TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2022

which together with the other defendants (we’ll come to some of those later), found themselves on the end of a $100m damages claim filed in April 2021. In July 2021, with Triller appearing to do little to progress the case, the court warned the lawsuit could be dismissed for lack of prosecution. as the sole defendant.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

However, with the convenience of streaming music through these digital platforms, the music industry has also had to deal with a wide range of copyright issues, including online copyright infringement. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2023

The complaint alleges that the account was targeted by 73 DMCA notices in connection with 49 copyrighted Backgrid images, posted between September 2021 and November 2022. DMCA notices cover the same September 2021 to November 2022 period, and the related URLs on Twitter seem intact. small sample below).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 30, 2022

After well over a decade of rightsholders using the legal system to compel ISPs to block sites on copyright infringement grounds, thousands of domains are blocked by national service providers. Spanish Companies Sign Protocol in 2021. 869 Domains and Subdomains Blocked. That number has since expanded.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Aldi was sued for copyright infringement of an artwork that appeared on the packaging of childrens snacks under the BABY BELLIES, LITTLE BELLIES and MIGHTY BELLIES brands, each aimed at different age groups. Aldi began selling the baby puff products in 2021.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2021

On the brink of the new year, we look back at 2021 by going over the twelve most read news items of the last 12 months. In September, the Federation Against Copyright Theft and West Midlands Police announced that they shut down a major illegal streaming operation in the UK. All in all, it was quite a controversial year once again.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This week, EUIPO released another in-depth piracy report titled “Online Copyright Infringement in the European Union.” of the EU population used pirate IPTV services in 2021. These studies help the public to understand local piracy trends and can be used as input for future policy decisions.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

A relatively obscure Supreme Court case involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act might seem like an odd fit for the high-stakes world of copyright in the age of artificial intelligence. But it’s time to start paying attention to the Court’s 2021 ruling in TransUnion v. Concrete Harm and AI Copyright Cases: A High Bar?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

It also discusses national and international viewpoints on the subject before going into the Indian judiciary’s stance on copyright violations in the social media era. On March 30, 2021, the Indian government modified the Copyright Rules, adding a few additional legal measures pertaining to copyright violations in social media.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! We started this rubric in the beginning of 2021. In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. The end of 2021 has been particularly busy. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. CJEU judgments.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 26, 2025

Nearly a decade ago, the US Navy was sued for mass copyright infringement and accused of causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. Court of Federal Claims in 2016, the German company accused the US Navy of mass copyright infringement and demanded damages for the alleged unauthorized use.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

According to the claim, JMC infringed on two of their films, the 1988 film Coming to America and its 2021 sequel Coming 2 America. According to the filing, in February 2021, as the second film was preparing to be released, JMC announced that it would host a “McDowell’s” themed pop up in April. Why This Case is Important.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

BREIN Took Down Five Indexers in 2021. Unlike the majority of enforcement entities, Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN has maintained its interest in tackling piracy on Usenet and in 2021, that position remained unchanged. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

On April 13, Ben Dickson at The Next Web received an email from a lawyer with the name Nicole Palmer with the subject “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice”. First, the subject of DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice is strange. It would be a copyright infringement case. Nothing more.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Subsequently, on 31 December 2019, Ms Y brought an action against L'Oréal Paris a for copyright infringement before the Paris Court of First Instance. In a judgement dated 6 July 2021, the Court dismissed the photographer's claim and declared several of her photos to be unprotectable under copyright law.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

Continuing our annual tradition of recounting the significant developments that impacted the Indian IP landscape in the year that has been, we bring you a round-up of 2021’s developments. Intellectual Property Appellate Board abolished through the Tribunals Reform Act, 2021. Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In December 2021, the judge ruled against the motion, saying that there was a “genuine issue of material fact” that needed to be explored at trial. Morantz, who is 77, is suing Downey over alleged copyright infringement, breach of contract and elder abuse.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The company filed hundreds of cases across the United States, targeting people whose Internet connections were allegedly used to download and share copyright-infringing content via BitTorrent. This doesn’t mean that things have quieted down in court. Strike 3’s Legal Efforts Continue.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

