The IP Law Blog

MAY 19, 2022

A recent case filed by famous choreographer Kyle Hanagami is set to test the boundaries of copyright law in video games and on social media. Hanagami has sued Epic in the Central District of California for copyright infringement. Mr. Hanagami is a popular choreographer with a large YouTube presence.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2022

A recent case filed by famous choreographer Kyle Hanagami is set to test the boundaries of copyright law in video games and on social media. Hanagami has sued Epic in the Central District of California for copyright infringement. Mr. Hanagami is a popular choreographer with a large YouTube presence.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 13, 2024

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. — For the claims related to illegal selling of scraped data, the court dismissed those because they were preempted by copyright. That’s what copyright law is for. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts. Bright Data Ltd. ,

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 31, 2021

Even more so, Greenpeace’s website also uses the tagline “Australia’s Greatest Liability” in its website, social media posts, posters, banners, and other paraphernalia using the AGL’s logo and even an altered version of its logo. Image Source: gettyimages]. Fair Dealing.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 7, 2022

TikTok, a video-sharing platform, has quickly become one of the most popular social media platforms to date. However, as the platform becomes more popular, it opens its doors to a multitude of legal challenges with copyright infringement near the top of the list. .” were copyright related. By: Noelle Henry.

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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.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

In 2020, Amazon teamed up with publisher Penguin Random House and authors including John Grisham, Scott Turow and Lee Child to sue several pirate ‘Kiss Library’ eBook sites operating out of Ukraine. Curious as to how such a lawsuit might progress, we monitored every filing in the case. Whois Privacy Corp., and NameCheap, Inc.,

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Velocity of Content

JULY 22, 2021

In my first post , after touching on the need/wisdom of copyright registration for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to discuss the DMCA and how it is a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2022

On Tuesday, Dua Lipa was hit with a copyright complaint by Florida reggae band Artikal Sound System over her 2020 hit “Levitating.” Vale, tengo la prueba definitiva: DUA LIPA ha copiado a Miguel Bosé pic.twitter.com/YtxG1TU8Jx — Juan Arcones (@juanarcones) March 27, 2020. lawleyxzamo) March 30, 2020.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2023

In common with content created in other fields, photographs generally enjoy protection under copyright law, allowing photographers to determine who can duplicate and/or distribute their work. Photographers Alexis Hunley and Matthew Brauer posted several of their copyrighted works on Instagram.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Over the years DISH has filed large numbers of civil lawsuits, some based on copyright law and others the Federal Communications Act. DISH Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against IPTV Provider. Together they were accused of direct and contributory copyright infringement. DISH Identifies Universe IPTV Operators.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In March 2020, the Kenya Copyright Board announced that it had launched the ‘Partners Against Piracy Campaign’ describing it as a “multi-stakeholder” awareness program. The exact nature of ‘Partners Against Piracy’ (PAP) can be a little disorientating at times.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The theory behind CDL is that by maintaining a consistent “owned-to-loaned” ratio between physical books and digital copies, libraries can meet the digital needs of twenty-first-century patrons without violating existing copyright law. Hit me up in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Being sued for copyright infringement for posting a photograph of yourself seems somewhat illogical, but copyright rights lie with the individual taking the photograph, rather than the individual featured in the photograph. Photographers Need a Registered Copyright to Sue. The Debate Continues.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Although Perfect Golf used to be compatible with third-party launch monitors, as of August 2020, Perfect Golf users had to buy plaintiff’s launch monitors to play the game. However, the court dismissed the breach of contract claim, finding the EULA’s anti-reverse engineering provisions preempted by copyright law.

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Velocity of Content

JUNE 16, 2022

It is now therefore part of US copyright law, Title 17. What is the practical effect of these revisions to US copyright law? In the age of social media, perhaps even BigCorps (or, simply, UnScrupleCorps) don’t want to be tagged as # copyrightscofflaws for all to see. I grant those are possibilities.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In November 2019, the federal government shut down Gears-branded IPTV services operated by Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his social media handle Omi in a Hellcat. Whatever that advice was, anyone with even a basic understanding of copyright law in the United States could see otherwise.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

Writing this post in the context of PV Sindhu’s success at the Tokyo Olympics and how that has spurred companies who do not sponsor her to put up congratulatory messages on social media with their brand logos and while using her images, Satchit analyses the discourse on the right to publicity surrounding the issue.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

In 2020, BuzzFeed “embedded” one of Hunley’s Instagram posts, featuring one of her photos of a Black Lives Matter protest, in its entirety (again, preserving her username, caption, and hashtags). The vast majority of people who post to social media want their posts to be embedded and made available to others.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The C4 dataset, created by Google in 2020, is taken from the Common Crawl dataset, which is an open-source dataset and “ a massive collection of web pages and websites consisting of petabytes of data collected over twelve (12) years, including raw web page data, metadata extracts, and text extracts ” (§ I.78 76) (see here and here ).

