TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. Two years ago, Bungie filed a complaint at a federal court in Seattle, accusing AimJunkies of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. Dismissal, Hacking and Arbitration Last year, U.S.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This is why the advertising industry is seen as an ally in the fight against piracy. In the UK , hundreds of advertising agencies began banning pirate sites, and the European Union chimed in as well. What we do know is that earlier this year, there were 5,800 domain names reported as “copyright infringing” sites.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2022

. “[RIAA’s] arguments are a mix of factually wrong information, a misunderstanding of how these AI services work, and minor allegations regarding potential trademark infringement (corrected since) which are not piracy or counterfeiting,” the rebuttal reads ( pdf ). ” Links and References Removed.

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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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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

1: Netflix Slams Unofficial ‘Bridgerton’ Musical Creators in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit. In addition to the copyright issues, which includes verbatim dialog included in the songs, Netflix alleges that the duo used Bridgerton trademarks improperly in advertising the show. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2021

1: Pizza Companies Sued for Copyright Infringement of Advertising Photo. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement. They are seeking an injunction barring further infringement, actual and statutory damages, as well as other relief deemed appropriate by the court.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2022

These VPN providers emphasize in advertisements that they delete their end users’ log access records so their identities will never be disclosed to copyright owners or law enforcement. “Downloading and sharing files via torrent is a violation of copyright law. However, that did little to stop the infringing activity.

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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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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

issued a significant order directing for a permanent injunction and INR 5,00,000 as damages to Louis Vuitton for the unauthorized use of the brand’s copyrighted photos and promotional materials on the website [link]. His previous posts can be accessed here. ] On 21st August 2024, the Delhi High Court in Louis Vuitton Malletier v.

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 30, 2022

A careful step towards ensuring the acquisition of prosperity gained through your work is to copyright it. If infringement is faced, a copyright proprietor can avail many remedies. The copyright laws in India are governed under the Copyright Act, 1957.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. Under the system, rightsholders, advertisers and technology partners will work together to block access to pirate websites, ideally within 48 hours (if it follows Portugal’s system). Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Skillz sued its competitor Papaya, alleging false advertising under federal and state law. Papaya counterclaimed for the same causes of action and added trademark and copyright infringement as well as defamation and civil conspiracy claims. Statements about competitors: Papaya failed to sufficiently allege falsity.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2023

The European Union recognizes that online piracy poses a serious threat to copyright holders and the public at large. This includes a requirement for large platforms to deter repeat copyright infringers. According to the EU, pirate sites lead to “high financial losses” for copyright holders. Scammers Exploit Europa.eu

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 3, 2022

After those tattoos appeared in the WWE 2K game series, she sued Take-Two Interactive for copyright infringement. The new agency has worked to tackle piracy by reducing the appearance of such resources in search engines and targeting advertising on such sites.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The appellant contended that its copyright in the artistic label displayed on the liquor bottles was infringed by the respondent. The District Court, while finding copyright infringement and passing off, passed a permanent injunction. Accordingly, it sought a permanent injunction to restrain the respondent.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As I wrote previously : lawsuits against IAPs are problematic for many reasons, including the failure of 512(a), the danger of assuming that notices of claimed infringements (NOCIs) actually reflect infringing behavior, and the mismatch between the wrongdoing of alleged copyright infringement and the remedy of terminating Internet access.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

On March 26, 2021, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York found that the famed artist Andy Warhol violated photographer Lynn Goldsmith’s copyright by using her photo of the singer Prince to create his “Prince Series.” This is not the first time Andy Warhol was sued for IP infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

This blacklist may be used by the signatories of voluntary agreements promoted by ARCOM, which are supposed to contribute to remedying infringements of copyrighted material and sporting competitions and events.

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2021

Since Roderique was unaware of the advertisement and was not doing work for The Bay, she tweeted the following: “ Hey @hudsonsbay, it would have been a good idea for you to get my permission to use my face and associated activism to solicit donations ‘to support employment and empowerment of IBPOC’, no? Roderique’s Response.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Lawsuits filed in the United States targeting pirate sites usually focus on breaches of copyright law, typically direct and secondary infringement, or violations of the DMCA, depending on individual circumstances. filed its complaint. filed its complaint. In theory, at least.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

1: Songwriters take the win with this Copyright Office ruling. Copyright Office has handed down a ruling that may help songwriters that have reclaimed the rights to their songs receive their royalties directly. They further claim that the song was also featured in advertisements for the device, furthering the alleged infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 28, 2022

Next up today, Amos Robi at Pule reports that, in Kenya, musician Hubert Mbuku Nakitare (Nonini) has accused a local media influencer of unlawfully using one of his song as part of an advertisement for an electronics manufacturer. 3: YouTube Reduces Length Of Copyright Dispute Process.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2024

to Fights Back The removal, which also affected the associated AdSense advertising account, came as a surprise to MP3.to “The Website does not decrypt any technological controls implemented to protect copyrighted works,” MP3.to’s Because there are no copyright infringements, MP3.to

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this year Texas-based model Deniece Waidhofer sued Thothub for copyright infringement after the site’s users posted many of her ‘exclusive’ photos. While Cloudflare isn’t new to copyright infringement allegations, this case has proven to be more than a nuisance.

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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. As such, it’s DMCA and copyright policies have a tremendous bearing on how other sites handle theirs.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

Over the past several years a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits have been filed against alleged cheaters or cheat makers. In a complaint filed at a Seattle federal court last June, Bungie accused AimJunkies.com of copyright and trademark infringement, among other things. Copyright Questions.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

Such uses are often methods of social commentary regarding the user’s own life, or more broadly, current events; they also often utilize copyrightable material. [i] ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. i] Memes are also a form of communication that distinguishes generations.

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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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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. Those who try to access it today will get a notification informing them that the “bot is unavailable due to copyright infringement.” This success was vigorously interrupted last month when the U.S.

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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. On Friday, a Texas federal judge dismissed much of the case but kept Atari’s core copyright infringement claim in play.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2022

Can tattoos infringe copyrights, and if yes, what remedies are appropriate? Even so, the court’s almost-banal treatment of this super-interesting topic suggests that there may not be much tattoo exceptionalism in copyright law. Background. Jeff Sedlik , a photographer, took an iconic photo of jazz legend Miles Davis.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It has opened wide range of facilities for us like entertainment, education, advertisements, communication etc. The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Piracy Challenges Remain Despite these successful enforcement efforts, the MPA still sees room for progress, to further clamp down on copyright infringement. In addition to hurting revenues and limiting entrepreneurial freedom, they could weaken copyright enforcement. A copy of Bill No. 1153 can be found here (pdf).

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

People generating advertising revenue from ‘Fast Movies’ certainly wouldn’t improve things either. “This is a ruling that fully upholds our allegations, and we believe that it should be a great deterrent against copyright infringement in the future,” a joint CODA and JVA statement reads.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Last year, Texas-based model Deniece Waidhofer sued Thothub for copyright infringement after the site’s users posted many of her ‘exclusive’ photos. The trio accused Cloudflare of both direct and contributory copyright infringement. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 12, 2023

Image Sources : Shutterstock] It is a general principle that no copyright lies in ideas, subject-matter, themes, movie plots till the expression of the same are different. If presentation of subject-matter or an idea is similar to the original work, then it amounts to copyright violation. Hindustan Coca Cola Ltd, wherein the Pepsi Co.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here are some of the greatest copyright horror stories, featuring such classics as “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Halloween,” “Dracula,” “Ghostbusters” and … a creepy McDonalds character? The only thing scarier than a slasher flick is a lawsuit. It’s Halloween time again! Skully Curly.

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