Creative Law Center

MAY 7, 2023

Using Book Disclaimers to Protect Your Work and YourselfReal life inspires stories. Sometimes what they see is not pretty, or […] The post Book Disclaimers: Tips for the Indie Author appeared first on Creative Law Center. It can't be helped. When a story has intimacy with reality, readers will see themselves in it.

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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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The IPKat

APRIL 23, 2025

As its title suggests, this book is an obvious fit for lawyers, consultants and researchers who work with the issue of GIs in the African region. In this sense, the book not only offers an exhaustive overview of the laws in place, but it also provides insights on the forthcoming changes in legislation.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The book is currently available in hardback and ebook formats. The book provides substantial international context that helps explain some of the changes to EU GI laws over time. In terms of the substance of the laws, this book takes a slightly different approach to many other IP textbooks.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 23, 2025

MPA and RIAA interject in DMCA subpoena case, You-Gi-Oh mystery solved after 18 years and UNESCO celebrates World Book and Copyright Day. The post 3 Count: Book and Copyright Day appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Image: Shutterstock Canada infamously tried to take a leaf from Australias book in dealing with large internet platforms, like Google and Meta, that benefit from news media content without paying for it. In 2023, Canada introduced the Online News Act (Bill C-18), a Canadian version of Australias News Media Bargaining Code.

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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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The IPKat

OCTOBER 29, 2024

That, combined with the size of the book (much smaller than the usual legal textbooks) makes it a very handy accessory for one's desk drawer. In fact, this occurs in various sections of the book, such as in Chapter 4 on unregistered design rights, where the context as to their inception (i.e.

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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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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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The Illusion of More

APRIL 18, 2025

Except Wynn-Williams is real, and so are […] The post Careless People: The Book Meta Doesnt Want You to Read appeared first on The Illusion of More.

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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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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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TorrentFreak

APRIL 2, 2025

This case has a clear piracy angle, as Meta used BitTorrent to download archives of pirated books to use as training material. Notably, the authors argue that, in addition to copying pirated books from Anna’s Archive and Z-Library, in the same process Meta also uploaded pirated books to third parties.

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 26, 2025

Publishing health-related books or products can quickly turn into a compliance nightmare. Youve poured your expertise into a book, a supplement, or a digital productsomething designed to help people feel better, live better, be better. FDA compliance for supplements is not easy. Luckily, our Amazon lawyers are here to help.

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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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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon/Tolkien estate win fan fiction lawsuit, the EU declines to geofence film content, and the Internet Archive files an appeal in book case. The post 3 Count: Did Not Pass appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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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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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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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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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