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3 Count: Extra Element

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1: GPL Legal Battle: Vizio Told by Judge it Will Have to Answer Breach-of-Contract Claims. Vizio argued that the matter should be heard by a federal court, which has sole jurisdiction over copyright matters, but the SFC argued it was a contract dispute, which would be heard in the state court.

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3 Count: Dark Horse Dismissal

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copyright law. However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. When the case got moved to a federal court, the judge dismissed the case, saying that copyright law preempted those claims.

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The Coming Copyright/Trademark Storm for NFTs

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It is a space where there is little regard for copyright law (or other kinds of intellectual property), large amounts of money are being thrown around on dubious investments and there is a lack of understanding as to what this will be and how it will change the larger world. We honestly don’t know.

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3 Count: Server Tested

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District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. 3: Jake Owen Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement Over No. The case was filed by Paul Nicklen against Sinclair Media.

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3 Count: Matrix Arbitration

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2: Amendment Passes to Grant Teachers Fair Use of Copyrighted Work Remotely. Next up today, Focus Taiwan reports that the Taiwan legislature has passed a new copyright law that would grant educators a fair use protection when using copyright-protected works via online classes. Village Roadshow sued Warner Bros.

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Can We Reexamine the Role of Blockchain in Copyright Now?

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However, those familiar with copyright law, immediately began to point out flaws in the plan. The issue got so bad that Cent, one of the largest marketplaces for NFTs, shut down nearly all NFT sales over “rampant” issues with copyright infringement and plagiarism. appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The Battle Over Poker NFTs

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In that apology, Butz admitted he was “clearly ignorant about copyright laws and got defensive when it was brought to my attention.” Personally, I’m very willing to believe that Butz walked into this business with a limited understanding of copyright and that much of this was not malice on his part.

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