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Software Downloads Netflix & Disney+ Videos to Make DRM-Free Copies

TorrentFreak

Long before the advent of legitimate online video streaming services, torrent sites and similar platforms allowed users to download and keep copies of movies and TV shows. Services like Netflix have sought to mimic some of these benefits by allowing content to be played on most devices and even downloaded for offline viewing.

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Teen’s Destiny 2 Cheat Strategy Gifts Bungie Unlimited Lawsuit Ammo

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is further accused of selling Bungie emblems on third-party platforms and using cheating software that modifies the Destiny 2 game, violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions, and creates infringing derivative works. has indeed rendered the contract void ab initio. Cheat Software and Derivative Works.

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Twitch-Streaming Destiny 2 Teen Cheater Fails in Bid to Shake Bungie Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

’s use of cheat software modified Destiny 2 and led to the creation of an unauthorized derivative work. has the right to disaffirm any contract within a reasonable time of becoming an adult. As it happened, he had already declared all contracts with Bungie null and void. With no enforceable contract between L.L.

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[Guest post] BAYC sues Ryder Ripps over unauthorized minting of NFTs

The IPKat

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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Bungie Sues Twitch-Streaming Destiny Cheater ‘MiffysWorld’ For Being Awful

TorrentFreak

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. Leone has done all three, and this action is the consequence.”

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Web Page Framing Isn’t Trespass to Chattels–Best Carpet Values v. Google

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

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. Copyright and contract law that may restrict legally what the user may do with the “copies” that are now resident in the device RAM.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

It is somehow different from the right to make transformative derivative works (where the word “transformed” is used in Section 101 ) such as film adaptations of books, which clearly require copyright owner consent. As the case approaches its three-year birthday, we are now in the summary judgement phase.