TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 31, 2022

Every year we write hundreds of articles here at TorrentFreak, with some are more popular than others. The most popular articles are listed below, grouped into the twelve biggest stories of the year. Z-Library shows up in several of the most-read articles this year. Adblocking Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement.

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Copying Publishing Copyright Infringement Copyright 141

Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Welcome to the fourth and final trimester of 2021 round up of EU copyright law! In this series, we update readers every three months on developments in EU copyright law. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. We started this rubric in the beginning of 2021. CJEU judgments. Top System SA, C-13/20.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 29, 2024

This make chances of piracy and copyright infringement higher because lots of course encompasses material such as video, powerpoint presentation, and text among others, which once created can be duplicated and distributed by people other than the original creator. This was set in the earliest case of A&M Records Inc. v Napster Inc.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Rosemary Nkechi Ogueri is a litigation lawyer and a legal associate at Ogunwale & Associates Law Firm in Nigeria. Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Action for Copyright infringement. CONCLUSION.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 18, 2023

In common with content created in other fields, photographs generally enjoy protection under copyright law, allowing photographers to determine who can duplicate and/or distribute their work. Photographers Alexis Hunley and Matthew Brauer posted several of their copyrighted works on Instagram.

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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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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 19, 2022

It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Copyright infringement cases on the internet have increased because the internet has become more widely available. Legal Framework governing take down notice.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

If you follow copyright news, you likely have been seeing countless stories of popular musicians being sued for alleged copyright infringement in their work. . Some of this is simply because it takes time for a copyright infringement lawsuit to be filed. Dua Lipa has been sued twice over her sling Levitating.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

On April 13, Ben Dickson at The Next Web received an email from a lawyer with the name Nicole Palmer with the subject “DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice”. First, the subject of DMCA Copyright Infringement Notice is strange. It would be a copyright infringement case. Nothing more.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2021

According to a judgment published by the Federal Court of Australia this week, the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) – the world governing body for kung fu – is attempting to identify the person who posted allegedly copyright-infringing videos to YouTube.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 6, 2022

Just days after Dua Lipa was sued by a Florida reggae band, “Levitating” is the target of a second copyright infringement lawsuit, this time over the songs “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and “Don Diablo.” ” Any moderately successful songwriter can be sued for copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Image from here Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws? Tanishka is an advocate at the High Court of MP.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

However, there is a major risk there that is easy to overlook and the risk comes from copyright law. Your Obligations Under the Law. Note: This article is focusing on United States law, if you are based in a different country or your server is located in a different country, please check your local rules.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 25, 2022

Calling the lawsuit “without merit”, the court said, “here is no unauthorized duplication and/or reworking of copyrighted computer programs,” under German copyright law. Ad Blocking as Piracy and Copyright Infringement.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

.” I was barely out of law school when a senior partner muttered those words as he handed me a scathing demand letter sent to one of the firm’s commercial director clients. This was the late ’90s, and the entertainment industry was still reeling from a well-publicized copyright infringement lawsuit involving the movie 12 Monkeys.

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Artwork Copyright Infringement Copyright Art 91

Plagiarism Today

MARCH 30, 2022

However, I know very little about Iranian copyright law. and European copyright law. Though much of copyright law is fairly standardized internationally, it may or may not apply to Iran. Generally speaking, ideas and facts cannot be covered by copyright protection. A Difficult Question. Bottom Line.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Even if rightsholders could obtain the IP address or even a name of an alleged streaming pirate, they would have to prove that the person in question is actually engaged in copyright infringement. Not Clear Whether Streaming is Infringing. This is also what James Gibson , Professor of Law at Richmond University, hinted at.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 9, 2021

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. In particular, it explores why copyright of a meme’s underlying content does not matter in a normative sense. LAW AND ECONOMICS. Costs Versus Benefits of Copyright Protection. 29, 2013), [link]. [ii] 277 (2020). [iv]

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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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Copyright Reporting Copyright Infringement Social Media 125

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Given the fact that the copyright law was originally framed to protect literary and artistic works, it needs to be seen how much the law has evolved to grant protection to digitalized works. Kind of Copyright Infringement. Copyright infringement can take place in various forms in this digital era.

