JD Supra Law

AUGUST 21, 2024

In the Internet era, every firm has a risk of copyright infringement. Employees copy and paste photos from the internet or embed social media posts to the company’s website or into a press release or news article. Images stored on the company server are renamed, and the scope of rights are no longer ascertainable.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. In addition, they called out the lack of specific copyright infringements by third parties.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, ChatGPT can recall large parts of their copyright-protected articles, which effectively bypasses their paywalls. In addition, they called out the lack of specific copyright infringements by third parties.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

This Kat always eagerly awaits decisions from the French Cour de Cassation, so he was delighted to find out about an important recent decision on copyright (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil Chamber, 15 November 2023, n° 22-23.266). The judgment focuses on a procedural aspect, namely the limitation period for an action for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 4, 2024

That basically allows one party to request evidence from the other, to properly support or refute the copyright infringement claims that form the basis of the lawsuit. OpenAI Seeks NYT ‘Source’ Material In its quest for evidence, OpenAI is particularly interested in the copyrights of the New York Times’ works.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

operating as Fortner Pest Control , for alleged copyright infringement. Over the years, he has filed multiple copyright infringement claims against various parties for unauthorized use of his work (See previous blog posts about these suits here , here , here , and here.). Copyright Office in December 2022.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a number of Tony, Grammy and Peabody award winners are the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement based on the way it trains its popular chatbot, ChatGPT. In July, comedian Sarah Silverman and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey brought a similar suit against OpenAI.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 13, 2024

However, research conducted under the HORIZON Europe project ReCreating Europe , and recently published in the Policy & Internet journal , suggests that YouTube’s disclosed figures may under represent the actual extent of copyright moderation. Urban et al.,

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 9, 2024

District Court for the Central District of California ruled on Friday that Shosh Yonay and Yuval Yonay, the widow and son of Ehud Yonay, who authored a 1983 magazine article that inspired the renowned film, Top Gun, were not entitled to damages for copyright infringement related to the 2022 sequel to the film.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Over the past several years, a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. In July, the game company submitted motions for summary judgment to resolve the copyright infringement dispute before trial. Instead, a jury would have to decide.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

One AI topic, which has so far only been examined in any depth in relation to EU copyright law in a few instances, is copyright infringement by generative AI and the associated liability. 1) When does AI output constitute an infringement? 2) Who is liable for copyright-infringing AI output?

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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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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Aldi was sued for copyright infringement of an artwork that appeared on the packaging of childrens snacks under the BABY BELLIES, LITTLE BELLIES and MIGHTY BELLIES brands, each aimed at different age groups. The reproduced elements did not constitute a substantial part and therefore did not amount to copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

A law firm has filed a lawsuit against a competitor alleging copyright infringement over a copied brief, testing both ethical and legal norms. The post Law Firm Sues Competitor Over Copied Brief appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

on text data mining and its interpretation as an exception to allegations of copyright infringement, SpicyIP Fellowship applicant Tanishka Goswami highlights the key findings of the Court and explores the probable lessons for Indian policymakers in harmonizing copyright with AI and innovation. Ruling in favour of LAION e.V.,

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On October 21, Los Angeles-based film production company Alcon Entertainment filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California alleging copyright infringement and false endorsement against automaker Tesla, its CEO Elon Musk and media conglomerate Warner Bros.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

The one above is the question that a Florida judge (Robert N Scola, Jr) answered just a few days ago (Case 1:21-cv-20039-RNS) after fellow artist Joe Morford had gone – quite literally – bananas and sued Cattelan for copyright infringement.

