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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

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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Whose Serve is it Anyway? Assessing the Sun Pharma v. Dabur Finding on the Applicants’ Obligation to Serve Counter-Statements

SpicyIP

Dabur Finding on the Applicants’ Obligation to Serve Counter-Statements By Anurathna Mathivanan and Nivrati Gupta Does an Applicant, while filing the Counter-Statement at the Trade Marks Registry, also need to serve a copy on its Opponent? 1959 Rules, 2002 Rules and 2017 Rules – Mending Invisible Gaps?

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3 Count: Pop Trio

Plagiarism Today

That one was filed by members of the reggae band Artikal Sound, who claimed that Levitating was an infringement of their 2017 track Live Your Life. Specifically, they claim that the song copies “particular lines and phrases” from their piece. 2: Ed Sheeran is a ‘Magpie’ Who ‘borrows’ Ideas, Copyright Trial Hears.

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The James Corden Plagiarism Controversy

Plagiarism Today

Gervais took the dispute in stride, saying that it was most likely someone on Corden’s writing team that “’came up with it’ for him” and that it was unlikely he would knowingly copy such a famous routine. . I doubt he would knowingly just copy such a famous stand up routine word for word like that.

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3 Count: Less Than Routine

Plagiarism Today

They allege that American Skin copies elements from their 2017 screenplay, A Routine Stop. The Shaws claim that they entered their screenplay in the 2017 TV One Screenplay competition. The two companies signed an agreement in 2017 that gave Beijing Shi Jun publishing rights for Kairosoft games in China.

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If copyright law won’t protect small fashion brands against copying, social media will – just ask influencer Danielle Bernstein

JIPEL Copyright Blog

million followers on Instagram, was allegedly making “ seven figures ” as of 2017, and has a book on the New York Times bestseller list (Tik Tok commenters would remind you, however, that her listing had a dagger next to it). Nordstrom removed the pieces at issue, and everything seemed to be fine on the copying front—until 2020 hit.

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In Copyright Win for Ed Sheeran, UK High Court Says Differences Between ‘Shape of You’ and ‘Oh Why’ Outweigh Similarities

IP Watchdog

On April 6, the UK High Court issued a judgment of non-infringement in favor of artist Ed Sheeran over his 2017 song, “Shape of You.” The court held that Sheeran did not copy a part of Defendant Sami Chokri’s 2015 song called “Oh Why.” Alternatively, the Defendants contended that he did so subconsciously.

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