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.).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

DistroKid defends against the direct copyright infringement claim using the volitional conduct argument. However, direct copyright infringement is strict liability, so the volitional conduct provides an important “fast lane” to survive cases that otherwise look dangerous to defendants.

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Likelihood of Confusion

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Republished by Blog Post PromoterYou’ve heard the tale in one form or another: A bar plays a recorded song over its sound system (without permission), then gets sued for violating the public performance right of the musical composition’s copyright holder. Copyright infringement. It happens. It happens.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House sued the Internet Archive (IA) for copyright infringement, equating its ‘Open Library’ to a pirate site. Mass Copyright Infringement or Fair Use? Not all rightsholders are happy with IA’s scanning and lending activities.

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IPilogue

MAY 4, 2022

It used to be that occasionally we would hear in the news that some artist is suing some other artist for infringing their song. You may remember the big music copyright infringement case of 2012 , where Robin Thicke was sued by Marvin Gaye over claims that Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

However, with the convenience of streaming music through these digital platforms, the music industry has also had to deal with a wide range of copyright issues, including online copyright infringement. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Last week, an Illinois jury awarded tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages at the conclusion of a copyright infringement trial. Among the tens of thousands of tattooers working in the United States, the tiny handful who have brought copyright infringement claims are rare outliers. Take-Two is likely.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Here is the original retweet as it appears now, reflecting some of Twitter’s product “enhancements” since 2020: Thus, this case raises the issue of whether a retweet can constitute copyright infringement. Instagram ), where embedding isn’t an infringement. From my perspective, this is an easy call.

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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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IPilogue

MAY 19, 2022

Justin Bieber and Dan + Shay are next in a line of artists to face allegations of copyright infringement — after Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa. Music distribution company The Orchard , a subsidiary of Sony , released First Time in 2014, and the original written song had been submitted to the US Copyright Office by Melomega in 1980.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, in 2022, the Sheeran found himself engaged in another copyright infringement litigation over the said song. This time around, the singer was accused of infringing a 2015 song named “Oh Why” sung by Sami Chokri. The post Ed Sheeran’s Copyright Infringement Battles appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 21, 2022

However, VeePN distinguished itself by actively promoting the use of its services for the purpose of piracy, including promoting the use of Popcorn Time in a blog post. The company has removed the “Popcorn Time VPN” blog post from its site, but still lists PayPal and Alipay as payment options.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As one of the leading niche blog platforms, Tumblr receives thousands of DMCA takedown requests every year. Many of these point to copyright-infringing material, but not all. The person behind the Tumblr blog “ Mapping La Sirena ” has spent countless hours and dedicated dozens of posts to the iconic Speed Freighter.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2021

Here's what Mirko writes: German court: copyright infringement by ‘re-pin’ on Pinterest by Mirko Brüß A Kat pin Readers of this blog will remember the CJEU decision Renckhoff ( C-161/17 ), which was discussed by Eleonora here.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Somewhat related to a claim of copyright infringement (and often preempted by such a claim – more on that later), is the claim for Right of Publicity. California has particularly robust case law on Right of Publicity due to the abundance of celebrities residing within that state, so that jurisdiction is the focus of this blog post.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

Getty Images alleges that Stability’s actions constitute copyright infringement, false copyright management information, removal or alteration of copyright management information, trademark infringement, unfair competition, trademark dilution, and deceptive trade practices under Delaware law.

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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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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Canada’s largest media companies, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Postmedia, CBC, and Canadian Press, came together last week to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. First, the Canadian claims are much narrower than those found in other lawsuits such as the NY Times case.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. These are the basic facts underlying this lawsuit.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

In my opinion, this is the crux of the decision, and critics might argue that the court is coming quite close to treating fair use as a right rather than just a defense against a copyright infringement claim. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 23, 2023

The Ninth Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether parties can contractually agree to shorten the statute of limitations period for bringing a copyright infringement claim. Normally, the statute of limitations for a copyright violation is three years. In an unpublished opinion in the case, Evox Productions, LLC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 7, 2025

Direct Copyright Infringement. The court credits Robinsons allegations that Roblox employees reviewed and approved Binello’s upload of Robinson’s copyrighted work, created a copy of that work, and stored that copy on the Roblox server. Contributory Copyright Infringement.

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Copyright Alliance

AUGUST 31, 2023

This is the third and final edition of our blog on insightful movie copyright cases for film and TV industry professionals. Part 1 of the blog addressed copyright infringement and […] The post Movie Copyright Cases Filmmakers Should Know: Part 3, Copyright Authorship appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

¯_(ツ)_/¯ We can infer from this opinion that treatment of Copyright Management Information (“CMI”) will be tricky for generative AI developers. Also, ignoring copyright licenses is at least arguably copyright infringement, and your fair use claim probably won’t get you out of the lawsuit at the motion to dismiss stage.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Trademark infringement 6. Copyright Infringement 10. The Points Guy (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Tortious Interference with a Contract 3. Unfair Competition by Misappropriation 4. Trespass 5. Dilution 7. Dilution under Texas State Law 8. False Designation of Origin 9.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Plainfield, Indiana – Allen Lee Asher-Butler has filed a copyright infringement suit against Amazon KDP and Jeff Bezos , claiming they are committing copyright infringement regarding four books that he designed and illustrated the covers for.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. There wasn’t even a system for registering blog content, like this site, until June 2020. It is ill-equipped to handle how copyright-protected works are shared today.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 11, 2022

The defendants did not seek approval from the claimant in relation to the OFDE and, as a result, in 2019 the claimant sued the defendants for copyright infringement and passing off. The characters acted out a pub quiz scene, which had not appeared in the show itself, while customers enjoyed a three-course meal.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Less than 3 seconds and only a small fraction of screen real estate makes this depiction a good candidate for “de minimis infringement,” but the doctrine isn’t universally accepted. 18, 2023) Prior Tattoo Copyright Blog Posts Jury Awards Damages to Tattoo Artist for Video-Game Depiction–Alexander v.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The top two entries will be awarded with some cash prizes and also with a chance to be published on the blog! The Madras HC dismissed Netflixs plea to reject the copyright infringement case filed by actor K Dhanush against actor Nayanthara Kurian over her documentary. Ayachak Ashrama & Ors vs Youtube India & Ors.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, the U.S. 3d 39 (2d Cir.

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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.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 27, 2024

This blog involves a unique approach being used by a Hawaii law firm to seek to uncover the name, address, email address, MAC address and other information about alleged copyright infringers. The firm is using a DMCA 512(h) subpoena to seek to uncover this information.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2022

The court says the Dubtown video wasn’t copyright infringing because of fair use: Purpose/Character of Use. ” Without any copyright infringement, the court quashes the subpoena. This ruling ought to make the infringement lawsuit untenable). Other Blog Posts on 512(h). years to reach this point.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this copyright dispute on this installment of The Briefing. Thomson Reuters sued Ross Intelligence for using its content to train its AI technology. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel or listen to this podcast episode here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The defendant published a bio on Sewell and included one of McDermott’s photos–apparently sourced from an unrelated Instagram account (possibly another infringer, or perhaps that account has a fair use defense?). McDermott, represented by the Sanders Law Group, sued KMC for copyright infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Vince Vance, has renewed his lawsuit against Mariah Carey, which claims that her holiday hit ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ infringes the copyright of his song with the same name. Country singer Andy Stone, A.K.A Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler discuss this case on this episode of The Briefing.

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