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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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2022

What some don’t know is that through the actions of others, they may be paying to access unlicensed software that is no more legal than a download from The Pirate Bay. Microsoft Files Copyright Lawsuit. Background: Keys and Tokens Are Not Licenses. Device Peddlers Enabled Piracy.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

With the onset of the trend wherein users are gradually switching to online streaming to meet their music needs and discarding traditional methods such as radio, television, and music CDs, compulsory licensing for the internet was recognized as a key policy issue by the music industry last year. Background. The Plaintiff, Tips Industries Ltd.,

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Downloading a Pluto TV.m3u playlist takes a second and they can be used in anything from VLC Media Player to systems like TVHeadEnd , which enables streaming to locations in a network, no official apps required. The GitHub repo shown below used to offer Pluto TV playlists for download before suddenly experiencing issues last week.

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IP and Legal Filings

AUGUST 14, 2023

2] [image Sources: Shutterstock] When it comes to disagreements over IPR that occur across international borders, this type of dispute is treated the same way as contractual disagreements over the transfer and licensing of these rights are treated: as a tort that falls under general jurisdictional guidelines. [3] Which law to choose then?

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 11, 2022

Next up today, Eva Martinello at Dot Esports reports that Riot Games has filed a lawsuit against Shanghai-based Moonton Games alleging that Moonton has copied assets from them when making the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. He was accused of downloading some 11 pirated videos.

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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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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2023

As the Internet Archive continues to deal with an adverse ruling in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the world’s largest publishing companies, late Friday some of the world’s largest record labels launched similar legal action in the United States. named as defendants. .”

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Six years ago, the US Navy was sued for mass copyright infringement and accused of causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. It wasn’t a typical piracy case where software was downloaded from shady sources, but the end result was the same. The damages figure is based on 635 unique users and a license fee of $200.

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Velocity of Content

MARCH 1, 2023

s Information Seeking and Consumption Study, commissioned by CCC, is that executives share the most content and have the highest likelihood of copyright infringement. Downloading content through any tool makes a new copy of that content – and copying often requires permission. Is awareness enough?

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2023

When someone violates a creator’s exclusive rights to a piece of work, they are engaging in copyright infringement. modification, and other forms of copying of the work fall under this category. Music as well as the movie industry are two common industries that face copyright issues on a day to day basis.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2023

Downloading a track takes about the same time as a shrug of the shoulders followed by an internal “who cares?” “Is it legal to download music from YouTube?” ” is always popular, along with its self-focused twin sister, “Can I get caught downloading music from YouTube?”

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 25, 2024

“Is offshoring the training of AI a credible and efficient response to minimize copyright compliance risks or is offshoring merely a theoretical argument designed to both influence lawmakers and for government relations purposes?” Artificial Intelligence (AI) is global, and copyright laws are national.

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Copyright Copyright Law Copyright Infringement Government 98

TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2023

Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, IA patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying. The self-scanning service is different from the licensing deals other libraries enter into. At least, that’s the idea.

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Velocity of Content

APRIL 12, 2023

The more third-party published content is shared, the higher the risk of copyright infringement. Downloading content through any tool makes a new copy of that content – and copying often requires permission. Why is the fact that remote and hybrid workers are sharing more often and with more people [fig.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 10, 2022

.” The defendants argued that during the development of the cheating software, no copies of Destiny 2 were made or distributed, and no derivative works were created. They also claimed that certain terms in Bungie’s Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) are unenforceable and that any copyright infringement claims were baseless.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

repeatedly breached the terms of its Limited Software License Agreement (LSLA) by using third-party cheating software, getting banned by Bungie, and then repeatedly signing back up to breach the LSLA’s terms once again. But on the other, they also grant permission – a license – for other actions too. ” No LSLA?

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2022

These digital files are freely downloadable by everyone (there is no DRM protection in NFTs). Ripps has clearly downloaded the digital files of the original BAYC collection, copied and re-used them to create his own RR BAYC collection. A digital file (an artwork, a song, etc.), Ether (USD 1+ million).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As I wrote previously : lawsuits against IAPs are problematic for many reasons, including the failure of 512(a), the danger of assuming that notices of claimed infringements (NOCIs) actually reflect infringing behavior, and the mismatch between the wrongdoing of alleged copyright infringement and the remedy of terminating Internet access.

