SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Softgel: The Errors of Comity The Madras High Court accepted a Letter Rogatory from The US District Court in Delaware directing India-based Softgel Healthcare to furnish confidential information to the US Court. However, the Court seemingly overlooked the nature and specifics of the information sought. ANI-OpenAI litigation.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2022

The filing is part of the legal battle between several record labels and ISP Bright House, which is accused of failing to terminate repeat copyright infringement. MarkMonitor believes that the requested information is confidential and asks the court to keep it out of the public’s view.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2024

Not for engaging in piracy per se , but for not responding aggressively enough against subscribers mostly accused of repeatedly pirating movies and music. Just before the weekend, dozens of record labels including UMG, Warner, and Sony, filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against Verizon at a New York federal court.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts and over the years several ISPs have been sued because of them. These Internet providers stand accused of not doing enough to stop copyright infringers on their networks, even after receiving multiple ‘copyright infringement’ notifications from rightsholders.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

One of the main allegations is that ISPs fail to terminate accounts of repeat infringers in ‘appropriate circumstances’, as is required under the DMCA. These lawsuits were pioneered by music companies that had some success on this front, including a $1 billion verdict against Cox. Few Other Options. They point out that WOW!

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TorrentFreak

MAY 21, 2024

BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music sued Internet provider Cox Communications for failing to terminate the accounts of pirating subscribers. This was the first in a series of “repeat infringer” lawsuits which continue to this day. 25 Million Piracy Damages The BMG lawsuit is no longer active. Internet providers.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The court granted a permanent injunction, restraining the defendants from manufacturing, trading, or selling any products bearing the infringing stripes, thereby protecting Adidas’s trademark rights and preventing consumer confusion. Copyright Judgments AI and Copyright Law : Asian News International v.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 27, 2022

Over the years we’ve published thousands of articles on copyright law, from how it works in theory to its application in full-blown lawsuits. In most cases involving pirate sites, for example, the unlicensed distribution of movies, TV shows, music and games is easily determined. Post Removed By Reddit For Copyright Infringement.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2021

High Court injunctions that order ISPs to block certain websites deemed to be infringing have been in existence for around a decade in the UK. A set of scripts at anti-piracy company Friend MTS are tasked with producing lists of IP addresses that are suspected of being connected to copyright infringement.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 16, 2021

Of these crimes, Intellectual Property (IP) theft is one of the many, which involves stealing copyright, patents, industrial designs, etc., Copyright and trade secrets like software, secret formula/recipes, music, etc., It enabled them to steal a handful of IP assets and other confidential business information.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 29, 2022

He wanted to concentrate on building Baboom, the music platform concept formerly known as Megabox. After a research team found that Mega was vulnerable to attacks that allow for a “full compromise of the confidentiality of user files”, Ortmann himself responded via a security notification stating that the issues had been fixed.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Delhi High Court] On August 9, the Delhi High Court devised a judicial mechanism to combat novel ways of copyright infringement and issued the first-ever Dynamic+ injunction in favour of Universal City Studios LLC., Music Broadcast Ltd. Universal City Studios LLC and Ors v. DotMovies.Baby and Ors. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. The precedent work is “a set of replacement stickers for the dashboard climate controls for certain GM vehicles”: The Copyright Office registered this design. Tierra Caliente Music Group SA v. Serca Discos, Inc., 2019 WL 13109708 (S.D.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Recent decisions suggest courts are losing patience with those who bring dubious copyright infringement claims as part of their business models. Back in May, I wrote about an overzealous copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Rachel Dolezal , the woman best known for mispresenting her racial background.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

on 24 August, 2023 (Delhi High Court) The dispute was regarding the Defendant’s violation of the Non-Competitional Confidentiality Agreement. 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

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 6, 2024

in relation to urban music and the hemp/cannabis industry.” in stylized lettering and coloring reminiscent of those seen in comic books (the “Copyrights”) registered with the United States Copyright Office (“Copyright Office”). by themselves.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In another development, Publishers united to Fight Copyright Infringement on ResearchGate , although it was settled out of court. It bears noting, however, that confidentiality may be a valid concern and shouldn’t be just disregarded for transparency alone.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

With further ado, here’s what I found in Novembers: Database Protection in India: Since Prof Basheer’s 2005 post about the inaccurate implication of the theft of data as copyright infringement, to 2023, not much seems to have changed. The Indian courts have further clarified this issue. see also Sourav Ganguly vs Tata Tea ).

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 8, 2021

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) in the US representing a group of indie and major music publishers has sued popular gaming platform Roblox for copyright infringement, claiming USD 200 million in damages. News from India. Other News from Around the World.

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SpicyIP

JULY 11, 2021

Vempati Ravi Shankar – Facebook Copyright Dispute: Issues on Moral Rights and Posthumous Enforcement of Celebrity Rights. Varsha also discussed a copyright infringement suit against a certain unknown people who had posted original sound recordings created by late Kuchipudi artist Vempati Ravi Shankar on their Facebook and Instagram pages.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

vs Mohalla Tech Private Limited on 1 November, 2023 (Delhi High Court) Image from here In a copyright infringement dispute, the plaintiff sought an interim injunction against the defendant for allegedly continuing to offer its copyrighted recordings on their platforms ShareChat and MojApp post-license expiration.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

And like McClenaghan’s fictional account of militant pursuit, the history of tension between copyright and user rights has been a tale of survival on the part of both. . The Court refers to it more specifically as a “user’s right”.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

As we have seen in Part I, the incentives currently driving this market, especially in the EU, point towards other priorities, such as cost reductions, legal certainty and in-house confidential development. In the light of the CJEU’s judgment, questions like these remain open.

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IIPRD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Musical Arts, designs, pictures, software, material, and many other sorts of Intellectual Property can be transferred using an e-commerce platform in the digital age. The e-platforms themselves might need to copyright their interface and service if the same is endangered [7]. 26, 2023, 11:00 AM), [link]. 6, 2023, 11:00 AM), [link]. [25]

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SpicyIP

MARCH 11, 2024

The Court allowed the application and directed to form a confidential club constituting counsels of the plaintiff and the defendant and prescribed the conditions to which the club shall adhere to. X wins copyright infringement case against 17 music publishers.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Last summer, Optimum chose to settle its lawsuit with some music industry giants, including BMG, UMG, and Capitol Records, under undisclosed terms. In a similar yet separate lawsuit, the company is pitted against a group of almost 50 music labels , that also accused Altice of mass-infringement. now Rainberry Inc.),

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Trade Wings Hotels Limited on 24 January [Bombay High Court] In an important order concerning enforcement of copyright in sound recordings, the Bombay High Court held that copyright owners like Phonographic Performance Ltd and Novex can issue music licenses even if they are not registered as copyright societies under the Copyright Act.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Trump is actively litigating a copyright infringement lawsuit over the Eddy Grant song “Electric Avenue” while trying to keep relevant deposition testimony in the case permanently under seal. Trump, have either you or any of your 15· ·entities been plaintiffs in copyright infringement 16· ·actions?

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