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Bungie & Teenage Destiny 2 Cheat Settle Differences With $500K Permaban

TorrentFreak

It targeted an individual who had deployed cheats in Destiny 2 and as a result, now faced claims of breaching security mechanisms controlling access to a copyrighted work. For modifying the Destiny 2 game, thereby creating an unauthorized derivative work, Bungie was able to demand another $150,000.

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AN ARGUMENT FOR EMBRACING THE LEGALITY OF CROWDFUNDED GAME MODS

JIPL Online

Mods are beneficial for the video game industry, [3] but mods can threaten a company’s copyright exclusivity because of their status as derivative works. [4] Section 106 of the Copyright Act grants copyright holders an exclusive right to make or license derivative works based upon a previously copyrighted work. [11]

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Bungie & Ubisoft Reach $300,000 Settlement With Ring-1 Cheat Sellers

TorrentFreak

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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Supreme Court Finds Warhol’s Commercial Licensing of “Orange Prince” to Vanity Fair Is Not Fair Use and Infringes Goldsmith’s Famed Rock Photo

Intellectual Property Law Blog

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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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

scene in the past, things seemed to come to a head in November 2020 when Nintendo sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Tournament Organizers (TOs) of the Big House, an upcoming streamed Melee tournament, and subsequently forced them to cancel the event. Melee , know this better than anyone.

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (August 28 – September 3)

SpicyIP

Eminem sends cease and desist notice to Vivek Ramaswamy. International IP Developments US Copyright Office seeks public comments on Gen AI to assess whether legislative or regulatory steps in this area are warranted. Notorious B.I.G.’s ’s lyrics cited by Judge in Future copyright ruling.

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Want to Remix a Song? Make sure not to get tangled with IP Infringement

Selvam & Selvam Blog

Section 14 of the Copyright Act, 1957 provides all rights, including further development, translation, reproduction, publication, communication to the public among others, exclusively to the owner of the work. Here’s the To-Dos for the Creators before working on a remix!

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