TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 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. IA’s library is a non-profit organization that scans physical books, which can then be lent out to patrons in an ebook format.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2024

This applies to photographers, artists, music companies, journalists, and authors, some of whom formed groups to file copyright infringement lawsuits to protect their rights. Book authors, in particular, complained about the use of pirated books as training material. The authors clearly have a different take.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2023

In their lawsuit filed in June , book authors Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad accused OpenAI of direct and vicarious copyright infringement, among other things. “The books aggregated by these websites have also been available in bulk via torrent systems. ” the authors wrote. ” OpenAI notes that when the U.S.

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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. For example, the authors alleged that Meta trained its AI on copyrighted works without permission. .

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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. Copyright Infringement Allegations. “In view of the above, defendant no.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It focuses on authorship of the copyright in stage plays as dramatic works, texts that can be performed from a script (rather than musical theatre, dance, or performers rights). The book addresses questions of whom is the author and first owner of a dramatic work? Who receives the credit and the licensing rights?

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

government, another of the world’s most recognized book piracy platforms has fresh legal problems of its own. Some allegdly-infringed works (full list below) “Without Court intervention, Defendants will continue operating the Libgen Sites, causing still further harm to copyright holders, including Plaintiffs.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors , visual artists, a chip maker , and news publications. In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, they called out the lack of specific copyright infringements by third parties.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 1, 2024

The list of complainants includes record labels, book authors , visual artists, a chip maker , and news publications. In this case, eight major news publications are suing OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. In addition, they called out the lack of specific copyright infringements by third parties.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Although copyright infringement wasn’t cited as a reason for the arrest, Telegram has attracted criticism from rightsholders in the past. That’s a source of frustration for book publishers and U.S. Last month, the company’s CEO, Pavel Durov, was arrested at a French airport as part of a criminal investigation.

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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. Department of Justice targeted popular shadow library Z-Library, accusing it of mass copyright infringement. “We think this release marks a major milestone in mapping out all the books in the world.

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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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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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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As reported on Entrackr , Pocket FM has filed a copyright infringement case against Kuku FM before the Delhi High Court. Pocket FM alleges that Kuku FM has violated its copyright by providing audio summaries of books to which Pocket FM has exclusive rights to create audiobooks. The matter is still being heard.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Earlier this year Texas-based model Deniece Waidhofer sued Thothub for copyright infringement after the site’s users posted many of her ‘exclusive’ photos. While Cloudflare isn’t new to copyright infringement allegations, this case has proven to be more than a nuisance.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the team behind the H3 Podcast has asked for the lawsuit against them to be dismissed, saying that the lawsuit is incorrect as a matter of law as they did not commit any copyright infringement. 2: Discovery Extension Requested in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 19, 2022

The rule, entitled copyright exhaustion, places limits on the import of international editions of books. According to authors, this enables authors and publishers to sell books at different prices for different countries. When the IPO announced it was looking to change this rule, authors launched a Save Our Books campaign.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 20, 2023

Image from here A couple of weeks ago, I discussed a law student in Bengaluru filed a case, alleging copyright infringement, against two assistant professors. Paras Kumar Choudhary (the petitioner) alleging that the petitioner’s book “Chero Janjiwan” is based on his PhD thesis titled “Chero Janjati Ka Samajik Ewam Arthik Jiwan.”

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 25, 2022

1: Taylor Swift Sued for $1 Million by Memphis-Area Poet for Copyright Infringement. First off today, Lucas Finton at Commercial Appeal reports that Taylor Swift is facing a new copyright infringement lawsuit, this one filed by a Memphis-area poet that accuses Swift of lifting her work.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

However, I recall certain books had the answers in them. Copyright Infringement? . Code, copyright infringement occurs “ when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner.” Under the U.S.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

1: Manhattan Judge Rejects ‘Server Test’ for Internet Copyright Infringement. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. ” As such, Warner Bros.,

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

2: UK Judge Delivers Mixed Ruling on Copyright Infringement in the Famous Love Story that Inspired Doctor Zhivago. Next up today, Hebah Berhan at IPWatchdog reports that a UK high court has issued a mixed ruling in an ongoing case over the love story that inspired the book Doctor Zhivago.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2023

Today, IA has more than 800 billion pages in its archive and offers a broad collection of digital media, including books. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, IA patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying. At least, that’s the idea.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who claim that Swift’s Shake it Off is a copyright infringement of their 2001 song, Playas Gon’ Play , which was written for the R&B group 3LW. The book covers Synanon, a drug rehab facility that morphed into a cult.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

That is why the publishers are suing for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, alleging that they aid in the direct infringement and willfully ignore or tolerate those infringements. Those requirements include: Not have actual knowledge of infringement. Copyright Office.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement Over Hit Single Levitating. First off today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her 2020 hit Levitating is an infringement of an earlier song. in fees.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Discussing the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Hachette Book Group v. She graduated from National Law University, Delhi in 2023 & enjoys reading and writing on copyright laws. Image from here Hachette Book Group v Internet Archive: Archiving Access to Information or Strengthening Copyright Laws?

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The letter claimed that the director, an ad agency, and a popular theme park had all committed copyright infringement because a panda appeared in the background of their TV commercial. But if they appear on film without permission, even fleetingly, they could prompt a copyright infringement lawsuit. copyright law.

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JD Supra Law

JULY 28, 2022

Suppose you have not registered your copyright in a book with the U.S. Copyright Office until someone has infringed your copyright by copying substantial portions of your book.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 2, 2022

However, after examining the facts of the case, the judge has ruled that, even with the most favorable interpretation for the Zorikova, that no copyright infringement took place. 3: Abu Dhabi Book Fair: ‘Shutting Down’ Copyright Violators. As a result, the hard drive will be returned to Stephenson.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

Katz took to Twitter to call out the Chilluminati Podcast for allegedly plagiarizing from his book, Gangsters of Capitalism. At issue was a July 23 episode of the podcast entitled The Mysterious Smedley Butler with Butler being the subject of Katz’ book. This wasn’t reading your book online.

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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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IP Watchdog

MAY 3, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Department of Commerce releases a plan to increase women’s employment in the semiconductor sector in order to meet CHIPS goals; the FTC adds 300 drugs to the FDA’s Orange Book of junk patent listings; and eight major U.S.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The book's cover wonderfully matches the colours of the Villa Salviati gardens This is a book review of IP Accidents: Negligence Liability in Intellectual Property , by Patrick Goold , City Law School, University of London. 59], i.e. all cases where the infringer took reasonable care. 30] is a little too easy.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 16, 2022

On April 5 th 2022, the Federal Court released its decision for August Image LLC v AirG Inc , a copyright infringement action concerning images of singer-actress, Jennifer Lopez. However, the Court ultimately dismissed August’s case because they failed to prove all the necessary elements of copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2021

The National Emergency Library (NEL) was built on IA’s existing Open Library and initially granted access to more than a million scanned books so that people could educate themselves while in quarantine. The service was not appreciated by book publishers. Publishers Sue IA For Copyright Infringement.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2022

With nearly 12 million books, Z-Library advertised itself as the largest repositories of pirated books on the Internet. Despite the gravity of the accusations, the public demand for pirated books hardly waned. “Z-Library books are now available in @libgen_scihub_6_bot. Pirates Seek Alternatives. Telegram Bots.

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