IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On October 21, Los Angeles-based film production company Alcon Entertainment filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California alleging copyright infringement and false endorsement against automaker Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk and media conglomerate Warner Bros.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

1: Spike Lee, Nate Parker Sued by Indie Filmmakers Over Copyright Infringement. First off today, Diane Haithman at TheWrap reports that filmmakers Spike Lee and Nate Parker have been sued for copyright infringement over allegations that their 2019 Film American Skin is an infringement of an earlier screenplay.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This week, EUIPO released another in-depth piracy report titled “Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union.” ” The research is part of a recurring series which has tracked European piracy rates since 2017. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement Over Hit Single Levitating. First off today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her 2020 hit Levitating is an infringement of an earlier song.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 30, 2025

Part I- Applying Natural Intelligence (NI) to Artificial Intelligence (AI): Understanding why training ChatGPT transcends the contours of copyright Shivam Kaushik The hearing in the ANI v. Post the breakdown of pre-training, I argue this understanding lends itself to seeing the pre-training process as one that does not violate copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 7, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Hit With Another Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Levitating’. First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that pop musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a second lawsuit over her hit song Levitating , as a pair of different accusers have accused her of copyright infringement. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2025

After years of advocacy by screenwriters seeking better protection and management of their creative rights, the Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI) has been finally registered as a Copyright Society (Reg. CS/06/2024) under Section 33(3) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Copyright Society Registration Certificate.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 26, 2022

1: Court of Appeals Rules That a Timely Filed Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Can Recover All Damages, No Matter How Long Ago They Occurred. However, under the conventional theory of damages, Starz would have only been eligible for damages on infringements going back to May 2017, three years before the lawsuit was filed in May 2020.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2025

No Turning Back With blocking increasingly common, in 2017 the MPA published a report, titled How Site Blocking in Malaysia Has Significantly Reduced Online Piracy. The MPA’s 2017 report cited earlier suggested that subsequent site-blocking was another success for Malaysia. After so much effort, that was never likely to happen.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Piracy Isn’t Always a Crime, Even When Dressed Up as Something Else As telecoms regulator AGCOM warns that people who simply use pirate IPTV subscriptions risk having their details forwarded for prosecution, a case with alleged offenses dating back to January 2017 has been progressing in the background.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 10, 2025

Plaintiff Morgan Howarth , through his legal counsel, filed a complaint against Defendant Premier Aquascapes LTD for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. copyright laws. Court documents claim the Photograph was registered with the United States Copyright Office (USCO) on January 19, 2017.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 19, 2025

Europol is no stranger to piracy and online copyright infringement. Piracy Decline (2022 report) This report is still not the original source, as another citation identifies an EUIPO copyright infringement report from 2021 as the basis for the conclusion that piracy is declining. Piracy is Actually Rising?

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 26, 2022

1: ‘You Raise Me Up’ Copyright Fight Rejected by Supreme Court. The lawsuit was filed by Johannsongs-Publishing Ltd, which claimed that the Groban song was a copyright infringement of a 1977 Icelandic song Söknuður. Asks Judge in Sonny & Cher Copyright Case. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 24, 2022

1: New Copyright Lawsuit Targets Uploaders of 10-Minute Movie Edits. They are targeting a group of three individuals that they allege infringed their copyrights at least 54 times by making shortened versions of popular full-length films. million) in damages for the alleged copyright infringements.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

1: Top EU Court Rejects Polish Complaint Over Copyright Law. First off today, John Silk at Deutsche Welle reports that the highest court in the European Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has rejected a Polish challenge to the latest EU copyright directive. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Garrigues Blog

MARCH 27, 2025

However, beyond the gameboard and dice, an interesting legal question arises: Can these games be protected by copyright? Even though the mechanics of a game cannot be protected, both the game as a whole and its creative elements are copyrightable. The question therefore is: Can board games be protected by copyright?

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 26, 2022

1: Music Archive Wolfgang’s Vault Resolves Copyright Fight Over Concert Recordings. The lawsuit was filed by musician Greg Kihn, who sued the site in 2017. 2: Google Drive Flags Text Files Containing ‘1’ as a Copyright Infringement. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In September 2017 the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM) wrote to ResearchGate on behalf of 140 publishers. STM demanded that ResearchGate should implement a system to identify copyrighted content but the platform rejected the proposition. The Question of Liability and Content Removal.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

1: Ninth Circuit Affirms Validity of Unicolors’ Copyright Registration on Remand, But H&M Scores Big on Remittitur Calculations. Unicolors won at the district court, but that was overturned over issues with the copyright registration. 2: Ruling Opens the Door to Protecting Room Design Under the Copyright Act.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

