game remained a hidden gem for years until Earthbound ’s main character Ness appeared in the popular 1999 fighting game Super Smash Bros.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

This crucial development, which restores copyright as an access right (see Geiger, 2016 ; Efroni, 2010 ) provides a normative foundation to reinforce the societal bargain that creates incentives for authors, but also creates room for downstream creativity and innovation. licenses for specific uses). 7(1) and art.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2023

In January 2016, Time published an article titled ‘These Photographers Are Covering the Presidential Campaign on Instagram.’ BuzzFeed News did not seek permission or attempt to license Hunley’s photograph taken during the protests. does not constitute direct infringement.”

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SpicyIP

JULY 5, 2021

The appellant sought a copy of a PhD Thesis titled “Studies on some nitrogen fixing genes of Azotobacter vinelandi” from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university and public authority for the purposes of RTI Act. Degrees), Regulations, 2016 and the UGC Act, 1956 which have mandatory application on the Universities. Background.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

11 of 2008, dated April 21, 2008, regarding Electronic Information and Transactions, as amended by Law No 19 of 2016, dated November 25, 2016.• 20 of 2016, dated December 1, 2016, regarding the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Systems. Government Regulation No. MOCI Regulation No. 10 of 2021, dated May 21, 2021.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The concepts of ownership and licensing are relevant in this context. Licensing and ownership: What’s the catch? This isn’t the case with real-world property, where one is in fact the owner of a physical copy of a book they have purchased. [4] 3] This standard is the result of extremely contentious copyright rulings.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Sy Damle, (2016-2018 General Counsel) testified that “the training of AI models will generally fall within the established bounds of fair use.” (S. At the time Goldsmith was also licensing her original photograph to several magazines that were also writing articles about Prince’s life and music. Damle introductory statement, Tr.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 31, 2025

Since its inception in 2016, CIPRA has been executing various activities in furtherance of its goals, which include encouraging research in every area of the subject, promoting and spreading awareness about IPR among students and public at large with various practical approaches. International Public License.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

2] The Court’s decision affirmed the ruling of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the Warhol work was derivative of the original, and noted that “the new expression may be relevant to whether a copying use has a sufficiently distinct purpose or character” but that factor was not dispositive by itself. [3]

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

2] The Court’s decision affirmed the ruling of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the Warhol work was derivative of the original, and noted that “the new expression may be relevant to whether a copying use has a sufficiently distinct purpose or character” but that factor was not dispositive by itself. [3]

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Startups have filled more than 12000 applications between 2016-2024. It safeguards in the following ways: Safeguarding the Competitive Advantage: By doing the patent of their own inventions, the startups can prevent the competitors from copying their innovations and works, thus securing unique market positions.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

The Supreme Court recently upheld an appellate court’s ruling that Andy Warhol’s use of a photograph of Prince as a reference for a collection of screen prints is not fair use – to the extent his foundation decided to license them at least. Goldsmith et al, Case No. Goldsmith et al, Case No. Unbeknownst to Ms.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

Companies have to obtain permission and execute a license to use copyrighted content for AI training or other purposes, and we’re committed to maintaining these legal principles.” It isn’t human-readable and does not contain copies of any audio recordings. But once created, the voice model is just a set of parameters.

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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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Patently-O

AUGUST 3, 2023

The lawsuit centers around two key components of Moderna’s mRNA platform that it claims Pfizer copied – the use of modified nucleosides like 1-methylpseudouridine and the encoding of a full-length coronavirus spike protein.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In another decision , from 2016, the BGH found that remuneration claims under Section 32 UrhG arise when the agreed remuneration at the time of the respective contract being concluded is not appropriate when viewed from the perspective of the time of conclusion of the contract (ex-ante view).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Rather, the quoted language came from an SDNY decision ( Tommy Hilfiger Licensing, Inc. 2016), aff’d , 674 F. 2016)) traded on the goodwill of Louis Vuitton; it is what made them attractive products. .’” (The Second Circuit provides the following citation for the quote: “ Id. at 156 (citation omitted)”). 3d 252 (4th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2023

The Supreme Court recently upheld an appellate court’s ruling that Andy Warhol’s use of a photograph of Prince as a reference for a collection of screen prints is not fair use – to the extent his foundation decided to license them at least. Goldsmith et al, Case No. Goldsmith et al, Case No. ” Unbeknownst to Ms.

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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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