Hugh Stephens Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

I am pleased to announce that my book, “In Defence of Copyright”, published by Cormorant Books in Toronto, is now available to pre-order through local bookstores, Indigo (stores and online) in Canada, and online through Amazon, and will be in stores as of August 19.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 6, 2023

The following is an edited transcript of my video How to Protect a Book Title. The quick and short answer to “How can I protect a book title?” The content of a book can be registered as a copyright with the Library of Congress, but that doesn’t really afford any specific protection to the title.

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The IPKat

MAY 30, 2024

This TechieKat had high expectations of this intriguing title, a unique blend of law and science fiction – and the book does not disappoint. There are few things in life that Merpel cannot resist, and a sci-fi book addressing IP law and philosophical aspects is undoubtedly one of them!]. Book details: ISBN: 9781839989117 (hardback).

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The IPKat

JANUARY 23, 2024

Thank you to readers who voted for the IPKat book of the year awards 2023! Here are the nominees and winners: Best Patent Law Book The nominations, in no particular order, were: • Der patentrechtliche Schutz von Daten und seine Grenzen; Landscheidt, by Fabian Landscheidt. We look forward to reading and reviewing more IP books in 2024!

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The Illusion of More

APRIL 23, 2024

The Authors Guild, of which I am a member, has filed an amicus brief asking the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a lower court ruling that Iowa’s book ban law is unconstitutional. And of course it is. appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 29, 2024

Korean books, especially novels by women authors, are also finding enthusiastic readers far beyond native audiences. The post K-Books Are Coming appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center. From Squid Game to Parasite , BTS to Blackpink , Korean popular culture has ascended to the summit of global attention.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 17, 2024

As we previously discussed, on November 7, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent warning letters to certain drug manufacturers regarding their purportedly improper listings of device patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (“Orange Book” or “OB”).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2023 in the annual IPKat Book of the Year Awards! The IPKat team continues to read and review as many brilliant IP books as possible, of which there are many, for the Kat community. Rules of Voting Only ONE vote per person.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 5, 2022

Book titles are special in the world of trademarks. The post How to Protect a Book Title appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Book titles are special in the world of trademarks.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 19, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision to block key provisions of HB 900, Texas’s controversial book rating law. In fact, the ratings would be ‘highly discretionary’ and would involve weighing and balancing many factors to determine a rating for each book.” On Wednesday, the Fifth U.S.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

This is a book review of Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management edited by Sabine Jacques, Associate Professor in Information Technology, Media and Intellectual Property Law, University of East Anglia Law School and Ruth Soetendorp, Visiting Academic, City University of London and Professor Emerita, Bournemouth University.

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Velocity of Content

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking HB 900, the controversial “book rating” law from taking effect in Texas. But for now, the headline is that the controversial book rating law in Texas is blocked.” The post Judge Blocks Texas “Book Rating” Law appeared first on Copyright Clearance Center.

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IP Law 360

MAY 24, 2024

From “The Giving Tree” to “Where the Wild Things Are,” most children’s books are easy to remember because they use simple words and numbers to tell stories with a human impact — a formula law firms should emulate in their marketing content to stay front of mind for potential clients, says Seema Desai Maglio at The Found Word.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Glyn Moody says about the book: “Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa get sued for alleged plagiarism and the majority of creators see pennies for their work, while the revenues of the record labels are exploding. The book aims to answer the following key questions: • What are the problems with copyright in the digital age?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2024

The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors, visual artists, even the New York Times. “Books3” Many of the lawsuits filed by book authors come with a clear piracy angle. Starting last year, various rightsholders have filed lawsuits against companies that develop AI models.

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The Illusion of More

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As discussed on this blog and elsewhere, caselaw has produced two frameworks for considering whether […] The post The Generative AI Fair Use Defense Under Google Books appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Two days later a fire broke out aboard the … Continue reading "Books and Supply Chains: A Christmas Challenge for Authors, Publishers and Booksellers" Although four containers washed ashore further north up the coast, most are assumed to have sunk.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

On 7 th November 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“ FTC ”) issued a press release announcing its challenge to more than 100 patents listed in the ‘Orange Book’. Khan tweeted that inflated prices of essential asthma drugs, ranging from inhalers to EpiPens, could potentially be attributed to wrongfully listed patents in the Orange Book.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 25, 2024

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Orange Book patents that they assert are associated with their products. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are increasingly finding themselves defending decisions to list in the U.S.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Reading this book brought to mind the UK Competition and Markets Authority review of the music streaming economy, which essentially found that, since consumers can access so much content for such a low price, the market must be doing a good job for consumers. The book consists of two parts. Not this time.

