Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Yesterday, Alice Nuttall published a piece on Book Riot that asks a simple question: Why is publishing plagiarism still possible? Likewise, authors may be hesitant to submit their work for a check, but if such a check were a requirement of their contracts, there wouldn’t be much choice. It’s a simple enough question.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2022

Back in January, the crypto group Spice DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) made headlines for spending approximately $3 million to acquire a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune , a bible for a planned Dune move that would have been made in the 1970s. . After winning the book, the group announced their plans.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

According to the lawsuit, Morantz was contacted by Downey’s staff about the possibility of using his book Synanon: From Miracle to Madness in an episode of the Team Downey-produced podcast The Sunshine Place. The book covers Synanon, a drug rehab facility that morphed into a cult.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2021

Smart contracts are often mentioned in blockchain-themed patent applications and recited in claims. However, Examiners without a thorough understanding of this concept or unfamiliar with blockchain technology often equate smart contracts with legal or commercial contracts stored on blockchains. The Situation. Kappas , 561, U.S.

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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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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Leif Zierz describes in the foreword, that “this book illustrates how IP protection – especially in the early stages of a business – helps to create both competitive advantages for start-ups and security for institutional investors and investment firms.” Remember you can vote for your favourite IP book of the year, details here.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nonetheless, Mirimax claims to hold all the copyrights and trademarks related to the film, prompting them to file a lawsuit for breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement and unfair competition. They are a way to sell “unique” copies of digital works but do not transfer any rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. The problem with the FAA and online contracts, of course, is that no one is agreeing to arbitrate anything. Consumer Contracts (Tent. Many people think this is true.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

Why is it acceptable for Carolyn Keene to be a pseudonym for over a dozen authors penning Nancy Drew stories, but not ok for Cristiane Serruya to use ghostwriters when producing books with her name (outside the fact the books were plagiarized from other sources). The answer is that plagiarism is complicated.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Booking Holdings Inc. A few days after the summary judgment decision, three of the defendants, Booking Holdings, Inc., the Dutch subsidiary of Booking Holdings, Inc., Booking Holdings is not “hacking” anyone here. Booking wants to sell and aggregate information related to all travel options on its various platforms.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Booking Holdings , 2022 WL 13946243 (D. Booking Holdings is the parent company for Kayak.com, Priceline, Booking.com, and other prominent online travel agents (“OTAs”). Booking Holdings is the parent company of multiple OTAs that publish fare data and sell Ryanair flights in purported violation of Ryanair’s terms of service.

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Dear Rich IP Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Two iconic book covers that later became the posters for the film adaptations Dear Rich: My company is wanting to hire an illustrator to do the cover of our travel book. Is there a contract template for this scenario? Is there a contract template for this scenario?

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We are pleased to bring to you this book review of David Llewelyn, Gladys Tan, Estelle Moh Huixuan and Ng Hui Ming’s ‘Modern Law of Copyright in Singapore’, (SAL Academy Publishing, 2023) by Prashant Reddy T. Image from here Book Review: Modern Law of Copyright in Singapore By Prashant Reddy T. Except under S.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by author and motivational speaker Keith Bell, who accused a Texas high school of copyright infringement for tweeting out a motivational passage from his book Winning Isn’t Normal. 3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 20, 2023

Charles Haywood wrote book reviews at Amazon. For what are likely good reasons, Amazon deleted his book reviews and removed his ability to write new ones in October 2019. Breach of Contract. Plus, the contract reserved Amazon’s right to delete content and terminate accounts in its sole discretion. He likes to fight.”

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2022

by Marianna Ryan Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are a new type of quasi-corporate entities, existing with the use of blockchain and smart contracts. The use of blockchain and smart contracts in the creation of DAOs has its pros and cons. Here's what Marianna writes: Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Bloomsbury publishing have kindly provided IPKat readers who would like to purchase this book with a 20% discount. In the preface, Perot explains that: this is the first book to undertake empirical research on persona protection. Part one includes the introductory chapter setting the scene for the book.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

Next up today, Ashley Cullins at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that Hollywood’s major movie studios have filed a lawsuit against a streaming service named Altered Carbon (no relation to the book or TV series by the same name) and the service’s alleged operator, Jason Tusa. ” As such, Warner Bros.,

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

This is a book review of ‘ Copyright, Creativity, Big Media and Cultural Value: Incorporating the Author ’, by Professor Kathy Bowrey , UNSW, Sydney. The methodology of this book is interdisciplinary and socio-legal, so there is a lot to unpack. As a result, it is not a light read.

