TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2024

The Australian government has released the 2023 edition of its Consumer Survey on Online Copyright Infringement. Note: The term ‘Infringers’ refers to respondents who reported consuming any content in a way that was likely to be unlawful. Music was also consumed by more Australians in 2023.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This Africa IP Highlights 2023 is the result of collaboration between myself and several IP practitioners and researchers across Africa: Clarisse Mideva ; Rita Chindah ; and Jessie Mgonga. Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here.

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Corsearch

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This blog explores the threat of counterfeit hauls and livestreams, as first detailed in our Brand Protection: The Social Media Threat eBook. Digital influence: The role of social media and influencers in promoting dupes has normalized counterfeits, positioning them as stylish and savvy rather than deceptive.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 8, 2023

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.” Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightately on social media.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Grande Communications Networks, LLC, 2023 WL 1422808 (W.D. Jan 31, 2023). Another troubling ruling for an Internet access provider trying to shake a contributory copyright claim based on user-caused copyright infringement. Hoffmann Air Conditioning and Heating, LLC, 2023 WL 2681994 (E.D. March 29, 2023).

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Yes, there was a copyright infringement claim in the mix, based on Skiplagged’s use of American’s “flight symbol” logo. The court denied summary judgment on American’s trademark infringement and unfair competition claims, citing unresolved factual issues. It sought $94.4

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Copyright complaints kept coming in and increased in volume compared to the same period last year, the site’s latest mid-year transparency report shows. 1169% Increase in User Access Requests Before, going into the copyright infringement report it is worth pointing out a statistic that was directly triggered by the new API policy.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, in line with our annual tradition, we take stock of the top IP developments that occurred this year. We have also included a list of other notable IP developments of 2023. The judgement was passed in October 2022, but was uploaded in September 2023 on the High Court’s website. A special thanks to Mr. G.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The court allowed the gaming company to conduct broad discovery against a number of services, including internet service providers, payment providers, and social media websites, to help put more meat on the bones. With the extension granted, the defendants must now respond on or before January 13, 2023.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

By: Weintraub Tobin Summer Associate Josh Concepcion The Ninth Circuit recently revisited the issue of “embedding” content by a website and its implication for copyright infringement claims. On July 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Hunley v.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

After this initial disclosure in March last year, no new information surfaced in 2023. However, a recent court filing shows that the movie companies, including Voltage Holdings and Millennium Media, actively tried to track down the commenter. The IP address handed over by Reddit was linked to a T-Mobile account. 1, 2017 to present.

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

2023 WL 2433970, -- F. 9, 2023) Roblox runs a “digital world where users create virtual games and experiences and connect with other users.” The court found copyright infringement adequately pled as to several figures, although substantial similarity was a “close issue.” Roblox Corp. 22-cv-04476-SI (N.D.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cognosphere obtains the latter to compel online platforms, typically social media companies, to hand over whatever information they hold on alleged infringers. The bottom line was to identify the alleged infringer or infringers, to prevent leaked content being made available online. It required X Corp.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Highlight of the Week Comments on the Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023 Image by rawpixel.com on Freepix Comments pertaining to transparency and on substantive proposals within the draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2023, submitted to the Ministry of Commerce. Ltd vs Poi Social Media Pvt. Humans Of Bombay Stories Pvt.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

While study of social media and online platform private ordering is a very well-established way to find out how providers deal with copyright, data protection and consumer protection, studies of generative AI T&C have been slower to get going. If output works infringe copyright, who is responsible (e.g.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 13, 2023

Copyright infringement and De Minimis are often replaced to complement each other. However, de minimis is sometimes used as a defence in a copyright lawsuit. More often than not, the lawsuits filed for copyright infringement are cases of de minimis and thereto, get dismissed on the anvil of frivolity. INTRODUCTION.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 12, 2023

PornEZ Doing Business in the United States On January 18, 2023, MG Premium, the adult entertainment giant behind brands including Reality Kings, Brazzers, MOFOS, Babes.com, and Twistys, filed a copyright complaint at a California federal court. social media platforms did so via U.S.-based Building on the site’s U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

When disappearing down the rabbit hole recently, an accidental turn led to the freelancer site Kwork where it’s possible to hire someone to send DMCA notices to have content removed from Google, Bing, and social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. To earn £100K, the average Pakistani would need to work for 37 years.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

The media entities republished 20 photos he uploaded to Facebook and IMDB and misattributed the photo credits. After he was released from jail, he got copyright registrations for the photos and sued (pro se) the media entities for copyright infringement, 1202 violations, and more. 2023 WL 266511 (N.D.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 14, 2023

Goldsmith on a first-of-its-kind copyright infringement lawsuit involving celebrity tattoo artist Katherine Von Drachenberg (aka Kat Von D). Fifteen minutes of fame, meet permanent ink. A Los Angeles federal judge is set to decide the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v.

