Plagiarism Today

APRIL 25, 2022

1: Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber Sued for ‘10,000 Hours’ Copyright Infringement. First off today, Mathew Lemkuehler at The Tennessean reports that a new lawsuit claims the song 10,000 Hours , performed by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, is a copyright infringement of an earlier work.

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IPilogue

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Rosemary Nkechi Ogueri is a litigation lawyer and a legal associate at Ogunwale & Associates Law Firm in Nigeria. Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Photo by CQF-Avocat (Pexels). In CBS Inc. &

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

The letter to Discord simply states that AI Hub is dedicated to copyright infringement of its members’ works. ” Shut Down Server, Ban Repeat Infringers The anti-piracy group wants the server taken offline and warnings issued to its operators. The reported links don’t reveal the nature of the content.

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Velocity of Content

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Just three short years ago, copyright litigation discussions centered around whether it is fair use to copy declaring code or make unlicensed use of Lynn Goldsmiths photographs of Prince. How AI technologies intersect with copyright was but a twinkle in most judicial systems eyes.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

First off today, The Fashion Law reports that trainer Megan Roup has filed for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by fellow trainer Tracy Anderson over allegedly copyright-infringing exercise routines. Anderson filed the lawsuit against Roup saying that Roup had copied several exercise routines that Anderson had created.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2025

As perhaps all readers are aware by now, the GenAI Copyright litigations have made their presence known in India. As discussed earlier , ANI had filed a copyright lawsuit against Open AI in the Delhi High Court. With that said, as Lee et al point out, Copyright issues can arise at every stage of the supply chain.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2022

If you have ever incorporated music into your Instagram or Facebook videos, you may have committed copyright infringement. In the official pleading , they argued that Meta violated the US Copyright Act 17 USC § 501 for direct, induced, and contributory copyright infringement. The Infringement.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Copyright Infringement? . Although Pearson does not provide these answers nor retain ownership of the solutions, Pearson alleges that Chegg provides its clients with “ textbook questions often copied nearly verbatim or with just slight changes.” Code, subsection 101 , states: . “ Under the U.S.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Ross Intelligence Inc will provide guidance for similar AI training/copyright infringement cases and, as a bonus, it provides a bit of clarity (or muddies the waters… depending on your point of view) in the application of a post-Warhol fair use defense. These are the basic facts underlying this lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 19, 2022

Over the past several years a wave of copyright infringement lawsuits has targeted alleged cheaters and cheat makers. The legal battle between the American video game developer Bungie and AimJunkies.com is one of the most litigated cases thus far. — A copy of U.S. Court Denies Dismissal Request.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

With more content comes the increased possibility that Netflix is engaging in copyright infringement and on the receiving end of copyright infringement claims. [1] 1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Internet Archive is widely known for its Wayback Machine, which preserves copies of the web for future generations. Several record labels including Sony and UMG, sued the Internet Archive for copyright infringement in Manhattan federal court last year. The Great 78 Project is illegal,” they state.

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The IP Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

According to Getty Images, Stability copied Getty’s photographs with associated text and metadata to train its Stable Diffusion model, which uses AI to generate computer-synthesized images in response to text prompts. According to Getty, this is clear copyright infringement.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

2018 saw the continuation of Sheeran’s struggles with infringement allegations. This time around he was accused of copying Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend’s hit song “Let’s Get It On”. However, in 2022, the Sheeran found himself engaged in another copyright infringement litigation over the said song.

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The IPKat

JUNE 17, 2023

Of course, that is not all: Comedian has in fact also sparked litigation in the USA. Would you say that Cattelan’s work (realized for an exhibition in Miami in 2019) is an unauthorized reproduction of the 2001 work below, titled Banana and Orange , and thus an infringement of the copyright vesting in it?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 29, 2025

This argument also ties up to the long-standing understanding under US copyright law that non-expressive use of copyrighted works is transformative (see here and here ). Still, this question will turn on facts on how the data or copyrighted content is stored and for how long. How Does a Model Learn from its Training Data?

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The author argues that copyright holders would do well to heed this wisdom before entering into litigation, as exemplified by a recent decision from the Swedish Patent and Market Court in case PMT 2401-21. This Dune tells us, every member of the secretive Bene Gesserit sisterhood knows.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Katfriends Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst from Lewis Silkin report on recent litigation in the UK against the developers of AI generation software. This litigation has arisen amongst a flurry of recent interest in AI generated works. This exception provides copyright will not be infringed by the making of a: 1.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 11, 2021

IPKat readers interested in copyright are well aware of how, over the past several years, the right of communication to the public has gained a top spot in litigation and case law. This makes the scenario very similar to the Renckhoff case, where a re-post occurred after the file was copied to another server.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The Ninth Circuit was recently asked to determine whether to continue to apply the Circuit’s two-part extrinsic/intrinsic test for “substantial similarity” with regard to a copyright infringement claim or to depart from this approach and apply the Second Circuit’s “ordinary observer” test instead. In Johannsongs-Publishing, Ltd.

