TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Rightsholders and anti-piracy groups regularly highlight reports which show that pirate sites are rife with malware and even alert potential pirates-to-be about the dangers of these sites. All in all, the report paints a pretty grim picture suggesting that things are worse than they ever were. New Pirate Site Malware Research.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The music group reported well-known targets such as The Pirate Bay, Newalbumreleases, MP3Juices, RARBG, and RapidGator, plus other piracy-related sites and services. On GitHub, Deezer explicitly advertises Spleeter’s music separation features, including the separation of vocals.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Earlier this year, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a Nashville federal court, accusing Elon Musk’s X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The company behind X allegedly fails to properly respond to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy for repeat infringers.

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SpicyIP

JULY 1, 2024

In light of the recent settlement between Youtuber Dhruv Rathee and Dabur in a trademark and copyright infringement dispute, SpicyIP intern Aarav Gupta writes on how use of a mark in commentaries and critiques should not amount to infringement and highlights the larger public interest in such commentaries/ critiques.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Last week, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released an intriguing report measuring and analyzing (apparently for the first time) the influence that social media influencers exert on consumers also when it comes to purchasing counterfeits. The same appears to be true, at least in certain cases, for the purchase of counterfeits.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

1: Pizza Companies Sued for Copyright Infringement of Advertising Photo. First off today, Kendall Heebink at Law Street reports that a pair of pizza companies have been sued by Prepared Food Photos, Inc. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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43(B)log

APRIL 26, 2023

Creager sells Montana post drivers (made in China) that compete with the Texas post drivers sold by IDT (advertised as made in the USA). IDT created an ad for its products using two images of Montana post drivers for which Creager later obtained a copyright registration. There’s more, including public disputes on Craigslist.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

1: The US Copyright Office Says an AI Can’t Copyright its Art. First off today, Adi Robertson at The Verge reports that the U.S. Copyright Office has declined to register the copyright of an AI-created image that it says did not include an element of “human authorship.”

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is not the first time Andy Warhol was sued for IP infringement. In fact, nearly all creations by Andy Warhol are derivatives of existing images—celebrity photos, advertisements, magazine illustrations, etc.—to The Warhol Foundation plans to appeal the ruling, according to an Artnet News report.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2022

However, the labels argue that Bright House was clearly in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and that the court should find in favor of them. 2: German carmaker Audi, Ad Agency M&C Saatchi Apologize for Copyright Infringement in Video Campaign with Hong Kong’s Andy Lau.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. First off today, Megan Butler at Courthouse News Service reports that the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in a lawsuit over the 2016 hit rap song Everyday We Lit. 3: Jeff Koons Sued for Copyright Infringement in ‘Made in Heaven’ Series.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

With a view to draining the resources of the blacklisted websites, advertisers and their agents must make public, at least once a year, under conditions to be specified by ARCOM, the existence of their relationships with the blacklisted sites. 2/ The Act creates new procedures to fight against mirror sites.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2024

companies being strategically infringed by Chinese citizens, in ways that avoid liability in China itself, has led to limited enforcement opportunities and in some cases, rampant piracy. Early March we reported on the work of Japan-based anti-piracy group CODA. Other conundrums, including IP rights owned by U.S.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 7, 2024

BREIN has just published its latest annual report, providing insights into the priorities of the organization and the progress being made. BREIN also kept a close eye on advertisements for pirate services and other illegal offerings. Knock Knock… The full annual report includes many more details and nuances.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Every year, major copyright industry groups compile their lists of the most notorious pirate sites, which are publicly reported to the US Trade Representative ( USTR ). Not everyone agrees that YouTube downloaders and domain registrars are piracy havens, and adding advertising companies is seen as a controversial step as well.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

First off today, Luke Plunkett at Kotaku reports that the iconic “oof” sound effect in Roblox has been removed yet again due to licensing issues with the sound’s creator. 3: YouTube Reduces Length Of Copyright Dispute Process. 3: YouTube Reduces Length Of Copyright Dispute Process.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. In this blog I argue that copyright protection of the content underlying memes does not matter because of the relative weakness of enforcement mechanisms for copyright infringement of this scale.