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The IPKat

JUNE 19, 2023

As the editors explain, “this book is not against IP, it is instead a call for change and an attempt to save IP.” He suggests that the tension between publicity rights and free speech and the right of creative expression is likely to continue, particularly due the financial motivations driving the disputes.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 18, 2024

On September 23, 2023, the FTC issued a policy statement advising it would be putting market participants on notice that it intends to scrutinize improper Orange Book listings to determine whether such actions constitute unfair methods of competition in violation of the Sherman Act.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2024

Several of the lawsuits filed by book authors include a piracy component as well. This book archive was publicly hosted by digital archiving collective ‘ The Eye ‘ at the time, alongside various other data sources. The Books3 dataset has a clear piracy angle.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With more than 14 million digital books in its archive, Z-Library is one of the largest shadow libraries on the Internet. Sharing Paper Books Thus far, these endeavors were all in the digital realm. Books you have read should not gather dust on your shelf – instead, they can get a second life in the hands of new readers!

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The Illusion of More

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Songwriters, including Frank Zappa, John Denver, and Dee Snider testified in Senate hearings to oppose the […] The post Court Demolishes Texas Book “Rating” Law appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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Copyright Alliance

APRIL 18, 2024

This week we’d like to introduce you to children’s book illustrator, Lauren Gallegos. Lauren has illustrated over 30 books ranging from board books to historical fiction.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A few years ago, book piracy was considered a fringe activity that rarely made the news, but times have changed. Anna’s Archive Expands Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for book piracy sources and shadow libraries. “We think this release marks a major milestone in mapping out all the books in the world.

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The IPKat

MARCH 22, 2023

The book - titled Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law. of the IPKat book. Second, Kats Eleonora Rosati and Hayleigh Bosher have put together an edited collection, which brings together several current and past IPKat Team Members, as well as eminent Katfriends.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

IA’s library is a non-profit organization that scans physical books, which can then be lent out to patrons in an ebook format. The Archive states that making a digital copy of a physical book ‘transforms’ the original work before it is loaned to one patron at a time. As such, they want it permanently taken down.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 7, 2022

Back by popular demand, it is time to vote for your favourite intellectual property law books of 2021! Anyone who managed to publish a book during 2021 most certainly deserves an award in any event, given the added pressures and stresses of the pandemic, but alas there can be only one winner (per category), so vote wisely.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 18, 2024

Four book publishers urged the Second Circuit on Friday to uphold a lower court's finding that the Internet Archive infringed their copyrights with its free e-book lending program, saying the nonprofit distributes "bootleg ebooks from its website to anyone in the world."

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2022

For millions of website publishers the problem mostly solves itself, but for those who have more restrictive offerings in mind, such as physical book sales or a digital subscription offer, the wider internet can prove to be a disruptive competitor. “In view of the above, defendant no.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 8, 2024

With the recent filing of an amicus brief in a private pharmaceutical patent infringement case, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its focus on allegedly “improperly listed” patents in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Orange Book. By: Hogan Lovells

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 18, 2024

In recent months, the issue of whether certain patents are appropriately listed in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Orange Book, associated with the Hatch-Waxman Act, has garnered the attention of the Federal Trade Commission and courts. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

When Amazon launched the first Kindle fifteen years ago, book piracy was already a common problem. Rempant Book Piracy Fast forward to today and book piracy is easier and more widespread than ever. Many see their books being openly shared for free, just hours after they hits the stores.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book. On October 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to 10 pharmaceutical companies notifying them of the agency’s intent to challenge allegedly improper patent listings in the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 8, 2023

With more than 12 million books in its archive, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repository of pirated books on the Internet. “Books you have read should not gather dust on your shelf – instead, they can get a second life in the hands of new readers! Government seized the site’s main domain names.

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