IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

Raenelle Manning is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Moten, a Texas pastor, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against rapper Kanye West for incorporating a sample recording of his religious sermon into one of his songs. On May 3, 2022, Bishop David P.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Copyright infringement cases on the internet have increased because the internet has become more widely available. Legal Framework governing take down notice.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2021

1: Major Record Labels Sue Charter Communications Again for Alleged Copyright Infringement. The lawsuit is the second the group has filed against Charter, with one being filed in 2019 that looked at Charter’s alleged activities between March 24, 2013 and May 17, 2016. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2021

According to a judgment published by the Federal Court of Australia this week, the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) – the world governing body for kung fu – is attempting to identify the person who posted allegedly copyright-infringing videos to YouTube.

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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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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

First of which is a document sighted by Masihzadeh in 2019 that reportedly says Farhadi is the originator of the concept. However, I know very little about Iranian copyright law. and European copyright law. Though much of copyright law is fairly standardized internationally, it may or may not apply to Iran.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 19, 2022

Sullivan’s family has said that it took Sullivan decades of “personal experience, skill and hard graft to create and develop an imaginary world rich in memorable characters” warranting copyright. This decision provides added judicial guidance in the UK for defences to copyright infringement for purposes of parody and pastiche.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

In 2019, Artem Stoliarov, a Russian DJ whose stage name is Arty, filed a lawsuit before the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that Marshmello’s song ‘ Happier ’ copied the synthesizer melody from his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s ‘I Lived’ (OneRepublic is an American pop rock band). Image by 453169 from Pixabay.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 13, 2022

2: Morocco Pledges to Strengthen Copyright Law Under New Bill. Finally today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that Omi in a Hellcat is facing yet another lawsuit, this time over allegations of trademark infringement over apparel he sold under his “Reloaded” brand. That operation was shut down by the U.S.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Parts 1 to 3 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 are available here , here and here. Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. Claims under copyright law. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

In February 2019, Tamita Brown, Glen S. 106(1)) and indirectly (by inducement of copyright infringement, contributory copyright infringement, and vicarious copyright infringement) infringed their copyright by distributing and streaming the film. Photo by Geoff Gill via Pixabay.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

That copyright was found to have been infringed by the creators of an ‘interactive dining experience’ which used Del Boy and the other main characters from ‘Only Fools and Horses’, one of the most successful British TV comedies of the 1980s and 1990s. The Works.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. LAW AND ECONOMICS. Costs Versus Benefits of Copyright Protection. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii] 277 (2020). [iv]

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2019, eight men from Las Vegas were named in a grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to violate criminal copyright law through two IPTV services, Jetflicks and iStreamitAll. Dallmann was further convicted of two counts of money laundering by concealment and three counts of misdemeanor criminal copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 5, 2022

In recent years we have seen several lawsuits against ISPs including Charter, Cox, RCN, and Bright House, which are accused of failing to terminate repeat copyright infringers. Under US copyright law, Internet providers must act against persistent pirates “in appropriate circumstances.” Music Industry vs. Bright House.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] 12 [xix] The Copyright Act, 1957, §55, No.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Cause of Action The cause of action in both cases is the same and can be summarized as follows: Direct Copyright Infringement (17 U.S.C. § LLaMA language models cannot function without the expressive information extracted from the alleged infringed works and the LLaMA language models are themselves infringing derivative works.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

MARCH 4, 2024

Indianapolis, Indiana – Defendant Circle City Broadcasting, LLC d/b/a WISH-TV , is being sued by Plaintiff Christopher Sadowski over alleged copyright infringement. Sadowski is a photojournalist from New Jersey , who has been published in numerous popular newspapers and magazines.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The conflict of laws has often resulted in interesting dilemmas for courts where precedent cannot be readily applied, necessitating a case-by-case approach. At the request of De Fontbrune , in 1998, the police confiscated copies of Wofsy’s book, and De Fontbrune sued for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2022

After finding the man guilty of copyright infringement the matter of damages payable to the four large TV companies behind the action remained. A financial investigation revealed that the 58-year-old had sold IPTV boxes and subscriptions on at least 119 occasions during the previous year, earning him up to SEK 300,000 (US$ 32,900).

