Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 12, 2022

1: LEGO is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Leather Jacket Design. First off today, The Fashion Law reports that LEGO is facing a lawsuit from artist James Concannon following the inclusion of a jacket similar to one that he designed as part of a recent LEGO set. As a result, he sent a cease-and-desist letter to LEGO.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

1: Sony Music sues Triller Claiming Copyright Infringement, Alleging it is Owed Millions. 2: Paramount Brings ‘Coming To America’ Claim Before Copyright Claims Board To Shut Down McDowell’s Pop-Up. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

With the NFT craze reaching new heights, Quentin Tarantino finds himself at the receiving end of a copyright infringement battle. Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees it as a contract breach and copyright infringement. ” As such, the sale is still scheduled to go through next month.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

1: Supreme Court Leaves in Place Circuit Split Regarding Approach for Assessing Substantial Similarity in Copyrighted Works. 2: Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops. The owners of Grease sent a cease and desist letter in August 2019 that resulted in performances of Vape being cancelled.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

This years event coincided with a major milestone: on January 1, the earliest works of Frances favorite boy reporter, Tintin, entered the U.S. The 1925 copyright registration for the dramatic composition on which Gold Rush was based. Copyright in the film and story both expired in 2020. But Tintinimaginatio S.A.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Million in Copyright Case. First off today, Heidi Groover at The Seattle Times reports that the real estate listing site Zillow has been ordered to pay nearly $2 million to the photography company VHT. million in damages and interest for the infringements. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? 1: Zillow Ordered to Pay $1.9

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The sites’ Russian owner Tofig Kurbanov was taken to court in the United States in 2018, accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement. In a follow-up filing, the music companies demanded more than $82 million in damages for copyright infringement and DMCA violations. 82 Million is Appropriate, Judge Recommends.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

The copyright owner controls the use of their work. Copyright exists automatically, without the need for registration. The author, or their employer, typically owns copyright in the work. How is Copyright Infringed? How Can You Address Copyright Infringement? Cease and Desist Letters.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2022

NWROCU reports that in a joint operation with Lancashire Police on March 23, it executed three search warrants as part of the “continuing fight against illegal streaming.” In 2019, the police unit delivered cease-and-desist notices to suspected IPTV resellers in the hope they would shut down voluntarily, thus avoiding arrest.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Alpino, WIPO’s report on diversification and economic development, and the dispute between Samsung and its trade union over the use of “Samsung” in the Union’s name. SpicyIP Intern Deepali Vashist discusses the key aspects of this report and its observation on India. Super Cassettes Industries Private Ltd.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 1, 2024

In a complaint filed at a federal court in Seattle, Washington, Nintendo accuses Modded Hardware of copyright infringement and violating the DMCA by trafficking in circumvention devices, among other things. “Defendant is well aware that his conduct is unlawful and infringes Nintendo’s intellectual property rights.

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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

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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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2024

on 15 October, 2024 (Delhi District Court) The plaintiff alleged trademark and copyright infringement of his registered mark “KHATOON” by the defendants, who used an allegedly similar mark “SHAHI KHATOON.” A Mumbai Court acquits accused in a 33 old copyright infringement case after witnesses remain untraceable.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 6, 2022

ACE now reports on developments every few days, but that barely scratches the surface. Producing articles on them all isn’t feasible but when ACE announced that United Media had joined the coalition this week, it stood out as something worthy of more detailed reporting. United Media: No Stranger to Piracy.

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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. “[Taiga] indicated that he had removed all infringing material from his website and his other platforms. . These matters in the U.S. and 30 days for $19.99.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2024

While that may be the case, Webtoon’s first quarterly earnings report on August 8 wasn’t well received. However, piracy wasn’t mentioned once in the official earnings report. Webtoon’s own reports suggested that 150 ‘sites’ went offline after they were targeted though the Cloudflare subpoena.

