Michael Geist

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The claim is sprinkled with the most obvious reason: the Canadian media companies want a settlement that involves OpenAI paying licence fees for the inclusion of their content in its large language models and the lawsuit is designed to kickstart negotiations. So why file this lawsuit?

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Tusa had been on the radar of the studios for some time and had previously shut down Area 51 after reaching a settlement agreement with anti-piracy coalition Alliance For Creativity and Entertainment. Tusa then signed a settlement agreement but went on to launch Digital UniCorn Media but denied he had anything to do with it.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Federal Circuit has provided additional guidance about an appellant’s standing to appeal IPR decisions after settling the related litigations and entering into patent license agreements. First, it argued that the ongoing payment obligations under the license created certain rights in the license. Qualcomm Inc. ,

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 21, 2021

A pending settlement agreement included a clause that Tusa couldn’t launch or be involved with any similar services. After the apparent demise of Area 51 but in advance of the settlement being finalized, it’s alleged that Tusa launched a close copy of Area 51 called SingularityMedia, which scooped up Area 51’s customers.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In this contract, it was stipulated that for licences, he would be paid a royalty rate of approximately 50%, but for a sale, such as the sale of a CD, he would be paid a royalty rate of 18%. When Four Tet’s contract was signed in 2001, these standard licensing terms were different for the music industry. Sales vs Licences.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2023

Per E-SIGN, the answer should be yes, but standard requirements for online contract formation are increasingly demanding more effort from consumers to signal their assent. Usually contracts with minors are voidable by the minor, but even then, other courts have required the contracting process to be clear enough for minors to understand.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This post discusses a recent patent case in which the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) awarded punitive damages upon post-settlement-agreement repeated infringement. One month later, a settlement was reached. Shelly: 'Oops!…You You did it again ?' In April 2021, Jin sued Baijia store for patent infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 7, 2022

Also in 2018, FDN filed the original complaint, targeting both Amazon and CCA, alleging that they both breached contracts and committed copyright infringement. Barring a settlement, this case has a long way to go and there may be appeals and other courts to weigh in. But this is where FDN introduces a new wrinkle. Bottom Line.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

holding that the language of the governing contract's forum selection clause expressly allowed for the filing of inter partes review (IPR) proceedings in certain circumstances. entered into a settlement and license agreement in 2014, following years of patent litigation over their competing glucose monitoring system patents.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. The flexibility of contracts makes them a prime candidate for restricting uses that copyright law leaves unprohibited. That still leaves a rather broad space for contract law to effectively limit the use of information.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 11, 2022

Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions. The cheat seller also questions the court’s jurisdiction and counters the other accusations, including “breach of contract,” “tortious interference,” and “unjust enrichment.”

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The IPKat

APRIL 4, 2024

The disproportionate remuneration stemmed from contracts entered into with dominant players, especially in the music industry, and this has over time been a major source of worry for the South African government. The MITT and CRC found the Copyright Act to be inadequate in addressing the issues.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Rudimentary principles of contract law stipulate that words in a contract that are plain and free from ambiguity must be understood in their usual and ordinary sense. By: McDermott Will & Emery

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 26, 2022

This week in Other Barks & Bites: USPTO Director Vidal grants sua sponte review of IPR institution decisions to clarify the General Plastics factors; the Ninth Circuit rules that secondary meaning only needs to identify a single source, not a particular source, to support trade dress infringement claims; the Fifth Circuit affirms the dismissal (..)

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2022

Google Successfully Amends Adwords Contract to Add Arbitration–AdTrader v. If Singh can’t get this ruling reversed on appeal, then this case is dead and Singh spent a lot of unrecouped money over the past 5 years. Case Citation: Singh v. Google LLC , 2022 WL 94985 (N.D. The CourtListener page. More Click Fraud Posts.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. To settle that dispute, the parties worked out an “exclusive” license: the second-comer could sell the design on Amazon, and the registrant could keep selling it on eBay. A few plaintiffs have won default judgments (including one I blog below).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 28, 2022

Initially, the parties entered settlement discussions. Bungie also accused AimJunkies of a variety of other wrongdoings, including breach of contract, tortious interference, and unjust enrichment. This is in line with Bungie’s own license agreement and both parties are encouraged to resolve these issues outside of court.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

These contract law provisions, totally alien to the Irish legal tradition, are designed to apply in negotiations and contractual relationships between artists and commercial exploiters of their works, including social media platforms and streaming services.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2023

A Central District of California judge has denied Mary Bono’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over composition royalties Cher claims are owed under her 1978 marital settlement agreement with Sonny Bono. At this rate, the Cher-Bono litigation may end up lasting longer than the couple’s marriage. “Therefore, her claim fails.”

