Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

3: Judge Rules in Favor of Ford on AirPro Contract, Copyright, Trademark violations. Finally today, Lurah Lowery at Repairer Driven News reports that car manufacturer Ford has won a summary judgment against the diagnostic company AirPro over alleged contract, copyright and trademark violations. That amount totals $228.9

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

United States , [1] the Federal Circuit rejected a strict temporal limitation on when the Government’s license rights in patents stemming from federally funded research is triggered under the Bayh-Dole Act. The funding agency obtains a license to “subject inventions,” which is defined as “any invention. . . 35 U.S.C. §

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 18, 2024

FTC sues Adobe over annual contracts, Sony DMCA hundreds of manga extensions and US lawmakers voice concern over Spotify. The post 3 Count: Oh, Adobe… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 12, 2021

1: Oracle Sues NEC Over Alleged Software Contract, Copyright Violations. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Oracle American has filed a lawsuit against NEC Corp alleging that NEC is using Oracle software, namely its biometric identification system, in a way that exceeds the terms of their license.

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43(B)log

MARCH 21, 2024

15, 2024) This putative class action alleged that Amazon overcharged and “[d]eceived consumers by misrepresenting that it was selling them Digital Content when, in fact, it was really only licensing it to them[.]” The court disagreed: there’s a plausible difference in value between owning outright versus purchasing a revocable license.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A Texas state jury has awarded $287 million to Dutch telecommunications company Koninklijke KPN in a contract dispute with Samsung Electronics Co., finding that Samsung breached a license agreement by refusing to pay for using a KPN patent, according to the verdict form.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 16, 2022

The court confirms that to ensure enforceability, consumers should (1) check the box and (2) be advised that checking the box will indicate assent to contract terms. These basic principles “apply with equal force to contracts formed online.” Forming online contracts is not rocket science. Freedom Financial Network, LLC.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Specifically, the two companies created and produced work related to various testing needs and targeted state contracts. However, when WIN won a lucrative contract with the state of South Carolina, ACT sued allegiging that their skill definitoins and other elements were “virtually identical” to their own.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

1: Megan Roup Seeks Dismissal in Fitness Routine Copyright, Contract Lawsuit. According to Anderson, she trained Roup in the techniques and Roup has gone on to offer her own services, leading to a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract and unfair competition claims.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software. Oracle sued NEC last year, claiming that NEC used Oracle software in a way that exceeded their license. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In 2015, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) filed a lawsuit against Wolfgang’s Vault, alleging that the service did not have a license for the underlying compositions of the songs it streamed. According to the lawsuit, the shops had a license between 2009 and 2017, but that services were terminated due to non-payment.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The ICO noted submissions from the creative industries highlighting the availability of other methods of data collection, such as properly licensed data sets of personal data. Instead, any opt-out TDM exception would only impose additional transaction costs and complexity for both rightholders and AI developers.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 21, 2021

2: Kairosoft, the Beloved Mobile Tycoon Game Developer, Openly Accuses its Chinese Publisher of Copyright Infringement and Contract Violation. The move comes after a recent copyright direct in the European Union, one that requires search engines and social media sites to pay a license to use content from news outlets within the bloc.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

According to NetEase, Tencent, through its QQ Music streaming platform, has violated a contract with them by streaming music in provinces where QQ has no license to do so. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

He claimed he owned the production bible that the original show was based upon, and Disney did not seek permission or license its use in the reboot. The judge also allowed overlapping breach of contract claims to move forward, setting the stage for a possible trial down the road.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy The intersection of the Federal Arbitration Act and the law of online contracts has become utterly corrosive to our legal system. The problem with the FAA and online contracts, of course, is that no one is agreeing to arbitrate anything. Consumer Contracts (Tent. Many people think this is true.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

In the case, Nicklen argued that a photographer or videographer that uses Facebook or Instagram to promote their content should not automatically give up the right to license it to third parties, such as Sinclair. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 31, 2022