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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. In May 2023, progress appeared to be going in the wrong direction. Telegram in particular has received mounting criticism.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 7, 2023

Lokesh wrote a post on the 2023 amendments to the Cinematograph Act, 1952 and put out the second post in our ‘SpicyIP Flashback’ series. 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.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2024

LibGen Hoping for a better outcome, textbook publishers Cengage, Bedford, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill, and Pearson Education filed a similar copyright infringement lawsuit against LibGen last year. According to the plaintiffs, LibGen is responsible for “staggering” levels of copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The results of the fifth wave of Operation 404 were released in March 2023 ; around 200 illegal streaming and gaming sites, 128 domains and 63 music apps were reported blocked, with raids on locations across Brazil leading to 11 arrests. How many of the affected domains are currently redirecting to the latest seizure banner is unclear.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Goldsmith in the days following the Supreme Courts 2023 landmark fair use decision. The Ninth Circuit held that Accolades interim copying was a fair use because it was a necessary step in acquiring the compatibility code (which was not protected by copyright) and because it increased the publics access to independently designed video games.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 6, 2024

More recently, a strategy that has been seen only a handful of times before, has been playing out on social media. In Kakao’s latest report covering June to December 2023 ( pdf ) , the company said its anti-piracy team had removed over 7.4 million pieces of pirated content and over 201 million links to pirated content. .

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

To create its product, Clearview scraped billions of publicly available photos from websites and social media platforms. The plaintiffs argue that such conduct would replicate that of Clearview. Clearview created AI products using facial recognition technology.

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 12, 2024

Jukebox Manatee creator Daniel Kassel filed a lawsuit in 2023 claiming that Comedy Central , production company Cartuna and Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan copied these elements to create their own talking manatee program, the adult animated series Loafy. Let me know in the comments below or @copyrightlately on social media.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

The court displayed the respective artworks: Morford sued Cattelan for copyright infringement. Morford’s work had been displayed on social media, including YouTube, Facebook, and BlogSpot. Now we’re more even more sure that we didn’t violate copyright law with this marketing. Cattelan , 2023 U.S.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 9, 2023

Legal Action in the United States With legal victories and blocking injunctions proving all but useless in Israel, companies including United King Film Distribution, DBS Satellite Services, and Hot Communication, filed three copyright infringement lawsuits in New York, with Sdarot one of the main targets.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It ramped up further in the first weeks of 2023 with a UK action by Getty Images against Stability AI and a class action against Stability AI and others in the US. A journalist used Midjourney to illustrate an article in The Atlantic and was attacked on social media for not hiring an illustrator.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 26, 2023

By 2016, JSC had created a well-known market for its high-end furniture—JSC had received awards for its furniture, pieces were highlighted in magazines and on social media, and pieces were regularly featured at furniture trade shows. JSC filed suit for copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, and unfair competition.

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SpicyIP

JULY 23, 2023

Case Summaries Delhi High Court grants a permanent injunction to Allied Blenders in a trademark infringement case concerning ‘Officers Choice’ Image from here Allied Blenders and Distillers Pvt. vs Zenith Dancing and Musi c on 18 July, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The dispute pertained to the use of “Zenith” device mark by the defendant.

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BYU Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The event triggered significant backlash as fans and viewers expressed their frustration on social media and news outlets, criticizing the Universitys decision to display the quiz. The local mishap quickly turned into a national and international controversy and Carilius became aware of the unauthorized use of their content.

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BYU Copyright Blog

JUNE 3, 2024

Boyages) filed a Complaint against the University of Vermont and the State Agricultural College (Defendants or the University) alleging copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. They allegedly copied, reproduced, displayed, and published it on social media, clothing, sports equipment, and wall signage in the Universitys facilities.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Many social media users and influencers were happy to promote PandaBuy as a low cost, high-quality counterfeit supplier, leading to the network achieving an average of 16 million monthly visitors. Other affected brands also started investigations, which gained momentum by November 2023.

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