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Social Media 52

SpicyIP

AUGUST 27, 2021

The article endorses an intellectual property approach to understand the right and its infringement. This is achieved by understanding the parallels between publicity right and trademark law. Throughout the article, the author derives insights from US case laws which have had a considerable influence on Indian courts.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This maneuver blurs the lines between defamation and copyright law, raising questions about the appropriate remedies for defamation and the jurisdictional authority of courts in such matters. In light of this, this article examines the implication of this unusual claim for royalties and the jurisdictional challenges it presents.

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Copyright Copyright Law Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement 99

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Hence, licensed broadcasting of copyrighted music does not give rise to copyright infringement. In the case of Super Cassettes Industries Pvt.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the USPTO is changing its approach to auditing trademark applications; the production company behind Blade Runner 2049 sues Tesla for AI-aided copyright infringement;a former OpenAI staffer publishes an essay accusing his former employer of breaking copyright law; and Microsoft’s CEO asks countries to change their (..)

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Copyright Law Copyright Law Copyright Infringement 59

TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

In a complaint filed at a Nashville federal court last spring , Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others, accused X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The attempt was partially successful; last month, the court dismissed the music companies’ direct and vicarious copyright infringement claims.

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Music Copyright Infringement Social Media Copyright 124

IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Technology and copyright law. Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators. International efforts to curb copyright infringement in the digital space.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 21, 2024

In 2019, eight men from Las Vegas were named in a grand jury indictment alleging they conspired to violate criminal copyright law through two IPTV services, Jetflicks and iStreamitAll. Dallmann was further convicted of two counts of money laundering by concealment and three counts of misdemeanor criminal copyright infringement.

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Intellectual Property Television Copyright Infringement Copyright 144

The Illusion of More

MARCH 7, 2022

Once again, the question arises whether there is any hope of addressing mass online copyright infringement on otherwise legal platforms? A recent article by Annie Levin for Observer describes a new campaign by Music Workers Alliance (MWA), in which she sums […].

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Music Copyright Infringement Copyright Copyright Law 128

The IPKat

APRIL 15, 2024

The defendant, a local law firm, subsequently copied the Image and used it on its own website (presumably, to prove a point?). The claimant brought this action for copyright infringement against the defendant, alleging that it was the author of the Image, and seeking injunctive relief. Show only hands. ”

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Copyright Copying Copyright Infringement Contracts 145

TorrentFreak

JUNE 11, 2024

The website is a structural copyright infringing website (SUW). There is a clear infringement of copyright. The paperwork references article 15 of a foreign copyright law, quoting a ‘work for hire’ section that matches article 15 of Japan’s copyright law.

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Copyright Law Copyright Copyright Infringement Music 117

TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 31, 2024

First Case of its Type in Japan This week local anti-piracy group CODA revealed details of a copyright prosecution that’s so unusual, it’s probably never happened before. On October 29, officers from Miyagi Prefectural Police Headquarters and Tome Police Station arrested three men on suspicion of violating copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 10, 2023

An interesting feature of copyright law is its tendency to lag behind the times while new technology races ahead and exploits its numerous ‘loopholes’ One of the most famous loopholes was ‘exposed’ when streaming overtook BitTorrent to become the delivery method of choice for millions of video-oriented pirates.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The creator of a LEGO brick Second Holy Temple product is accusing another LEGO creator of copyright infringement for their interpretation of the same temple. Read Eric’s article about this case here. Scott Hervey and Eric Caligiuri discuss this case on this episode of The Briefing.

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Copyright Copyright Infringement Copyright Law Law 117

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.

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Social Media Copyright Fair Use Intellectual Property 97

TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

. “Most Voluminous” Copyright Decree Ever Issued in Vietnam Global IP services firm Rouse reports that with 8 chapters and 116 articles, Decree 17 is the most voluminous copyright decree ever issued in Vietnam. In theory, that should be easier than before.

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Intellectual Property Law Intellectual Property Copyright Infringement Copyright 140

SpicyIP

JANUARY 3, 2024

Shivam is a 2020 law graduate from Benaras Hindu University and is a former law researcher at the Delhi High Court. AI Image generated by Shivam, using Gencraft Copyright Bill, 1955: the Best Copyright Law that India Never Had By Shivam Kaushik Seen from Nehru’s eyes , Indian independence was a ‘tryst’ with destiny.

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IPilogue

JUNE 13, 2022

Nikita Munjal is an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a third-year JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This article was written as a requirement for Prof. The author of a copyright-protected work can bring a claim for copyright infringement, but this is contingent on knowing the infringer’s identity.

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