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sony maintains that the worldwide copyright for the recordings is held by Experience Hendrix LLC and Authentic Hendrix LLC, who license the rights to exploit and distribute the recordings to them.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

A photo of the Indianapolis nighttime skyline has generated $825 in license fees & $135k in settlements. After 3+ yrs of litigation, court awards Bell $200 in statutory damages–but actually $0 due to a related settlement. Creative Commons : New License Enforcement Principles for Public Comment. 26, 2021).

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It generally amounts to more than 50% of the total settlement recovery, acknowledging, at least by basic math, that they are the primary beneficiary of the litigation.). Interim Settlement Funding Corp., Many start with and later add investors to ongoing funds and matters. 17] At least, that’s as far as can be pieced together.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

The court explains that, despite the license, Gutman could use “her name for noncommercial purposes, including personal social-media accounts.” If anything, the Second Circuit musings give the parties more to fight over, rather than providing enough clarity to estimate the Coase Theorem entitlement and facilitate a settlement.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

All meme-like images in this article are properly licensed. If the creator has greater leverage or financial means than the enforcement-targeted business, the result of these demands is often swift settlement. As these warnings often go unread, it is often a surprise that memes must be licensed, as they are copyrighted material.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

NY Times : Meta Agrees to Alter Ad Technology in Settlement With U.S. The settlement agreement. Marketing. * FTC cracks down on live reads on the radio. * Comptroller , No. C-02-cv-02-10509 (Md. Turtle Island Foods SPC v. . Facebook and BrandTotal settled. Prior blog post. *

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

For instance, virtual concerts in the metaverse, where avatars perform popular songs, may violate music copyright laws unless proper licensing agreements are in place. Smart contracts embedded within NFTs, for example, cannot always prevent unauthorized copying or redistribution of the underlying digital assets.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Regent believed that it held the right to synchronise this work under a sub-publishing contract with Delphine productions. In April 2022, a settlement was reached concerning his economic rights. noticed that his music had been synchronised in a murder scene shown in episode 10 of season 2 of Narcos - Mexico.

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43(B)log

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

But DNP isn’t actually licensed to practice law. The false association claim was based on the theory that consumers are misled to believe that DNP is affiliated with licensed attorneys and that State bar authorities approve of or sponsor DNP’s services.) It sought to represent a class of similar law firms.

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Patently-O

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

The case against the engineer settled, and as part of the settlement agreement the engineer assigned any claim against the lawyer to Prince’s estate. The Massachusetts firm initially represented the defendant, but then was named as a defendant. The firm later was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. McCann, 429 Mass.

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Intepat

JUNE 19, 2023

Further, such sale may also conflict with the existing licensing agreements with regard to the concerned intellectual property, should there be any. Commercialization Through Licensing A licensing contract is one where the owner of an intellectual property grants permission to use it for some form of regular payment generally called royalty.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

This was because: Both sides engaged in settlement discussions, there was mediation and an Early Neutral Evaluation. An appeal would potentially create pointless market uncertainty as to whether ONI would remain licensed in respect of its main product and on what basis. The result being that money was due.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Specifically, when a derivative work is created pursuant to a statutory exception, then the derivative work is prepared “lawfully,” even though the artist who created the derivative did not get a license or other permission from the owner of the copyright in the underlying work. Goldsmith herself had been entirely unaware of the licensed use.)

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

They are sold and/or traded in connection with “smart contracts” that govern the terms of transfer. Licensing of rights: How should IP rights in the associated asset be licensed in an NFT context? On September 8, 2022, the parties filed a notice of settlement. Miramax, LLC v. Tarantino , Case No.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2021

Already, FDA has licensed almost 30 biosimilars, nearly 20 of which are available to patients in the United States. FDA has reported numerous biosimilar-related submissions in its pipeline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, including seven original biosimilar biologics license application (BLA) submissions in FY 2020.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Looking at post-1978, 9 th , 2d, and 6 th Cir (Motown) and SCt; copying and use without license. May also resolve through settlement. What goes on in settlement? Gena Feist: you might look at whether they were added to the master ownership/composition ownership as a way of detecting settlement. Who sues who?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MAY 7, 2021

In the case of Alice Corp v CLS Bank International, the US Supreme Court in 2014 held that claims to a computer-associated technique of mitigating “settlement risk” in various financial transactions were barred from patenting. However, are the blockchain technologies really patentable?

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