Patently-O

APRIL 17, 2024

by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit is set to consider the use of terms like “patented,” “proprietary,” and “exclusive” in commercial advertising can be actionable under § 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act when their use is not entirely accurate. Crocs largely prevailed in those actions.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

The ad, which was produced by the London-based advertising agency M&C Saatchi, featured prominent Hong Kong actor and musician Andy Lau Tak-wah as he delivered a monologue about Xiaoman, the eighth solar term and second solar term of summer on the traditional Chinese calendar. Audi has also removed the video.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

While some consider this less damaging than uploading a full movie, CODA says that when use of copyrighted text goes beyond the scope of quotation, copying and distribution amount to serious crimes. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. .

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TorrentFreak

MAY 14, 2022

On the flip side, today’s interconnected world has the ability to transform leaks into powerful advertising and hype, keeping message boards and social media alive with discussion of exciting new products, at zero cost to official marketing teams.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Skillz sued its competitor Papaya, alleging false advertising under federal and state law. screenshot from alleged astroturf website Papaya also alleged that Skillz had engaged in copyright and trademark infringement by copying specific games. Skillz Platform Inc. Papaya Gaming, Ltd., 2025 WL 438387, 24cv1646(DLC) (S.D.N.Y.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Advertising/E-Commerce. While such social media posts may not have the indicia of a traditional advertisement, there can belittle doubt that these paid posts are in fact advertisements… Today, consumers face waves of advertisements amid a sea of product choices. Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp.,

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2025

The goal of the investigation is to establish whether Google has strategic market status in the search and search advertising markets that potentially harms consumers and competition. Pirates can still use search and Google advertisements to drive traffic and, without additional regulation, this is unlikely to change, they say.

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Wowwee sells a line of dolls called “My Avastars,” which plaintiffs allege were “copied directly from Roblox’s Classic Avatars.” Looking at the side by side pictures in the complaint, this is a bit hard to swallow, but the evidence of copying/references to Roblox clearly bleed over from the TM side.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2024

“Brazil’s legitimate online audiovisual services continue to suffer from the pervasive availability of illicit, advertising-supported services, despite the increasing availability of legitimate options,” MPA notes. A copy of Bill No. 1153 can be found here (pdf).

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 1, 2024

Copyright can extend to advertisement copy, manuals, visuals, art, photography, storyboards, scripts, film, video, online components, mobile apps, social media posts, websites, music, developed characters appearing in ads, and logos. A properly maintained copyright portfolio is essential to any successful brand owner. By: Venable LLP

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The court says that Amazon “easily satisfies” this factor: Plaintiff’s claims are all based on the theory that Defendants ‘continue to allow unlawful sellers to maintain their accounts’ and ‘permit them to advertise’ on Defendants’ website. This argument has failed so many times. Google opinion.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2021

Most pirate sites and apps won’t survive without advertising revenue. This is why the advertising industry is seen as an important partner to combat piracy. The overall conclusion is that there’s still plenty of advertising revenue going around in pirate circles. 1 Billion+ Ad Revenue for Pirate Sites and Apps.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

They further claim that the song was also featured in advertisements for the device, furthering the alleged infringement. It was not intended to prevent the songwriter from gaining the rights in their original works, and that the copyright owner of the work is the one entitled to the royalties from the song itself. 3: Filmmakers Win $4.2m

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Phan Thanh Cong was the programmer and manager, who also took care of advertisers and through that, handled the money; he allegedly took 90% of the spoils, leaving just 10% for his partner. The indictment focuses on one type of revenue, from a single source.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2023

“If you copy and distribute copyrighted material without legal permission, you may be found liable for civil or criminal copyright infringement. These include a PDF file that advertises a free copy of “Avatar: The Way of Water”, as shown below. Here’s what the University of Texas writes.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 10, 2024

Pirate Site Promoter, Piracy Profiteer The opening salvo in the publishers’ lawsuit, which majors on violations of the Copyright Act, the Lanham Act, and New York’s General Business Law, details Google’s ‘systemic and pervasive advertising’ of infringing copies of their textbooks and other educational works.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Because the big company has more resources for marketing and advertising, it overwhelms the smaller business’s brand identity. The court ruled in favor of Big O, stating that large companies shouldn’t be allowed to dominate smaller businesses simply because they have more money for advertising. trademark law. Banff, Ltd.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2025

— A copy of the USTRs 2024 Review of Notorious Markets is available here (pdf). But it’s worth pointing out anyway. Perhaps it will result in another ‘positive development’, which the USTR can highlight in next year’s version of the notorious markets report. The full overview also includes offline markets.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In most cases, these leaks are broadly advertised by the pirate groups who put them online. However, the leaked episode that appeared a few hours ago wasn’t advertised as such. Instead, these early pirated copies of ‘The New Look S01E05’ include the video track of an unreleased episode of another series.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2024

In a lawsuit filed at a New York federal court in June, leading textbook publishers including Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, Elsevier and McGraw Hill, accused Google of profiting from sales of infringing copies of their textbooks. The Complaint makes clear that these allegedly infringing acts occurred on third-party websites.”

