The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations were made pursuant to section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act and came into force on 18th March 2022. The photographer, Esther Umoh called this person out for copyright infringement on social media platform “X”.

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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. Nas republished the photo on his Instagram in 2020 and, according to Pereira, this was done without permission or a license.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

1: After Settling with Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, Photographer Sues Miley Cyrus for Copyright Infringement. According to the lawsuit, in February 2020, Barbera took a photo of Cyrus as she left a building. 2: China to Crack Down on Copyright Infringement Through NFTs.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

In this case, via alleged copyright infringement. Nordstrom removed the pieces at issue, and everything seemed to be fine on the copying front—until 2020 hit. Perhaps the most infamous of the above scandals was the allegation of copyright infringement by The Great Eros (“TGE”). The account and its 2.6

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Copyright Lately

MAY 10, 2024

Nealy , yet the Court is already poised to make its new decision on copyright damages obsolete. Nealy , ruling that, so long as a claim is timely filed, a copyright plaintiff is “entitled to damages, no matter when the infringement occurred.” Drop me a note below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Memes utilize pop culture content, such as movies, television shows, and other various forms of media, often in a parodic way. Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i]

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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. .”

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

1: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Copyright Suit Flies On As Paramount’s Motion To Dismiss Denied. According to the plaintiffs, Paramount optioned the article for the first film but failed to option it for the sequel, despite the rights reverting back to the estate in January 2020. 3: King Copyright Infringement Trial to Begin in Federal Court.

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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. He won the 2020 iHeart Music Award for Favorite Music Video Choreography for BlackPink’s “Kill This Love” and holds the title for YouTube’s most viewed choreography video of all time.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

Back in November 2020, video game composer Tommy Tallarico discovered the use of the sound effect in Roblox and, rather than pull it, struck a licensing deal with Roblox for its continued use. 2: Rapper Nonini Goes After Social Media Influencer in Legal Battle. 3: YouTube Reduces Length Of Copyright Dispute Process.

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Barry Sookman

APRIL 26, 2020

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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. Crucially, he also holds the copyright to the dance to the Charlie Puth song “How Long.” Mr. Hanagami is a popular choreographer with a large YouTube presence.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This was in part because the company feared running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). That’s because many people who reported copyright infringing content to Facebook were turned away by a DMCA takedown system that threw nothing but obstacles. The first was in August 2020, shortly after this problem began.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

It deals with whether Amazon and/or CCA infringed FDN’s copyrights by scraping descriptions from their website for use as part of Amazon’s product listings. It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. The Registration Wrinkle.

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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. This was the year we actually had to try to pretend everything was back to normal when, frankly, it was anything but.

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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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IP Intelligence

JULY 15, 2021

For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § For example, imagine a copyrighted photograph that is used in an online news article and is posted on a news company’s website that contains general advertisement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

Perhaps it comes as no surprise that a copyright dispute regarding a fire- breathing – sneezing dragon would get so heated. The judgment also offers an insight into how the courts will view a party’s efforts to attract media attention by publicising their proceedings, as John Lewis said was the case here.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Amazon.com Inc. , now rejected by a number of courts. Alexis Hunley et al v.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

For attorneys frequently engaged in copyright infringement litigation, drilling down into the specifics of the four fair use defense factors set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 2020 WL 7348157, at *3, 6 (E.D. The ultimate success of a fair use defense to copyright infringement rises and falls on many tides.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter. A confidential settlement was reached in October 2020 but it’s claimed that the defendant then launched Digital UniCorn Media and another service called Altered Carbon. Early July, Warner Bros.,

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Exploring Section 113(c) of the Copyright Act, an underutilized defense that could have changed the outcome of a recent infringement case. There’s a provision of the Copyright Act that provides a simple and straightforward defense to an entire category of infringement claims. 17 U.S.C. §

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Copyright Lately

MAY 27, 2021

I finally had a chance to take a closer look at the new copyright class action complaint filed last week against Instagram. The version on the right has been copied and stored separately on the WordPress server for Copyright Lately: View this post on Instagram. Do the plaintiffs have a case? A post shared by Aaron Moss (@aaronjmoss).

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 31, 2021

and Greenpeace Australia Pacific regarding the dispute between alleged trademark and copyright infringement by Greenpeace. Aggrieved by this, AGL took Greenpeace to the Federal Court alleging Trademark and Copyright violation. The Australian Court ruled against AGL’s trademark claim and a few parts of the copyright claim.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Nearly a year after a screenwriter’s lawsuit over Disney’s “Muppet Babies” reboot was dismissed, the trustee of Jeffrey Scott’s bankruptcy estate has filed a new complaint alleging copyright infringement in a production bible and scripts from the original series. The Walt Disney Company. Ehrenberg , Ch.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2024

Following a rightsholder complaint about copyright infringement taking place on Telegram, a judge in Spain issued a controversial order for ISPs to block Telegram in its entirety , across the whole country. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

3:23-cv-03440 ) In a recent post we analysed a class action filed in the US against Open AI for unauthorized use of copyright works for training of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT ( here ) (“Generative AI” or “Gen AI”). District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 76) (see here and here ). 78 and here ).

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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. Copyrighted content being distributed without a license appears to be the root of the allegations facing Lime Fiber.

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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. The Copyrights Act of 1957 regulates copyright law in India.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2024

The Australian government has released the 2023 edition of its Consumer Survey on Online Copyright Infringement. On average since 2020, six out of ten infringers are still male, although data from 2023 shows that 43% of infringers were female, up 5 points on 2022 and their largest share to date.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. Instagram, LLC, could mean the end to the server test, a once widely-followed copyright doctrine established by the 9th Circuit in Perfect 10, Inc. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Amazon.com Inc. , now rejected by a number of courts. In September, U.S.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Following the 2020 report, several of the mentioned pirate sites and services have disappeared. Unlike most pirate sites, Mega has a fully functional and transparent copyright takedown system. Thousands of users also had their accounts suspended for repeat copyright infringements. Social media.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The issue is, what is (the copyright implication of retweeting a photo of) chicken? Chicken Joe’s, an Albany NY-based restaurant “reposted” @WGNAFM’s post, which apparently included the photo in question, to its “social media” page. Instagram ), where embedding isn’t an infringement.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Things eventually went bad, resulting in contract/trade secret claims and copyright/ROP counterclaims. One of the individual defendants is “a social media personality and model who became well-known for her photos and videos, and who has also started an agency to provide management services to other models and influencers.”

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 7, 2023

Praharsh discussed an interesting development in Karnataka where a Court granted an interim injunction to a law student against 2 law assistant professors, on copyright infringement claims. SpicyIP Tidbit: Law Student Claiming Copyright Infringement Gets an Interim Injunction Against 2 Law Asst. Drop us a comment below!

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

18, 2023) , the plaintiff brought a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement because a photograph flashed on the screen during the “Tiger King 2” documentary depicted a tattoo of the now famous “Tiger King” (a/k/a “Joe Exotic”), that the plaintiff tattoo artist had inked. In Cramer v. Netflix, Inc. , 3:22-cv-131 (W.D. 2K Games, Inc. ,

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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). One is tempted to characterize these plaintiffs as copyright “trolls.” The question is whether the same is true as a legal matter.)

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