Josh Hawley’s Move to Strip Disney’s Copyrights Called ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’. He claims that it aims to revoke Disney’s “special” copyright protections though the law would rewrite copyright law for all creators. 3: Wrongfully Accused ‘Pirate’ Recoups $108k From ‘Copyright Troll’.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 19, 2022

First off today, Joe Tidy at the BBC reports that the City of London Police have arrested three people and shuttered the website of a group that was running an unauthorized clone of Club Penguin, the Disney social media site/game that shuttered in 2017. 2: Newsweek Settles Copyright Fight Over Instagram Embedding.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

1: YouTuber Hit With Ungodly Number Of Anime Copyright Strikes Gets A Win For Everyone. 2: Nintendo Music YouTuber Who Received 4,000 Copyright Strikes is Closing Their Channel. However, The channel made headlines last week when he reported receiving some 1,300 copyright notices from Nintendo.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Over the past five years the Australian Government has committed significant resources to several copyright-related initiatives , not least the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2018. Copyright Enforcement Review & Consultation. Overall Piracy Shows No Strong Trend in Either Direction.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

1: Miramax Hits Tarantino With Copyright Suit on ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFTs. First off today, Samantha Handler at Bloomberg Law reports that the film studio Mirimax has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against director Quentin Tarantino over Tarantino’s plans to release of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) related to the film Pulp Fiction.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Over the past years, dozens of independent photographers have taken their copyright disputes to court, accusing companies of using their work without permission. Marsh’s use of the photo is a clear example of copyright infringement. This is in part due to the tactics employed both in and outside of court. Photographer Lawsuits.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 28, 2022

1: Supreme Court to Hear Copyright Dispute Over Andy Warhol’s Images of Musician Prince. Million Copyright Lawsuit Over Red Rat’s Song. million lawsuit filed against them over the 2017 song Privacy. 3: Renowned Saint Luke’s Cardiologist Sues Epic Systems Over Copyright. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2022

1: Lizzo Settles Truth Hurts Copyright Battle with Former Collaborators. According to the lawsuit, the trio collaborated with Lizzo in 2017 to create the song, which included an unreleased song entitled Healthy that they had created. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In an interesting development, the CIC recently rejected an RTI application concerning information on IPRS’ compliance with the Copyright Act, upholding privacy for private organizations and confidentiality of inquiry reports that have not been tabled in front of the Parliament. Do Copyright Societies Fall Under the RTI Act?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Digital Services Act (DSA) transparency database , while proving to be rather useless for misinformation or hate speech researchers, is very enlightening on copyright moderation. The first part of the study presents findings on copyright takedowns on YouTube in Germany and France between 2019 and 2022.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

For anyone interested in the discussions about automated content filtering, Christmas came early this week: On Monday YouTube published the first edition of its Copyright Transparency Report. So what can we learn from this first copyright transparency report? In total YouTube processed 729.3 A Brussels effect?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

1: Cardi B Wins California Jury Trial in Art Copyright Infringement Case. Brophy claimed that this was both an infringement of his copyrights and his likeness. ” 3: In Japan, Music Schools Don’t Need to Pay Copyright Fees for Students to Learn Music, the Supreme Court Rules. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 29, 2025

CCC recently reached out to experienced legal professionals to gain a better understanding of the ways in which they are incorporating tools with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into their everyday workflows, as well as how they are updating copyright policies and procedures with respect to AI. Regarding copyright, T.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. However, the MPA alleged that the code was a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) due to the fact it circumvents copyright protection tools. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Copyright law serves as a vital mechanism for protecting the rights of creators over their original works. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 provides the legal framework that governs these rights. This article examines how Indian copyright law regulates these creative works, with a focus on recent case law and ongoing developments.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 15, 2022

Two years later, the Stockholm Patent and Market Court found several people connected to the company guilty of copyright infringement and the unauthorized decoding of broadcast signals. Qatar only became a member in 2017, a year after ATN was raided by the police. No Prison, No Copyright Damages.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

1: Judge Denies Taylor Swift’s Last-Ditch Request to Spike ‘Shake It Off’ Copyright Lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claim that Swift’s Shake it Off is a copyright infringement of their 2001 song, Playas Gon’ Play , which was written for the R&B group 3LW.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Copyright Infringement & Content Removal. It follows then that some Mega users utilize the service for sharing copyrighted content including movies, music and TV shows, much as they had done with Megaupload. million takedown requests from copyright holders, up from around 1.2 million in the previous reporting period.

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