IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Among the other solutions, the most easy and feasible way to come out of the problem of unavailability and unaffordability was to start copying the books, study materials, and video lectures with the help of different mechanisms. for taking reprographic usage licenses after paying a prescribed tariff.

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Copyright Licensing Higher Education Copying 90

Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

After all, while we are pondering the weighty issue of future ownership, we are not focusing on the fundamental issue of wholesale copying of works to train AI in a wide variety of situations. This, of course, could be an accident based on true intellectual curiosity, but I do not believe it. 3:22-cv-06823 – Whither transformative?

Litigation 98

Litigation Fair Use Copying Derivative Work 98

TorrentFreak

AUGUST 20, 2021

They illegally downloaded Destiny 2 in violation of the company’s licensing terms and willfully distributed copyright infringing code. They released ‘sizzle reels’ to market the cheat using Destiny 2 artwork and developed software to hook into copyrighted Destiny 2 code thereby producing an unlicensed derivate work.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Derivative Work Artwork 142

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

means to show a copy of it, either directly or by means of a film, slide, television image, or any other device or process or, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to show individual images nonsequentially.”. Nicklen sued Sinclair Broadcast Group and others. Is Embedding a Display? Under the Copyright Act, display.

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Social Media Copyright Fair Use Licensing 140

Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. This protection extends to unauthorized reproduction, adaptation, and distribution, among other activities.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Some lowlights from the opinion: Direct infringement. According to Defendants’ policies, Defendants reserve the right “to remove or block access to, either permanently or temporarily, any files which [Defendants] suspect[ ] or which a third party alleges are associated with a violation of the law[.]”.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

May, who played Destiny 2 and agreed to its Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) in the fall of 2019. This older copy is the one presented by Bungie as evidence. The purchased software was allegedly decompiled and reverse engineered, which is a breach of contract since it violates the Terms of Service. Hacking Allegations.

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Copyright Infringement Copyright Copying Licensing 89

LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2023

Download the FEMA Mobile App to get alerts and information. Walk away if they demand cash payments up front, or refuse to give you copies of their license, insurance, and a contract in writing. If someone wants money to help you qualify for FEMA funds, it’s a scam. Visit FEMA.gov for more information.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Plaintiffs want and expect Google to copy and display their websites in Chrome browser and Search App, and acknowledge that Google has license to do so.” We need to know more about this license. It seems like this license could be dispositive to the case, but the court doesn’t explore it more.

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Licensing Copyright Contracts Advertising 91

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

APRIL 28, 2022

Confidentiality agreements, non-solicitation clauses, and non-competition clauses can all establish evidence of reasonable measures to preserve secrecy and create breach of contract claims for future trade secret misappropriation. But reverse engineering of any product obtained subject to a negotiated NDA or a mass market license (e.g.,

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Confidentiality Intellectual Property Contracts Litigation 52

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JUNE 16, 2022

PDF copy available. NFTs are data units stored on a blockchain used to transfer ownership of physical items or digital media with smart contracts. Elsewhere in the apparel space, American football quarterback Tom Brady has filed an application for ‘Tom Brady’ for NFTs and downloadable virtual goods in class 9.

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Non-Fungible Tokens Intellectual Property Trademark Branding 40

Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

contracts) may play a decisive role in the final allocation of rights and obligations. This awareness is manifested by either directly addressing TDM in their Terms of Use or Content License Agreements, or alternatively by having specific policies, FAQs or summaries for TDM. In this fragmented landscape, self-regulation (e.g.,

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Publishing Art Licensing Copying 98

Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. In another decision , from 2016, the BGH found that remuneration claims under Section 32 UrhG arise when the agreed remuneration at the time of the respective contract being concluded is not appropriate when viewed from the perspective of the time of conclusion of the contract (ex-ante view).

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43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

The Cube file was provided under a Creative Commons, non-commercial, no derivatives license. Thingiverse cube Kitchen Cube made and sold copies of the Cube. Kitchen Cube cube Leszczynski sued for (1) copyright infringement; (2) violation of Creative Commons license terms; and (3) false advertising and misrepresentation.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

The first sale doctrine restricts the rights holder’s exclusive right to distribute a copyrighted work to the public, where the distribution right to control secondary sales is ‘exhausted’ upon completion of the first lawful sale of a copy of the work by the rights holder or with their consent.

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Artwork Contracts Ownership IP 98

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

In a framing case, the plaintiffs’ web servers aren’t the affected chattel because the plaintiffs’ web servers delivered the web pages directly to users’ devices, after which the framer (Google) superimposed its frame on the web pages once the copies were in users’ RAM. ” Even this correction is suboptimal.

Copying 77

Copying Ownership Derivative Work Contracts 77

Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Risks for all stakeholders include FTC Part 255 regulations for endorsements and influencer contract drafting and, in this game, one of the things we’re going to be talking about is, you know, intellectual property. The Difference Between An Endorsement & A License. Copyright Licensing as a Form of Permission.

Marketing 81

Marketing Marketing Branding Brands 81

Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

In that regard, The Galaxy study mirrors one by Cornell University and the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts that was published in January. This is an especially large problem for photographers and visual artists, whose works are trivially copied and reshared. This is why such images are considered fungible.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

A typical TDM process involves downloading works, pre-processing and formatting these works, analysing them, building new datasets and storing the source data for verification purposes. Users reported mixed experiences with licensing. Conversely, users were very much in favour of an exception as it would remove the need for licensing.

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Government Intellectual Property Licensing Copyright 93

Traverse Legal Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

The underlying digital asset is copyright protected and licensed to the buyer of the NFT. Should you hire a lawyer to work with you if you are selling or buying an NFT and licensing the associated digital art? A non-fungible token allows you to put a smart contract onto the blockchain that is unique unto itself. NFTs are tokens.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Microsoft ad was licensed by Campbell and showed the photo at about the 40-second mark. A USA Today 2 producer downloaded the BTO ad from YouTube and then took a high-resolution screengrab from the commercial that comprised the Sowers photo.

Advertising 59

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 16, 2023

The mapping produced a wealth of data and findings, which are systematized in a dataset available on the user-friendly website www.copyrightflexibilities.eu , and analyzed in a report downloadable from Zenodo , SSRN or ResearchGate , entitled “Copyright Flexibilities: Mapping and Comparative Assessment of EU and National Sources”.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As the story goes, they provided him with a copy of a few scenes from “Ghostbusters” in which the theme would appear. ” They argued that had Twain really written the book, Clemens’ estate would own the copyright and Harper would have the exclusive right under contract to publish it. A Nightmare on My Street.

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Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144

SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The Court interpreted the clause on ownership of work made during a contract of service (Section 17(c)) to not apply in situations where there is a contract between equals. The Court limited the scope of Section 17(c) to apply to contracts where the relationship between the parties is akin to that of an apprenticeship.

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