Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The email, which Center Director Jennifer Jenkins shared with me for Copyright Lately, claimed that the Berne Convention prevents Tintin from entering the public domain and further suggested that the U.S. The 1925 copyright registration for the dramatic composition on which Gold Rush was based.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 9, 2023

The crux of YouTube/Google’s claims is that clients (Invidious in this case) that use YouTube’s API (application programming interface) must display and link to Google’s privacy policy and “clearly and comprehensively” explain how their client uses and processes user information. You know what you have to do.”

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2022

Two 31-year-old men from Blackpool and a 29-year-old man from Oldham were arrested on suspicion of criminal copyright infringement offenses and were later released under investigation. Who Are The Men? Millington was ultimately sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The Internet is a fantastic platform for the widespread dissemination and exchange of works and information. It is also an increasingly popular medium for infringers to illegally source and share copyrighted materials. Fortunately, copyright law prohibits the unauthorized reproduction of a work. DMCA Takedown Requests.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

TPG aggregates and collects information from the most prominent rewards programs and provides a series of rankings and recommendations designed to help maximize your rewards points. On January 9th, American Airlines sent TPG a cease-and-desist letter. Of course, Facebook objected and sent a cease-and-desist letter.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 8, 2023

Traditionally, when copyright holders go after pirate sites, their main mission is to shut them down permanently. In some cases these shutdowns are easy, only requiring a cease and desist order to be delivered to the owner’s home address. YTS Lawsuits and Settlements As one of the most iconic piracy brands, YTS.mx

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 21, 2022

In reponse to rampant cheating in Call of Duty games, earlier this month Activision filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against cheat maker EngineOwning UG and CMN Holdings S.A. In 2017 and 2018, its lawyers wrote to them several times, demanding that they cease and desist.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

Last year his Area 51 service was shut down following a cease-and-desist issued by the Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE). “As Plaintiffs point out, Defendant’s activities also expand the market for infringing services, which causes further harm to Plaintiffs. Early July in a California court, Warner Bros.,

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2020 his Area 51 service was shut down following an Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) cease-and-desist letter. Tusa is therefore liable for the confidential Settlement Sum,” they inform the court. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A named defendant and others yet to be fully identified now face a full-blown lawsuit after allegedly failing to comply with the terms of a cease-and-desist notice. “This makes Genshin Impact one of the most expensive games ever developed,” HoYoverse informs the court. These matters in the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2013, Afdah.com entered the already crowded market and quickly attracted millions of users tempted by a comprehensive library of copyright-infringing movies. But of course, along with a rise in Afdah’s popularity came increased interest from copyright holders determined to shut down or disrupt the site.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Other claims in the complaint include the unlawful reproduction of copyrighted artwork and game files, plus inducing and contributing to the copyright-infringing acts of Ring-1 customers, who allegedly create unauthorized derivative works when they deploy Ring-1 cheats. Defendants Picked Off, One By One.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2024

Webtoon occasionally has to step up its efforts and address ‘pirate’ threats more directly, through cease-and-desist letters accompanied by legal threats, for example. Luckily for Webtoon, DMCA subpoenas may be useful to gather additional information.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 12, 2022

Others are hit with cease-and-desist notices and/or direct legal action. on behalf of the ACE Members) information sufficient to identify the infringers. The copyright infringement allegations in this DMCA subpoena application relate only to two movies, Frozen II and Godzilla vs. Kong. and tvlinkcanada.cc.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2023

The RIAA had already sent cease-and-desist orders to the hosting company in 2020, before it approached GitHub. Their complaint alleged that youtube-dl aids copyright infringement by circumventing YouTube’s technical protection measures.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2022

The RIAA had already sent cease-and-desist orders to the hosting company in 2020, before it approached GitHub. Earlier this year Uberspace informed us that Sony Entertainment, Warner Music Group and Universal Music had taken the matter to court in Germany. Labels Sue Uberspace in Germany. Numerous Legal Uses.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The anti-piracy group, which is known to go after traditional pirate sites and services, sent a cease and desist letter to the music NFT platform HitPiece. Another option is to document the infringing activity and build an evidence log so rightsholders can take legal action. Roblox Takedown. and the metaverse.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 5, 2023

The host provider for the content of these internet services was based in Sweden and did not react to cease-and-desist letters from the plaintiffs. 7(4) German Teleservices Act allows blocking orders, but only under the condition that there is no other way for the IP owner to stop the infringement.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In total, BREIN says that during the year it collected more than 260,000 euros (around $290k) in settlements from pirates, who are usually required to cease-and-desist from the activities moving forward to avoid further action. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

The obvious fakes are pretty easy to spot but there is no simple way to steer towards more truthful information – until someone draws unusual attention to it, that is. The poster noted that while it appeared the information had multiple sources, several people might have copied existing information.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

CFAA : The key question is whether hiQ’s continued access following receipt of LinkedIn’s cease-and-desist letter was “without authorization” under the CFAA. ” Does this mean that courts will reject any claim, including a TTC claim, that could lead to “information monopolies”?

