BYU Copyright Blog

JANUARY 27, 2025

Shortly thereafter, on October 25, 2021, the Plaintiff and Defendant submitted a Stipulation of Dismissal due to a settlement agreement, requesting that the court dismiss the case with prejudice. Another longstanding case is one we reported on in September of 2021. Williams et al. DYouville College et al.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2025

In each case, the publisher XXL (a publisher of hip-hop related news) reported on the videos and embedded the video and included a screenshot. Mediaite reported on three videos owned by the plaintiff and included the videos in the stories via embedding. It’s impossible to report on the video without showing it.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Movie studio Miramax, which owns most of the rights to the film, sees the plan as a contract breach and copyright infringement. Settlement. Last week, Tarantino and Miramax came together for a full-day settlement discussion, led by mediation firm Signature Resolution. With the settlement, the legal battle is effectively over.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2025

Can a Claim for Breach of Confidence and Breach of Contract be made together? The Court, relying on the Local Commissioners report, and previous instances of infringement by the defendants, concluded that the defendant was a habitual infringer and harbored mala fide intentions behind using the name Amrit Nayan Jyoti. Deepak Gupta.

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IPilogue

JUNE 23, 2022

for breach of a $145 million deal for the exclusive use what is being incorrectly reported as “name, image, and likeness (NIL)”. Nicklaus is one of the most prominent names in golf, so this recent filing has garnered the attention of sports reporters.

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 1, 2023

A joint status report and discovery plan filed mid-November lacked fireworks and little hope of a settlement. 501 et seq, business defamation, violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act under RCW 19.86.020, and breach of contract.” If the parties fail to reach a settlement, the case will go to a jury trial.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

The class action plaintiffs alleged that J&J “worked to suppress competition and raise prices to purchases of [REMICADE] by imposing a web of exclusionary contracts on both health insurers and healthcare providers.” As we previously reported , the Pfizer antitrust action settled in 2021. million in expenses.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2022, in the UK Parliament, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, in its final report on the Economics of Music Streaming , made a number of recommendations, including speedy adoption of reversion and contract adjustment rights so that UK artists do not fall behind their European counterparts.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The settlement didn’t end the lawsuit completely as the anonymous operators of Popcorntime.app were targeted in the same case. On the contrary, last Friday Virginia Magistrate Judge Theresa Carroll Buchanan issued her report and recommendation on the default judgment, which brings good news for the rightsholders.

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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

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

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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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. 13] Recent trends are shown in the chart below, adapted from a Westfleet Advisors report. [14] 13] Recent trends are shown in the chart below, adapted from a Westfleet Advisors report. [14]

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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

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

However, they are subject to New York law, and for this reason the claimants sought permission to rely on a report prepared by Marc C Rifkin, their New York attorney. Sony’s counsel, Robert Howe KC, conceded that if the claimants were permitted to rely on the Rifkin report, then the application for summary judgment must fail.

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 27, 2022

Contracts based on the recent overnight reference rates will have to pay differently than contracts based on longer-term LIBOR rates. Most LIBOR contracts will indeed be renegotiated regardless of the transfer date, and neutrally amending contractual deals will be very complicated, if not impossible. Legal Issues. Force Majeure.

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Trading Secrets

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The rule broadly prohibits any person from taking any action to prevent an individual from contacting the SEC directly to report a possible securities law. with respect to such communications.”

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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. The same accusations were also made against Phoenix Digital Group, the alleged creators of the software.

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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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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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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 24, 2024

Morgan Securities, LLC (“JPMS”) for allegedly including overbroad release provisions in settlement agreements. The rule broadly prohibits any person from taking any action to prevent an individual from contacting the SEC directly to report a possible securities law. with respect to such communications.”

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 7, 2024

Lawyer and Clients The parties involved in the dispute and the lawyers may have quite different goals and perspectives for settlements. In certain situations, the client’s best interests might not be served by the settlement. This may be the result of financial gain or unique personalities.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

According to a regulatory report, the Tim Hortons mobile app secretly collected a vast amount of geolocation data without user consent, violating Canadian law. The investigation found that Tim Hortons had contracted with a third party to determine consumers’ spending habits and target ads by tracking their location data.

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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. Hawks. * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices. * Can 512(f) Support an Injunction? As a result, we’ve seen very, very few successful 512(f) enforcements. A few plaintiffs have won default judgments (including one I blog below).

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We reported on a settlement between Fashion Nova and the FTC over allegations that Fashion Nova suppressed negative reviews and in so doing misrepresented that the reviews it did publish accurately represented the views of all customers who had purchased the product. As previously reported, Fashion Nova agreed to pay the FTC $4.2

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BYU Copyright Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

In her attempt to amend her complaint, Woodson argued that she was unaware of any communication notifying her about the schools intention to publish her report. Woodson responded to this email by attaching her report, which was subsequently published. ( Each party agreed to bear their own attorneys fees. Pearson Education, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

All Lease Contracts related to Real Estate Property governed by this Law must be registered with the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). If the tenant uses the property for a different purpose than specified in the lease contract or violates planning and construction regulations, eviction may occur.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 31, 2023

The AmeriKat ignoring you after being told "no" A few weeks ago, the IPKat reported on the decision in Oxford University Innovation v Oxford Nanoimaging [2022] EWHC 3200 (IPKat report here ). This was because: Both sides engaged in settlement discussions, there was mediation and an Early Neutral Evaluation.

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Intepat

JULY 12, 2024

The process continued with a consultative group meeting on November 10, 2022, followed by an examination report on December 26, 2022, which recommended amending the GI name. It also allows international organizations to become contracting parties. a)), or constitutes an act of unfair competition (Article 22.2(b)).

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

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. Can contact living people—lawyers on settlements may be still alive. Qs: should she start earlier?

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we have reported , Regeneron sought, and was granted, an expedited trial—just 10 months after filing its complaint—in order to get an opportunity to gain the benefit of a statutory permanent injunction available under 35 U.S.C. As we previously reported , the Pfizer antitrust action settled in 2021. 271(e)(4)(D).

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Reported Discount at Launch. No earlier than July 31, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than November 20, 2023 per settlement. . No earlier than June 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than September 30, 2023 per settlement. No earlier than July 1, 2023 per settlement. Commercial Launch Date. rituximab-arrx.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

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. The exclusion of Bittorrent traffic on USA servers is a measure taken in response to a legal settlement in 2022.

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43(B)log

JUNE 16, 2022

It contracts with Charities Aid Foundation of America, which in turn delivers donated funds to designated charities. In 2017, the last year before the switch, Omaze reported approximately $750,000 in revenue, with the substantial majority—approximately $450,000—passed through to CAFA. “In Omaze now buys its own swag for contests.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

MARCH 8, 2021

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. 1, 2020 and regulates anticompetitive patent settlements.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 2, 2023

The final part of the reporting will be about the second main section of the Judgment on the top-down analysis and the third section on the allegations regarding conduct. It is clear that this is a sum preferable to Lenovo. It will also include the comments from this Kat on this Judgment.

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