Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

creators whose creative works were featured in Facebook advertisements without permission. Facebook has not responded to the lawsuit, nor has it responded to media requests about it. Only a few sites have reported on it, and I would have missed it myself if not for outreach from Cook herself. Why This Lawsuit Could Be Important.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Earlier this year, the Texas legislature enacted HB 20 , a blatant attempt to censor social media service. The opinion emphatically slices through the FUD that’s been generated by pro-censorial forces questioning whether social media services exercise editorial discretion. The Opinion. ” [cite to USTA v.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The most recent version of the report was published in 2022 and the EU is currently working on an updated edition. MPA Reports Piracy Threats As the driving force behind the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment ( ACE ), the largest and most active anti-piracy group, MPA is well aware of the global piracy threats. Like its U.S.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The IWL is a component of Operation Creative, a multi-agency initiative led by PIPCU at City of London Police, with support from partners across the creative and advertising industries. To what extent anyone benefits from the program hasn’t been reported regularly, or even at all.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Drawing on input from copyright holders, the report includes a non-exclusive overview of sites and services that are believed to be involved in piracy or counterfeiting. For more than a decade we have covered the online part of the report. In recent years, the scope of the report has broadened.

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. Nothing less will do. What Privacy-Related Claims Does Your Company Make?

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

The USTR’s report aims to motivate governments and various players in the private sector to take appropriate action, wherever that’s possible, to disrupt and limit infringement. Russia-based trio Rapidgator (file-hosting), RuTracker (torrents) and VK, the largest social media platform in Russia, also maintain their spots.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2024

There has been no shortage of news reports covering IPTV piracy enforcement actions in the UK. “Three warrants were also served leading to the arrest of a 42-year-old man in Nottingham, a 51-year-old man from Widnes and a 52-year-old man in Stockton-on-Tees,” FACT reports.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 17, 2022

When it comes to promoting, marketing, and advertising, social media is one of the most effective and powerful ways. Content creators and social media influencers work sincerely to build their reputation for expertise in specific industries, products, and topics.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2024

Additional reports on prison sentences for resellers of these services, make clear that these are serious offenses. Report Streaming Piracy Campaign To address the ongoing problem, anti-piracy group FACT has teamed up with the Crimestoppers charity to launch a new social media campaign.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 26, 2024

See enough of these reports and in theory the impact will start to diminish. In the media, the one-size-fits-all portrayal of those convicted can at times blur any number of cases into one. By now operating under the name Media Maverick on social media, customers hoping to watch Sky TV and BT Sport were in plentiful supply.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Just two months ago, the OECD reached an agreement on addressing the longstanding concern regarding multinational companies, particularly tech companies, paying their fair share of taxes on revenues earned from online advertising, online marketplaces, and user data.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 30, 2024

As reported , Monish Gujral, the managing director at Moti Mahal says “ You cannot take away somebody’s legacy … The dish was invented when our grandfather was in Pakistan.” This dispute has made its way to mainstream news both online and TV and has also sparked debates on social media. News reports (of which there are several!

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This activity generates many millions of views which are monetized by the social media platform, while rightsholders receive no compensation for the use of their works. A few weeks ago, the social media platform filed a motion to dismiss , refuting all piracy allegations. .

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The government responded to the blocked news links by stopping to advertise on Facebook and Instagram and encouraging others to do the same. In fact, reports suggest that the experience on Facebook without news has improved. Some report losing as much as 50% of their website traffic.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This growth is facilitated by users who openly advertise the site on social media, TikTok included. While the Authors Guild doesn’t recommend branding the platform as a notorious market, the social media platform responded to these and other rightsholder complaints in a letter to the USTR. TikTok Responds.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 20, 2023

“[N]o legacy is so rich as honesty” 1 might fairly summarize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s theme to the advertising industry for 2023, as gleaned from the National Advertising Division (NAD) 2022 Annual Report. Nothing less will do.

