TorrentFreak

MAY 17, 2022

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. Is it permissible to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows if you’ve paid for a legal subscription? Subscriber Agreements.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Learn all about the Bold Brand Scoresheet, and how to use it, in this brief video (2:41). For more details and to download your own copy of the scoresheet: see: [link]. The post How to Use the Bold Brand Scoresheet appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The following is an edited transcript of my video, Having Trademark Registration is Like Double Insurance for Your Brand. Trademark registration, believe it or not, is just like that insurance and that smoke detector and fire extinguisher for your brand. I’ve talked about that a lot. The database works 24/7, 365.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 16, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my book video Building a Bold Brand Chapter 3: Bold Brands are Everywhere. Bold brands, great trademarks, memorable logos, and witty slogans are all around us. Searching for a new brand name is difficult, but the extra effort and perseverance is absolutely worthwhile.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 5, 2020

To download your copy, visit here. The post 8 Brand Tips for the Age of Corona Virus – and other Challenging Times appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. I recently published a free short ebook to help businesses navigate through challenging times and rough waters.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2021

Earlier this week, independent fashion designer Bailey Prado took to Instagram to call attention to a different fashion label that, according to her, copied her “whole life.” ” Prado was talking about the “fast fashion” brand Shein. This has created a serious problem for many luxury designers.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I’ve seen firsthand the power of protecting a restaurant brand. And they should, because a restaurant name is valuable just like any other brand name. It’s an investment of protecting the future, of enhancing the value of the brand and of the business. Most restaurants do not have registered trademarks.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 15, 2022

In a mainstream piracy scene where blocking has normalized the use of sites that simply resemble the original, imposter sites with big-name branding easily gain traction. As a result, many other unaffected 123movie-branded sites stepped in to reap the benefits. ” Clone and Imposter Sites Punished For Copying.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 11, 2025

The authors previously alleged that Meta shared copies of pirated books with third-parties when it downloaded shadow library data via BitTorrent. Because seeding typically refers to the state where a BitTorrent user has a complete copy of the downloaded files, the rightsholders became interested in Metas leeching activity.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Sydney Nicole Gifford, a well-known influencer, claims that Alyssa Sheil copied her vibe, specifically her clean girl aesthetic characterized by neutral, beige, and cream color schemes, minimalist styling, and specific poses and outfits.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The site, commonly abbreviated as “ FitGirl ” publishes slimmed down copies of pirated games which are easy to distribute and share. These repacks are in high demand and, as one of the most famous repackers, FitGirl became a brand in and of itself. An overview of the (online) threats is listed below.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

It was hot on the heels of a very different kind of copying scandal, one that involved Streamlabs announcing the launch of a new product using content copied and pasted from one of their biggest competitors. Hey, can I copy your homework? ? Yeah, just change it up a bit so it’s not obvious you copied. This is our fault.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For every successful brand, it is critical to properly protect and to productively develop and use the underlying intellectual property (IP) in that brand to ensure its long-term growth. In all of this, brand owners should be aware that, counterfeiters are very “creative” and adaptable.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2021

A Long History of Copying. However, it wasn’t the end of Epic Games’ issues with copying. Though Epic Games has long been heavy-handed with its copying in Fortnite , this story seems to have upset not just the developers and creators, but the gamers. Their copying is flagrant, but unlikely to be illegal.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Protection of trademarks is important for the following reasons: Preservation of brand identity Prevention of customer confusion Business investment protection Fair Competition Innovation in branding Famous infringement cases within the areas of intellectual property underline complex legal issues and stakes involved. Dongre and Ors.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Fashion is not the exception , and different brands have become involved in the meta world. The virtual universe Decentraland hosted in March 2022, the first Metaverse Fashion Week which was a success, as it featured more than 70 brands, artists and designers. All industries are starting to grasp this and are getting involved in it.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 11, 2022

Earlier this month, the ecommerce site Etsy announced that they are launching a new intellectual property portal that they hope will make it easier for brands, creators and other rightsholders to report listings that are infringing on their rights. Users login with their Etsy account and then first register their brand.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

There are dozens of recognizable brands in the illegal streaming market, all jostling for position in a chaotic market where trademarks are copied even more readily than movies or live TV streams. In Latin America, one brand stands out more than most, and not just because it has a bright orange logo.