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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. In addition, it offers an easily accessible abuse report form.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 3, 2022

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that tattoo artist Catherine Alexander has emerged victorious in a recent trial against Take-Two Interactive over the use of tattoos she created in a video game. After those tattoos appeared in the WWE 2K game series, she sued Take-Two Interactive for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 13, 2024

According to Google’s transparency report, UEFA anti-piracy partner ‘Friend MTS’ asked the search engine to remove thousands of ‘pirate’ live-streaming links over the past week. In the past, it also sent advance warnings to pirate site owners directly, but we haven’t heard similar reports this time around.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 18, 2023

15, 2023) Simpson sued its competitor MiTek for using Simpson part numbers for structural connectors/fasteners for use in the construction industry in its catalogs/other promotional material; the court here, after a nonjury trial before the magistrate judge, rather comprehensively rejects its false advertising, trademark, and copyright claims. (It

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 23, 2021

On June 2, 2021, he was sentenced to three years in prison and fines in excess of US$650,000, much of it representing a clawback of revenue generated by advertising. Agencies Participated in Mangamura’s Infringement. According to a report from Anime News Network , manga creator Ken Akamatsu (Love Hina, Negima!

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A California jury on Monday awarded what is reportedly the “largest maximum statutory damages verdict for photography infringement in U.S. history,” according to a press release issued by the plaintiff's counsel in the case.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Today, we begin with developments in the copyright field. The Regulations also protect the rights of authors of an original applied or fine artwork to a share in the proceeds of sale of that work as long as copyright subsists. A presentation of the report was made by Hon.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The startup swiftly captured a dominant market share and branched out into other businesses, including online advertising and video streaming. One DMCA takedown feature that’s new to us is that rightsholders can now indicate if the reported content is unreleased or still-in-theater. This technology isn’t perfect.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

1: Songwriters take the win with this Copyright Office ruling. First off today, Bobby Owsinski at Hypebot reports that the U.S. Copyright Office has handed down a ruling that may help songwriters that have reclaimed the rights to their songs receive their royalties directly. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 7, 2024

Aside from addressing copyright infringements in an automated fashion, the Content ID system brings in billions of dollars in revenue. Many rightsholders choose to monetize copyright-infringing videos instead of taking them down, which can be quite lucrative. WebKyte is certainly not a newcomer to the copyright scene.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 15, 2024

The Beastie Boys filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Chili’s over a ‘Sabotage’ parody, but is it a case of mistaken identity? By now, you’ve probably heard about the copyright infringement and false endorsement lawsuit filed by legendary hip-hop group Beastie Boys against Chili’s Grill & Bar.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 11, 2022

ACE reports that, in collaboration with local rightsholder True Visions, it helped the Thai police to shut down We-Play.live. It reportedly generated revenue through subscriptions and carried advertising for illegal gambling operations. He will be prosecuted based on copyright infringement-related charges.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Six causes of action including copyright infringement, trafficking in circumvention devices contrary to the DMCA, trademark violations, and unfair competition, encouraged three defendants to settle with Bungie. However, with Ring-1 still in business, more work lay ahead. However, with Ring-1 still in business, more work lay ahead.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. These Internet providers are accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The sites’ Russian owner Tofig Kurbanov was taken to court in the United States in 2018, accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement. In a follow-up filing, the music companies demanded more than $82 million in damages for copyright infringement and DMCA violations. 82 Million is Appropriate, Judge Recommends.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

According to a report from anti-piracy group CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association), officers from the Gunma Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division and Takasaki North Police Station have arrested a man on suspicion of operating an unnamed ‘reach’ site. It seems that some people didn’t get the memo.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2024

The debate over whether copyright infringement cannibalizes legitimate media consumption has been dragging on for several decades now. The issue has been researched extensively with both positive and negative effects being reported, varying based on the type of content and the ‘piracy’ source, among other variables.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

App piracy includes legitimate apps that are copied but we reserve our reporting to those that are advertised as a gateway to pirated content or live streams. Some apps may monetize user data, for example, but for the vast majority advertising is the income stream of choice.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

creators whose creative works were featured in Facebook advertisements without permission. Normally, a company like Facebook would be protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) from such arguments. Only a few sites have reported on it, and I would have missed it myself if not for outreach from Cook herself.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

But with Vietnam-based movie streaming giant Fmovies also announcing a domain switch/minor rebranding to Fmoviesz recently, more progress is needed and in an announcement this week, the authorities reported just that. And when 500 sites were reportedly blocked in 2021/22, copyright was again the headline reason.

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