Plagiarism Today

JUNE 10, 2024

Maris Kreizman at Literary Hub has a simple idea: Add credit pages to books. The post Why We Should Add Credit Pages to Books appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Here's why it's an idea whose time has come.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2023

Santa Clara County has cancelled a plagiarism-filled book project and says that it spent over $1 million on the now-cancelled book. The post $1 Million Book Project Cancelled Due to Plagiarism appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 1, 2025

Image from here Amazon Owns Your E-Books and Wants More Arnav Kaman To admit authorities, however heavily furred and gowned, into our libraries and let them tell us how to read, what to read, what value to place upon what we read, is to destroy the spirit of freedom which is the breath of those sanctuaries. Kindle is not a bookseller.

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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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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

After much anticipation, we are ready to announce this year's winners of the IPKat Book of the Year Awards! Michelle Bogre and Nancy Wolff (reviewed by The IPKat here ) Best book on Trade Mark Law Research Handbook on the History of Trademark Law Edward Elgar Lionel Bently and Robert G.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The listing of patents in the Orange Book has an important role in intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals. Patents listed in the Orange Book can include, without question, patents covering compositions or methods of use for pharmaceuticals.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In today’s world, copyright laws are essential for protecting creative works like books. What is Copyright in Books? Copyright in books gives the author control over how their work is used, reproduced, and distributed. Distribute or lend the book. Adapt the book (like creating a movie or translation). Make copies.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 21, 2024

LLC, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey ordered Teva to delist five patents from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations (commonly referred to as the Orange Book). Amneal Pharms. By: DLA Piper

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 1, 2024

The quick and short answer to “How can I protect a book title?” A book title cannot technically be protected under trademark law, unless it is the title for a series of multiple books. For more, visit How to Protect a Book Title The post Can a book title be a registered trademark? is that you can’t.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Adarsh is an Advocate and a Patent Agent who has also authored “ Patent Law Cases and Materials: A Synthesis For India “ Please read below for the details of the launch event of his latest book. The book is published collaboratively by Oakbridge Publishing Pvt. Singh, Judge, High Court of Delhi.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Yesterday, the Internet Archive lost its appeal in its case against book publishers. Here's what you need to know. The post 5 Takeaways from the Internet Archive Ruling appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Amneal Pharmaceuticals that impacts Orange Book (OB) listings for patents related to FDA-approved drug/device combination products. On December 20th, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an important decision in Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D v.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2022

Disney acquired the rights to the book and its characters in 1961 and, since then, has released a steady stream of movies, TV shows and products featuring the book’s cast of characters. What this means is that the Milne’s original Winnie-the-Pooh book is now free of copyright.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 20, 2025

Book authors, in particular, complained about the use of pirated books as training material. In various lawsuits, companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and NVIDIA are accused of obtaining books from ‘pirate’ sources, including the controversial Books3 database and shadow library LibGen.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 29, 2025

For those of you still finishing up their IP book pile, The IPKat team is extending the deadline to vote for your favourite IP books of 2024 until 10 February 2025. Please remember that, just as in previous years, only one vote per person is allowed. The IPKat does not disclose nominations until the voting ends.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 4, 2024

Faced with the growing popularity of ‘pirate’ libraries such as Z-Library and Anna’s Archive , book publishers have ramped up their anti-piracy efforts. They reached out to several major publishers and partnered with an anti-piracy outfit, to test whether takedown efforts have a measurable effect on legitimate book sales.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Last weekend, shadow library Anna’s Archive argued that, for AI companies, access to ‘pirated’ books may be a matter of national security. “Meta downloaded millions of pirated books from LibGen through the bit torrent protocol using a platform called LibTorrent. copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2024

Book authors, in particular, complained about the use of pirated books as training material. They allege that NVIDIA willingly copied an archive of pirated books to train its commercial AI model, and are demanding damages for direct copyright infringement. Second, whether making copies of the books is fair use.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 7, 2025