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

As recompense, the complaint asks the court to declare that Wasatch Academy's "unauthorized conduct" violated the photographer's rights under the Federal Copyright Act, and enjoin Wasatch Academy and its affiliates from copying or republishing the photograph or otherwise infringing further on the photographer's copyrights.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The letter claimed that the director, an ad agency, and a popular theme park had all committed copyright infringement because a panda appeared in the background of their TV commercial. But if they appear on film without permission, even fleetingly, they could prompt a copyright infringement lawsuit.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 3, 2025

court which previously held that to the extent that anonymity is used to mask copyright infringement […] it is unprotected by the First Amendment. In this case, the account holders are suspected infringers at the center of potential copyright litigation. Shueisha specifically cited jurisprudence from a U.S.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If Goldsmith wins, the Warhol Foundation will probably face floods of litigations after years of diligent copying and printing by Warhol. The Warhol Foundation plans to appeal the ruling, according to an Artnet News report. The implication of the result will be far-reaching.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This prompted Alexander to file a lawsuit against Take-Two, claiming copyright infringement of her work. However, the important thing to know is that there was no doubt that Take-Two did copy the tattoos in question and there was no question of Alexander’s ownership of them. Instead, she only won actual damages totaling $3,750.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 28, 2025

“We have observed that, since filing of Nintendos litigation, you have begun deleting content you posted online, including content referenced in the Complaint. Upon commencement of a litigation, litigants have a duty to preserve evidence relevant to the case,” the email reads.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 17, 2024

This applies to photographers, artists, music companies, journalists, and authors, some of whom formed groups to file copyright infringement lawsuits to protect their rights. Authors sued NVIDIA Earlier this year, several authors sued NVIDIA over alleged copyright infringement. The authors clearly have a different take.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While some have been quick to downplay its significancepointing to Judge Stephanos Bibass explicit disclaimer that Rosss AI is not generative AI make no mistake: the decision will be cited early and often in the 40+ pending AI copyright lawsuits across the country that do involve generative models trained on massive datasets.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 24, 2024

As developers of generative AI models and services continue to progress at a startling pace, it was only a question of when the RIAA would select the perfect litigation candidate, for the purpose of drawing a line in the sand. In many cases, they add, those sound recordings are owned by them.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Yes, there was a copyright infringement claim in the mix, based on Skiplagged’s use of American’s “flight symbol” logo. The court denied summary judgment on American’s trademark infringement and unfair competition claims, citing unresolved factual issues. It sought $94.4

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Model Gigi Hadid defaults in a copyright lawsuit over an Instagram post, leading to a judgment of only $3,000 in damages. Gigi Hadid’s post of sister Bella resulted in the fourth copyright infringement lawsuit filed against her. Gigi Hadid is no stranger to copyright lawsuits. She didn’t even hire a lawyer.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 20, 2022

Movie company “HB Productions” accused the site and its Pakistani operator Muhammad Faizan of promoting and distributing pirated copies of the movie, hoping that this would put an end to the activity. Initially, the filmmakers asked for $270,000 in copyright infringement damages. Willful Copyright Infringement.

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Velocity of Content

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This article originally appeared in the Scholarly Kitchen Back in March of 2023, when there were only a handful of cases alleging copyright infringement for training purposes by AI companies, I predicted that we would soon have some guidance from the court in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Center GMBH and West Publishing Corp.

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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. Each of these cases is unique, fact dependent, and likely, if fully litigated on the merits, to shed light on different aspects of copyright law.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

What happens when a copyright infringement claim is made against the playwright? Law too is a performative mode of practice" Image: Riana Harvey Chapter four turns to consider when copyright infringement occurs on stage, in which McDonagh examines the doctrine of copyright infringement and the various fair dealing exceptions.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

“Fair Use” is a flexible defense to claims of copyright infringement. It is a doctrine that evolves as technology and the way in which people use copyrighted works advance. Supreme Court ruled on a landmark fair use case involving the “copying” of an Application Programming Interface (API).

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The filings seek to revive copyright infringement claims filed by Bynum against employees at Texas A&M University for their roles in unauthorized distributions of Bynum’s biography of E.

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