The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This Kat is always on the hunt for new copyright rulings. This time he has found a recent ruling issued by the Paris Court of Appeal , concerning a copyright assignment agreement, a subject that is the source of many disputes in France. On 8 July 2019, Ms Y unsuccessful addressed a cease-and-desist letter to L'Oréal.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Cease and Desist Intellectual Property 124

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 16, 2021

1: Man Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Nickelback Over ‘Rockstar’ First off today, Lauryn Schaffner at Loudwire reports that a musician named Kirk Johnston has filed a lawsuit against Nickelback, Roadrunner records and others involved with the band. 3: Saga Over Garment Design Copyright Infringement Ends with Ceremonial Fire.

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Copyright Infringement Copying Copyright Plagiarism 246

Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2021

1: Bungie & Ubisoft Sue Destiny 2 Cheatmakers Ring-1 For Copyright Infringement. The lawsuit alleges that the group is committing copyright infringement not only because they are making derivative works based upon their games, but because they are circumventing copyright protection tools.

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Copyright Infringement Derivative Work Artwork Licensing 246

IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

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. In 2019, West was also hit with a lawsuit for unauthorized use of a sound recording on his Grammy-nominated song, “Ultralight Beam.” Both suits were settled.

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Fair Use Copyright Infringement Copyright Music 111

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2021

1: 11th Circ Ends Drama Over Venezuelan Network in Telenovela Copyright Case. The lawsuit actually began in 2012 when LaTele sued Telemundo over alleged copyright infringement of a telenovela. 2: Pepe the Frog’s Creator Nuked a $4 Million NFT Collection Over Copyright. Settles ‘Focus’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit.

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Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Reporting Settlement 246

BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

273 (the "District"), claiming that the District violated the longstanding copyright permissions agreement that governed the District's use of a hornet logo designed by Otto (the "Logo"). Between 1981 and 2019, the District apparently sought and received Otto's permission for each new use of the Logo.

Copyright Infringement 95

Copyright Infringement Copyright Contracts Government 95

Plagiarism Today

APRIL 28, 2022

1: Drake Dropped From Copyright Suit Over Chris Brown Collab “No Guidance,” Judge Makes “Started From the Bottom” Joke. The lawsuit was filed by a pair of songwriters that claimed the 2019 track was an infringement of their earlier song 2016 song I Love Your Dress. Bungie can amend and refile the copyright claims.

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Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Copyright Licensing 227

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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Copyright Infringement Social Media Publishing Licensing 202

The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Copyright and design rights are often invoked in parallel, particularly in relation to works of applied art [ e.g. IPKat here ]. This time, this Kat has found a recent decision issued by the Tribunal Judiciaire of Paris in a dispute concerning both copyright and trade mark infringement. Feld Motor Sports Inc.

Copyright Infringement 100

Copyright Infringement Copyright Cease and Desist Intellectual Property 100

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. Damages (Section 97(2) UrhG).

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Contracts Copyright Law Cease and Desist 98

Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

1: Support Specialist Rimini Street Found in Contempt of Court for Continued Oracle Copyright Infringements. The dispute goes back more than a decade as Oracle sued Rimini Street in 2010 alleging that the third-party support firm was violating the copyright of Oracle software as part of its service. Next up today, Tara C.

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Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Copyright Licensing 212

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

1: XXXTentacion and Lil Peep Sued for Copyright Infringement Over ‘Falling Down’ First off today, Trent Fitzgerald at XXL reports that musicians XXXTentacion and Lil Peep are being sued by a singer-songwriter named Jaden Hoff, for alleged copyright infringement in the duo’s posthumous song Falling Down.

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Copyright Infringement Licensing Plagiarism Reporting 187

Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), part of the English High Court, has ruled that copyright subsists in the character of Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter and that a character can be protected as a literary work under the UK’s closed list of copyright works ([ 2022] EWHC 1379 IPEC ).

Copyright Infringement 111

Copyright Infringement Copyright Music Intellectual Property 111

Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

If you follow copyright news, you likely have been seeing countless stories of popular musicians being sued for alleged copyright infringement in their work. . That says nothing about the myriad of cases over the past few months or years that have been grabbing headlines, both inside and outside copyright circles.

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Music Copyright Infringement Copyright Copyright Law 225

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

1: Netflix Slams Unofficial ‘Bridgerton’ Musical Creators in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. In addition to the copyright issues, which includes verbatim dialog included in the songs, Netflix alleges that the duo used Bridgerton trademarks improperly in advertising the show. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Music Licensing Copyright Infringement Advertising 205

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

1: ‘ Sports Illustrated’ Model Sues Twitter for $10 million, Accusing its Algorithm of Contributing to Copyright infringement. 2: Three Plead Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement. 3: Taylor Swift Rerecords ‘Wildest Dreams’ in Fresh Copyright Salvo. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Editing Derivative Work Copyright Infringement Licensing 180

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, Starz was unaware of the infringements and only learned about them in August 2019. Through discovery, Starz learned that these infringements went all the way back to 2013.

