TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

repeatedly breached the terms of its Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) by using third-party cheating software, getting banned by Bungie, and then repeatedly signing back up to breach the LSLA’s terms once again. has indeed rendered the contract void ab initio. Stronger Copyright Claims Coming Right Up.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 11, 2022

Government regularly goes after copyright-infringing companies and individuals, both domestically and abroad. That doesn’t mean that there are no copyright issues within its own ranks. At the United States Court of Federal Claims, the German company accused the US Navy of mass copyright infringement.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

created) on a permissionless blockchain (like Ethereum, Cardano o Solana) through a software called “smart contract” which is recorded on the blockchain itself. These digital files are freely downloadable by everyone (there is no DRM protection in NFTs). NFTs – still subject to “old” IP law An NFT is a non-fungible (i.e.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 10, 2023

The Domino Effect Bungie filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against defendants allegedly involved in the development and supply of Destiny 2 cheat ‘Wallhax’ back in August 2021. in copyright infringement damages against Elite Boss Tech, Inc., In June 2022, Bungie was awarded $13.5m 11020781 Canada Inc.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As I wrote previously : lawsuits against IAPs are problematic for many reasons, including the failure of 512(a), the danger of assuming that notices of claimed infringements (NOCIs) actually reflect infringing behavior, and the mismatch between the wrongdoing of alleged copyright infringement and the remedy of terminating Internet access.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

The users of infringed copyrighted work are not even aware that they are causing monetary losses to the person and publication associated with it. The secondary copyright infringement or contributory infringement has not got much attention. for taking reprographic usage licenses after paying a prescribed tariff.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

The user will be able also to submit requests in order to access, download, correct, delete, object or restrict any personal information from third parties being used to develop and improve AI at Meta. The privacy policy of WhatsApp does not seem affected, even if new AI tools are in development also for this service.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In addition, it refuted the copyright infringement allegations; these lacked any substance and were ungrounded because some of the referenced copyrights were registered well after the cheats were first made available. In an amended complaint the game developer added more copyright infringement details.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Unpacking the Guidance The Guidance breaks down IP Australia’s position for registering trade marks in respect of the following emerging technologies: Virtual goods: Start by considering whether your virtual goods fall into class 9, which covers downloadable software and data, and so will be a good fit for many virtual goods.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

All meme-like images in this article are properly licensed. Table of Contents: Fair Use Under the Copyright Act How much risk are we talking here? Even without a copyright registration, the original creator will be able to collect actual damages, should it prevail in court. Yes and no. What about meme generators? Warner Bros.

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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. Who owns the copyright?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Finally, the court says there is a real possibility of market harm to Nicklen’s work: However, the Sinclair Defendants’ use of the copyrighted video, if widespread, would harm the licensing market for Nicklen’s video. In-Line Linking May Be Copyright Infringement–Goldman v. Breitbart News.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

V Ross Intelligence, Inc. – (Some) answers coming soon This case, which involves the alleged surreptitious copying of the entire Westlaw database (after having been denied a license) in order to create an allegedly competing product, is already significant in that the Complaint survived a motion to dismiss. These cases are not against AI.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Copyright contract law (Sections 31 et seqq. German copyright law stipulates that the author is entitled to appropriate remuneration for every use of their work (Section 32 UrhG). Claims under copyright law. Right of remuneration (Sections 32 et seqq.

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43(B)log

APRIL 29, 2024

The Cube file was provided under a Creative Commons, non-commercial, no derivatives license. It advertised “This device was one of the most popular items on a popular 3D printing website with over 20,000 unique downloads” on its website, at a time when Leszczynski’s Thingiverse page displayed that his Cube had been downloaded 20,000 times.

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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.

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The IPKat

APRIL 18, 2022

Here’s what happened (spoiler alert: Four Tet prevailed on some, but failed in others)… Background Mr Keiran Hebden, who goes by the artistic name of Four Tet, as a music artist, is suing his record label Domino Recording Company for breach of contract. The songs have since returned to streaming platforms.

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43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

15, 2023) This is a copyright suit against Gannett for advertising-like use of a photo taken by Campbell of NFL coach Katie Sowers; the photo came from a screenshot of an ad run by Microsoft that played during the Super Bowl. The Microsoft ad was licensed by Campbell and showed the photo at about the 40-second mark.

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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. Simply put, the legal issues of copyright ownership are complicated even under the best of circumstances, and NFTs are far from the best of circumstances.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 17, 2022

The company’s lawsuits variously claim copyright infringement (when cheat makers use pieces of original code or creative derivative works ), circumvention of technical measures (under the DMCA), breach of contract, and/or violation of consumer protection laws. Bungie and Leone appear to have more than a little history.

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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.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2024

Worse, it’s not clear the users have a “possessory interest” in those bits due to the possibility that copyright and contract law that may limit what users can do with those bits. ” Implied-in-Law Contract/Unjust Enrichment The court says that these state law claims are preempted by copyright law. .”

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. ” 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.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 30, 2023

[Delhi High Court] On May 23, the Delhi High Court passed an interesting jud gement on the issue of ownership of the copyright in a film screenplay and held that the copyright in the screenplay of the film ‘Nayak’, lay with Satyajit Ray and on his demise, with his son Sandip Ray and the Society for Preservation of Satyajit Ray Archives (SPSRA).

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

That includes copyright infringement. All third-party services we use are bound by a contract with us to never use the information of our users for their own purposes and not to disclose the information to any third parties unrelated to the service. This feature comes with fast download speeds and unlimited bandwidth.

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