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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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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 22, 2022

In December 2020, the United States government passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act). The act, to put it simply, created the Copyright Small Claims Board (CCB), a “small claims court” to hear copyright infringement disputes. Copyright Office has been working to launch the board.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 24, 2022

2: Copyright Infringement: Court Fixes May 25 to Hear Motion for Injunction Against Transcorp Hilton. million) in damages for the alleged copyright infringements. 3: PokerPaint Copyright Thief Brett Butz Called Out as WSOP Beckons. They received suspended sentences and were ordered to pay fines.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

1: Manhattan Judge Rejects ‘Server Test’ for Internet Copyright Infringement. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. ” As such, Warner Bros.,

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Subsequently, on 31 December 2019, Ms Y brought an action against L'Oréal Paris a for copyright infringement before the Paris Court of First Instance. In a judgement dated 6 July 2021, the Court dismissed the photographer's claim and declared several of her photos to be unprotectable under copyright law. 112-1 and L.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2025

Various groups stressed the importance of copyright protection when it comes to new AI technologies. They argued that foreign governments should be mindful of potential copyright infringements. Tech Companies & Pirate Libraries In the United States, explicit copyright exceptions for AI learning are non-existent.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2025

At the same time, however, the company denied the copyright infringement allegations, noting that it would rely on a fair use defense, at least in part. CMI is information that is included in a copyrighted work, which among other things can identify the copyright owner.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Facebook and Instagram have become rife with copyright infringement notice scams. The post How to Avoid Facebook/Instagram Copyright Scams appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's how they work and how to avoid them.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

Katz distilled all of his observations into a lengthy article , which he published as part of his newsletter. The podcast did provide citations for the episode, including five articles, two Wikipedia entries and a government document. If I was working on a paper or writing an article sure, I'd dig deeper.

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IP Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2024

This week in Other Barks and Bites: WIPO releases a study that finds intangible investment is growing rapidly in part due to IP; the Center for Investigative Reporting files a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft; and the RIAA files a lawsuit against AI music-generating platforms for mass copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Article spinning, is a tool that automatically rewrites articles by replacing key words with synonyms. This is often paired with article scraping to try and make the content appear original, even if it is less readable. AI, much like spinners and scrapers, are often seeded with content created by humans.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

Next up today, Diana Kwon at Nature reports that a Munich court has ruled that ResearchGate should be barred from hosting papers uploaded to it and that the site is responsible for copyright-infringing content uploaded on its platform. Both sides have said they intend to appeal. Both sides have said they intend to appeal.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This month, Newton is at it again and recently published an updated article that looks at the latest quarterly Widely Viewed Content Report. This was in part because the company feared running afoul of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). I’ve sat down twice to write an article about this specific issue.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 23, 2025

The French site went to court, arguing that it should not be held responsible for third-party copyright infringements without being notified about specific instances first. In court, 1fichier argued that hosting services are only at fault when they fail to remove content after being specifically notified about concrete infringements.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 28, 2023

Even after the NFT market crash, the crypto community still faces issues of plagiarism and copyright infringement. The post Yet Another NFT Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 21, 2022

That’s because, that same year, Twentieth Century-Fox filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures over Battlestar Galactica , claiming that it was a copyright infringement of Star Wars. According to the lower court, Fox’s arguments could not sustain allegations of copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by the estate of Ehud Yonay, an Israeli author who, in 1983, penned an article entitled Top Guns , about the now-famous pilot program. According to the plaintiffs, Paramount optioned the article for the first film but failed to option it for the sequel, despite the rights reverting back to the estate in January 2020.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

Every day, there are several ways that someone’s copyright is violated on social networking sites. The nature and notion of copyright, as well as a brief overview of social networking sites, have remained the main focus of this research study. 1 (2022). [5] 7] Super Cassettes Industries Ltd.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

According to the lawsuit, Unicolors created and registered a copyright in a pattern that H&M used when creating multiple products. This prompted Unicolors to file a copyright infringement lawsuit and, initially, they were victorious, with a jury in the lower court ruling in their favor and awarding them $800,000 in damages.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Sheeran affirming the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of copyright infringement claims filed against British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran over his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud.” Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in Structured Asset Sales, LLC v.

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