1: Sony Music sues Triller Claiming Copyright Infringement, Alleging it is Owed Millions. The McDowell’s theme is taken from the 1988 film Coming to America , which had a sequel released in 2021. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 10, 2022

2: French Montana Threatened With Copyright Suit Over Hot Boys Lyrics. Next up today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that the rapper French Montana is facing a potential copyright infringement lawsuit over his 2021 song Handstand.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

First off today, Kim Lyons at The Verge reports that American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against the travel tips website The Points Guy alleging that the site has violated their copyrights, trademarks and the terms of service of their frequent flyer program.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Plainfield, Indiana – Allen Lee Asher-Butler has filed a copyright infringement suit against Amazon KDP and Jeff Bezos , claiming they are committing copyright infringement regarding four books that he designed and illustrated the covers for.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

Back in 2019, a jury verdict found that Cox was not doing enough on its network to deter piracy and, as such, awarded a group of some 53 music publishers a $1 billion judgment for some 10,000 instances of copyright infringement by Cox customers. Cox immediately appealed the verdict, but it was then upheld by a separate court.

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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. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Member of Scene Piracy Group SPARKS Gets 22-Month Prison Sentence.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This is in part because, according to their reports, Manga Bank represents the largest copyright infringement in Japan’s history. Manga Bank was a replacement site for Manga-Mura, whose operator was arrested in 2019 and was found guilty in June 2021.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In the first half of this year, many of the key figures already exceed volumes for the whole of 2021, including the number of DMCA takedown notices. During the first months of the year, copyright holders asked Reddit to remove a record-setting 738,010 pieces of content. Reddit Takedown Record. Since then, the situation has changed.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Copyright Infringement / Repeat Infringer Lawsuit. million lawsuit against Twitter alleging that Twitter has failed to complete its obligations under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and protect its material from infringement. 2: Twitter Hit With $228.9m

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 7, 2022

Copyright termination allows original creators or their heirs to reclaim rights to works they may have signed away years before. According to the Yonays, they completed that process and the rights reverted to them in January 2020 and work on Top Gun: Maverick didn’t finish until 2021. million) in a timely fashion.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2021, a group of Grand Theft Auto enthusiast programmers released ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, a pair of reverse-engineered modifications for GTA 3 and Vice City. In their November 2021 answer to the complaint, the four men denied the copyright infringement allegations and cited fair use among other affirmative defenses.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 30, 2022

However, though most agreed the two routines appeared to be similar, a judge has dismissed Hanagami’s lawsuit claiming that the two works are not similar enough to be a copyright infringement. 2: YouTube Holds Licenses For Copyright Lawsuit Plaintiff’s “Entire Back Catalog”.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Triller’s lawsuit alleged copyright infringement, vicarious copyright infringement, violations of the Federal Communications Act, conversion, and a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In an order dated December 21, 2021, United States District Judge Otis D. Court Warns Case Could Be Dismissed.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Early 2021 a group of programmers and Grand Theft Auto enthusiasts released ‘re3’ and ‘reVC’, a pair of reverse engineered releases of GTA 3 and Vice City. Copyright Infringment Lawsuit. Take-Two could’ve prevented this from happening by quickly filing a lawsuit.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This was in stark contrast to what Mueller said in June 2021, when he openly admitted that, on occasion, Google can accidentally rank copied content over original works and encouraged people to file copyright notices. While the answers are definitely thin, Google has a long history of ducking these complicated issues.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

Instead, it was published in 2021 on Douyin, the Chinese equivalent of TikTok, by a prominent video blogger that uses the name Beida Mange. There’s not much doubt that plagiarism and copyright infringement detection has improved by leaps and bounds over the past 20 years or so. The Challenge of Cross-Media Plagiarism Detection.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Typically, tattoo aftercare instructions include strictly hygienic recommendations, but tattoo artist Kat Von D might have a unique suggestion: prepare to be an exhibit in a copyright infringement lawsuit. Back on February 7, 2021, award-winning professional photographer Jeffrey B. Sedlik (“Sedlik”) filed a complaint in the U.

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