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The three models argued that Cloudflare directly infringed their rights by making copies of the copyrighted works on its servers and deliberately marketing its service to pirate sites. Thothub Operators and Advertisers. The advertising company MultiMedia, also known as Chaturbate, is also listed as a defendant.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 29, 2024

Most of the claims failed on summary judgment, but part of Woodland’s claim against Fiskars for false advertising, based on Fiskars’s statements about the cutting power of its tools, and some of its statements that certain products were designed in the United States, did create factual issues for trial. But Lexmark didn’t preclude this claim.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the United States, the formation of the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) in 2015 saw advertisers and advertising agencies come together to clean up the system and prevent ad revenue from reaching pirate sites. still aims to defund pirate sites and protect advertisers from undesirable associations.

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Copyright Lately

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Atari’s copyright infringement lawsuit against State Farm advances, underscoring the importance of careful clearance in advertising. In addition to copyright infringement, Atari brought claims for business disparagement, false information and advertising, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Not everyone agrees that YouTube downloaders and domain registrars are piracy havens, and adding advertising companies is seen as a controversial step as well. They include advertising company PopAds , which is described as follows: PopAds and PopCash are ad networks owned by Tomksoft in Poland but incorporated in Costa Rica.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2021

With a reach of a billion users and 10,000 new advertising campaigns per week, PropellerAds is a major player in the online advertising industry. The Cyprus-based company works with advertisers and publishers from all over the world. Many of these are legitimate companies, but there are likely some bad apples in the bunch too.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hollywood believes that these ‘cam’ copies cause significant damage to the cinema industry, an opinion shared by the UK’s Film Distributors’ Association. Sources confirm that the copies were traced back to two multi-screen cinemas, both of them in Liverpool, the location mentioned by PIPCU.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In pirate streaming, in part due to the way sites tend to copy each other’s branding, obvious long-standing players are less easy to identify. Defendants use the Copyrighted Works as the bait to lure the largest possible audience, so that Defendants will profit from advertisements shown to their users. is taken into account. .

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BYU Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

its complaint, Panoramic accuses Wash U of copying "Panoramic’s copyrighted Work in order to advertise, market and promote its business activities." Louis ("Wash U"), for alleged infringement on a panoramic image of the Gateway Arch ("the Work") found on the Plaintiff's website.In

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Defendants allegedly copied key components of Trackman’s copyrighted software and falsely suggested, in promotions and advertisements, that defendants were authorized to use the well-known courses in their game. Although the court dismissed a contract claim, copyright and false advertising claims survived. 3d 1137 (9th Cir.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

However, in recent years we have also seen hosting companies, advertisers, and e-commerce platforms being added. Hosting, Advertising, and Shopping. Aside from sites and services that are directly linked to piracy, the USTR also calls out several third-party intermediaries including hosting companies and advertising services.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

These films eventually end up online, often with branding from gambling companies, who appear to see these releases as a great advertising venue. — A copy of IIPA’s response to USTR’s request for comments concerning Russia’s Implementation of its WTO Commitments is available here (pdf).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The site offered downloads and streams of roughly 12,000 pirated copies of movies and 26,000 TV shows. The true purpose of the site was obvious and its operators publicly advertised it as the best way to watch entertainment without paying. This free-for-all approach generated serious advertising revenues for the site.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 18, 2022

As alleged in the Amended Complaint, the Classmates’ website uses his image to advertise a paid subscription to its services in at least two ways.” ” So, I guess the court thinks electronic versions of yearbooks aren’t literary works when they are sold via subscription services, even though the physical copies might be?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2024

The aim was to launch services that would distribute movies to the public, without permission from rightsholders, for the purpose of generating illegal profits from advertising. TV Report on the Arrests According to the authorities, 30-year-old Tuan sought to buy source code for the sites back in 2019.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 20, 2022

Of course, websites are easily copied so the MPA’s investigation went beyond graphics and text. The MPA’s investigators have also been monitoring the /r/primewireli sub-Reddit where posts advertising HydraWire as the PrimeWire alternative were left up and those referring to competing services were taken down.

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