This prompted Village Roadshow to allege branch of contract. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Village Roadshow sued Warner Bros. However, Warner Bros. The post 3 Count: Matrix Arbitration appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 24, 2022

In addition to the breach of contract and alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the lawsuit accuses The Points Guy of violating both their copyrights and trademarks for the use of the American Airlines logo as part of the app. The post 3 Count: Frequent Flyer appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2021

However, in the absence of a clear contract, the court interpreted the situation favorably to MD5, claiming that Penhallurick was paid to write the software and that no further royalties were owed. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 23, 2022

That was offered exclusively through a contract with LexisNexis. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. There, the court upheld an appeals court decision ordering the state to make its annotated code available for free.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 28, 2022

This prompted Walkie Check to sue for breach of an implied contract, unjust enrichment and copyright infringement. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: House Party appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

BGP had entered into an agreement with American Television Distribution, a company owned by the former host of Cheaters , for pay-per-view contracts of the show. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

With respect to the Jordan video, I assume the video was infringing when uploaded to Twitter, which is why a license argument wouldn’t work. Those licenses were explicitly and unambiguously laid out in YouTube’s Terms of Service, and the sublicense clearly extends to embedding the video.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

The jury needed only 90 minutes to determine that the defendants had proven their implied license defense, ending the case. Due to the fact-specific nature of doctrines like implied licenses and fair use, it’s possible the Hayden and Orton jury verdicts are consistent with each other. Warner Bros.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 25, 2022

However, HP argues that many of the servers involved predate Oracle’s current contract system, making the patches legal. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. 2: Bungie Takes Another Shot at Cheat Seller AimJunkies in Court.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Dark Horse Dismissal appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nonetheless, Mirimax claims to hold all the copyrights and trademarks related to the film, prompting them to file a lawsuit for breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement and unfair competition. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Morantz, who is 77, is suing Downey over alleged copyright infringement, breach of contract and elder abuse. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. None of the defendants have responded to the lawsuit at this time.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

It has already entered into licensing agreements with several content creators, including other news media organizations.” Instead, they point to how much they have produced or licensed with the assumption that it is all scraped by OpenAI. The claims that are alleged will face some significant headwinds.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The case involves ShutterStock, a photo licensing service. (We ShutterStock has a “contributor” program that allows anyone to upload photos into their licensing database in exchange for a fee if licensed. Only 2 visitors saw the subject image in ShutterStock’s database and neither licensed it.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Annual Copyright License (ACL) from CCC helps minimize an organization’s infringement risk by providing a consistent set of global reuse rights across millions of publications from thousands of rightsholders that complements existing publisher agreements, subscriptions, and other content purchases.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Stay tuned for expert insights regarding the impact of AI on intellectual property, licensing, contracts, regulatory policy, enforcement, privacy, and venture markets in life sciences. In this blog series, we explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research, innovation, and patient care in the life sciences.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A licensing agreement between Mascotte and Adidas exists for the “Yeezy” trademarks. The dissolution of this contract will rely on the termination clauses that stipulate the division of IP between the parties or whether any “moral” clauses allow early termination of the contract.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2023

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. But ultimately, the onus is on Disney to create a contract formation process so conspicuous that a court can’t reach decisions like this. ” * Doe v. Facebook, Inc., 2023 WL 3483891 (S.D. May 16, 2023).

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JD Supra Law

JULY 11, 2024

Despite the Court dismissing Plaintiffs’ Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Section 1202(b) claims with prejudice, it declined to dismiss Plaintiffs’ claims for breach of contract of open source license violations by Defendants. However, the Court also dismissed Plaintiffs’ request for of unjust enrichment and punitive damages.

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Erik K Pelton

JULY 14, 2022

One is the contract with the individual or individuals doing the work who help create content; and two is the type of content that they create and where they get photos from, in particular. First, contracts. Make sure you have proper contracts. There are sites that have free licenses for a certain type of content.

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