Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 26, 2024
The Copyright Claims Board has decided in favor of the respondent in a case it says never should have been filed in the first place. The post Copyright Claims Board Admonishes Filer in Dubious Case appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Hugh Stephens Blog
AUGUST 24, 2024
Image: Shutterstock (AI assisted) The ongoing financial tug-of-war between large tech/social media platforms and news media outlets, with governments trying to play a mediator/arbitrator role, has taken another turn with the announcement that California has cut a deal with Google, similar in principle to the one reached in Canada at the end of last year.
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Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 20, 2024
For students returning to school worrying about plagiarism, I have a simple piece of advice: Learn the warning signs. The post My Big Piece of Advice for Students on Plagiarism in 2024 appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
Erik K Pelton
AUGUST 21, 2024
Erik describes how his favorite comedy movie uses the power of a trademark to win a trial in this episode. The post The Role of Trademarks in Erik’s Favorite Legal Movie appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik describes how his favorite comedy movie uses the power of a trademark to win a trial in this episode.
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Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 21, 2024
Launched two decades ago, Webtoon Entertainment has established itself as one of the prime hosting platforms for short digital comics. Partly owned by the South Korean company Naver , Webtoon rode the popular ‘webtoon’ wave all the way to the Nasdaq exchange, where it got a listing this summer. With millions of creators on board, and roughly 170 million active monthly users, the webtoon company is seen as a growth story.
The Illusion of More
AUGUST 24, 2024
The first copyright case decided at the U.S. Supreme Court was Wheaton v. Peters in 1834. There were six justices at the time, including the oft-quoted Joseph Story, and in a 4-2 decision, the Court made what I believe was a textual and, therefore, doctrinal error. The allegedly infringed works at issue were published reports […] The post Thinking About an Old Copyright Case and Generative AI appeared first on The Illusion of More.
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JD Supra Law
AUGUST 23, 2024
Navigating the cannabis industry’s legal landscape in the United States is like moving through an ever-evolving maze, especially in the world of intellectual property. As more states legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use, cannabis businesses are racing to establish their brands. Yet, the path to trademark protection remains foggy.
Erik K Pelton
AUGUST 20, 2024
The following is an edited transcript of Chapter 8 of my book video Building a Bold Brand: The Trademark Registration Process: A Long and Winding Road The trademark application process at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is generally long, complex, and full of deadlines. It’s also full of bumps, potholes, detours, wrong exits, and toll booths.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 22, 2024
In 2021, Germany joined a growing list of countries that have an institutionalized pirate site blocking scheme in place. Several large ISPs teamed up with copyright holders and launched the “Clearing Body for Copyright on the Internet” ( CUII ), which is responsible for handing down blocking ‘orders’. While CUII doesn’t rely on court judgments, there is some form of oversight.
Copyright Lately
AUGUST 19, 2024
The AI copyright and fair use trial in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence may not be glamorous, but it will be groundbreaking. On Friday, August 23, jurors are scheduled to hear opening statements in the first trial to test whether using copyrighted data to train an AI program qualifies as fair use. The trial won’t take place in Silicon Valley, and Sarah Silverman and John Grisham won’t be taking the stand.
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Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 21, 2024
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is being accused of plagiarism in a children's book the government is looking to distribute. The post Philippine Vice President Accused of Plagiarizing Children’s Book appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 21, 2024
As artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances, it brings with it complex legal challenges, particularly in the realm of intellectual property (IP). Recent high-profile legal disputes have brought to the forefront the contentious issue of how copyrighted materials are used in training AI models. These cases are reshaping the landscape of IP law and AI development, highlighting the need for clearer regulations and guidelines.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 19, 2024
A New York federal judge said Monday that the fair use exception to copyright law is fatal to former U.S. Rep. George Santos' suit against ABC and Jimmy Kimmel over video clips that the late-night TV show host tricked the ex-congressman into making.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
AUGUST 19, 2024
You probably recall this case. A California artist, Morford, created a work called “Banana and Orange” where he duct-taped the fruits to the wall. An Italian artist, Cattelan, created a work, “Comedian,” involving just a banana duct-taped to the wall. Cattelan sold Comedian for $100k+ (seriously?) and Morford sued him for copyright infringement.
Barry Sookman
AUGUST 19, 2024
Introduction and Background There is great interest in the question as to whether training and using AI models including generative AI models infringes copyright. Slowly, courts are winnowing out the plausible claims as the 26 or so cases wind through the courts in the United States. In an important decision, Judge William Orrick of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California partially granted and partially denied motions to dismiss in the case of Andersen et al.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 22, 2024
Record labels file petition with Supreme Court in Cox case, Webtoon Entertainment files massive DMCA subpoena and more. The post 3 Count: Uno Reverse Card appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 20, 2024
Trademark scams are on the rise and include increasingly varied communications attempting to trick trademark applicants and registrants into paying fees. If you receive any communications regarding your trademarks from anyone other than your trademark attorney, it is most likely not legitimate.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 20, 2024
The inception and early years of The Pirate Bay are an intriguing chapter of the Internet’s history. While most pirate site operators hid in the shadows, Pirate Bay’s founders were public figures who openly taunted the entertainment industries. This chapter didn’t end as planned for Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, and Gotffrid Svartholm, who were eventually sentenced to prison.
