Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 20, 2022

A lot has been happening in the world of copyright and collective licensing since my last update. At Copyright Clearance Center, we continue to monitor the copyright landscape as part of our mission to support copyright and licensing around the world. The application will be heard on 28 November 2022.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

The new deal covers the years of 2023 through 2027. According to the lawsuit, AirPro violated the terms of Ford’s license agreement for their diagnostic software by transferring long-term licenses between different scanning tools. The new rate will start at 15.1% and rise to 15.35% by the end of the term.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 9, 2022

The CRB is tasked with determining what the new royalty rate should be for 2023-2027. Further, it said that, since Word Collections holds the rights to many famous comedians, they may have to remove all comedy from their channel unless they can get a blanket license. 3: RIAA Uses DMCA Subpoena to Go After Discord Pirates.

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Music Licensing Copyright Plagiarism 246

SpicyIP

AUGUST 1, 2024

On July 12, 2024, the Delhi High Court (DHC) issued two orders in a matter involving a dispute between Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) and Al-Hamd Tradenation concerning interim injunctions and compulsory licensing (CL). PPL had informed Al-Hamd through the restaurant that a license was required for the use of these recordings.

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Licensing Music Copyright Copyright Infringement 105

SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

IPRS is a copyright society which is responsible for licensing and managing rights on behalf of music composers, publishers, and authors. The monopolistic power of these societies gives them considerable power in licensing and royalty distribution for their sector, impacting businesses, the public at large, and other stakeholders.

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Patently-O

MARCH 18, 2024

The Federal Circuit has issued an interesting nonprecedential order in In re VLSI Technology LLC , denying VLSI’s petition for a writ of mandamus that sought to reverse a district court order allowing Intel to amend its answer to assert a declaratory judgment counterclaim regarding a patent license defense. Intel Corp. , 4th 1332 (Fed.

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Licensing Patent Patent Infringement Litigation 80

JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Thank you for reading the August 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. In this issue: - How to Lose a Mark in 3 Ways – Part 3: Naked Licensing - Happy To Wait! New Rules Allow for Suspension of Trademark Review. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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Marketing Marketing Trademark Law Licensing 81

Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

In the past two years, tech giants such as Meta and OpenAI released their AI models under self-certified open licenses. Restrictive licensing terms. Famously, Metas release of the Llama 2 model in July 2023 contained a non-competition clause which prevented reuse for licensees having more than 700 million monthly active users.

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Licensing Government Publishing Reporting 89

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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IP Copyright Trademark Intellectual Property 124

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The new rate, when decided, would be applied retroactively and would also govern royalties owed between 2023 and 2027. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Nirvana’s Inferno appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 19, 2023

As reported, both Houses of Parliament recently passed the Jan Vishwas Bill, 2023 (JV Bill). The major amendments proposed to IP laws remain the same in the 2023 version. The objective of the JV Bill, 2023 is to promote ‘the ease of doing business in India’ through ‘minimum government, maximum governance’.

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Business Licensing Copyright Government 98

Velocity of Content

APRIL 5, 2023

CCC has been named to the KMWorld 100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management 2023, a list of organizations with pioneering solutions and notable modifications to existing products with a focus on innovation, agility, and the customer.

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Licensing Design Designs Copyright 98

Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

On April 21, 2023, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro N. Additionally, on January 23, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) released the first version of its “ Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework ” (“AI RMF 1.0”). Patents On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Both the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He claims that third party “contributors” uploaded his copyrighted photos to ShutterStock as part of ShutterStock’s licensing program. Specifically, McGucken claims that a total of 337 images were uploaded, of which 165 were downloaded and that led to 938 licenses. TL;DR: “see Steinmetz.” Case Citation : McGucken v.

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Licensing Blogging Settlement Litigation 98

Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

As such, the judge is holding firm to the currently planned trial date, which is in January 2023. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Sunshine Place appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IP Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2025

Last week, oral hearings concluded at the UK Court of Appeal in the ongoing patent licensing dispute between wireless communication developer Optis and consumer device giant Apple over 4G standard essential patents (SEPs) owned by Optis and practiced by Apple devices.

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Licensing Patent Infringement Patent Technology 52

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 1, 2022

Though the organization still plans to release a series of NFTs based upon the book, they are now looking to sell it in late 2023, The hope is to time out with the release of Dune: Part Two , and allow holders of $SPICE tokens to withdraw from the organization’s treasury, which is estimated at $1 million.