Romantsy authors battle over book similarities, 3Blue1Brown video restored and popular anime pirate site passes Disney. The post 3 Count: Bigger Than Disney appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Link-Busters clients (selection) Websites such as Z-Library and Anna’s Archive allow the public to download free books. These books can also be used for AI training. For one, many of the reported domains are mirrors, which show the same pirated books and articles duplicated across different URLs.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 13, 2025

Moana 2 sparks lawsuit against Disney, Travis Scott sued over Telekinesis and Meta trained its AI systems on pirated books. The post 3 Count: Moana Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 21, 2022

On June 9th, Anna Katharine Verney at the Guardian Australia published a lengthy analysis of the John Hughes book The Dogs. The book was on the longlist for the Miles Franklin prize, widely considered to be the highest literary prize in Australia. However, he never presented this book as such. Bottom Line.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

According to his tweets and provided images, the book Awakening Your Witchy Intuition & Psychic Abilities , penned by an author using the name Glinda Porter, lifted whole paragraphs from his book, Psychic Witch. I discovered that this book has completely plagiarized Psychic Witch in almost its entirety.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 18, 2025

Don't miss your chance to participate in the IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2024. Only books published in 2024 are eligible for the award. And if you want to refresh your memory about the books published in 2024, be sure to check The IPKat's book reviews from last year! The deadline to cast your vote is fast approaching!

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 8, 2022

This was to write a book about the history of the county and its government. Despite the payments, work on the book fell behind. Either way, a 580-page draft of the book was submitted in January of this year. So, even if she did replace every single copied word, she would still have plagiarism issues in the book.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2025

This case has a clear piracy angle, as Meta used libraries of pirated books as training material. This increasingly shifts the focus from Metas use of books as training data, to the alleged sharing of these books with third parties via BitTorrent. Meta admitted the use of these unofficial sources early on.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Catholic Priest Father Jim Sichko has had his recent book pulled following allegations of plagiarism. Here's the warning signs he missed. The post The Strange Case of Father Jim Sichko appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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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Copyright Alliance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The 2024 theme, Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together, provides a fitting backdrop to explore […] The post The Pioneering Impact of Latinx Comic Book Creators & Characters appeared first on Copyright Alliance. National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Scanning books to create a searchable database of books constitutes fair use. Scanning books to create eBooks does not. In that case, Google did not output new books, but rather just snippets of the book as part of the search results. The court distinguished the Google Books case and Authors Guild, Inc.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JULY 17, 2024

drawing on a recent book by copyright scholar Dr. Myra Tawfik, “For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian Copyright Law”. Image: Shutterstock (AI Assisted) Last month I wrote about the 200 year history of copyright in Canada, (Two Hundred Years of Copyright History in Canada: What a Journey!),

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

by Seun Lari-Williams The recent legal battle between Chief Afe Babalola , a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Dele Farotimi , a lawyer, author, and activist over Farotimis book Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System has ignited multifaceted debates.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Statistical analysis shows that marching in on Orange Book drug patent holders to require additional licensees would have a relatively minimal impact on drug prices, and should be weighed against the harms it could have on pharmaceutical innovation, say researchers at Competition Dynamics.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2023

However, her latest book has been embroiled in a plagiarism scandal. Rachel Reeves is the current Shadow Chancellor in the UK Parliament. The post Understanding the Rachel Reeve Plagiarism Scandal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Book publishers get a big win on appeal; an author sued over Gemini Man, and an adult anime website sued over ignored copyright notices. The post 3 Count: Gemini Man Lawsuit appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 6, 2023

Authors sue OpenAI over book ingestion, Jeff Koons and Michael Hayden claim recent SCOTUS ruling helps them, and Getty sued by photog. The post 3 Count: Sweet Little Lies appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Authors have been reporting that Amazon has been pulling their books because of pirated copies that allegedly breaking an exclusivity clause. The post How Amazon is Punishing Victims of Piracy appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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