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Settlement Copyright Infringement Reporting Plagiarism 211

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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Licensing Plagiarism Government Copyright 246

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. In 2019, a local court ordered the nation’s internet service providers to block access to the Mega file sharing service. 3: Jeff Koons Sued for Copyright Infringement in ‘Made in Heaven’ Series.

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Cinema Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Licensing 196

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

1: Taylor Swift Sued for $1 Million by Memphis-Area Poet for Copyright Infringement. First off today, Lucas Finton at Commercial Appeal reports that Taylor Swift is facing a new copyright infringement lawsuit, this one filed by a Memphis-area poet that accuses Swift of lifting her work.

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Copyright Infringement Licensing Reporting Plagiarism 192

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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Copyright Copyright Infringement Intellectual Property Journalism 126

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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Music Art Artwork Copying 208

Plagiarism Today

MARCH 10, 2022

First off today, Ryan Naumann at Radar Online reports that photographer Al Pereira has filed a lawsuit against the rapper Nas claiming copyright infringement over a post on social media. 2: Banilla Games Sues Copyright Infringers. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Social Media Copyright Infringement Music Licensing 191

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

1: RCN Hits Out at “Copyright Troll” Film Producers in Bid to Get Safe Harbor Case Dismissed. internet service provider (ISP) RCN is joining its rivals in hitting back against a group of film producers suing them by calling the group a “copyright troll.” After locating it in 2019, he opted to move ahead.

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Reporting Plagiarism Intellectual Property Licensing 194

Patently-O

AUGUST 31, 2021

The focus of the case is copyrightability of the SAS statistical software and its outputs. 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. Copyright Alliance Brief – Supporting SAS.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement 109

TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From March 2016 through November 2019, Carrasquillo and his co-defendants opened fraudulent accounts with TV providers Charter Communications, Comcast, DirecTV, Frontier Corporation, and Verizon Fios. A wire fraud scheme against the victim cable companies from March 2016 through November 23, 2019, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1001 10.

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Government Copyright Infringement Television Copying 143

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Social Media 98

Plagiarism Today

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2019, the same court found largely the same thing , but chose to revisit the issue following the Supreme Court ruling last year. In fact, the ruling leaves open a variety of approached LinkedIn could take, including copyright infringement , in particular violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

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Licensing Government Copyright Plagiarism 253

TorrentFreak

MARCH 2, 2022

In 2019 the Brazzers owner obtained a DMCA subpoena requiring Cloudflare to hand over the personal details of the sites’ owners. MG Premium Files Copyright Lawsuit. Late February 2020, MG Premium filed a full-blown copyright lawsuit in a Washington court against the then-unknown operators of the platforms. for some time.

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Copyright Copyright Infringement Copying Licensing 140

Plagiarism Today

APRIL 13, 2022

2: Morocco Pledges to Strengthen Copyright Law Under New Bill. Next up today, Oumaima Latrech at Morocco World News reports that, in Morocco, the House of Representatives voted 125-46 in favor of a new copyright draft law that the country hopes will better protect the rights of authors and preserve the nation’s cultural identity.

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Branding Brands Branding Licensing 184

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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Non-Fungible Tokens Copyright Infringement Publishing Television 160

Olartemoure Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

There was no image copyright credit or compensation to Lynn Goldsmith. 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.

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Copyright Artwork Copyright Infringement Fair Use 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post looks back at the key developments in AI and copyright in 2022, covering generative AI, text and data mining exceptions, the pastiche exception, deep fakes, voice cloning and infringement and enforcement of copyright using AI. Very few jurisdictions expressly provide for copyright in computer-generated works.

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Copyright Art Fair Use Registration 145

The IPKat

JUNE 9, 2022

Derek "Del Boy" Trotter (fictional) Can a fictional character be protected as a self standing copyright work? In 2019, a musical based on the OFAH characters also opened at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London. Proceedings were initially issued in the High Court in 2019 and transferred to the IPEC the following year.

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Copyright Intellectual Property Law Copyright Infringement 145

Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

1: Copyright Royalty Board Officially Accepts New Rates that Will See Songwriters Paid More in the US Over the Next Five Years. Copyright Infringement / Repeat Infringer Lawsuit. 3: Judge Rules in Favor of Ford on AirPro Contract, Copyright, Trademark violations. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Contracts Music Settlement Licensing 200

TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Over the past several years there has been a drive to hold US-based ISPs liable for copyright infringements carried out by their customers. These Internet providers are accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications.

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Copyright Infringement IP Copyright Reporting 144

Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that George Bridi, a Cyprus man convicted of criminal copyright infringement for his role in the SPARKS scene group, has been sentenced to 22 months for his role. 2: Danish Court Ups Fine for Little Mermaid Copyright Violation.

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Licensing Plagiarism Settlement Copyright 195