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Intepat

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

When we think about trademark disputes, we often imagine a small company trying to imitate a bigger, well-known brand. Because the big company has more resources for marketing and advertising, it overwhelms the smaller business’s brand identity. What Is Reverse Confusion Theory? But reverse confusion flips this scenario.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Reason Behind This Evolutionary Development Brand and companies have made it a trend to evolve from time to time creating variants over their original/ main or core mark. It strengthens brand awareness, builds a better rapport, and a more intimate Business-to-consumer relation which builds trust and faith in their product.

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43(B)log

MAY 19, 2023

Wowwee sells a line of dolls called “My Avastars,” which plaintiffs allege were “copied directly from Roblox’s Classic Avatars.” Looking at the side by side pictures in the complaint, this is a bit hard to swallow, but the evidence of copying/references to Roblox clearly bleed over from the TM side.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The text here shows that this option is useless for those wrongfully blocked; it seems highly unlikely that an unknown third party would receive a copy of an order in advance of Piracy Shield accidentally blocking them. Once an order is published there is a five-day window of opportunity for a complainant to file a complaint.

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Not only were applications printed and typed out on paper, but I would actually take the paper copies to the USPTO and hand them the paper copies at the filing window to get a stamped copy back. If or when you receive a trademark registration now, you can pay a small fee to receive a paper copy from the USPTO.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This summer, California company PCR Distributing, which operates under various brands, including J18 and JAST USA, took action. Nhentai’s attorney says that a representative of plaintiff’s brands gave written permission via email to use J18 Publishing’s content. Permission Granted?

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 22, 2024

It allows the owner to use the ® symbol, which conveys a brand’s status and helps ward off Infringers. You appear in the USPTO database, so when other brands are searching and clearing new names, it helps avoid conflicts. Registration is essentially insurance for your brand by building up a fort of protection around it.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A great logo is memorable and can convey a message about the business, the brand, and the products or services to the customer in a way that the words can’t or that enhance what the words the brand itself would convey. Now, a brand name is always going to be more important to protect than a logo. Nike , the swoosh.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lawyers on both sides will rely on Ross some to argue that AI training constitutes infringement even when models don’t output copied material, others to distinguish generative LLMs trained on billions of works from Rosss narrow, headnote-specific dataset. And independent creation simply means you created it yourself, without copying.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The following is an excerpt from my book, Building a Bold Brand. Believe it or not, I even had to face changing my brand name early on as a result of receiving a cease and desist letter! Small businesses are just as capable of creating and building great brands as big businesses are. Celebrity endorsements. Board of directors.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks. Bottom Line.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 16, 2021

Registering, protecting their brand, using the ®, and being in the USPTO’s Register of Trademarks. Brands like Nike, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple all know this. So you tie this together and the it comes to this: Having a trademark registration is like insurance for your brand.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

According to the lawsuit, Z-Library brands itself as a free library but, in truth, is little more than a pirate website unlawfully distributing digital books. The lawsuit, which was filed by the Syndicat national de l’édition (SNE), and involved some 12 publishing houses.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

All it has to do is use readily available plagiarism detection tools to detect works that contain a large volume of clearly copied text. It’s an author acting in bad faith to sell a book that was copied wholesale from another author. However, as I pointed out in 2019 , Amazon could solve this problem quickly and easily.

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Erik K Pelton

OCTOBER 28, 2022

I’ve been blessed over the years to be able to work with a lot of clients that are in the music industry – whether they’re performers, producers, music labels, music websites—all different aspects of the industry – to help protect their brands. That is the definition of what a brand is.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Instead of creating unique branding for each site, domain names were named as closely as possible to effectively mimick pre-existing piracy brands. Why Some Pirates Copy Other Pirates. Copy Movies and TV Shows, Copy Other Pirate Sites. Because if pirates are good at anything, it’s copying.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Having recorded dozens of episodes on how best to protect a brand and a trademark, I thought it would be fun to share my tips on how not to protect your trademark (sarcastically, of course). And don’t worry about if anybody copies it. So you come across something that maybe somebody copied, don’t do anything about it.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 19, 2024

There are other domains using the Guardaserie brand that are still functional. — A copy of the Court of Rome’s order against Cloudflare is available here (pdf) From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. It complied with this order by implementing a geo-block that only affects Italian users.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The plaintiff argued that the defendant’s products and branding closely resembled its own, intended to mislead consumers and capitalize on New Balance’s established reputation. The Defendant was alleged to have copied both in name and in design a well known trimmer. New Balance Athletics, Inc. Koninklijke Philips N.V

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