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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

MAY 25, 2023

The US Chamber of Commerce 2023 International IP Index report is a pretty big read at 213 pages, but for those interested in intellectual property matters, it’s an interesting one too. The report benchmarks the IP frameworks in 55 major economies and rates them based on how effectively they protect all kinds of intellectual property.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2022

In order to function, EngineOwning uses a number of services including internet service providers, payment providers and social media websites. For example, it’s believed that Google-owned YouTube holds information on the operators of several channels that are used for marketing and advertising EngineOwning products.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed this week by several prominent music companies, Twitter is not among them. This activity generates many millions of views which are monetized by the social media platform, while rightsholders are not compensated.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

In fact, Applinked was initially served from the developer’s own website and is still advertised and linked from there, despite what happened to its predecessor. Developer ‘Takes a Break’ From Social Media. That does not appear to be a priority, however.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

18, 2021) Doe, a real a **e (“deeply unsympathetic,” to use the court’s terms), advertised “ASU Covid Parties” on a similarly-named Instagram account and spewed a lot of bile as well as, in its first post, using ASU’s colors. The Board sued Doe for trademark infringement and related claims; Doe defaulted.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2022

With 30 search and seizure warrants in hand, law enforcement officials blocked or seized the domains of 226 websites, 461 piracy apps, and 15 social media accounts. The Ministry of Justice further reports that this is the first time that ‘Operation 404’ partially ‘took place in the metaverse.’

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TorrentFreak

MAY 2, 2022

Around the middle of April, posts on social media sites popular in Russia (VK, Telegram) suggested that cinemas in several regions would begin screening big Hollywood movies, including ones that should not be available. Where There’s The Will, There’s a Way. Who is Behind These Illegal Screenings?

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 19, 2023

World Cup 2022 – Audiovisual Broadcasting Review Published this week, Arcom’s study reveals that more than six out of 10 French people watched or listened to at least one live match during the World Cup, a figure that rose to 73% in respect of all content, including replays, match analysis, and behind-the-scenes reporting.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 2, 2023

Citing police sources, La Presse reports that the investigation began after a group of telecoms companies headed by Bell Canada filed a complaint with police alleging millions of dollars worth of damage to their businesses, attributable to the Arubox IPTV service.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 17, 2022

Recently, this Kat reported on Beyoncé’s decision to remove a sample from her song, after Kelis took to social media to complain, even though the rights had been cleared and there was no copyright infringement. As I explained in the Guardian : “It doesn’t matter that Beyoncé didn’t actually infringe Kelis’s rights.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. On social media, Z-Library users appear frustrated by the new Tor problems. As we reported earlier this week, these people still support the shadow library, despite the criminal allegations.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On October 25, 2022, following a string of antisemitic remarks and hate speech from Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) on social media, Adidas announced their decision to terminate their co-branding partnership with Ye and end production of all Yeezy branded products.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 15, 2024

The complaint ( read here ) accuses Chili’s operator Brinker International of using the band’s 1994 hit song “Sabotage” in an unauthorized social media video to promote the restaurant. But is Chili’s the real victim of sabotage here? Novak and Michelin-starred chef Tim Hollingsworth.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Tanggula set-top boxes are advertised on social media platforms, sold via various affiliate and reseller schemes, and ‘reviewed’ regularly on YouTube. According to the Black Friday offers currently being advertised on Twitter , $299 is the ‘bargain’ rate for a black and red Android-based device.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2022

Published each year by the United States Trade Representative, the ‘notorious markets’ report highlights piracy threats located outside the US, in the hope that foreign authorities will take action. The ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is a similar report published by the European Commission. The recent move to Cuevana3.me

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 13, 2024

Systems are in place to detect and shut down pirate streams within minutes, and social media will be heavily monitored as well. 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.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2019, LaLiga launched an investigation into a website advertised on social media that was being used to illegally market football content plus other material belonging to a “well-known” on-demand television platform. As previously reported, these are then sent to Google for delisting from its search engine.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Traditional journalism organizations and digital-native social media networks alike face a formidable challenge – more and more, people trust information less and less. NewsGuard rates the credibility of news and information websites and tracks online misinformation for search engines, social media apps, and advertisers.

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IP Tech Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

As reported in our previous article published in 2019, the Committees of Advertising Practice ( CAP ) have been focussing for some time on protecting children and young persons through their regulation of gambling advertising. The Advertising Standards Authority ( ASA ) is responsible for enforcement of the advertising codes.

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