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Can you photograph a copyright-protected wallpaper without the right holder’s explicit consent? Yes, says the German Supreme Court

The IPKat

If you buy a wallpaper that shows copyright-protected pictures and apply it to the wall of a room, can you take a picture or video of the room and publish the picture or video online? Or do you have to ask the copyright owner for explicit consent? The plaintiff sued the defendants for copyright infringement.

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5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

Plagiarism Today

In 2019, it was due to road work on my street and both 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. But, before I go, I wanted to leave you with five tales of how copyright has shaped Halloween that I’ve written over the years. 1: How a Copyright Mistake Created the Modern Zombie. 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story.

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Reddit Banned 5,853 Users for Excessive Copyright Infringement Last Year

TorrentFreak

DMCA Notices and Takedowns Increase The number is significant, especially when taking into account that it doesn’t include copyright-related complaints. Compared to other content removals, copyright actions are relatively modest. In 2022, Reddit booted 3,215 subreddits for excessive copyright infringement.

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Reddit Banned 2,625 Subreddits For Excessive Copyright Infringement in 2021

TorrentFreak

For the purpose of this report, however, we’ll home in on the copyright issues faced by Reddit during the last year and how the site responded to them. Copyright Removals. On the other hand, when submitters send notices that are incomplete or invalid in some other way, Reddit does not. under the doctrine of fair use.

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3 Count: YouTube Battles

Plagiarism Today

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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Copyright Ownership in State Board Textbooks: Impediments to Accessibility

SpicyIP

In this post, I look at the question of the government’s copyright ownership in State Board textbooks, and its implications on access to knowledge and education. Government’s Role as Publisher and Copyright Owner. Smartphone ownership levels among rural households with school going children have doubled to 62% in 2020 from 36% in 2018.

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3 Count: Not Very Private

Plagiarism Today

The move is not directly copyright-related and actually is meant to better empower the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to deal with cybersecurity and to unmask criminals. However, since VPNs are commonly used as a way to ensure privacy while engaging in pirate activities, it could definitely have impacts there.