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

offers of information from various parties are rumored to put the plaintiffs in a better mood. DISH followed up with an infringement notice on August 23, 2017, supported by copies of judgments and permanent injunctions previously obtained by the company. Whether that will apply to defendants Massive Wireless, Inc.,

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Claims under copyright law. In Germany, in the case of copyright infringements, Section 97(1) and (2) UrhG provides for claims to be asserted for injunctive relief and damages. In addition, claims for information are provided for at various points in the UrhG. Claim for information. a) Perpetrators and accessories.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2024

This information becomes more and more valuable as time passes by. The defendants were already aware of the alleged infringements more than three years ago, which is past the three-year stature of limitations for copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2023

As the Internet Archive continues to deal with an adverse ruling in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the world’s largest publishing companies, late Friday some of the world’s largest record labels launched similar legal action in the United States. named as defendants.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

OTT services may implement tools for content recognition and removal of infringing material from User-generated Content (UGC). Moreover, Section 51 of the Act of 1957 categorizes the reproduction of any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work in the form of a cinematographic work as an infringing copy.

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The IPKat

APRIL 27, 2024

On 7 May 2021, ROSAE PARIS unsuccessfully sent a cease-and-desist letter to SEVEN AUGUST. On 26 November 2021, ROSAE PARIS brought an action against SEVEN AUGUST before the Paris Court, claiming infringement of its copyright and unregistered Community designs. The court then analysed the copyright infringement.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

SpicyIP Tidbit: Some Strengthening of the Right to Information Act, 2005 From the Judicial Side Image from here RTI applications are often responded to with dodgy replies and incorrect information. ’s lyrics cited by Judge in Future copyright ruling. Eminem sends cease and desist notice to Vivek Ramaswamy.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With the ever-increasing presence of social media, including websites like YouTube where content can generate income, copyright infringement is escalating at alarming rates. Unfortunately, it is no secret that the cost of enforcing copyright through the courts is expensive.

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The sorority used the song in creating a music video called “Building Bridges Together,” and they released the video on YouTube in May 2018, removing all copyright management information associated with the track.At The sorority then ignored the notice and kept the video up on YouTube.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. All of these facts placed Defendant on actual notice that it was highly likely that, in fact, Plaintiff’s Sticker Sheet was not infringing the Subject Design.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Under § 10 TMG (the German e-commerce law), host providers’ liability was then limited to cases where infringing content was not removed after a notice and take down procedure. Shaped as a duty of care, the liability of platforms was thus limited to the obligation to refrain from future infringements (cease and desist).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Second Circuit now takes “a restrictive view” of the extra elements that would make a contract claim qualitatively different from copyright, and therefore not subject to preemption. “[W]e Thomson Reuters sued for both copyright infringement and tortious interference with a contract (in inducing a third party to breach Westlaw’s terms).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Remember the Fifth Circuit case from 2018 holding that a real restaurant’s name could infringe trademark rights in the name of a fictional restaurant from the TV show SpongeBob SquarePants, the Krusty Krab? I predict a cease and desist letter”; “I WILL DEFINITELY BE CONTACTING NICKOLODEON TO ASK IF THIS GHETTO PLACE HAVE THE RIGHTS.”.

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BYU Copyright Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Francis") committed copyright infringement and was in breach of contract over the use of hundreds of photographs he took for the school and its students. In December 2022, Morlos sent a cease-and-desist letter to St. Francis High School - Salesian College Preparatory ("St. Morlos and St.

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IP Tech Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

18, 2023) , the plaintiff brought a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement because a photograph flashed on the screen during the “Tiger King 2” documentary depicted a tattoo of the now famous “Tiger King” (a/k/a “Joe Exotic”), that the plaintiff tattoo artist had inked. In Cramer v. Netflix, Inc. , 3:22-cv-131 (W.D. Koons , 467 F.3d

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

The full story behind Netflix’s copyright infringement lawsuit against Barlow & Bear, and why it’s actually a win for the fan fiction community. When it comes to copyright cases, Netflix has seen stranger things. Netflix could have sent Barlow & Bear a cease and desist letter hand-delivered by Regé-Jean Page.

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