The IPKat

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Last month, the CJEU had an opportunity to tackle once again the direct effect of the InfoSoc Directive in the different context of reprography and private copying under Article 5(2)(a)-(b). Incidentally, at the EU level, the earlier Reprobel ruling also prompted the introduction of Article 16 of the DSM Directive.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Southern District of New York Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that the plaintiffs failed to show any concrete harm caused by OpenAI’s alleged removal of copyright management information from their articles, which they claim were then used to train ChatGPT’s language model. TransUnion v.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

That especially true given the thought of me repeatedly typing (or more realistically pasting) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious into this article. Obviously, this story is an amusing one. But, as unimportant as the case may seem to be both legally and culturally, it’s still a good one to keep in mind.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The suspects used a well-known website operated by an individual to publish articles and provide download links, generating advertising revenue through click-through rates.” The articles on those sites were reportedly viewed 553,551 times.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Shueisha notes that it will be able to present a prima facie civil case against each of the currently anonymous operators because their conduct violated Article 709 of the Civil Code. ” Shueisha says the discovery sought here is “narrowly tailored” and is not unduly intrusive or burdensome.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The order, issued under Article L.333-10 Cloudflare and Cisco further argued that the legal justification for these blockades, Article L. In May, the Paris Judicial Court ordered Google, Cloudflare, and Cisco to block access to several pirate websites by poisoning their DNS.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The Opponents argued that the granted claims contravened Article 53(a) EPC. Article 53(a) EPC states that a European patent shall not be granted for "inventions the commercial exploitation of which would be contrary to ' ordre public ' or morality".

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to a recent article by Benj Edwards at Ars Technica , several major art sites including Newgrounds and Inkblot have banned AI-created art from their services. But even as AI works rack up awards, they are finding themselves banned from an increasing number of spaces.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

As such, RightsClick is not a shortcut for bloggers and online journalists to quickly register and protect their articles. However, even if you do upload your works, it currently doesn’t work with the (relatively) new procedure for registering online works. Currently, RightsClick doesn’t provide any assistance in locating infringements.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

Despite many articles clarifying what exactly an NFT is , there are still those that think buying an NFT gives them some kind of additional rights. But then there is the other side of the coin. Even with a completely legitimate NFT, there are at least some that seem to be unclear on what they are actually buying.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 21, 2022

In that original article, he admitted that he had used Alexievich’s work as a source, and he had conflated them with the stories of his grandparents. The similarities included both scenes and ideas that were rewritten, as well as lengthy passages of text that were copied either verbatim or near-verbatim.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The Top 14 order The recent orders were issued by the Paris Judicial Court under Article L.333-10 On appeal, DNS providers will likely argue that Article L.333-10 The third is centered around the French professional rugby union league; Top 14. This also lists Quad9 and Vercara as the main defendants, but this time alongside Google.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In 2016, the EUIPO Examination Division issued a total provisional refusal, citing descriptiveness and a lack of distinctive character under Articles 7(1)(b) and (c), in conjunction with Article 7(2), of the EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The article included multiple photos of Sewell, including the photo in question , and the Post apparently liked the image so much that they used a portion of the photo as the background for the newspaper cover that day (see screenshot at right). McDermott kept the copyright to those photo and granted NY Post a license. Not willful.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

.’ It’s alleged that without obtaining permission from rightsholders, the men – who appear to work for the same company – ‘extracted’ the text and other distinuishing features from the movies, added relevant images, then displayed the resulting articles on a website.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

— This weekend we will publish a follow-up article, sharing some thoughts on the series with input from Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde and Piratbyrån co-founder Rasmus Fleischer. Whether this succeeded is up to the viewer, but the series definitely shows the contrasting personalities of Fredrik, Gottfrid, and Peter.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In the wake of EU enlargement in 2004, a new article 110a was added, which, under its paragraph 5, stated: “[…] a design which has not been made public within the territory of the Community shall not enjoy protection as an unregistered Community design.”

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 23, 2023

The Andy Warhol ruling is less than a week old, but the Supreme Court may have just shaken the world of artificial intelligence to its core. The post What the Warhol Ruling May Mean for AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2024

Authors are constantly being targeted by fake publisher scams. Here we break down one such site and explain what to look for. The post Authors Beware of This Scam Macmillian Website appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 29, 2022

In January 2022, just months after taking the role of Prime Minister in Romania, Nicolae Ciuc? faced a significant plagiarism scandal. According to reporter Emilia ?ercan ercan (link in Romanian), some 42 pages of Ciuc?’s s 38-page 2013 dissertation from the National Defense University in Bucharest were plagiarized from outside sources.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

On January 1, 2022, works that were first published in the year 1926 lapsed into the public domain. Though the list of works that includes is long, some bigger names include Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises and Dorothy Parker’s Enough Rope. However, the name that’s received the lion’s share of the attention has been A.A.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

Plagiarism has long been a powerful weapon in politics, however, now the weaponization of plagiarism is expanding and targeting new people. The post The Weaponization of Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Harvard President Claudine Gay has resigned her position following a month-long plagiarism scandal that could have easily been avoided. The post Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Harvard President Claudine Gay is under fire not just for her answers before Congress, but allegations of plagiarism. Here's what's going on. The post Understanding the Claudine Gay Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 29, 2023

A recent Newsguard report shines a light on the growth of AI spam news sites. Here's why Google has dropped the ball. The post The Predictable Rise of Generative AI Spam appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 17, 2024

A battle over the practice of skiplagging has created a bizarre copyright verdict that could impact the use of logos online. The post Skiplagged, American Airlines and a Bizarre Copyright Verdict appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 6, 2024

Adobe users are in revolt over changes to the company's terms of service. But how bad are they should users be worried? The post Adobe’s Terms of Service Debacle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 17, 2023

The future of AI and copyright is still very uncertain. However, it looks like we may get some answers soon as the lawsuits are pouring in. The post The Wave of AI Lawsuits Have Begun appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In 1948, a physicist added a name to a paper for the sake of a bad pun. However, the laughing got quiet when the paper's theory had issues. The post Falsifying Attribution for a Bad Pun appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Yesterday, the Internet Archive lost its appeal in its case against book publishers. Here's what you need to know. The post 5 Takeaways from the Internet Archive Ruling appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 11, 2024

Oscar-winning film The Holdovers is facing plagiarism allegations from another screenwriters. Here's why they don't hold up. The post Why The Holdovers is Not a Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2023

The popular spelling/grammar checking service Grammarly is launching a new AI writing tool. Here's why schools should be worried. The post Grammarly to Launch AI-Writing Tool appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

A famous AI-generated piece of art has been rejected by the US Copyright Office. Here's why the decision matters and what it means. The post Another AI Copyright Registration Rejected appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 1, 2023

A Chinese art professor has been fired over allegations of plagiarism. However, he may have much more to worry about than unemployment. The post Plagiarism and China’s Social Credit System appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 19, 2022

Earlier today, the Israeli-based plagiarism detection service Copyleaks announced a new $6 million round of funding to help them further develop their product. Though a relative upstart in this field, being founded in 2013, Copyleaks has been making steady progress both in their product and their business.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2024

You can't copyright a baby, but as one company proves, you can copyright a very specific rendition of a baby, if the copy is close enough. The post Copyright and Realistic Baby Dolls appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 31, 2024

Recently, pseudonymous author John Kucera has become the bane of literary magazine editors for his flagrant and ongoing plagiarism. The post The Bizarre Case of the Serial Lit Mag Plagiarist appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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