Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2022

What is copyright infringement? Unauthorized use of a work protected by copyright is referred to as copyright infringement. In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement. In this blog we will take a look at best practices to avoid copyright infringement.

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The IPKat

MAY 12, 2023

When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. PQ reviewed the software and noted the significant functional similarities with their own products, but also discovered references to Factoria and PQ as author.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 26, 2021

5, 2021) The plaintiff benefits from very generous treatment of its false designation and copyright claims, in the process stripping false designation of anything other than a prohibition on copying/vitiating both Wal-Mart and Dastar. 2021 WL 1253803, No. 20-cv-06957-VKD (N.D. The court agreed!

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

How does an influencer and fashion designer become so despised? In this case, via alleged copyright infringement. However, an equally long list of controversies accompanies this list of accomplishments, the majority of which involve alleged copying. If successful, this would mean TGE could not file an infringement suit).

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2024

A federal jury is set to decide whether celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D infringed photographer Jeff Sedlik’s copyright in a Miles Davis portrait by tattooing the image onto her client’s body. A first-of-its-kind copyright infringement trial is scheduled to begin today in Los Angeles.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 11, 2022

Government regularly goes after copyright-infringing companies and individuals, both domestically and abroad. That doesn’t mean that there are no copyright issues within its own ranks. At the United States Court of Federal Claims, the German company accused the US Navy of mass copyright infringement.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In the verdict form the jury stated that Defendants had not proven fair use, the Plaintiff (Alexander) should receive $3,750 USD for actual losses from the Defendant’s use of the tattoo designs, and did not answer as to profits can be attributed to the Plaintiff for use of the tattoos. Take-Two licensed Randy Orton’s likeness from WWE.

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Copyright Lately

JULY 15, 2024

The Beastie Boys filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Chili’s over a ‘Sabotage’ parody, but is it a case of mistaken identity? By now, you’ve probably heard about the copyright infringement and false endorsement lawsuit filed by legendary hip-hop group Beastie Boys against Chili’s Grill & Bar. .”

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Respondent submitted that the Palais Royal dining table would not be protected by copyright since it is not sufficiently original. The design was largely attributable to functional and technical considerations and based on simple variations of previously known designs that are part of the general design repertoire.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

While copyright law is at the center of a few recent disputes over intellectual property protection for typefaces and fonts, design patents are an often-overlooked mechanism for protecting these designs. In recent years, House Industries, a font foundry, has made copyright infringement accusations against Michaels Stores, Inc.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

” These messages were designed to instill fear and uncertainty but didn’t lead to any notable action against those who viewed them. A copy letter obtained by Iilsole24ore identifies the send as the Nucleo Speciale Tutela Privacy e Frodi Tecnologiche , a Guardia di Finanza unit specializing in IT-related crime.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

He ultimately summarizes: “District court decisions within the Sixth Circuit have held that plaintiffs must show the defendant ‘intentionally and knowingly’ copied the copyrighted work.” Causation, as used in the traditional sense, refers to the connection between the tort and the plaintiff’s harm.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2023, several authors, including the comedian Sarah Silverman, filed putative class action lawsuits alleging various copyright infringement claims. The OpenAI defendants moved to dismiss all causes of action alleged by the author plaintiffs with the exception of the first cause of action for direct copyright infringement. (It

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Corsearch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Identify the type of infringement Facebook will remove listings and posts that infringe your intellectual property, covering five categories: counterfeits, copyright infringement, brand abuse (which includes other forms of trademark infringement), design infringement, and patent infringement.

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Velocity of Content

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Act also did away with some formalities; no longer do you have to renew your copyright to enjoy the full term of protection and no longer are copyright notices required for protection. Interestingly, President Ford’s signature on the 1976 Act was not his last public brush with copyright law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

An example: Moonbug submitted takedown notices to YouTube covering at least 70 videos and sued Babybus for copyright infringement. ” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. .

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Various courts around the world have come to the conclusion that The Pirate Bay is a copyright-infringing website. These proxies act as a copy of The Pirate Bay, making the site accessible through an alternative domain name. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Yesterday, Plaintiffs hit back, noting that OpenAI hasn’t moved to dismiss the “core claim” in the lawsuits—direct infringement. ” OpenAI’s arguments instead focused on vicarious liability and failure to state a claim under Section 1202(b) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”).

