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Religious Group Targets Parent With Copyright Lawsuit Over Kids’ Curriculum

TorrentFreak

In the belief that the curriculum contains information supportive of the group’s cause and in the wider public interest, it’s alleged that Parrish set out to obtain a copy. He also improperly obtained and posted a digital copy of the entire LifeWise Curriculum.” on September 7, 2022.

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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Specifically, a group called Spice DAO purchased an NFT displaying a copy of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘Dune’ for $3 million, assuming it would grant them the ability to produce derivative works, such as an animated Dune series.

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What Mr. Beast’s Squid Game Video Says About Originality

Plagiarism Today

” This drew the attention of Ian Boudreau, the senior writer at PCGamesN, who responded with this: In other news, plagiarism is way faster than original writing, and much easier — Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) November 29, 2021. pic.twitter.com/Fn6i9sqPpe — Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) November 30, 2021. Why Bother?

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[Guest post] BAYC sues Ryder Ripps over unauthorized minting of NFTs

The IPKat

Moreover, between May and July 2021, Yuga Labs filed trade mark applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (still pending at the time of writing) for several marks, including BORED APED YACHT CLUB and BAYC. Yuga Labs, therefore, still owns the copyright in each NFT. Ether (USD 1+ million).

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

1] That decision shook the art world, as it seems to dramatically narrow the scope of the fair use doctrine, and raises doubts about the lawfulness of many existing works. [2] On March 26, 2021, the Second Circuit issued an opinion reversing the district court’s decision. He did just that.

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Why Netflix’s “Bridgerton” Lawsuit is Good for Fan Fiction

Copyright Lately

Produced by Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland and based on the novels by Julia Quinn, Bridgerton was seen by a then-record 82 million households when the first season premiered on Netflix in early 2021. Fast forward to September 2021 when “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” became the top album on iTunes’ U.S.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Recently, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed what has become known as the “server test”: in order to be held directly liable for violating the public display right, the alleged infringer must have a fixed “copy” of the work stored on a server in its possession or control. July 17, 2023).