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Copying Publishing Reporting Plagiarism 244

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Plaintiff asserts exclusive rights to the photograph in question, which he reports was first published on January 30, 2023, and later registered by the U.S. Copyright Office on April 1, 2023. Empire, LLC, is alleged to have profited from the unauthorized display, thus undermining the Plaintiff’s market for the photograph.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. McDermott had not actually licensed the photo to anyone else to set a baseline license fee. The New York Post hired him to take photos of NYC police commissioner Keechant Sewell , paying him a day rate of $470. The New York Post story.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

The system is currently planned to take effect in 2023. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. 3: Jeff Koons Sued for Copyright Infringement in ‘Made in Heaven’ Series. The post 3 Count: Lit Appeal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Cinema Copyright Infringement Plagiarism Licensing 246

Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of famed rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.’s In 2016, Vanity Fair licensed Orange Prince from AWF for the cover of their commemorative issue about Prince. Goldsmith , 598 U.S. _ (2023). [2] 2] Slip op.

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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. Interested readers can find the Africa IP Highlights 2022, here. Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field.

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Copyright IP Social Media Copyright Infringement 92

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Part of the European Commission’s work program for 2023, a group of rightsholders and other stakeholders demanded a new law that would enable them to shut down illegal streams within minutes of detecting them. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Music Copyright Plagiarism Licensing 244

The IPKat

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the recent UK case of Philip Morris v BAT [2023] EWHC 2616 (Pat) , His Honour Justice Hacon (Hacon HHJ) considered the standard for invalidity due to added matter. Invalidity in view of added matter is a common patent pitfall in Europe ( IPKat ). Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 1292, AP Racing Ltd v Alcon Components Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 40 ).

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SpicyIP

JULY 31, 2023

Image from here Yesterday, July 31, the Lok Sabha passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 , which was earlier passed by the Rajya Sabha on July 27, 2023. Furthermore, the 2023 bill enables aggrieved individuals to pursue action under Section 51 of the Copyright Act 1957 for copyright infringement.

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Copying Copyright Television Copyright Infringement 96

TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

While the industry group’s definition is broad enough to encompass all streaming services offering licensed content, a more specific description for the lion’s share of related piracy is carried out by people using YouTube-ripping tools. It is now the most prevalent form of online music copyright infringement.

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Music Branding Branding Brands 145

JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Once that valuable goodwill is linked between a mark and the owner’s products and services, trademark owners can capitalize on that reputation by extending into new product and service offerings, or outsourcing their current offerings, via license agreements with third parties. By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 30, 2024

2023 was an active year in Canadian trademark law. Canadian Courts addressed a wide range of issues, from licensing to comparative advertising to co-branding. Notable changes also emerged from the Canadian Trademarks Office. Additionally, many trademark fees increased by 20-35%.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Spice DAO has announced that it is implementing a three-stage “redemption phase” that will see it attempt to pay back its members as much as possible and, likely, attempt to sell the book in the fourth quarter of 2023. For example, blockchain could be used to record that someone obtained a license to use a song in a video.

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Copyright Non-Fungible Tokens Technology Plagiarism 279

SpicyIP

MARCH 24, 2025

In the indemnity clause of the licensing agreement (for the brand Symbol) D1 indemnifies D2 against any claim, liability, loss, damage, cost or expense, including court costs made by third-party including infringement of their trademark rights (Para 51). The Court relied on Strix Ltd v. Christian Louboutin v. Sri Kunal Bahl v.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

On Friday, August 25, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit affirmed dismissal of an antitrust action brought by the Federal Trade Commission regarding Endo Pharmaceuticals’s grant of an exclusive patent license for its opioid, Opana ER (extended release oxymorphone), to Impax Laboratories.

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Licensing Patent 77

Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As a self-employed photographer, Sadowski owns the rights to his work and licenses his photographs under terms that retain his copyright. The photograph was later licensed to the New York Post and appeared in an article, with appropriate attribution to Sadowski. Copyright Office in December 2022. Continue reading

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Copyright Infringement Social Media Copyright Intellectual Property 52

IP Close Up

AUGUST 9, 2023

Patent litigation declined significantly in the first quarter of 2023 over the same period in 2022, despite increases in issued patents, the difficulty of Continue reading

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Litigation Licensing Patent Patent Troll 92

Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Employees are accessing more publications than in 2023. Copyright Awareness and Attitudes Companies report an increased frequency of communicating copyright policy in the most recent survey compared to 2023. In all cases, companies frequently share these materials.

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Copyright Copyright Infringement Reporting Licensing 52

SpicyIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

They also objected to the requirement to file Form 27 once every three years, underlying its importance for assuring transparency and filing for compulsory licenses.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 8, 2024

and tracks the key principles of the 2023 discussion draft, with the goal of providing individuals an enforceable (and licensable) property. The 2024 act is co-sponsored by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D.-Minn.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At a quick glance, one notable push by the guidelines is to allow “exclusive” licensing from public funded research, to private bodies. d also mentions ‘march-in’ rights and compulsory licensing but the language makes it unclear what is meant exactly: 5.d. DPIIT Observations 01st February, 2023 10.

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