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Photo by Artur Shamsutdinov on Unsplash This is a two-part post summarising the authors’ findings from the report on Copyright Infringement in the Video Game Industry , which was prepared by the authors for the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Copyright infringement – Copyright subsists in the Lidl logo and this was copied by Tesco in creating their Clubcard Price(s) signs. The judge accepted Lidl’s evidence of a campaign by Lidl designed to show consumers that Tesco’s Clubcard prices were not in fact price-matched to those of Lidl.

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43(B)log

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The engineer of record must indicate on construction drawings the specific structural connectors that will be used on a given project, whether a custom connector designed by the engineer to join and transfer the load between members or a pre-engineered connector.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The email doesn’t mention Byrne by name (a red flag in itself) but attempts to achieve the same goals: link to a site, credit the ‘source’, and Byrne won’t get sued for copyright infringement. The image referenced in the email as being the original, copyrighted image, is suspiciously hosted on Imgur.

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Corsearch

AUGUST 14, 2023

Trademark infringement A trademark is a distinctive word, logo, phrase, design, or symbol used to identify the source of goods and services. Trademark infringement occurs when a mark resembling yours is used without authorization. Copyright infringement refers to the unauthorized use of a protected work.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Unfortunately, from growing startups to established global companies, we hear all the time from organizations whose teams are not fully aware of how copyright applies to the content they rely on to accomplish their respective goals.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Among other things, the coordinated Friday release scheme was designed to reduce piracy. However, at least one day before (and most likely two) at least one copy was being shared within piracy communities. The cease-and-desist notice also references 17 U.S.C. § Such activity is illegal, and these actions must stop at once.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 30, 2024

However, copyright protection may unexpectedly clash with this sustainable practice, as certain upcycled items could include copyrighted prints, ornaments, or design patterns from the original materials, such as new clothing items made out of old bed sheets, curtains, or tablecloths , or jewellery made from broken porcelain.

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2022

The IPKat's favourite Le Pliage When you have a handbag design bestseller with over 54 million copies sold around the world since its creation in 1993, the question concerning the IP rights vesting in it is not just an academic one. The case concerned Longchamp’s Le Pliage “cult” bag.

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IP and Legal Filings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Since no specific provision lays down any distinction with regard to this idea and expression dichotomy, the precedents of the case laws are referred to. The plaintiff in this case claimed infringement of his screenplay by the directors of a movie. Reference can be drawn from the case of Whelan Association Inc v. Conclusion.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Grand Jury Indictment – Copyright Infringement. It also references a currently anonymous ‘Person 1’ as a co-conspirator. The content was then transmitted over the Internet and copied to computer servers controlled by the defendants, some of it for subscribers’ time-shifted consumption.

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IIPRD

JUNE 29, 2022

The monogram was designed to help them brand their firm and prevent copycats from trespassing on their turf. Fashion and luxury goods manufacturing requires a great deal of imagination, from the designs of the garments to the patterns, shapes, logos, symbols, and names associated with them. IP PROTECTION LOUI VUITTON PRODUCTS HAVE.

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The IPKat

MARCH 26, 2024

Tesco also advanced grounds of appeal challenging the High Court's conclusions on detriment, unfair advantage and due cause in respect of the trade mark infringement claim, and against the finding of copyright infringement. Lidl, on the other hand, appealed the High Court's finding of bad faith in respect of the Wordless Mark.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Since no specific provision lays down any distinction with regard to this idea and expression dichotomy, the precedents of the case laws are referred to. The plaintiff in this case claimed infringement of his screenplay by the directors of a movie. Reference can be drawn from the case of Whelan Association Inc v. Conclusion.

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CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Copyright infringement and how to stop it is a question in the minds of most of us these days. The law that is our reference for answering this question is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Along with Google, most social media have their own services for copyright infringement and takedown requests.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 13, 2022

Till now, this article has focused on the ambit of copyright protection in a relatively generic manner. However, it is also important to assess the position of copyright protection offered to fashion designers specifically and the scope of the same. Copyright Act or Design Act? creativity?

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43(B)log

JULY 20, 2022

CC has a recent trademark registration for a design mark “consist[ing] of the stylized wording ‘COLOR COPPER.COM”, [with] a diamond shape between the wording ‘COLOR’ and ‘COPPER’ made up of four smaller diamonds, each diamond having a pattern inside of it,” COPPER.COM disclaimed. “The There’s a similar copyright registration for this site.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 25, 2023

If this Kat were to draw up a list of the types of work most likely to be the subject of copyright infringement proceedings, photographs would be quite high if not, in some countries, even at the top of the list. In other words: the right of reproduction is triggered in instances of non-literal copying too. here and here ].

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