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The IPKat

MAY 16, 2023

As its title suggests, the book covers the absolute ground of refusal in trade mark law for signs that are contrary to public order or morality. The focus is on Swiss law and practice, though a comparative perspective is provided throughout the book. Factors in this regard include a determination of the relevant public (i.e.,

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This doctrine is mainly pertinent to the physical copies of copyrighted works, such as books, CDs, and DVDs. On the other hand, there are digital products such as e-books, music files, and software, which appear to be licensed rather than sold, with terminologies that prohibit resale or sharing. The CJEU held, in Tom Kabinet v.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 1, 2024

That authority is at the centre of the second and third “pillars” of Turnbull’s research, which examine the legal implications of algorithmic contracting. As coined by Lauren Henry Sholz in 2017 , an algorithmic contract is a contract in which the main terms and conditions are drafted not by human actors, but by computer systems.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 31, 2021

As noted by the World Blind Union, the worldwide book famine for VIPs is severe, as they are unable to read over 90 per cent of all published materials. The Marrakesh Treaty seeks to ‘make the production and international transfer of specially adapted books for people with blindness or visual impairments easier’.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 22, 2023

As the title suggests, this book consists of a detailed analysis and explanation of instances where it is possible to imply a copyright licence in response to or as a defence to an allegation of copyright infringement. The book finds the CJEU’s approach “inconsistent” and asserts that implied licences also offer a more coherent response here.

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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. This separation was created in a time before the internet and, though it applies cleanly to movies, books and records, it doesn’t apply as cleanly to online works.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

Draft a contract. Write a book report. “It Unless you live under a rock, you have likely heard of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbox, and the praises being sung regarding its unlimited functions. Ask it anything, they say. Have it summarize research. By: Cozen O'Connor

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Traverse Legal Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

The article titled “Cryptobros spent $3 million on Dune book, believing it gave them copyright. The NFT is a smart contract coded with the NFT. THE NFT smart contract does NOT include the licensing terms for the underlying digital asset (i.e. nThe book and the copyright ownership are two distinct things.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

lakh from a builder after the Maharashtra Appellate Tribunal (Maha REAT) observed that the builder wrongfully forfeited a part of the booking amount made by the couple. In particular, a couple who belong to the Mumbai region recently came to the front lines in a fight with a builder after their booking amount was forfeited.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Skiplagging 101 “Skiplagging,” aka “hidden city ticketing,” involves booking a flight with a layover at the traveler’s actual destination, but with no intention of completing the full trip. While travelers save money, airlines aren’t fans.

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Velocity of Content

JULY 29, 2022

In New York this week, Judge Valerie Figueredo heard oral arguments on motions to dismiss a consumer class action lawsuit that alleges the Big Five publishers, together with Amazon, have colluded to eliminate price competition from the e-book market. E-Book Price Suit Is “Implausible” Say Amazon, Publishers.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 11, 2022

First off today, Winston Cho at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that comic book creator William Crabtree has filed a lawsuit against fellow creator Robert Kirkman alleging that he was tricked into signing away his rights to the Invincible comic book series. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

This past week in London has seen Kazakh mining company ENRC file libel lawsuits over a 2020 book, the Solicitors Regulation Authority take action against a human rights lawyer and London's police force facing an unfair contract procurement claim.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

But the less-shiny reality is that this is primarily a contract dispute—a fight about whether the publication rights Quentin Tarantino reserved in his agreement with Miramax include the right to sell digital screenplay scans. Quentin Tarantino reserved publication rights in his “Pulp Fiction” screenplay, which has been published in book form.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Anna’s Archive is a meta-search engine for book piracy sources and shadow libraries. criminal crackdown, its self-stated goal is to ensure and facilitate the availability of books and articles to the broader public. These records contain no copyrighted books or articles.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

We are extending the deadline to vote for the IPKat Book of the Year Awards 2024 until 10 February 2025. If you have not done so yet, do not forget to vote for your favourite IP books here ! If you missed out on The IPKat, then join this Kat for a recap of the interesting cases reported last week! Extension of Deadline!

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This book review of “ Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Inclusivity ” is kindly provided by Katfriend Maciej Padamczyk (Herchel Smith Doctoral Researcher, Research Associate QMIPRI).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The court characterizes the formation process as a “clickwrap,” which the court says usually create binding contracts. This court responds that Kauders “did not conclude that an online-service contract could never notify a customer of an arbitration provision. That’s the case here.

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