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IP Tech Blog

JANUARY 4, 2023

Compared to NFTs as defined in the US, the DC in China: 1) are under strict market supervision that caps their valuation and pricing by avoiding social media hyping of the same; and 2) can only be purchased with Chinese currency, the Ren Min Bi (RMB) in the traditional or digital form. Copyright Ownership. Copyright Enforcement.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Remembering another frustrating year with a countdown of 2021’s most unsatisfying copyright rulings. I don’t know about you, but my 2021 actually made 2020 look pretty, prettay, prettaay good by comparison. Let me know in the comments below or on the Copyright Lately social media accounts.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 10, 2021

Last year, I wrote about an epic copyright battle between the Philadelphia Phillies and the original creators of the Phillie Phanatic over ownership rights in the beloved baseball mascot. H/E), a creative design firm, which in 1984 assigned the copyright in the mascot for a term of “forever.” View Fullscreen.

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LexBlog IP

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.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

On 12 th February 2021, Taylor Swift re-released one of her most famous songs “Love Story” the reason being as Swift told Good Morning America last August was, “My contract says that starting November 2020 … I can record albums one through five all over again.”. Most musicians are familiar with copyright law. A Conglomerate.

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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] Magic Mantra Vision. [ii] Magic Mantra Vision, CS (OS) NO.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. ” How Stagnant Copyright Law is Stifling Creativity , 27 J. 277 (2020). [iv] Miceli, Law and Economics: Private and Public 23 (West Academic Publishing 2018). Minc Law (Sept. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii]

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I’m talking about section 113(c) , which allows photographs of useful articles incorporating copyrighted works to be made and used without violating copyright law. As always, please leave comments or questions below or at @copyrightlately on social media. The only problem is that most people don’t know it exists.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2023

Compared to NFTs as defined in the US, the DC in China: 1) are under strict market supervision that caps their valuation and pricing by avoiding social media hyping of the same; and 2) can only be purchased with Chinese currency, the Ren Min Bi (RMB) in the traditional or digital form. Copyright Ownership. Copyright Enforcement.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Spadika Jayaraj discussed a case where the Delhi High Court dismissed a suit by a media house accusing copyright infringement on its database of users. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. For a more specific discussion, see Prof.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The primary goal of copyright law is to safeguard the interests of creators of original, publishable works. The purpose of copyright protection is to make sure that the artist reaps the rewards of creating their original work and that no one else benefits unfairly from it. Picture Credit: gettyimage]. What Constitutes Art.

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JIPL Online

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] 4] Mods that collect revenue by paywalls are likely to scare copyright holders into litigation. [5] 811 (2020). [33] 20, 2017), [link]. [3] 24, 2018), [link]. [4]

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

But that raises the question, with the new year what are just a handful of the major copyright stories on the horizon. While there are far too many for any single list, here are 5 copyright stories that you should definitely watch in 2022. 1: The Copyright Small Claims Court. 3: Copyright and the Takings Clause.

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 12, 2024

The short, which he presented in student showcases and posted on his YouTube channel in 2020, tells the story of a laid-back manatee living in the waterways of the Florida Everglades. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media. As always, I’d love to hear what you think.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The first [UK00003532904] was filed on 14 September 2020 and registered 19 August 2022. which highlights the ‘David vs Goliath’ narrative that has been successfully utilised by defendants in recent years, where the claimant has dropped or settled the matter after social media backlash. Oh wait, kitchen furniture is on the list!

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. While Nintendo has waffled on its support for the Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Secondary Publication Rights as Enablers of (Green) Open Access SPRs are rights under copyright law that allow authors of publicly funded scientific research to post their published works on institutional websites and repositories, without the need for permission from the publishers that often own the copyrights.

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