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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

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

In Iraq, tackling copyright infringement appears to have very little priority. The USTR uses these and other public comments to create its Special 301 Report, an annual list of countries that deserve extra attention due to various shortcomings that may hurt U.S. This isn’t a new phenomenon. businesses.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Rumors relating to the as-yet-unnamed ‘Mario Movie’ are rife on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms, but how does one even begin to separate fact from fiction in these numerous reports? Post Removed By Reddit For Copyright Infringement. Reporting Facts? Spoilers: Are They Copyright Infringement?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

Babybus runs a competitive channel that Moonbug believes infringes its copyrights. An example: Moonbug submitted takedown notices to YouTube covering at least 70 videos and sued Babybus for copyright infringement. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v.

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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. Injunctive relief (Section 97(1) UrhG) and cease and desist agreements.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2021

The Television Academies sued Goodman for copyright infringement, trademark infringement and dilution, and defamation. Copyright Infringement/Fair Use. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. MGA Entertainment.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

But if they want to be double-sure, send a takedown notice on any grounds other than copyright infringement and voila! The complaint. . * 17 USC 512(f) Preempts State Law Claims Over Bogus Copyright Takedown Notices–Amaretto v. UMG. * Copyright Takedown Notice Isn’t Actionable Unless There’s an Actual Takedown–Amaretto v.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2023

When Goldsmith issued a cease and desist letter claiming copyright infringement, AWF brought a declaratory judgment action asserting that its use of Goldsmith’s photograph in Orange Prince was protected under the Copyright Act’s fair use doctrine. Goldsmith was not paid or credited for this use.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 27, 2023

filed an application to place additional documents on record, before framing the issues, against the defendants, ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd, which also included the examination reports of the Registry and the responses by the defendants regarding trademark/taglines that are the subject matter of the suit. MSM Discovery Pvt.

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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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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

The country reports, also presented as a part of a webinar organized by reCreating Europe project team on November 16, 2021, follow each other time-wise, in the order of the acceptance/status of the CDSMD implementation process.

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Corsearch

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Often, brand protection investigators join cases after other tactics, such as cease-and-desist letters, have been tried without success. Harness our team to find and stop threats at their source by uncovering the people, places, and networks behind the infringement.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

Therefore, case law plays a huge role in ensuring the establishment of a fair and balanced liability regime, in particular as concerns the issue of (indirect) liability for internet service providers and other intermediaries whose services are used to commit copyright infringements. The resulting conclusion in the BGH case law (e.g.,

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 5, 2023

When Goldsmith issued a cease and desist letter claiming copyright infringement, AWF brought a declaratory judgment action asserting that its use of Goldsmith’s photograph in Orange Prince was protected under the Copyright Act’s fair use doctrine. .”

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LexBlog IP

MAY 26, 2023

When Goldsmith issued a cease and desist letter claiming copyright infringement, AWF brought a declaratory judgment action asserting that its use of Goldsmith’s photograph in Orange Prince was protected under the Copyright Act’s fair use doctrine. .”

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Barry Sookman

MAY 3, 2020

Redbox [link] 2020-04-26 Freezing order made in the UK to enforce trade secret misappropriation judgment in the United StatesMotorola Solut… [link] 2020-04-27 Statutory damages for copyright infringement of a web site about page awarded2020 FC 379 (CanLII) | Biofert Manufa… [link] 2020-04-27 Link to York University v.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 13, 2022

As previously reported on this blog , non-fungible tokens (or “NFTs”) recently emerged as one of the hottest new items on the art market—artists, auction houses, museums, sports organizations and others have jumped at the chance to create and sell their own versions of these unique tokens. Copyright Claims: Roc-A-Fella Records Inc.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Regardless, it sent a cease and desist to the defendants in 2022 who have a shop in Jaipur with a similar name and have registered the word mark in 2013. Check out the post for more details. In this case, the Plaintiff, who is the proprietor of the mark “Footlockers” since 1988, has not used it for 30 years.

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IP Whiteboard

JUNE 7, 2021

In Australia, the rights protected by copyright arise automatically upon the creation of a work and there is no need or ability to obtain a registration for copyright. By contrast, in the United States, registration of copyright is a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit for copyright infringement. Cybersecurity.

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