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Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

SAS argues that it made a “plethora of creative choices” in developing its material, and that creativity is more than sufficient to satisfy the originality requirements of copyright law. Thus far, the courts have disagreed with SAS and rejected its copyright assertions. 621 (2019). 571 (2019).

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Internet provider ultimately challenged the $1 billion jury verdict from 2019, which went in favor of the major record labels. Specifically, they argued that the ISP should also be held liable for vicarious copyright infringement. There is no such form of liability—not in copyright law or anywhere else.”

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

More than five years ago the USTR described Taiwan’s ISD problem as “rampant” but welcomed amendments to copyright law in 2019 that criminalized the provision of piracy apps, helping the public to access pirated content, and the importation or manufacture of piracy devices.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2024

Hollywood Lawsuit Against IPTV Operator The complaint, filed by Hollywood majors including Disney and Warner Bros, as well as streaming giants Amazon and Netflix, accuses the defendant of widespread copyright infringement. “Beginning in 2016 and continuing through 2019, Freemon sold illegally modified Fire TV Stick devices.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

AimJunkies denied the claims and argued that cheating isn’t against the law. In addition, it refuted the copyright infringement allegations; these lacked substance and were ungrounded because some of the referenced copyrights were registered well after the cheats were first made available.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances”. This legal requirement remained largely unenforced for nearly two decades but a series of copyright infringement liability lawsuits, with hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, have shaken up the industry.

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Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The photographer threatened to sue the Foundation alleging copyright infringement. In April 2017 the Andy Warhol Foundation sued Goldsmith for a declaration of non-infringement. She countersued for copyright infringement declaring that the paintings weren’t transformative. .

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 9, 2023

TLDR Generative AI is one of the hot topics in copyright law today. In the EU, a crucial legal issue is whether using in-copyright works to train generative AI models is copyright infringement or falls under existing text and data mining (TDM) exceptions in the Copyright in Digital Single Market (CDSM) Directive.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2021

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. ISPs Sued Over Repeat Infringers. The list of targets includes RCN, which was sued in 2019. Internet providers. However, the court left the door open for more detailed allegations.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

First, the court held that the damages X incurred (primarily the loss of advertisers after CCDH published negative reports using scraped data) were unforeseeable when the ToS were agreed upon in 2019. But it won on a different and, in many respects, much broader legal theory: conflict preemption with copyright law.

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IPilogue

JULY 14, 2022

While Top Gun: Maverick was originally planned to release in July 2019, the film was postponed a year to complete production, and then postponed another two years due to the pandemic. Notably, Shosh and Yuval’s legal team are leading professionals in copyright law.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

But something that celebrities may not be used to is facing copyright infringement claims for reposting such photos to their personal Instagram accounts. Copyright Rights Belong to the Photographer. Copyright Rights Belong to the Photographer. Photographers Need a Registered Copyright to Sue. The Debate Continues.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Part 1 of this post (originally published in “Auteurs & Media”) summarising case law of the German Bundesgerichtshof from 2015 to 2019 is available here , and parts 3 and 4 will be published on the blog over the coming days. . Nevertheless, the BGH applied the CJEU principles on posting links to copyright infringing content.

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IP and Legal Filings

MARCH 12, 2024

To protect the right of creators, Copyright law was introduced, fostering creative innovation. Copyright Law and Insufficient Injunctions The British Statute of Anne, 1710, was the first copyright statute. In India, the Copyright Act of 1957 grants certain rights to creators. link] Sareen, M.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Typically, artists protect their artwork using only copyright law. However, artists are required to reveal their identity when claiming copyright infringement. Trademark law allows Banksy to remain anonymous and maintain his mysterious artistic persona.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

SHOULD LEX LOCI PROTECTIONIS BE APPLIED BLANKETLY TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? It has been established that lex loci protectionis is the rule that is applied to all the IPR infringement cases, barring a few exceptions. Today, most of the copyright infringement happen through the Internet. Garimella and S. Jolly (eds.)2017)

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