Remove 2023 Remove Copying Remove Copyright Remove Copyright Infringement
article thumbnail

Limitation period for copyright infringement actions in France

The IPKat

This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). 5 years after the date of the judgment confirming the infringing nature of the disputed statue). "The

article thumbnail

Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

Majors Publishers File Copyright Complaint Against Libgen According to a copyright lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York late Thursday, Libgen’s collection of infringing works now consists of over six million files. . “[T]he Sites undermine the very purpose of U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ed Sheeran US music copyright infringement case, it's not over yet

The IPKat

Three US cases were brought claiming that the song Thinking Out Loud performed by Ed Sheeran, copied Let’s Get It On performed by Marvin Gaye. As such, the case proceeded to trial in April 2023 in a US Federal Court in Manhattan. These cases have been on-going for approximately 35 cat-years or five human years.

article thumbnail

Ed Sheeran’s Copyright Infringement Battles

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

: 2018 saw the continuation of Sheeran’s struggles with infringement allegations. This time around he was accused of copying Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend’s hit song “Let’s Get It On”. This case has been continuing for around five years now and was taken to trial in April 2023 in New York.

article thumbnail

Lawsuit Claims Pooping Puppies Puzzle Smells Like Copyright Infringement

Copyright Lately

2023 is shaping up to be a year of crappy IP lawsuits. But number 1 when it comes to number 2 is a new copyright infringement lawsuit filed this week over a jigsaw puzzle called “101 Pooping Puppies.” As a refresher, copyright protects the expression of an idea, but not the idea itself.

article thumbnail

Of Bass Notes and Base Rates: Avoiding Mistaken Inferences about Copying

43(B)log

61, 2023 Abstract To prove copyright infringement, a plaintiff must convince a jury that the defendant copied from the plaintiff’s work rather than independently creating it. Until that knowledge is available, testimony about the probability of copying should be deemed inadmissible under Federal Rule of Evidence 702.

Copying 62
article thumbnail

5 Spooky Articles About Copyright and Halloween

Plagiarism Today

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. When the film was released, the print was missing a copyright notice. 2: Dracula vs. Nosferatu: A True Copyright Horror Story.

Copyright 270