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IP and Legal Filings

JULY 21, 2022

Among the other solutions, the most easy and feasible way to come out of the problem of unavailability and unaffordability was to start copying the books, study materials, and video lectures with the help of different mechanisms. The secondary copyright infringement or contributory infringement has not got much attention.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

.” In its 2022 ‘Engaging With Music’ report, IFPI estimates that almost a third of people say they have used illegal or unlicensed methods to download and listen to music. It is now the most prevalent form of online music copyright infringement. What is Stream-Ripping and How Does it Work?

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

In a time when the internet existed but the main income of artists and performers was still from selling " copies " of their albums, records, episodes and concerts, he probably would not have even been able to contemplate the existence of a " streaming service " that might change the rules just a few years later.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2022

The major record labels don’t want people to download music from YouTube, which is common practice for millions of people. Their complaint, which cites an earlier case from 2017 , alleges that youtube-dl aids copyright infringement by circumventing YouTube’s technical protection measures. Youtube-dl Takedown Battle.

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43(B)log

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of preliminary discussions with Vubiquity about a distribution agreement for iTunes, LW provided master copies of all 60 episodes, but no agreement was ever reached. Nonetheless, Vubiquity allegedly uploaded the series to iTunes for sale and download. This seems absolutely correct as to purchasers/downloaders.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 26, 2022

Code § 1202 prohibits the intentional removal of CMI without obtaining permission from the copyright owner, when it is known that will “induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal an infringement.” Between 2013 and 2017, Elias took photographs of hotels and licensed their owning companies to use them in promotional activities.

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Moral Rights Copyright Public Domain Copyright Infringement 125

CopyrightsWorld

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Copyright infringement and how to stop it is a question in the minds of most of us these days. Google’s Transparency report which is compliant with the DMCA is mentioning over 5 billion Urls being delisted due to copyright infringement. There is no active license with the user for using your work. Conclusion.

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Copyright Infringement Licensing Social Media Copyright 75

Velocity of Content

MARCH 16, 2023

I have often felt, however, that these issues were a bit of a misdirection, with at least part of the tech community treating the copyright community like dogs distracted by squirrels. This, of course, could be an accident based on true intellectual curiosity, but I do not believe it. is being used as code. Case 2- Anderson, et al.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2021

Under the Copyright Act, display. means to show a copy of it, either directly or by means of a film, slide, television image, or any other device or process or, in the case of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to show individual images nonsequentially.”. In-Line Linking May Be Copyright Infringement–Goldman v.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In addition, it refuted the copyright infringement allegations; these lacked any substance and were ungrounded because some of the referenced copyrights were registered well after the cheats were first made available. In an amended complaint the game developer added more copyright infringement details.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 14, 2022

In the summer of 2020, publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA). “The only issue is whether Internet Archive’s massive infringement scheme is fair use under 17 U.S.C. § In a June 10 letter to Judge John G.

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Kashishipr

AUGUST 31, 2022

When you come across the word ‘copyright,’ what exactly is it that comes to your mind? Do you think about the fight between musicians concerning stolen or copied song lyrics? Or is it the copyright symbol with the small ‘C’ inside you think about instantly? Copyright License. Final Thoughts.

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IP Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Warhol created these silkscreens from a photograph of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith, who claimed copyright infringement when the Warhol estate licensed Orange Prince to Conde Nast after Prince’s passing in 2016 to illustrate an article about Prince’s life and music. We limit our analysis accordingly.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 14, 2021

Publishers Sue IA For Copyright Infringement. “Defendant IA is engaged in willful mass copyright infringement,” the complaint alleged. ” With claims including direct infringement on a sample of 127 books, the publishers demanded $150,000 in statutory damages per infringement.

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Publishing Fair Use Copyright Infringement Copyright 145

TorrentFreak

MARCH 2, 2022

. “The YesPornPlease Web Site is a pirate website, displaying copyrighted adult entertainment content without authorization or license,” MG Premium wrote in its amended complaint. The YesPornPlease site generated revenue via pop-up ads, MG added.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Companies that own copyrighted works have the option to monetize them in any way they see fit. For movies this can include releasing them in theaters, licensing to streaming services, or releasing on physical formats such as blu-ray. This would be a matter to be determined by the Court in any subsequent claim.”

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Intepat

JUNE 15, 2023

Introduction With the rise of the mobile application industry, India emerges as a highly profitable market, witnessing over twenty-eight billion downloads in 2022, accounting for 5% of the total global downloads. Exclusive Rights – Copyright gives developers exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, display, and modify their software.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

Not surprisingly, the list of problematic sites and services includes YouTube rippers, direct download sites, cyberlockers, and torrent sites. Copyright infringement is a problem on Reddit too, according to IFPI. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. IFPI Flags Top Piracy Problems.

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