The IPKat
AUGUST 20, 2024
One of these things looks like the other. The UPCKat team is back covering an order which saw the Paris Central Division foraying into the wonderful world of EU regulations, namely Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (recast) , to determine whether it had jurisdiction when there were parallel German proceedings pending for the same patent (spoiler alert – the Paris CD decided it did).
IP Law 360
AUGUST 23, 2024
A California federal judge has ruled there is no likelihood of confusion between a publication called Punchbowl News and a greeting card and event planning company named Punchbowl Inc., justifying the dismissal of the latter's trademark infringement claims, according to a summary judgment order.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 19, 2024
30 million is a BIG number! That is the estimated number of employment contracts that could be impacted by the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule banning non-competes, if it goes into effect on September 4, 2024, as scheduled. On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped a rule, at 16 CFR Part 910 that promises to upend the world of employment contracts and intellectual property (IP) rights.
SpicyIP
AUGUST 23, 2024
Looking at Traditional Knowledge and Patents: The MHC recently upheld the Controller’s rejection of a patent application for being based on Panchagavya, a form of Traditional Knowledge. In this post, Vishno Sudheendra and Kevin Preji use this order to look into the scope of Section 3(p) with regard to non-medicinal inventions, and with an emphasis on the phrase “in effect traditional knowledge” Vishno and Kevin are third year law students at the NLSIU, Bangalore.
The IPKat
AUGUST 21, 2024
Cell therapy is a highly innovative therapeutic strategy that uses living cells to combat disease. Cell therapy strategies include stem cells for tissue regeneration and repair, immune cells engineered to combat cancer and genetically edited cells for the treatment of genetic disorders. Drug products composed of populations of living cells are vastly more complex than a small molecule or even antibody therapeutic, and the field faces substantial challenges, not least of which is developing proce
IP Law 360
AUGUST 22, 2024
Golf can positively affect your personal and professional life well beyond the final putt, and it’s helped enrich my legal practice by improving my ability to build lasting relationships, study and apply the rules, face adversity with grace, and maintain my mental and physical well-being, says Adam Kelly at Venable.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 26, 2024
Pandora seeks to get comedian lawsuit dismissed, Taiwan authorities raid IPTV headquarters and AEW gets copyright claim on X. The post 3 Count: Unfunny Pandora appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 20, 2024
Following in the footsteps of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the state bars of California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, the American Bar Association has weighed in on attorney's ethical use of Generative AI (GAI) tools with a formal ethics opinion entitled "Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools." The ABA opinion highlights many of the same ethical rules as the previous guidance, opinions, and reports, but from a different perspective.
SpicyIP
AUGUST 21, 2024
We’re pleased to announce that Trends in Intellectual Property Research (TIPR) is inviting original, unpublished manuscripts for publication for its upcoming issue (Volume II, Issue II). The last date for submissions is November 30, 2024. For further details, please read the journal’s call for papers below: Call for Papers: Trends in Intellectual Property Research [Vol.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 25, 2024
“Game of Thrones” and its prequel “House of the Dragon” have proven very popular in pirate circles. The fact that episodes repeatedly leaked before their official premieres made them even more appealing. This summer, HBO released the second season of House of the Dragon, and the series is already confirmed for a third. To the disappointment of some, however, there were no leaks this year.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 22, 2024
A Delaware federal judge on Thursday delayed the first trial involving an artificial intelligence product, postponing a highly anticipated clash in which Thomson Reuters is accusing tech startup ROSS Intelligence of creating an AI legal research platform using copyrighted material from the media company's Westlaw database.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 20, 2024
Authors file lawsuit against Anthropic, Kanye West settles another lawsuit and Homicide: Life on the Streets finally comes to streaming. The post 3 Count: And Another One… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
JD Supra Law
AUGUST 22, 2024
When Nike® unveiled the kits for the 2024 U.S. Olympic track and field team, the design of the women’s kits sparked significant discussion online. At the center of the discussion was a one-piece women’s suit with a high-cut leg opening, which Nike asserted was the “most athlete-informed, data-driven and visually unified [uniform] the company has ever produced.
SpicyIP
AUGUST 23, 2024
[ This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Aditi Bansal. Aditi is a fourth year law student studying at OP Jindal Global University. She is incredibly passionate towards IP laws and its workings. Her previous post can be accessed here. ] Recently different law firms like Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Lall & Sethi and K&S Partners have released statements raising an alarm about impersonating scamsters duping people for money.
TorrentFreak
AUGUST 24, 2024
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment ( ACE ) is arguably the world’s most active anti-piracy coalition. The group systematically hunts down key piracy players on behalf of the major Hollywood studios and other prominent entertainment companies such as Apple, BBC, and Netflix. It’s safe to say that ACE had a hand in the demise of most large piracy operations of recent years.
IP Law 360
AUGUST 23, 2024
During the slower month of August, law firms should begin working on their 2025 content calendars, planning out a content creation and distribution framework that aligns with the firm’s objectives and maintains audience engagement throughout the year, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 21, 2024
Shein files lawsuit against Temu, extension for bypassing paywalls removed from GitHub and judge tosses George Santos' lawsuit. The post 3 Count: Isn’t it Ironic? appeared first on Plagiarism Today.
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