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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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I believe that Winston & Strawn will eventually prevail based upon a fair use defense, but it is still an embarrassing situation for the firm and attorneys involved. In this case, HLG alleges that Winston & Strawn plagiarized a motion to dismiss that HLG had filed on behalf of a client in an earlier consolidated patent case.

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3 New and Interesting Cases Before the Copyright Claims Board

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The post 3 New and Interesting Cases Before the Copyright Claims Board appeared first on Plagiarism Today. As such, we're taking a look at three new and interesting cases being heard by it.

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3 Count: Warhol Battle

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In 1984, Lynn licensed one of her photographs of the musician Prince to be converted into a painting by Warhol for Vanity Fair magazine. However, after Prince died in 2016, it was revealed that Warhol actually made an additional 14 prints using the photograph. 2: Textile Designer Sues Zulily for Copyright Infringement.

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3 Count: Clubbed Penguin

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The lawsuit was filed by photographer Elliot McGucken, who claimed that Newsweek infringed his copyright by embedding an Instagram post of his on their site as part of a news article. The court, in this case, rejected the test as well as Newsweek’s fair use arguments. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.

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3 Count: Server Tested

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According to the lawsuit, Nicklen uploaded a viral video of a starving polar bear that Sinclair embedded into a news article about the video. The judge also ruled against Sinclair on the issue of fair use, saying that it was too early in the case to rule on that issue. The case was filed by Paul Nicklen against Sinclair Media.

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Tattoos and Copyright: A Potent Combination

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Last week, Moss summarized the history of the case in an article that is well worth reading. Implied License – Second, Take-Two could have argued that, by placing the tattoo on Randy Orton, that Alexander granted an implied license for it to be used as part of his image, including on TV, film and video games.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

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If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? Costumes are considered “useful articles” and, similar to most of the fashion industry , does not qualify for any kind of copyright protection. . These elements are almost certainly just useful articles and not protectable under copyright.

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